Table 2. Associations Between Social Support at Age 19 Years and Mental Health Problems and Suicide-Related Outcomes at 20 Years (N = 1174), Imputed Valuesa.
| Model | Depressive symptoms | Anxiety symptoms | OR (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β (95% CI) | P value | β (95% CI) | P value | Suicidal ideation | Suicide attempts | |
| Social support adjusted for sex | −0.32 (−0.37 to −0.26) | <.001 | −0.18 (−0.23 to −0.12) | <.001 | 0.56 (0.48 to 0.66) | 0.56 (0.45 to 0.70) |
| Social support adjusted for all other confoundersb | −0.23 (−0.26 to −0.18) | <.001 | −0.10 (−0.15 to −0.04) | <.001 | 0.59 (0.50 to 0.70) | 0.60 (0.46 to 0.79) |
Abbreviation: OR, odds ratio.
a
Data were compiled from the final master file of the Québec Longitudinal Study of Child Development (1998–2018), Québec Government, Québec Statistic Institute.
b
The fully adjusted model is additionally adjusted for mental health problems in adolescence (ages 15-17 years), including anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation/attempts, attention deficit/hyperactivity-impulsivity, oppositional defiant and conduct symptoms, and for family characteristics in adolescence, including socioeconomic status, family functioning, and family structure (at age 17 years).