Table 3.
Frequency of adolescents’ willingness to use TMH resources (n = 2,789) and results from chi-square tests for differences by gender and PHQ total score in willingness to use TMH.
| Yes | Maybe | No | X2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anonymous chat | ||||
| All | 274 (10%) | 501 (19%) | 1783 (67%) | |
| Female | 160 (12%) | 305 (22%) | 872 (64%) | X2 = 64.1, p < .001 |
| Male | 101 (8%) | 184 (15%) | 865 (72%) | |
| Dep/Anx low/none | 178 (9%) | 358 (17%) | 1478 (71%) | X2 = 67.7, p < .001 |
| Dep/Anx moderate/high | 96 (17%) | 143 (25%) | 305 (54%) | |
| Online therapist | ||||
| All | 408 (15%) | 689 (25%) | 1526 (56%) | |
| Female | 228 (16%) | 360 (25%) | 799 (56%) | X2 = 18.2, p = 0.003 |
| Male | 164 (13%) | 308 (25%) | 691 (57%) | |
| Dep/Anx low/none | 286 (13%) | 541 (25%) | 1239 (58%) | X2 = 24.2, p < .001 |
| Dep/Anx moderate/high | 122 (21%) | 148 (26%) | 287 (50%) | |
| Self-help (used an app/website) | ||||
| All | 524 (20%) | 607 (23%) | 1476 (56%) | |
| Female | 337 (24%) | 387 (28%) | 637 (46%) | X2 = 135.8, p < .001 |
| Male | 171 (14%) | 207 (17%) | 792 (66%) | |
| Dep/Anx low/none | 365 (17%) | 465 (22%) | 1218 (58%) | X2 = 50.9, p < .001 |
| Dep/Anx moderate/high | 159 (28%) | 142 (25%) | 258 (46%) | |
Note: Chi-square tests for association were conducted for willingness to use three TMH resources for females versus males and depression/anxiety low/none versus moderate/high.