Table 2. Results from analyses.
Exp. Group (n = 100) | Contr. Group (n = 207) | ||||||
Variable | Base line | Follow up | Base line | Follow up | F | p | Effect size |
mean(sd) | mean(sd) | mean(sd) | mean(sd) | ||||
All participants | |||||||
Help offered | 2.9(0.9) | 3.1(0.9) | 2.8(0.9) | 2.8(0.9) | 5.4 | <0.05 | 0.22 |
MHFA knowledge | 7.2(2.2) | 8.7(2.1) | 7.3(2.3) | 7.3(2.4) | 44.9 | <0.001 | 0.63 |
Confidence in providing help | 2.4(0.8) | 2.7(0.6) | 2.4(0.7) | 2.4(0.7) | 14.3 | <0.01 | 0.32 |
Depression vignette | |||||||
Beliefs about treatment | 5.1(1.1) | 5.3(1.0) | 5.0(1.1) | 5.3(1.1) | 1.3 | n.s* | −0.08 |
Personal stigma | 35.8(5.2) | 36.3(4.8) | 36.4(4.5) | 35.4(5.3) | 6.3 | <0.05 | 0.29 |
Perceived stigma | 23.9(7.1) | 24.4(6.8) | 24.9(6.5) | 24.8(6.7) | 0.8 | n.s* | 0.09 |
Become a neighbour with X | 1.4(0.6) | 1.2(0.5) | 1.2(0.5) | 1.3(0.5) | 6.5 | <0.05 | 0.34 |
Become a friend with X | 1.5(0.6) | 1.4(0.6) | 1.3(0.5) | 1.4(0.5) | 2.7 | n.s* | 0.19 |
Become a colleague with X | 1.8(0.7) | 1.6(0.6) | 1.6(0.6) | 1.6(0.6) | 2.2 | n.s* | 0.20 |
X married into family | 1.8(0.7) | 1.7(0.7) | 1.7(0.7) | 1.7(0.6) | 1.1 | n.s* | 0.12 |
Psychosis vignette | |||||||
Beliefs about treatment | 3.7(1.3) | 3.8(1.1) | 3.7(1.1) | 3.8(1.1) | 1.2 | n.s* | 0.04 |
Personal stigma | 33.9(4.9) | 33.5(5.2) | 33.7(4.5) | 33.6(4.7) | 1.4 | n.s* | 0.14 |
Perceived stigma | 22.1(6.1) | 22.3(6.1) | 21.5(5.9) | 22.4(5.8) | 2.0 | n.s* | −0.17 |
Become a neighbour with X | 1.8(0.6) | 1.6(0.5) | 1.8(0.6) | 1.7(0.6) | 0.5 | n.s* | 0.10 |
Become a friend with X | 1.7(0.7) | 1.6(0.6) | 1.9(0.7) | 1.8(0.6) | 0.6 | n.s* | 0.06 |
Become a colleague with X | 1.9(0.7) | 1.7(0.6) | 2.0(0.7) | 1.9(0.6) | 0.5 | n.s* | 0.08 |
X married into family | 2.2(0.6) | 2.0(0.7) | 2.3(0.6) | 2.2(0.6) | 2.7 | n.s* | 0.22 |
a Positive effect size indicate positive change in the experimental group, *not significant, The data presented are derived from the intention-to-treat analysis and represent pooled figures from the dataset. Mean values and standard deviations after imputation are presented.