Psychometric Properties of the Bangla Brief Suicide Cognitions Scale among University Level Students

Table 1

Participant characteristics and BSCS score ().

Variable	(%)	BSCS score
		Median (IQR)	value
Total	529 (100)	11 (8–15)
Sex
Male	278 (52.55)	10 (8–14)	0.022
Female	251 (47.45)	12 (8–16)
Education
Undergraduate	399 (75.43)	11 (8–15)	0.824
Graduate	130 (24.57)	10 (8–15)
Marital status
Single	487 (92.06)	11 (8–14)	0.338
Married	42 (7.94)	12 (7–17)
Religion
Islam	468 (88.47)	11 (8–14)	0.327
Others	61 (11.53)	12 (8–16)
Faculty
Medical	213 (40.26)	11 (8–15)	0.801
2003Others	316 (59.74)	11 (8–15)
Family type
Nuclear	426 (80.53)	12 (8–15)	0.033
Joint	103 (19.47)	10 (8–13)
History of mental illness
Yes	50 (9.45)	13.5 (11–17)	<0.001
No	479 (90.55)	11 (7–14)
History of chronic disease
Yes	98 (18.53)	13 (10–17)	<0.001
No	431 (81.47)	10 (7–14)
Lifetime suicidal ideation
Yes	270 (51.04)	13.5 (10–17)	<0.001
No	259 (48.96)	9 (6–12)
Past year suicidal ideation
Yes	151 (28.54)	15 (12–18)	<0.001
No	378 (71.46)	10 (7–13)
Suicidal plan
Yes	135 (25.52)	14 (11–18)	<0.001
No	394 (74.48)	10 (7–13)
Family history of suicide
Yes	22 (4.16)	12 (9–15)	0.494
No	507 (95.84)	11 (8–15)
Family history of suicide attempt
Yes	70 (13.23)	14 (10–17)	<0.001
No	459 (86.77)	11 (7–14)
Suicidal attempt
Yes	59 (11.15)	15 (12–20)	<0.001
No	470 (88.85)	10 (7–14)

value was determined by Mann-Whitney test. Significant values are shown in boldface.