Reading Books and Watching Films as a Protective Factor against Suicidal Ideation
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Results
Studied Variables | SSI at Baseline | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|
– | SSI − | SSI + | – |
n (%) | 2980 (92.7) | 233 (7.2) | – |
Age mean ± SD | 14.87 ± 0.92 | 14.95 ± 0.968 | 0.24 |
Gender male (%) | 1429 (93.8) | 95 (6.2) | 0.02 |
Female (%) | 1539 (73.9) | 137 (8.2) | – |
Number of books mean ± SD | 1.83 ± 1.27 | 1.50 ± 1.28 | 0.00 |
Number of films mean ± SD | 2.47 ± 0.99 | 2.22 ± 1.14 | 0.00 |
Belonging Low (%) | 261 (8.9) | 37 (16.5) | 0.00 |
Middle (%) | 730 (25.0) | 80 (35.7) | – |
High (%) | 1933 (66.1) | 107 (47.8) | – |
Worthlessness High (%) | 12 (0.4) | 18 (7.8) | 0.00 |
Low (%) | 2537 (85.7) | 102 (44.2) | – |
Belonging and worthlessness: % within SSI +/− | – | – |
3.2. Discussion
4. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Kasahara-Kiritani, M.; Hadlaczky, G.; Westerlund, M.; Carli, V.; Wasserman, C.; Apter, A.; Balazs, J.; Bobes, J.; Brunner, R.; McMahon, E.M.; et al. Reading Books and Watching Films as a Protective Factor against Suicidal Ideation. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2015, 12, 15937-15942. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121215032
Kasahara-Kiritani M, Hadlaczky G, Westerlund M, Carli V, Wasserman C, Apter A, Balazs J, Bobes J, Brunner R, McMahon EM, et al. Reading Books and Watching Films as a Protective Factor against Suicidal Ideation. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2015; 12(12):15937-15942. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121215032
Chicago/Turabian StyleKasahara-Kiritani, Mami, Gergö Hadlaczky, Michael Westerlund, Vladimir Carli, Camilla Wasserman, Alan Apter, Judit Balazs, Julio Bobes, Romuald Brunner, Elaine M. McMahon, and et al. 2015. "Reading Books and Watching Films as a Protective Factor against Suicidal Ideation" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 12, no. 12: 15937-15942. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph121215032