Table 3.

Structure matrix: Pearson correlation, principal axis factoring, Oblimin rotation (Kaiser normalization)

	Factor
	Generalist perspective	Professional confidence	Therapeutic optimism
10: All health professionals should have skills in recognising and managing depression	0.621*	0.256	0.055
22: Anyone can suffer from depression	0.594*	−0.083	0.001
2: Depression is a disease like any other (e.g. asthma, diabetes)	0.569*	0.082	−0.068
16: Recognising and managing depression is often an important part of managing other health problems	0.548*	0.262	0.233
14: People with depression have care needs similar to other medical conditions like diabetes, COPD or arthritis.	0.498*	0.137	0.035
15: My profession is well trained to assist patients with depression	0.111	0.620*	0.133
17: I feel confident in assessing suicide risk in patients presenting with depression	0.010	0.581*	−0.003
7: I feel confident in assessing depression in patients	0.169	0.547*	−0.016
11: My profession is well placed to assist patients with depression	0.113	0.545*	0.004
1: I feel comfortable in dealing with depressed patients’ needs	0.072	0.404*	0.032
4: Antidepressant therapy tends to be unsuccessful with people who are depressed (reversed)	−0.034	0.096	0.520*
3: Psychological therapy tends to be unsuccessful with people who are depressed (reversed)	−0.010	0.148	0.475*
20: Becoming depressed is a natural part of adolescence (reversed)	−0.014	−0.046	0.403*
18: Depression reflects a response which is not amenable to change (reversed)	0.092	−0.036	0.357*
21: There is little to be offered to depressed patients who do not respond to initial treatments (reversed)	0.277	−0.025	0.323*

* Factor loading ≥ 0.32