Table 3.
Univariate and multivariate predictors of past-year suicidal ideation
| Univariate | Multivariate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 2010 | 2007 | 2010 | |
| Predictor | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
| Sociodemographic variables | ||||
| Gender (female) | 1.11 (1.04–1.19)** | 1.17 (1.09–1.25)*** | 1.47 (1.34–1.58)*** | 1.50 (1.38–1.63)*** |
| Free or reduced lunch | 1.46 (1.36–1.57)*** | 1.52 (1.42–1.63)*** | 1.20 (1.11–1.31)*** | 1.22 (1.13–1.33)*** |
| Family variables | ||||
| Low parental support | 2.07 (1.98–2.16)*** | 2.25 (2.16–2.35)*** | 1.41 (1.34–1.50)*** | 1.56 (1.48–1.65)*** |
| Childhood maltreatment | ||||
| Lifetime sexual abuse | 4.70 (4.19–5.27)*** | 4.91 (4.37–5.51)*** | 2.18 (1.90–2.51)*** | 2.23 (1.93–2.58)*** |
| Lifetime physical abuse | 5.67 (5.24–6.14)*** | 5.66 (5.22–6.13)*** | 2.96 (2.69–3.26)*** | 2.52 (2.28–2.79)*** |
| School variables | ||||
| Low teachers support | 1.51 (1.47–1.56)*** | 1.57 (1.53–1.62)*** | 1.09 (1.05–1.13)*** | 1.11 (1.06–1.15)*** |
| Negative attitude towards | 1.44 (1.40–1.48)*** | 1.45 (1.40–1.49)*** | ||
| attending school | 1.20 (1.16–1.25)*** | 1.14 (1.10–1.19)*** | ||
| Low perceived safety at school | 2.07 (1.97–2.17)*** | 2.21 (2.11–2.32)*** | 1.19 (1.12–1.26)*** | 1.19 (1.12–1.27)*** |
| Peer relations variables | ||||
| Low peer social support | 1.50 (1.45–1.54)*** | 1.59 (1.54–1.64)*** | 1.14 (1.10–1.19)*** | 1.13 (1.09–1.18)*** |
| Bullying victim | 1.70 (1.65–1.74)*** | 1.74 (1.70–1.79)*** | 1.25 (1.21–1.30)*** | 1.27 (1.22–1.31)*** |
| Threatened at school | 3.24 (3.03–3.47)*** | 3.60 (3.36–3.86)*** | 1.47 (1.34–1.61)*** | 1.64 (1.49–1.80)*** |
| Physically assaulted at school | 3.02 (2.79–3.26)*** | 3.23 (2.98–3.49)*** | 1.56 (1.42–1.72)*** | 1.51 (1.37–1.67)*** |
Note. n2007 = 42,149, n2010 = 40,359
p < 0.05
p < 0.01
p < 0.001
CI = confidence interval