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Table 4 Factors influencing the likelihood of not taking the GP's advice to see a mental health care professional

From: What makes people decide who to turn to when faced with a mental health problem? Results from a French survey

 

Overall sample (N = 392)

Men (N = 141)

Women (N = 251)

 

β

OR

β

OR

β

OR

 

β SE

OR 95%CI

p

β SE

OR 95%CI

p

β SE

OR 95%CI

p

Gender

         

   Male

0.649 0.29

1.91 1.09–3.37

0.03

      

   Female

0

1

       

Age

  

0.37

  

0.15

  

0.96

   18–34

0.522 0.40

1.69 0.78–3.66

0.19

1.134 0.60

3.11 0.95–10.11

0.06

-0.118 0.55

0.89 0.30–2.63

0.83

   35–49

0

1

 

0

1

 

0

1

 

   ≥ 50

0.369 0.35

1.45 0.73–2.86

0.29

0.679 0.54

1.97 0.69–5.65

0.21

0.034 0.48

1.03 0.41–2.63

0.94

Educational level

  

0.19

  

0.49

  

0.22

   Primary, secondary* or vocational school

0.553 0.34

1.74 0.90–3.37

0.10

0.475 0.50

1.61 0.60–4.29

0.34

0.812 0.49

2.25 0.86–5.87

0.10

   Secondary school**

0.496 0.35

1.64 0.82–3.29

0.16

0.542 0.54

1.72 0.59–4.98

0.32

0.629 0.49

1.88 0.71–4.93

0.20

   University

0

1

 

0

1

 

0

1

 

Marital status

  

0.80

  

0.57

  

0.85

   Single

0.100 0.36

1.11 0.55–2.22

0.78

0.141 0.53

1.15 0.40–3.28

0.79

0.242 0.52

1.27 0.46–3.54

0.64

   Married

0

1

 

0

1

 

0

1

 

   Divorced or widowed

-0.277 0.49

0.76 0.29–1.96

0.57

-1.079 1.11

0.34 0.04–2.97

0.33

-0.153 0.57

0.86 0.28–2.60

0.79

Social support

  

0.03

  

0.79

  

< 0.01

   Low

0.733 0.31

2.08 1.14–3.81

0.02

0.303 0.46

1.35 0.55–3.35

0.51

1.258 0.43

3.52 1.51–8.20

< 0.01

   Moderate

0

1

 

0

1

 

0

1

 

   High

-0.206 0.45

0.81 0.34–1.97

0.65

-0.016 0.66

0.98 0.27–3.56

0.98

-0.317 0.66

0.73 0.20–2.68

0.63

  1. * = for students aged 11 to 14
  2. ** = for students aged 15 to 17