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Table 4 Significant results for differences by vignette for the intention and behaviour questions

From: Quality of helping behaviours of members of the public towards a person with a mental illness: a descriptive analysis of data from an Australian national survey

 

Vignette

 

ALGEE criteria

Depression

Depression with suicidal thoughts

Early schizophrenia

Chronic schizophrenia

Social phobia

PTSD

Approach the person

   

↓, r = .05

  

Assess and assist with any crisis

 

↑, r = .10

  

↓, r = .04

 

Listen non-judgementally

↑, r = .07

  

↓, r = .16

↓, r = .06

↑, r = .10

↓, r = .07 (b)

↑, r = .07 (b)

Give support and information

↓, r = .07

 

↓, r = .07

↑, r = .06

↑, r = .10

↓, r = .06 (b)

Encourage appropriate professional help

↑, r = .05

↑, r = .05

  

↓, r = .13

 

Encourage other supports

  

↑, r = .06

↓, r = .08

↑, r = .07

↓, r = .04

Total score

↑, d = .10

↑, d = .23

 

↓, d = .21

↓, d = .20

 
    

↓, d = .16 (b)

  
  1. Arrows indicate whether participants receiving the vignette were significantly more (↑) or less (↓) likely to score highly compared to participants receiving all other vignettes at p < .008. r and d indicate effect sizes. (b) indicates that the significance and effect size relates to the behaviour question. All other results relate to the intention question.