Table 4.
Pearson’s correlations between suicidal ideation and performance on attention tasks and psychological variables for all participants (N=73)
| Suicidal ideation | Depressive symptoms | Impulsivity | Trait anxiety | State anxiety | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suicidal ideation | 1.00 | 0.66** | 0.42* | 0.62** | 0.70** |
| Depressive symptoms | 0.66** | 1.00 | 0.39* | 0.68** | 0.65** |
| Impulsivity | 0.42* | 0.39* | 1.00 | 0.66** | 0.67** |
| Trait anxiety | 0.62** | 0.68** | 0.66** | 1.00 | 0.81** |
| State anxiety | 0.70** | 0.65** | 0.67** | 0.81** | 1.00 |
| Visual sustained attention | |||||
| OE | 0.06 | 0.05 | -0.01 | 0.04 | 0.11 |
| CE | 0.42* | 0.42* | 0.38* | 0.49** | 0.37* |
| RT (ms) | -0.18 | -0.05 | -0.12 | -0.09 | -0.09 |
| SD of RT | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.23 | 0.23 |
| Divided attention | |||||
| OE | -0.05 | -0.06 | 0.07 | -0.11 | -0.04 |
| CE | 0.06 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.15 |
| RT 0 (ms) | -0.15 | -0.13 | 0.09 | -0.03 | -0.04 |
| SD of RT | -0.06 | 0.02 | 0.17 | 0.05 | 0.12 |
p<0.01,
p<0.001.
OE: omission error, CE: commission error, RT: reaction times, SD: standard deviation