Table 3.

Pearson correlation between factors of mental health literacy and help-seeking behavior

Variables		a	b	c	d	e	f	g
Factors of MHLS	Attitude toward mental illness (a)	1	0.125**	0.149**	0.198**	0.664**	0.008	-0.007
	Attitude to someone with mental illness (b)	0.125**	1	0.078**	0.181**	0.657**	0.064**	0.015
	Recognition of disorders (c)	0.149**	0.078**	1	0.250**	0.511**	0.008	-0.014
	Mental illness information-seeking (d)	0.198**	0.181**	0.250**	1	0.570**	-0.002	-0.029
Total mental health literacy (e)		0.664**	0.657**	0.511**	0.570**	1	0.039	-0.009
Highest Professional help-seeking intention (emotional) (f)		0.008	0.064**	0.008	-0.002	0.039	1	0.592**
Highest Professional help-seeking intention (suicidal) (g)		-0.007	0.015	-0.014	-0.029	-0.009	0.592**	1

*p < 0.005, **p < 0.001