Developing self-efficacy and ‘communities of practice’ between community and institutional partners to prevent suicide and increase mental health in under-resourced communities: expanding the research constructs for upstream prevention

Table 3 Role differences in study variables

		Participant Role								Omnibus Test of Group Differences		Pairwise Differences
		Other Role n = 120		Community Role n = 211		Institutional Role n = 25		Institutional & Community n = 42		Omnibus Test of Group Differences
		M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	M	SD	F (df = 3,394) p
IV: Self-Perceptions	Wellness Self Efficacy	5.43	1.06	5.70	1.02	6.00	0.94	6.01	1.12	4.43	0.004	_{a, b,c}
	Suicide Prev. Self-Efficacy	5.52	1.14	5.72	1.12	6.07	1.12	5.68	1.07	1.96	0.308	₋₋
	Community of Practice	5.17	1.22	5.21	1.28	5.66	1.12	5.33	1.37	1.17	0.321	₋₋
DV: Wellness/ Prevention Behaviors	Working Together	2.69	2.48	3.17	2.63	4.08	2.90	3.71	2.65	2.96	0.032	_{b, c}
	Interpersonal Support	4.93	1.83	5.23	1.60	5.92	1.68	5.38	1.65	2.78	0.041	_c
	Lethal Means Reduction	1.54	0.93	1.85	0.84	1.84	1.11	1.76	0.96	3.15	0.025	_a
	Postvention	2.64	2.01	2.96	1.87	3.32	1.81	2.69	1.92	1.32	0.266	₋₋

Note: ANOVA Significant pairwise differences reported only where F test was significant, and are indicated as:
a Participants endorsing no role differ from those endorsing community roles only
b Participants endorsing no role differ from those endorsing institutional roles only
c Participants endorsing no role differ from those endorsing both institutional & community roles.
No significant pairwise differences were found for any other role comparison aside from the three outlined above.

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