Background
Methods
Study design and data collection
Measures
Suicidal ideation
Interpersonal trust
Socio-demographic factors
Psychological distress
Statistical analysis
Results
Socio-demographic characteristics of participants
Suicidal Ideation in The Past Year | |||||
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N (%) | No (%) | Yes (%) | χ2/t | p value | |
Total | 7070 | 6571 (92.9) | 499 (7.1) | ||
Gender | 30.025 | 0.000 | |||
Male | 2846 (40.3) | 2703 (95.0) | 143 (5.0) | ||
Female | 4224 (59.7) | 3868 (91.6) | 356 (8.4) | ||
Age | 9.274 | 0.055 | |||
60–64 | 1577 (22.3) | 1448 (91.8) | 129 (8.2) | ||
65–69 | 2129 (30.1) | 1970 (92.5) | 159 (7.5) | ||
70–74 | 1780 (25.2) | 1657 (93.1) | 123 (6.9) | ||
75–79 | 975 (13.8) | 923 (94.7) | 52 (5.3) | ||
≧80 | 609 (8.6) | 573 (94.1) | 36 (5.9) | ||
Residence | 28.204 | 0.000 | |||
Rural | 4990 (70.6) | 4586 (91.9) | 404 (8.1) | ||
Town | 524 (7.4) | 503 (96) | 21 (4) | ||
Urban | 156 (22) | 1482 (95.2) | 74 (4.8) | ||
Living alone | 0.116 | 0.733 | |||
Yes | 1026 (14.5) | 951 (92.7) | 75 (7.3) | ||
No | 6044 (85.5) | 5620 (93) | 424 (7) | ||
Marital status | 17.342 | 0.000 | |||
Single a | 1331 (18.8) | 1202 (90.3) | 129 (9.7) | ||
Couple | 5739 (81.2) | 5369 (93.6) | 370 (6.4) | ||
Educational level | 48.624 | 0.000 | |||
No schooling | 2270 (32.1) | 2045 (90.1) | 225 (9.9) | ||
Primary school | 2924 (41.4) | 2734 (93.5) | 190 (6.5) | ||
Junior school and above | 1876 (26.5) | 1792 (95.5) | 84 (4.5) | ||
Self-rated economic status | 303.471 | 0.000 | |||
Wealthy and not worried about livelihood | 1618 (22.9) | 1557 (96.2) | 61 (3.8) | ||
Not wealthy but not worried about livelihood | 4920 (69.6) | 4510 (93.7) | 310 (6.3) | ||
Not wealthy and worried about livelihood | 478 (6.8) | 374 (78.2) | 104 (21.8) | ||
Poor and worried about livelihood | 54 (0.8) | 30 (55.6) | 24 (44.4) | ||
Chronic disease | 49.681 | 0.000 | |||
No | 2200 (31.1) | 2115 (96.1) | 85 (3.9) | ||
Yes | 4870 (68.9) | 4456 (91.5) | 414 (8.5) | ||
Self-rated health status in one month | 350.75 | 0.000 | |||
Good | 4615 (65.3) | 4443 (96.3) | 172 (3.7) | ||
Fair | 1657 (23.4) | 1503 (90.7) | 154 (9.3) | ||
Poor | 798 (11.3) | 625 (78.3) | 173 (21.7) | ||
Family relationship in one month | 241.192 | 0.000 | |||
Good | 6694 (94.7) | 6286 (93.9) | 408 (6.1) | ||
Fair | 310 (4.4) | 250 (80.6) | 60 (19.4) | ||
Poor | 66 (0.9) | 35 (53) | 31 (47) | ||
Interpersonal trust | 84.618 | 0.000 | |||
Trust | 6154 (87) | 5777 (93.9) | 377 (6.1) | ||
Median | 797 (11.3) | 703 (88.2) | 94 (11.8) | ||
Mistrust | 119 (1.7) | 91 (76.5) | 28 (23.5) | ||
Psychological distress (M ± SD) | 15.34 ± 6.68 | 14.62 ± 5.90 | 24.78 ± 8.84 | 25.254 | 0.000 |
Association between interpersonal trust and suicidal ideation in the past 12 months
Variables | Model 1 | Model 2 | ||||
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β | OR | 95% CI | β | OR | 95% CI | |
Gender | ||||||
Male Ref | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Female | 0.55 | 1.73*** | 1.38–2.17 | 0.33 | 1.39** | 1.09–1.77 |
Residence | ||||||
Rural Ref | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Town | −0.65 | 0.52** | 0.33–0.84 | −0.49 | 0.61 | 0.37–1.00 |
Urban | −0.20 | 0.82 | 0.61–1.11 | −0.08 | 0.92 | 0.67–1.27 |
Marital status | ||||||
Single a; Ref | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Couple | − 0.23 | 0.80 | 0.64–1.00 | −0.16 | 0.85 | 0.67–1.09 |
Educational level | ||||||
No schooling Ref | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Primary school | −0.15 | 0.86 | 0.68–1.08 | − 0.32 | 0.73** | 0.57–0.92 |
Junior school and above | −0.30 | 0.74 | 0.55–1.01 | −0.57 | 0.57*** | 0.41–0.79 |
Self-rated economic status | ||||||
Wealthy and not worried about livelihood Ref | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Not wealthy but not worried about livelihood | 0.19 | 1.21 | 0.90–1.64 | −0.06 | 0.94 | 0.69–1.30 |
Not wealthy and worried about livelihood | 1.20 | 3.31*** | 2.28–4.82 | 0.69 | 2.00** | 1.34–3.00 |
Poor and worried about livelihood | 1.76 | 5.82*** | 2.98–11.40 | 1.16 | 3.18** | 1.51–6.69 |
Chronic disease | ||||||
No Ref | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Yes | −0.37 | 0.69** | 0.53–0.89 | −0.23 | 0.80 | 0.61–1.04 |
Self-rated health status in one month | ||||||
Good Ref | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Fair | 0.63 | 1.87*** | 1.47–2.37 | 0.27 | 1.32* | 1.02–1.69 |
Poor | 1.44 | 4.23*** | 3.29–5.48 | 0.45 | 1.57** | 1.18–2.10 |
Family relationship in one month | ||||||
Good Ref | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Fair | 0.71 | 2.04*** | 1.46–2.85 | 0.16 | 1.18 | 0.82–1.70 |
Poor | 1.69 | 5.41*** | 3.08–9.48 | 0.86 | 2.36** | 1.26–4.41 |
Interpersonal trust | ||||||
Trust Ref | 1.00 | 1.00 | ||||
Median | 0.46 | 1.59*** | 1.22–2.07 | 0.11 | 1.12 | 0.84–1.50 |
Mistrust | 1.22 | 3.38*** | 2.04–5.62 | 0.73 | 2.08* | 1.56–3.73 |
Psychological distress (M ± SD) | 0.13 | 1.14*** | 1.13–1.16 |