Table 2.
Bivariate Tests of Association between Officer Status and Personal and Family History of Psychiatric Treatment, Empathy, and Psychological Mindedness
| Non-CIT Officers (n=109) |
% | Assigned Pre-CIT Officers (n=24) |
% | Self-Selected Pre-CIT Officers (n=44) |
% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exposure/Experience Variables | ||||||
| Family history of receiving treatment | 40 | 37 | 6 | 25 | 14 | 32 |
| History of receiving treatment among friends | 44 | 41 | 11 | 46 | 18 | 44 |
| Personal history of receiving treatment | 10 | 9 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| Exposure to mental health professionals * | 23 | 21 | 4 | 17 | 18 | 41 |
| Empathy/Psychological Mindedness Variables | ||||||
| Empathic Concern (IRI-EC) | 18.5±3.5 | 18.7±3.9 | 19.6±3.9 | |||
| Empathy Quotient (EQ) | 25.7±8.0 | 24.1±9.2 | 27.4±9.6 | |||
| Balanced Index of Psychological Mindedness (BIPM) | 18.8±3.4 | 18.5±4.1 | 19.3±3.5 | |||
| Psychological Mindedness Scale (PMS) | 132.1±11.8 | 127.9±10.0 | 134.0±14.8 | |||
*
Statistically significant difference across groups, p<.05.