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Table 2 Mean and standard deviation (SD) of the scales

From: Do depression literacy, mental illness beliefs and stigma influence mental health help-seeking attitude? A cross-sectional study of secondary school and university students from B40 households in Malaysia

Domain

Scales

Mean

SD

Depression Literacy

Depression Literacy (D-Lit)

5.01

1.93

General help seeking

General Help Seeking Questionnaire (GHSQ)

85.26

14.17

Mental help seeking

Mental Help Seeking Attitude Scale (MHSAS)

48.93

9.10

Self-stigma of seeking help

Self-Stigma of Seeking Help (SSOSH)

26.18

4.86

Negative belief toward mental illness

Belief toward Mental Illness Scale (BMI)

58.99

11.91