Table 10.
Correlations between previous help seeking behaviour, mental and physical health indicators, perceived need for help, and community connectedness
| Variables | 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | 13. | 14. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Health professionals | r | 1 | |||||||||||||
| n | 1697 | ||||||||||||||
| 2. Regular GPa | r | .21*** | 1 | ||||||||||||
| n | 1484 | 1484 | |||||||||||||
| 3. Informal/self-help | r | .51*** | .01 | 1 | |||||||||||
| n | 1697 | 1484 | 1697 | ||||||||||||
| 4. Comp./alt. medicine | r | .20*** | .06* | .20*** | 1 | ||||||||||
| n | 1697 | 1484 | 1697 | 1697 | |||||||||||
| 5. Perceived stressb | r | .32*** | -.02 | .26*** | -.04 | 1 | |||||||||
| n | 1393 | 1387 | 1393 | 1393 | 1393 | ||||||||||
| 6. Distressc | r | .28*** | -.06* | .21*** | -.13*** | .62*** | 1 | ||||||||
| n | 1375 | 1370 | 1375 | 1375 | 1375 | 1375 | |||||||||
| 7. Depressiond | r | .28*** | -.05 | .17*** | -.10 | .59*** | .88*** | 1 | |||||||
| n | 1368 | 1363 | 1368 | 1368 | 1368 | 1366 | 1368 | ||||||||
| 8. Anxietye | r | .22*** | -.06* | .18*** | -.09 | .54*** | .73*** | .69*** | 1 | ||||||
| n | 1364 | 1359 | 1364 | 1364 | 1364 | 1363 | 1363 | 1364 | |||||||
| 9. Emotional/mental health problemsf | r | .22*** | - | .23*** | .01 | .37*** | .42*** | .40*** | .33*** | 1 | |||||
| n | 1509 | - | 1509 | 1509 | 1391 | 1373 | 1366 | 1362 | 1509 | ||||||
| 10. Physical health problemsg | r | .25*** | - | .11*** | .14*** | .18*** | .11*** | .14*** | .10*** | - | 1 | ||||
| n | 1502 | - | 1502 | 1502 | 1384 | 1366 | 1359 | 1355 | - | 1502 | |||||
| 11. Resilienceh | r | -.28*** | -.004 | -.20*** | .05 | -.43*** | -.55*** | -.56*** | -.43*** | -.36*** | -.11*** | 1 | |||
| n | 1358 | 1353 | 1358 | 1358 | 1358 | 1357 | 1356 | 1355 | 1356 | 1349 | 1358 | ||||
| 12. Chronic illnessi | r | .36*** | - | .15*** | -.01 | .24*** | .28*** | .29*** | .22*** | - | - | -.31*** | 1 | ||
| n | 1324 | - | 1324 | 1324 | 1324 | 1322 | 1321 | 1319 | - | - | 1322 | 1324 | |||
| 13. LGBTIj | r | .09** | .01 | .14*** | .06* | .07** | .01 | -.03 | .04 | -.02 | .001 | .04 | .02 | 1 | |
| n | 1560 | 1483 | 1560 | 1560 | 1393 | 1375 | 1368 | 1364 | 1508 | 1501 | 1358 | 1324 | 1560 | ||
| 14. Mainstreamk | r | -.05* | .07** | -.003 | .05* | -.16*** | -.26*** | -.28*** | -.18*** | -.14*** | -.04 | .22*** | -.09** | .21*** | 1 |
| n | 1557 | 1481 | 1557 | 1557 | 1392 | 1374 | 1367 | 1363 | 1506 | 1499 | 1357 | 1323 | 1557 | 1557 |
Inspection of normal P-P Plots confirmed normal distributions for each mental health scale
Note: two-tailed *p < .05, **p < .01, ***p < .001
aRegular General Practitioner: 0 = no, 1 = yes. bThe Perceived Stress Questionnaire for Younger Women cThe Kessler Psychological Distress Scale. dThe Center for Epidemiologic Studies Short Depression Scale. eHospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Anxiety Subscale. fEmotional/Mental health problems: 0 = no, 1 = yes. gPhysical health problems: 0 = no, 1 = yes. hBrief Resilience Scale. iChronic illness: 0 = no, 1 = yes. jLGBTI: LGBTI community connectedness. kMainstream: Mainstream community connectedness