Intentions to implement recommended helping actions
| Action | Precourse (n=49)‡ | Postcourse (n=49)‡ | Follow-up (n=17)‡ | |||||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Δ† | Mean | SD | Δ† | |
| Tell Tidda that you are available to provide support. | 4.59 | 0.64 | 4.69 | 0.77 | 0.16 | 4.71 | 0.47 | 0.18 |
| Tell Tidda that you are concerned about her need to self-injure. | 4.29 | 0.71 | 4.61** | 0.57 | 0.46 | 4.41 | 0.62 | 0.18 |
| Spend time listening to Tidda discuss her feelings. | 4.71 | 0.46 | 4.73 | 0.76 | 0.03 | 4.82 | 0.39 | 0.24 |
| Ask Tidda directly if she is thinking about suicide. | 3.73 | 1.18 | 4.61*** | 0.81 | 0.75 | 4.24* | 0.66 | 0.43 |
| Ask Tidda how she would like to be supported. | 4.53 | 0.58 | 4.73 | 0.68 | 0.34 | 4.76 | 0.44 | 0.40 |
| Encourage Tidda to use coping strategies that do not involve self-injuring. | 4.31 | 0.80 | 4.58* | 0.54 | 0.35 | 4.65* | 0.49 | 0.43 |
| Help Tidda to make a plan about what to do when she feels like self-injuring. | 4.35 | 0.69 | 4.60* | 0.57 | 0.37 | 4.71* | 0.47 | 0.52 |
| Encourage Tidda to get professional help. | 4.48 | 0.62 | 4.82*** | 0.39 | 0.55 | 4.71* | 0.47 | 0.37 |
| Allow Tidda to remain in control over seeking help as much as possible. | 4.29 | 0.82 | 4.67*** | 0.66 | 0.46 | 4.53 | 0.62 | 0.29 |
| Scale (average) | 39.31 | 4.13 | 42.08*** | 3.42 | 0.67 | 41.53* | 3.36 | 0.54 |
*P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001.
†Glass’s delta compared with precourse mean using precourse SD.
‡Numbers vary slightly between actions due to missing responses.