Table 6.

Examination of label categories used in problem-recognition as predictors of rating recommended professional/formal option as ‘helpful’ (n = (4042–4149)

Help providers/interventions	Label category
	Depression	Mental illness	Mental issue	Stress/pressure/mental suffering	University/education related problem	Romantic relationship related problem
	(Adjusted odds ratio)	(Adjusted odds ratio)	(Adjusted odds ratio)	(Adjusted odds ratio)	(Adjusted odds ratio)	(Adjusted odds ratio)
Psychiatrist	1.72**	5.16*	1.51**	1.35*	0.52***	0.46***
	(1.23–2.39)	(1.26–21.20)	(1.12–2.05)	(1.07–1.70)	(0.42–0.65)	(0.34–0.61)
Psychologist	1.36**	2.19**	1.11	1.05	0.76**	0.57***
	(1.08–1.71)	(1.28–3.75)	(0.93–1.32)	(0.91–1.21)	(0.65–0.90)	(0.45–0.72)
Counsellor	0.98	1.14	1.09	1.39**	1.09	0.56**
	(0.69–1.39)	(0.52–2.52)	(0.80–1.47)	(1.08–1.78)	(0.84–1.42)	(0.41–0.78)
University student counsellor	1.27*	1.06	1.11	1.17	1.18	0.76*
	(1.01–1.61)	(0.63–1.80)	(0.91–1.35)	(0.99–1.37)	(0.99–1.41)	(0.59–0.98)
Mental health professional at University Psychiatry Unit	1.27*	2.00*	1.21	1.16	0.71***	0.82
	(1.02–1.57)	(1.12–3.59)	(1.00–1.46)	(1.00–1.35)	(0.61–0.84)	(0.65–1.05)
University Medical Officer	1.11	1.89**	1.20*	1.07	0.82*	0.69**
	(0.91–1.35)	(1.18–3.01)	(1.02–1.42)	(0.94–1.23)	(0.71–0.96)	(0.54–0.87)
Organisation helping people to deal with problems	1.16	1.49	1.01	1.00	1.00	0.80
	(0.95–1.41)	(0.96–2.30)	(0.86–1.19)	(0.87–1.14)	(0.86–1.16)	(0.63–1.00)
Get counselling or psychological therapy	1.67**	2.57	1.17	1.31*	0.75*	0.59***
	(1.20–2.33)	(0.93–7.08)	(0.89–1.54)	(1.05–1.64)	(0.60–0.94)	(0.43–0.79)
Western medicine to improve mood	1.46***	2.26***	1.25*	1.02	0.66***	0.62**
	(1.18–1.79)	(1.46–3.51)	(1.04–1.49)	(0.88–1.18)	(0.56–0.79)	(0.47–0.83)

* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001