Table 1 Martin’s questionnaire: “Managerial stigma towards employee depression” [16]

Affective attitudes

1 (R)

I feel comfortable when I have to deal with staff members who have depression

2

It feels frightening to deal with staff members who have depression

3

It is stressful to work with staff members who have depression

4

I feel uncomfortable when I work next to a staff member who is depressed

Cognitive attitudes

5

If a staff member suffers from depression, the reason rests mainly on herself/himself

6

Staff members with depression are a burden for the workplace

7

Staff members taking antidepressant medication should not be working

8

Staff members with depression can get over their depression if they just want to

Behavioural attitudes

9

I would avoid talking to a staff member who has depression so that I don’t have to deal with the person’s problems

10

I would not hire someone who I knew had been depressed

11 (R)

I would make temporary changes in the job to help a depressed staff member to recover

12

I would like to get rid of a staff member who has depression