The Professional Counselor | Volume 12, Issue 1 9 or hopeless for at least 2 weeks were over twice as likely to experience suicide ideation than those who did not report feeling sad or hopeless. Of the three proxy items for the thwarted belongingness variable, only one proved to be statistically significant: Students who reported as not straight were more than twice as likely to experience suicide ideation as students who reported as straight. Table 2 Logistic Regression Predicting Likelihood of Suicide Ideation Variable B SE Wald df p Odds Perceived Burdensomeness Emotional/Mental Health 0.775 .033 535.821 1 < .001 2.170 Felt Sad/Hopeless −1.694 .069 609.681 1 < .001 0.184 Thwarted Belongingness Not Straight 0.705 .072 95.460 1 < .001 2.025 Non-Binary 0.149 .120 1.546 1 .214 1.160 Volunteer −0.03 .031 0.949 1 .330 0.970 Constant −1.716 .189 82.107 1 < .001 0.180 Similarly, a binomial logistic regression test was conducted to determine the effects of the proxy items measuring the predictor variables of perceived burdensomeness and thwarted belongingness on suicide attempt (Research Question 2). Again, all five items were entered into the model for the outcome variable of suicide attempt. During the data screening process, two proxy items were eliminated (i.e., non-binary, volunteer), as they did not indicate significant results. Regression results indicated that the overall model of the three remaining predictors (emotional/mental health, felt sad/hopeless, not straight) was statistically reliable in distinguishing between 11th grade students who did not attempt suicide and those who did (Nagelkerke R2 = .271; p < .001). The suicide attempt model was deemed statistically significant—X2(5) = 1182.692—with an overall positive predictive value of 93.4%. Both proxy items for the perceived burdensomeness variable proved to be statistically significant (Table 3). Based on the overall regression analyses, increased poor emotional/mental health was related to the increased likelihood and occurrence of suicide attempt; however, students who reported feeling sad or hopeless for at least 2 weeks were nearly twice as likely to attempt suicide than students who did not report feeling sad or hopeless. Of the three proxy items for the thwarted belongingness variable, only one proved to be statistically significant (Table 3). Students who reported as not straight were nearly twice as likely as students who reported as straight to attempt suicide.
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