Table 3 Spearman’s Rho Correlations Between Mean Language Variable Scores and Suicidality and Nonsuicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) Frequencies (N = 992 Users)

LIWC Variable	Past Suicidality	Recent Suicidality	Past NSSI	Recent NSSI
I	0.02	0.16***	0.06^†	0.11***
Negations	0.03	0.07*	0.04	0.02
Positive emotion	0.04	0.05	0.04	−0.04
Negative emotion	0.06^†	0.14***	0.05	0.12***
Anxiety	0.07*	0.05	0.07*	0.05
Sadness	0.07*	0.12***	0.08*	0.09**
Anger	0.04	0.13***	0.04	0.09**
Swear	0.04	0.11***	0.03	0.03
We	0.02	−0.03	0.01	−0.02
You	−0.02	−0.06^†	−0.02	−0.06^†
Shehe	−0.02	−0.03	0.00	0.03
They	0.02	0.03	0.00	0.02
Affiliation	−0.01	−0.04	−0.04	0.04
Social references	−0.03	−0.06^†	−0.06^†	−0.06^†
Cognitive processes	−0.09**	−0.01	−0.05	−0.10**
Absolutism	0.04	0.11***	0.00	0.01

***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p < 0.05, ^†p < 0.10.
Note. All tests are two-tailed. Language variable scores reflect users’ mean LIWC22 category scores from the BPD subreddits, excluding posts coded for suicidality or nonsuicidal self-injury (NSSI) of any nature (past or recent). Mean language scores were correlated with users’ overall frequency of suicidality/NSSI disclosures.

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