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Table 5 Confidence to talk to a peer and help them seek professional help

From: Australian adolescents’ beliefs and help-seeking intentions towards peers experiencing symptoms of depression and alcohol misuse

How confident would you be to…

Very confident

Confident

Slightly confident

Not confident

Talk to Sarah about your concerns? a

284

11.6%

905

36.8%

999

40.6%

260

10.6%

Help Sarah seek professional help? a

598

24.3%

1165

47.4%

584

23. 8%

95

3.9%

Talk to Samuel about your concerns? b

281

11.4%

772

31.4%

939

38.2%

425

17.3%

Help Samuel seek professional help? b

466

19.0%

1087

44.3%

683

27.8%

172

7.0%

  1. aDepression; bAlcohol misuse