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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Prof Psychol Res Pr. 2018 Apr;49(2):167–176. doi: 10.1037/pro0000186

Table 4.

Comparison of Parents Ideal and Most Recent Therapy Experience (n = 158)

Item Ideal Therapy Experience Most Recent Therapy Experience T-Test P-value
Promotion 1: From Whom
 Insurance company 10.8% 27.2% −4.01 .000
 Pediatrician 34.8% 32.3% .69 .494
 School counselor 11.4% 12.7% −.43 .671
 Friend or family 3.8% 24.7% −5.63 .000
 Another Parent 34.8% 15.2% 4.51 .000
Promotion 2: Which Channel
 Website 65.8% 34.8% 6.43 .000
 Social Media 48.7% 23.4% 5.24 .000
 Radio 19.0% 14.6% 1.15 .251
 TV 26.6% 15.8% 2.86 .005
 Brochure 64.6% 34.2% 5.92 .000
Place: Where Receive Treatment
 Center focused on SU 4.4% 6.3% −0.90 .367
 Center focused on MH 28.5% 65.2% −8.46 .000
 Pediatrician or primary care 5.1% 3.2% 1.14 .258
 Center focused on adolescents 51.9% 15.8% 8.00 .000
 Teen’s school 0% 4.43% −2.70 .008
Price 1: Willing to Commute
 Mean (in minutes) 34.8 23.2 6.35 .000
Price 2: Willing to Pay
 Mean (in $) 42.1 23.0 9.61 .000

Note. SU = substance use; MH = mental health