Table 3.
Group differences on study variables by suicidal status (N=569).
| Variables | Suicide ideators (n=277), mean (SD) | Suicide attempters (n=292), mean (SD) | t test (df) | P value | Effect size |
| Suicidal ideation | 2.34 (1.69) | 3.10 (1.92) | −5.04 (563.64) | <.001 | 0.42 |
| Attending toa | 2.86 (0.77) | 3.00 (0.91) | −1.94 (567) | .05 | 0.17 |
| Commenting-repostingb | 2.41 (0.95) | 2.59 (1.04) | −2.12e (567) | .03 | 0.18 |
| Talking aboutc | 1.70 (0.88) | 2.14 (1.15) | −5.12a (542.22) | <.001 | 0.43 |
aAttending to suicide information.
bCommenting on or reposting suicide information.
cTalking about suicide.