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Table 3 Group comparisons on attitude measures

From: Attitudes of Malaysian general hospital staff towards patients with mental illness and diabetes

Scale

Diabetes

Group

(N = 298)

Mental

Illness

Group

(N = 356)

ANOVA F

ANCOVA F

Care & Support

3.56 (.68)

3.41 (.71)

7.86 (p < .01)

6.63 (p < .05)

Avoidance

2.50 (.59)

2.64 (.57)

8.59 (p < .01)

7.58 (p < .01)

Mistrust

2.88 (.85)

2.98 (.82)

2.03 ns

2.60 ns

Negative Stereotypes

3.23 (.66)

3.39 (.60)

10.04 (p < .01)

10.29 (p < .01)

  1. ns = not significant;
  2. Significant covariate effects and direction of effects:
  3. Care & Support: higher general stigma (F(1, 645) = 15.08, p < .0005); is a nurse (F(1, 645) = 68.89, p < .0005); is female (F(1, 645) = 4.70, p < .05);
  4. Avoidance: higher general stigma (F(1, 645) = 35.09, p < .0005); is a not a nurse (F(1, 645) = 22.59, p < .0005);
  5. Mistrust: higher general stigma (F(1, 645) = 32.58, p < .0005); more MH work experience (F(1, 645) = 4.01, p = .046)
  6. Negative Stereotypes: higher general stigma (F(1, 645) = 36.47, p < .0005); is a nurse (F(1, 645) = 15.15, p < .0005).
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