Table 4 Stigma comparison between Ripple Effect sample and Community Sample [32]
From: Online assessment of suicide stigma, literacy and effect in Australia’s rural farming community
n (%) | SOSS – Stigma mean (SD) [α] | SOSS – Isolation/depression mean (SD) [α] | SOSS – Glorification/normalisation mean (SD) [α] | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Ripple Effect self-stigma (total completing baseline self-SOSS) | 98 | 2.79 (0.91) [0.890] | 3.67 (1.09) [0.911] | 2.05 (0.83) [0.795] |
Age group | ||||
18–24 | 13 | 3.13 (1.05) [0.91] | 3.92 (1.02) [0.84] | 1.94 (0.95) [0.88] |
25–49 | 58 | 2.83 (0.88) [0.88] | 3.72 (1.07) [0.91] | 1.99 (0.78) [0.75] |
50+ | 24 | 2.54 (0.85) [0.87] | 3.50 (1.13) [0.92] | 2.20 (0.85) [0.81] |
Gender | ||||
Male | 46 | 2.73 (0.95) [0.91] | 3.60 (1.11) [0.90] | 2.24 (0.86) [0.79] |
Female | 49 | 2.82 (0.90) [0.89] | 3.71 (1.11) [0.93] | 1.87 (0.78) [0.81] |
Ripple Effect perceived-stigma group (total completing baseline perceived-SOSS) | 420 | 2.86 (0.84) [0.90] | 3.71 (0.71) [0.80] | 2.00 (0.64) [0.73] |
Age group | ||||
18–24 | 40 | 2.95 (0.91) [0.92] | 3.84 (0.64) [0.88] | 1.98 (0.76) [0.85] |
25–49 | 217 | 2.88 (0.85) [0.90] | 3.78 (0.69) [0.81] | 1.96 (0.60) [0.69] |
50+ | 148 | 2.82 (0.82) [0.90] | 3.59 (0.68) [0.71] | 2.07 (0.65) [0.73] |
Gender | ||||
Male | 148 | 2.90 (0.82) [0.90] | 3.63 (0.73) [0.83] | 2.02 (0.64) [0.83] |
Female | 267 | 2.82 (0.86) [0.90] | 3.74 (0.70) [0.78] | 2.01 (0.64) [0.63] |
Community Sample (total sample completing SOSS) | 1405 (100.0) | 2.19 (0.83) [0.89] | 4.11 (0.83) [0.72] | 2.45 (0.82) [0.82] |
Age group | ||||
18–24 | 438 (31.2) | 2.26 (0.82) | 4.19 (0.70) | 2.44 (0.79) |
25–49 | 394 (28.0) | 2.15 (0.84) | 4.12 (0.85) | 2.46 (0.83 |
50+ | 491 (34.9) | 2.13 (0.81) | 4.07 (0.88) | 2.43 (0.85) |
Gender | ||||
Male | 553 (39.4) | 2.35 (0.85) | 4.04 (0.82) | 2.50 (0.87) |
Female | 767 (54.6) | 2.05 (0.77) | 4.18 (0.81) | 2.39 (0.78) |