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Table 1 Description of the independent variables in the present sample

From: Professional help-seeking behaviour for mental health problems among veterinarians in Norway: a nationwide, cross-sectional study (The NORVET study)

Variable

Range of values

Frequency (%)

Mean (SD)

Gender

 Female

 

1776 (70%)

 

 Male

 

776 (30%)

 

Agea

 20–30

 

274 (11%)

 

 31–40

 

697 (27%)

 

 41–50

 

667 (26%)

 

 51–60

 

432 (17%)

 

 61–70

 

318 (13%)

 

  > 70

 

159 (6%)

 

Marital status

 Married/cohabiting

 

1962 (78%)

 

 Single/divorced/widow(er)

 

552 (22%)

 

SCL-5

1–5

 

2.00 (0.98)

Personality trait reality weakness

0–9

 

1.38 (1.85)

Main field of work

 Companion animal practice

 

802 (32%)

 

 Public administration

 

402 (16%)

 

 Mixed clinical practice

 

268 (10%)

 

 Academia/research

 

202 (8%)

 

 Production animal practice

 

177 (7%)

 

 Aquaculture

 

121 (5%)

 

 Equine practice

 

102 (4%)

 

 Other

 

250 (10%)

 

 Pensioner

 

198 (8%)

 

Job stress

 Emotional demands

1–5

 

1.98 (0.79)

 Work/life balance

1–5

 

2.67 (0.97)

 Fear of complaints

1–5

 

3.06 (1.17)

Attitudes toward mental illness

 Treatment help those with mental illness (somewhat agree + strongly agree)

 

2388 (93%)

 

 People are caring toward those with mental illness (somewhat agree + strongly agree)

 

1273 (50%)

 
  1. aAge was reported in five-year categories. In Table 1, age distribution is showed in 10-year categories, to improve readability