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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Psychol Med. 2020 Jan 7;50(3):367–383. doi: 10.1017/S003329171900391X

Table 4.

Correlates of passive and active ideation.

Correlate Passive Ideation
Active Ideation
Active Ideation vs. Passive Ideation
k d 95% CI p k d 95% CI p k d 95% CI p
Sociodemographic Factors
 Sex (Female) 28 .23 .16 – .31 <.001 20 .19 .06 – .32 <.01 8 −.01 −.12 – .11 .91
 Race (White) 16 .10 .01 – .19 .04 14 .12 .01 – .23 .03 6 −.01 −.06 – .04 .72
 Ethnicity (Hispanic) 5 .05 −.06 – .15 .38 3 .07 −.05 – .19 .23
 Education (Fewer Years) 13 .17 .06 – .29 <.01 10 .15 −.02 – .31 .08 4 −.21 −.49 – .07 .13
 Marital Status
  Not Married vs. Married 17 .23 .14 – .33 <.001 12 .22 .10 – .33 <.001 4 .02 −.02 – .07 .33
  Divorced vs. Married 8 .32 .11 – .53 <.01 6 .54 .32 – .75 <.001
  Never Married vs. Married 11 .15 −.02 – .32 .08 6 .25 .00a – .49 <.05
 Sexual Minority 10 .48 .33 – .63 <.001 10 .60 .41 – .79 <.001
Clinical Factors
 Psychiatric Problems 45 .81 .67 – .95 <.001 35 .76 .62 – .90 <.001 10 .10 −.06 – .25 .24
 Depression 41 .96 .81 – 1.10 <.001 32 .93 .74 – 1.11 <.001 10 .16 −.03 – .34 .10
 Anxiety 12 .73 .43 – 1.02 <.001 10 .83 .43 – 1.23 <.001 5 −.02 −.44 – .40 .91
 Alcohol Use Problems 13 .14 .00a – .28 .04 11 .30 .15 – .45 <.001 5 .17 .11 – .24 <.001
 Substance Use Problems 7 .16 −.01 – .32 .07 5 .38 .23 – .53 <.001 -- -- -- --
 Psychosis 3 1.00 .03 – 1.96 .04 3 .71 .37 – 1.04 <.001 -- -- -- --
 Psychiatric Treatment 5 .19 −.05 – .43 .12 5 .31 .11 – .52 <.01 5 .10 .04 – .16 <.001
Psychological Factors
 Aggression/Anger/ Irritability 3 .51 .22 – .80 <.001 3 .41 .16 – .67 <.01 -- -- -- --
 Low Cognitive Functioning 6 .11 −.11 – .32 .32 5 −.19 −.45 – .07 .16 4 −.18 −.56 – .21 .37
 Hopelessness 8 .80 .52 – 1.08 <.001 6 .69 .31 – 1.06 <.001 -- -- -- --
 Perceived Burdensomeness 4 1.17 .78 – 1.56 <.001 3 .87 .58 – 1.15 <.001 -- -- -- --
 Thwarted Belongingness 4 .77 .61 – .92 <.001 3 .60 .37 – .82 <.001 -- -- -- --
Other Factors
 Financial Difficulties 14 .31 .28 – .34 <.001 10 .31 .21 – .42 <.001 5 .07 .02 – .12 .01
 Physical Health Problems 14 .50 .38 – .62 <.001 10 .48 .30 – .66 <.001 6 <.01 −.04 – .04 .96
 Physical Pain 8 .31 .15 – .46 .001 8 .26 .07 – .45 .01 -- -- -- --
 Low Social Support 8 .34 .13 – .55 <.01 6 .40 .05 – .74 .02 -- -- -- --
 Stress 9 .41 .17 – .65 <.001 7 .44 .12 – .76 .01 3 .21 .03 – .38 .02

Note. CI = confidence interval; k = number of unique effects; effect size estimates where k = 3 should be interpreted with a degree of caution.

a

The lower end of the confidence interval was rounded down but exceeded 0.