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. 2021 Jun 29;52(1):83–98. doi: 10.1111/sltb.12783

TABLE 3.

Associations between sociodemographic, economic, psychological, and psychiatric variables and non‐suicidal self‐injurious behavior.

Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4
AOR 95% CI AOR 95% CI AOR 95% CI AOR 95% CI
Sex (Male) .51 0.30 0.88 0.516 0.296 0.901 0.549 0.306 0.984 0.618 0.335 1.138
Age 18–24 18.09 2.29 143.24 6.299 0.487 81.446 3.907 0.281 54.350 3.309 0.250 43.709
25–34 16.08 2.10 123.38 5.967 0.475 74.938 4.025 0.300 54.017 3.513 0.278 44.432
35–44 15.30 2.00 117.32 5.888 0.469 73.897 4.247 0.320 56.304 3.345 0.269 41.540
45–54 6.89 0.84 56.26 2.803 0.217 36.155 2.290 0.170 30.902 1.819 0.144 23.038
55–64 1.77 0.18 17.39 0.829 0.060 11.438 0.844 0.059 12.027 0.663 0.049 9.008
Nationality (Non‐Irish) 2.11 0.89 4.96 2.052 0.852 4.943 2.277 0.928 5.584 2.263 0.880 5.817
Grow up in Ireland (No) 0.53 0.21 1.31 0.483 0.192 1.214 0.394 0.152 1.018 0.402 0.151 1.074
Ethnicity (Minority) 0.60 0.23 1.56 0.620 0.235 1.636 0.744 0.281 1.971 0.937 0.334 2.631
Residence in a city (Yes) 1.41 0.80 2.49 1.494 0.833 2.678 1.539 0.838 2.825 1.492 0.797 2.793
Education (No university) 0.93 0.52 1.68 0.806 0.434 1.499 0.720 0.375 1.382 0.766 0.392 1.496
Relationship (Not in a relationship) 1.87 1.11 3.16 1.653 0.966 2.826 1.287 0.725 2.285 1.335 0.733 2.432
Living alone (Yes) 0.96 0.41 2.25 0.939 0.394 2.239 1.005 0.404 2.499 0.899 0.348 2.325
Part‐time employed 0.716 0.336 1.527 0.769 0.352 1.680 0.862 0.387 1.919
Unemployed 1.333 0.709 2.506 1.577 0.820 3.034 1.542 0.789 3.011
Retired 0.239 0.019 2.987 0.259 0.020 3.335 0.218 0.018 2.635
Income < €20,000 1.888 0.799 4.458 1.775 0.736 4.281 1.614 0.663 3.927
€20,000–€29,999 1.989 0.880 4.497 2.049 0.883 4.757 1.915 0.812 4.518
€30,000–€39,999 1.382 0.600 3.182 1.357 0.574 3.210 1.342 0.553 3.254
€40,000–€49,999 1.262 0.474 3.366 1.467 0.535 4.019 1.493 0.525 4.247
Income change due to COVID‐19 0.998 0.990 1.007 1.000 0.991 1.009 1.001 0.991 1.010
Financial worries due to COVID‐19 0.958 0.876 1.048 0.925 0.839 1.019 0.905 0.816 1.004
Openness 0.917 0.778 1.081 0.907 0.767 1.073
Conscientiousness 0.838 0.715 .982 0.854 0.727 1.003
Extraversion 1.006 0.871 1.161 0.985 0.851 1.141
Agreeableness 0.938 0.794 1.107 0.958 0.808 1.136
Neuroticism 1.018 0.878 1.180 0.937 0.801 1.097
Internal locus of control 0.974 0.909 1.042 0.976 0.909 1.047
Identification with others 1.029 0.991 1.069 1.031 0.992 1.072
Intolerance of uncertainty 0.997 0.973 1.021 0.991 0.966 1.017
Death Anxiety 0.998 0.977 1.019 1.001 0.980 1.023
Loneliness 1.272 1.084 1.493 1.141 0.961 1.354
Religious beliefs 0.984 0.941 1.029 0.991 0.947 1.037
Resilience 0.963 0.895 1.036 0.973 0.904 1.048
Post‐traumatic stress disorder (Yes) 0.696 0.368 1.317
Major depressive disorder (Yes) 1.868 0.880 3.967
Generalized anxiety disorder (Yes) 1.256 0.591 2.669
Insomnia disorder (Yes) 1.569 0.864 2.850
History of mental health treatment (Yes) 2.240 1.268 3.958

N = 1024; AOR = adjusted odds ratios; 95% CIs = 95% confidence intervals; statistically significant associations (p < .05) in bold.