Suicidal ideation, suicidal behaviors, and attitudes towards suicide of adolescents enrolled in the Alternative Learning System in Manila, Philippines—a mixed methods study

Table 6 Independent Sample t-test for mean factor scores on learners’ attitudes towards suicide and lifetime suicidal ideation and behaviors

	Presence of ideation/behavior		Absence of ideation/behavior		p value
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	p value
Factor 1: Permissiveness towards suicide
Suicidal ideation
Wish to be dead	0.001	0.857	− 0.001	0.863	0.990
Non-specific active suicidal thoughts	− 0.086	0.877	0.059	0.844	0.278
Active suicidal ideation with any methods (not plan) without intent to act	0.006	0.860	− 0.002	0.861	0.957
Active suicidal ideation with some intent to act, without specific plan	0.054	0.930	− 0.010	0.847	0.724
Active suicidal ideation with specific plan and intent	− 0.127	0.917	0.023	0.849	0.415
Suicidal behavior
Preparatory acts or behavior	− 0.370	0.816	0.030	0.860	0.106
Aborted attempt	0.011	0.875	− 0.002	0.858	0.940
Interrupted attempt	0.074	0.855	− 0.005	0.861	0.769
Non-fatal suicide attempt	− 0.183	1.004	0.027	0.835	0.286
Factor 2: Suicide as a process
Suicidal ideation
Wish to be dead	− 0.314	0.779	0.212	0.834	< 0.001
Non-specific active suicidal thoughts	− 0.320	0.780	0.222	0.829	< 0.001
Active suicidal ideation with any methods (not plan) without intent to act	− 0.374	0.766	0.114	0.844	0.001
Active suicidal ideation with some intent to act, without specific plan	− 0.441	0.817	0.083	0.833	0.003
Active suicidal ideation with specific plan and intent	− 0.605	0.770	0.109	0.820	< 0.001
Suicidal behavior
Preparatory acts or behavior	− 0.850	0.632	0.070	0.829	< 0.001
Aborted attempt	− 0.244	0.803	0.048	0.854	0.097
Interrupted attempt	− 0.627	0.853	0.043	0.835	0.011
Non-fatal suicide attempt	− 0.561	0.808	0.083	0.830	0.001

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