Table 4.
Bivariate analyses (t-test or F-test) of explanatory variables and knowledge mean sum scores regarding depression and schizophrenia (N = 222–225)
| Sample | Depression | Schizophrenia | ||||
| N1 (%) | True symptoms2 | False symptoms3 | True symptoms2 | False symptoms3 | ||
| Sex | Men | 105 (47.3%) | 8.2 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 2.6 |
| Women | 117 (52.7%) | 8.6 | 3.4 | 6.5 | 2.3 | |
| p | .007 | .903 | .059 | .122 | ||
| Age-group | -24 | 147 (65.9%) | 8.4 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 2.3 |
| 25–29 | 57 (25.6%) | 8.5 | 3.5 | 6.5 | 2.6 | |
| 30+ | 19 (8.5%) | 8.4 | 3.9 | 7.0 | 2.7 | |
| p | .917 | .183 | .163 | .312 | ||
| Faculty | Law | 37 (16.4%) | 8.7 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 2.5 |
| Economics | 46 (20.4%) | 8.2 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 2.0 | |
| Medical school | 15 (6.7%) | 9.0 | 3.1 | 8.2 | 1.7 | |
| Natural sciences4 | 18 (8.0%) | 8.3 | 3.3 | 6.0 | 2.4 | |
| Philosophy / arts5 | 109 (48.4%) | 8.3 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 2.4 | |
| Psychology | 28 (12.4%) | 8.6 | 4.5 | 8.4 | 3.4 | |
| p | .081 | .000 | .000 | .000 | ||
| Previous interest in this subject | yes | 105 (46.7%) | 8.6 | 3.6 | 7.2 | 2.6 |
| no | 122 (53.3%) | 8.3 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 2.3 | |
| p | .026 | .221 | .000 | .029 | ||
| Side job related to mental disorders | yes | 33 (14.7%) | 9.0 | 3.5 | 8.1 | 2.7 |
| no | 192 (84.6%) | 8.3 | 3.4 | 5.9 | 2.4 | |
| p | .003 | .631 | .000 | .198 | ||
| Self-experience of mental illness | yes | 133 (58.6%) | 8.5 | 3.6 | 6.5 | 2.4 |
| no | 92 (40.5%) | 8.3 | 3.3 | 5.9 | 2.5 | |
| p | .386 | .078 | .070 | .675 | ||
| Own treatment experience due to mental problems | yes | 44 (19.4%) | 8.6 | 3.8 | 7.3 | 2.7 |
| no | 192 (79.7%) | 8.4 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 2.4 | |
| p | .254 | .042 | .001 | .069 | ||
| Knowledge about mental disorders | yes | 122 (53.7%) | 8.4 | 3.7 | 6.8 | 2.6 |
| no | 103 (45.4%) | 8.4 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 2.2 | |
| p | .957 | .000 | .001 | .037 | ||
1 Varying sample sizes due to missing values
2 True symptoms: mean sum score about the recognition of the items that are part of the diagnostic criteria of depression or schizophrenia, respectively
3 False symptoms: mean sum score about the recognition of the items that are not part of the diagnostic criteria of depression or schizophrenia, respectively. A high false negative symptoms score reflects greater mental health literacy.
4 6 students in veterinary medicine included
5 1 student in theology included