Table 3.
Joint display linking quantitative results and qualitative comments related to self-efficacy
| Variable | Group | Pre score | Post score | P-value | Comments about intervention |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-efficacy (total) | Control | 3.25 ± 0.89 | 3.54 ± 0.85 | 0.17 | “Everyone can participate in improving the suicidal problem.” (E2_002) “Suicide CAN be prevented.” (E2_011) “Nobody else is going to take care of this ‘problem.’ We all need to help one another instead of being apathetic.” (E2_027) |
| Intervention | 3.30 ± 0.79 | 4.09 ± 0.77 | <0.001 | ||
| Confident in helping someone with a mental health concern | Control | 3.16 ± 1.05 | 3.47 ± 1.21 | 0.25 | |
| Intervention | 3.30 ± 1.11 | 4.22 ± 0.81 | <0.001 | ||
| Would be easy to directly ask question | Control | 3.21 ± 1.42 | 3.44 ± 1.37 | 0.49 | Mixed methods interpretation |
| Intervention | 3.26 ± 1.43 | 3.94 ± 1.12 | <0.01 | ||
| Can persuade someone to get help | Control | 3.53 ± 1.03 | 3.68 ± 0.77 | 0.49 | Qualitative comments expand on quantitative results. |
| Intervention | 3.73 ± 0.91 | 4.22 ± 0.94 | <0.01 | ||
| Can tell if someone close is at risk | Control | 3.08 ± 1.04 | 3.56 ± 0.82 | 0.04 | |
| Intervention | 2.95 ± 1.07 | 4.00 ± 0.82 | <0.001 |
Score range was on a five-point scale from 1 (“strongly disagree”) to 5 (“strongly agree”)