Table 1.
Major sociodemographics, psychiatric disorders, and suicidal thoughts and behaviors in the adolescent sample (n=48).
| Sociodemographics | |
|---|---|
| Age (years): M (SD) | 14.96 (1.60) |
| Gender Identity: % (n/N) | |
| Female | 64.6% (31/48) |
| Male | 16.7% (8/48) |
| Nonbinary1 | 18.8% (9/48) |
| Race and Ethnicity: % (n/N) | |
| White | 77.1% (37/48) |
| Black/African American | 8.3% (4/48) |
| American Indian/Alaskan Native | 2.1% (1/48) |
| Multi-racial | 10.4% (5/48) |
| Hispanic/Latinx2 | 13.6% (6/44) |
| Sexual Orientation: % (n/N) | |
| Heterosexual | 41.7% (20/48) |
| Gay or Lesbian | 6.3% (3/48) |
| Bisexual | 31.3% (15/48) |
| Pansexual | 6.3% (3/48) |
| Asexual | 4.2% (2/48) |
| Unsure | 10.4% (5/48) |
| Annual Household Income: % (n/N)3 | |
| < $29,000 | 4.2% (2/48) |
| $30,000 – $69,000 | 31.3% (15/48) |
| $70,000 – $99,000 | 35.4% (17/48) |
| > $100,000 | 18.8% (9/48) |
| Prefer not to report | 10.4% (5/48) |
| Current Major Psychiatric Disorders4: % (n/N) | |
| Anxiety disorder | 93.5% (43/46) |
| Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder | 27.9% (12/43) |
| Bipolar disorder | 6.5% (3/46) |
| Disruptive behavior disorder | 25.0% (11/44) |
| Eating disorder | 20.9% (9/43) |
| Major depressive disorder | 82.6% (38/46) |
| Obsessive compulsive disorder | 9.3% (4/43) |
| Posttraumatic stress disorder | 20.0% (9/45) |
| Psychotic symptoms | 7.0% (3/43) |
| Substance use disorder | 8.7% (4/46) |
| Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury | |
| Lifetime: | |
| Suicide ideation: % (n/N) | 100% (48/48) |
| Suicide attempt: % (n/N) | 85.4% (41/48) |
| Multiple attempts5: | 61.0% (25/41) |
| NSSI: % (n/N) | 81.3% (39/48) |
| # NSSI methods6: M (SD) | 2.11 (0.89) |
| Past year: | |
| Suicide ideation: % (n/N) | 100% (48/48) |
| Suicide attempt: % (n/N) | 78.7% (37/47) |
| Multiple attempts5: | 51.4% (19/37) |
| NSSI: % (n/N) | 77.1% (37/48) |
| Past month: | |
| Suicide ideation: % (n/N) | 91.7% (44/48) |
| Suicide attempt: % (n/N) | 31.3% (15/48) |
| NSSI: % (n/N) | 58.3% (28/48) |
NSSI=nonsuicidal self-injury
Nonbinary includes adolescents identifying as transgender, nonbinary, or agender.
Four adolescents did not report their ethnicity.
Annual household income was reported by parents/guardians.
Anxiety disorder includes any of the following current disorders: panic disorder, agoraphobia, social anxiety disorder, specific phobia, or generalized anxiety disorder; Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder includes any of the following current subtypes: inattentive only, hyperactive/impulsive only, or combined; Bipolar disorder includes current bipolar I or II disorder; Disruptive behavior disorder includes current conduct disorder or oppositional defiant disorder; Eating disorder includes current anorexia nervosa or bulimia nervosa; Substance use disorder includes current alcohol use disorder or substance (drug) use disorder. Given time constraints, not all disorder modules were administered to all participants resulting in missing data.
Out of those with a history of suicide attempts, the percentage who reported more than one suicide attempt in the specified time period.
Among adolescents reporting lifetime NSSI, the average number of NSSI methods used over their lifetime.