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Table 5 Outcomes for measures of stigma

From: teen Mental Health First Aid: 12-month outcomes from a cluster crossover randomized controlled trial evaluation of a universal program to help adolescents better support peers with a mental health problem

Stigma outcomesa

Baseline

1-year follow up

     

PFAb

tMHFAc

PFAd

tMHFAe

     

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M

SD

M diff

95% CI

p

df

ICCg

Social distance

 John

1.98

0.64

1.96

0.64

1.97

0.64

1.87

0.62

-0.07

-0.14–0.00

0.065

0.15

.014

 Jeanie

1.78

0.65

1.71

0.64

1.74

0.63

1.64

0.63

-0.01

-0.08–0.07

0.879

0

.000

Weak-not-sickh

 John

2.09

0.83

1.97

0.81

1.95

0.86

1.83

0.83

-0.03

-0.12–0.05

0.422

0.06b

.029

 Jeanie

2.25

0.85

2.15

0.87

2.07

0.87

1.93

0.88

-0.07

-0.16–0.02

0.136

0.09b

.043

Dangerous/Unpredictableh

 John

2.51

0.75

2.39

0.75

2.35

0.79

2.15

0.78

-0.09

-0.19–0.01

0.067

0.15b

.025

 Jeanie

2.01

0.78

1.86

0.76

1.93

0.84

1.74

0.81

-0.05

-0.15–0.05

0.368

0.06b

.008

Would not tell anyoneh

 John

2.53

1.08

2.41

1.10

2.61

1.07

2.35

0.99

-0.17

-0.30—-0.03

0.016

0.17b

.005

 Jeanie

2.46

1.09

2.37

1.08

2.52

1.08

2.20

1.03

-0.24

-0.38—-0.09

0.002

0.24b

.000

  1. All mixed models were adjusted for school, year, gender, age and K6 scores. Boldface indicates statistical significance
  2. aFor all stigma items a reduction in scores was a positive outcome, indicating lower stigmatising beliefs
  3. bFor John vignette depicting peer with symptoms of depression & suicide risk n = 791; for Jeanie vignette depicting peer with symptoms of social anxiety n = 769
  4. cFor John vignette n = 807; for Jeanie vignette n = 792
  5. dFor John vignette n = 429; for Jeanie vignette n = 409
  6. eFor John vignette n = 465; for Jeanie vignette n = 446
  7. fLarge effect size Cohen’s d = 0.8, medium effect size d = 0.5, small effect size d = 0.2
  8. gPeriod-cluster intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC) indicate the proportion of variability in the outcome attributable across clusters
  9. hCalculated on change over time rather than difference at follow-up due to baseline imbalances