Table 7 Association of depressive symptoms with suicidal ideation in the past 12 months
Variables | Suicidal ideation in the past 12 months | Total | Chi-square | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (20; 6.4%) | No (291; 93.6%) | ||||
Depressive Symptoms | |||||
No depression (0–4) | 4 (1.9) | 206 (98.1) | 210 | 29.585 | < 0.001* |
Mild depression (5–9) | 11 (12.9) | 74 (87.1) | 85 | ||
Moderate depression (10–14) | 3 (30.0) | 7 (70.0) | 10 | ||
Severe depression (≥ 15) | 2 (33.3) | 4 (66.7) | 6 | ||
Perceived Social Support [Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support(MSPSS)] | |||||
Low support (1-2.9) | 2 (22.2) | 7 (77.8) | 9 | 6.151 | 0.046* |
Moderate support (3–5) | 12 (8.2) | 135 (91.8) | 147 | ||
High support (5.1-7) | 6 (3.9) | 149 (96.1) | 155 | ||
Social security allowance | |||||
Yes | 14 (6.6) | 197 (93.4) | 211 | 0.045 | 0.831 |
No | 6 (6.0) | 94 (94.0) | 100 | ||