Table 1.

Factor loadings, descriptive statistics, and instructions for administering and scoring the SE-SMHC

Item	Communalities	Factor 1 loadings	Factor 2 loadings	Item mean	Item standard deviation
1. Find a place to get mental health treatment	0.59	0.70		7.31	3.05
2. Get transportation to a mental health care service	0.64	0.83		7.37	3.06
3. Clearly tell the staff what is troubling me	0.71	0.88		7.84	2.62
4. Understand the information given to me by the staff	0.74	0.88		8.08	2.36
5. Be able to follow the treatment recommendations made by the staff	0.68	0.69		8.25	2.24
6. Cope well with the consequences of seeking care (for example, treatments, tests, hospitalizations)	0.69		−0.74	7.43	2.69
7. Cope well with my family and friends reactions to me seeking mental health treatment	0.75		−0.85	7.28	2.78
8. Cope well with the attitudes that the staff may have towards me	0.69		−0.86	6.73	2.98
9. Overcome any embarrassment I may have about seeking mental health treatment	0.76		−0.88	7.03	2.94

Factor loadings <0.20 are not reported. To administer the scale, the nine items should be preceded by these instructions: Below are several statements about your confidence in your ability to seek mental health care if you ever needed it. For each statement, rate how confident you are from 1 = no confidence to 10 = complete confidence in your ability to do each behavior. There are no right or wrong answers. We are interested in how you see yourself and your own abilities. To score the subscales, add up the ratings for SE-KNOW subscale (SE-KNOW scores will range from 5 to 50) and SE-COPE subscale separately (SE-COPE scores will range from 4 to 40). For the total scale score, add up the ratings for all 9 items (SE-TOTAL scores will range from 9 to 90).