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Table 2 Descriptive characteristics of the study population

From: The effectiveness of a “EspaiJove.net”- a school-based intervention programme in increasing mental health knowledge, help seeking and reducing stigma attitudes in the adolescent population: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Variables

Category

General

(n = 1032)

N (%)

Control Group

(n = 251)

N (%)

Intervention Group (1 h)

(n = 225)

N (%)

Intervention Group (6 h)

(n = 261)

N (%)

Intervention Group (7 h)

(n = 295)

N (%)

p

Gender

Women

512 (49.6%)

127 (50.6%)

118 (52.4%)

130 (49.8%)

137 (46.4%)

0.57

Men

520 (50.4%)

124 (49.4%)

107 (47.6%)

131 (50.2%)

158 (53.6%)

Age

Mean (DE)

14.2 (0.58)

14.2 (0.57)

14.2 (0.58)

14.2 (0.63)

14.2 (0.53)

0.26

Nationality

Spanish

816 (79.1%)

194 (77.3%)

156 (69.3%)

225 (86.2%)

241 (81.7%)

 < 0.001

School

Public

922 (89.3%)

225 (89.6%)

225 (100%)

233 (89.3%)

239 (81%)

 < 0.001

Private

110 (10.7%)

26 (10.4%)

–-

28 (10.7%)

56 (19%)

Psychological Help for a mental health problem

Yes

288 (28.2%)

70 (28%)

70 (31.4%)

78 (30.1%)

70 (24.1%)

0.25

Medication for a mental health problem

Yes

49 (5%)

13 (5.5%)

11 (5.3%)

14 (5.6%)

11 (3.8%)

0.68

EMHL Test First Part

Baseline Mean (SD)

7.22 (1.45)

6.94 (1.45)

7.12 (1.53)

7.37 (1.40)

7.41 (1.41)

 < 0.001

EMHL Test Second Part

Baseline Mean(SD)

4.23 (1.14)

4.02 (1.12)

4.14 (1.71)

4.38 (1.08)

4.36(1.15)

 < 0.001

CAMI

Baseline Mean (SD)

27.60 (4.48)

28.1 (4.09)

27.4 (4.73)

27.8 (4.75)

27.2 (4.32)

0.12

RIBS

Baseline Mean (SD)

8.83 (3.36)

8.94 (3.42)

8.40 (3.23)

8.79 (3.42)

9.09 (3.34)

0.12

GHSQ

Friend

4.92 (1.83)

5.13 (1.70)

4.75 (1.85)

4.88 (1.91)

4.90 (1.83)

0.14

Parent

5.19 (1.94)

5.11 (1.94)

5.20 (1.88)

5.34 ( 1.91)

5.12 ( 1.99)

0.51

Teacher

2.78 (1.78)

2.78 (1.98)

2.85 (1.64)

2.70 ( 1.71)

2.80 ( 1.78)

0.81

Mental health professional

4.47 (2.14)

4.31 (2.22)

4.59 (2.03)

4.71 (2.03)

4.29 (2.22)

0.06

No one

2.35 (1.96)

2.30 (1.97)

2.44 (1.94)

2.08 (1.78)

2.56 (2.10)

0.03

  1. Abbreviations: CAMI Scaling Community Attitudes toward the Mentally Ill, EMHL EspaiJove Mental Health Literacy test, GHSQ General Help-seeking Questionnaire, RIBS Reported and Intended Behaviour Scale
  2. * p < 0.001, **p < 0.05