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[Preprint]. 2025 Jul 15:rs.3.rs-6959283. [Version 1] doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-6959283/v1

Table 2.

Mistrust and willingness to seek help from a mental health professional; Trust and willingness to seek help from a mental health professional

If you were having a personal or emotional problem, how likely is it that you would seek help from a mental health professional?
Univariable Controlling for age, race/ethnicity, and education
Factor 1 (mistrust) Mean SD RR Lower 95% CI Upper 95% CI P-value RR Lower 95% CI Upper 95% CI P-value
Quartile 1 2.39 1.41 1.00 1.00 1.00
Quartile 2 3.35 1.48 1.40 1.28 1.53 < .0001 1.40 1.28 1.53 < .0001
Quartile 3 3.62 1.59 1.51 1.38 1.65 < .0001 1.50 1.38 1.64 < .0001
Quartile 4 2.93 1.44 1.22 1.13 1.33 < .0001 1.23 1.13 1.34 < .0001
Factor 2 (trust)
Quartile 1 2.95 1.60 1.00 1.00
Quartile 2 3.49 1.58 1.18 1.08 1.30 0.0004 1.27 1.16 1.40 < .0001
Quartile 3 3.43 1.56 1.16 1.06 1.27 0.0012 1.25 1.14 1.37 < .0001
Quartile 4 2.71 1.54 0.92 0.84 1.01 0.0675 1.09 1.00 1.20 0.054
If you were having a suicidal ideation, how likely is it that you would seek help from a mental health professional?
Factor 1 (mistrust) Mean SD RR Lower 95% CI Upper 95% CI P-value RR Lower 95% CI Upper 95% CI P-value
Quartile 1 2.47 1.46 1.00 1.00
Quartile 2 3.40 1.59 1.38 1.26 1.51 < .0001 1.36 1.24 1.49 < .0001
Quartile 3 3.59 1.56 1.45 1.33 1.59 < .0001 1.44 1.31 1.57 < .0001
Quartile 4 3.08 1.58 1.25 1.14 1.36 < .0001 1.23 1.13 1.34 < .0001
Factor 2 (trust)
Quartile 1 2.95 1.60 1.00 1.00
Quartile 2 3.49 1.58 1.18 1.08 1.30 0.0004 1.16 1.06 1.27 0.002
Quartile 3 3.43 1.56 1.16 1.06 1.27 0.0012 1.13 1.03 1.23 0.011
Quartile 4 2.71 1.54 0.92 0.84 1.01 0.0675 0.90 0.82 0.99 0.025

RR = Rate ratio

CI = Confidence Interval

SD = Standard deviation