Table 2.
Results of univariable χ2 tests of correlates of intention to use eMental Health
| Correlates | Total sample (N = 1364) n (%) |
Unlikely (n = 208) n (%) |
Neutral (n = 300) n (%) |
Likely (n = 857) n (%) |
p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Participant characteristics | |||||
| Age group | 0.001 | ||||
| 18–25 | 47 (3.5) | 4 (1.9) | 12 (4.0) | 31 (3.6) | |
| 26–35 | 334 (24.5) | 37 (17.8) | 86 (28.7) | 211 (24.7) | |
| 36–45 | 551 (40.4) | 76 (36.5) | 117 (39.0) | 358 (41.8) | |
| 46–55 | 356 (26.1) | 69 (33.2) | 75 (25.0) | 212 (24.8) | |
| 56 or older | 76 (5.6) | 22 (10.6) | 10 (3.3) | 44 (5.1) | |
| Education | 0.79 | ||||
| Elementary | 24 (1.8) | 4 (1.9) | 6 (2.0) | 14 (1.6) | |
| High school | 492 (36.1) | 83 (39.9) | 112 (37.3) | 297 (34.7) | |
| Technical school | 146 (10.7) | 21 (10.1) | 36 (12.0) | 89 (10.4) | |
| Some college | 434 (31.8) | 65 (34.3) | 86 (28.7) | 283 (33.1) | |
| College degree or higher | 268 (19.7) | 35 (16.8) | 60 (22.0) | 173 (20.2) | |
| Marital status | 0.09 | ||||
| Married | 346 (25.4) | 41 (19.7) | 76 (25.3) | 229 (26.8) | |
| Single | 492 (36.1) | 101 (48.6) | 140 (46.7) | 363 (42.4) | |
| Partnered | 146 (10.7) | 16 (7.7) | 24 (8.0) | 57 (6.7) | |
| Separated | 434 (31.8) | 28 (13.5) | 44 (14.7) | 151 (17.6) | |
| Widowed | 268 (19.7) | 35 (16.8) | 60 (22.0) | 173 (20.2) | |
| Children | 0.77 | ||||
| No | 301 (22.1) | 43 (20.7) | 70 (23.3) | 188 (22.0) | |
| Yes | 1063 (77.9) | 165 (79.3) | 230 (76.7) | 668 (78.0) | |
| Living environment | |||||
| Stay-in/stay-out | 0.01 | ||||
| Live with employer | 673 (49.3) | 122 (58.7) | 140 (46.7) | 411 (48.0) | |
| Live elsewhere | 691 (50.7) | 86 (41.4) | 160 (53.3) | 445 (52.0) | |
| Have enough privacy | 0.84 | ||||
| No | 260 (19.1) | 37 (17.8) | 56 (18.7) | 167 (19.5) | |
| Yes | 1104 (80.9) | 171 (82.2) | 224 (81.3) | 689 (80.5) | |
| Feel safe | 0.85 | ||||
| No | 301 (22.1) | 5 (2.4) | 8 (2.7) | 18 (2.1) | |
| Yes | 1063 (77.9) | 203 (97.6) | 292 (97.3) | 838 (97.9) | |
| Past service utilization | |||||
| Past 12 months | 0.003 | ||||
| No | 1143 (83.7) | 191 (91.8) | 249 (83.0) | 703 (82.0) | |
| Yes | 222 (16.3) | 17 (8.2) | 51 (17.0) | 154 (18.0) | |
| Past use of eMental Health | 0.02 | ||||
| No | 1224 (89.7) | 196 (94.2) | 273 (91.0) | 755 (88.1) | |
| Yes | 141 (10.3) | 12 (5.8) | 27 (9.0) | 102 (11.9) | |
| Attitudes and intention | |||||
| Intention to use professional services | <0.001 | ||||
| Unlikely | 172 (12.6) | 82 (39.4) | 28 (9.3) | 62 (7.2) | |
| Neutral | 321 (23.5) | 54 (26.0) | 140 (46.7) | 127 (14.8) | |
| Likely | 872 (63.9) | 72 (34.6) | 132 (44.0) | 668 (78.0) | |
| Willing to pay | <0.001 | ||||
| Not willing to pay | 237 (17.4) | 72 (34.6) | 41 (13.7) | 124 (14.5) | |
| Less than 200MOP | 677 (49.6) | 72 (34.6) | 146 (48.7) | 459 (55.7) | |
| More than 200MOP | 451 (33.0) | 64 (31.8) | 113 (37.7) | 274 (32.0) | |
| Attitude toward service needs | <0.001 | ||||
| No or low priority | 70 (5.1) | 44 (21.2) | 10 (3.3) | 16 (1.8) | |
| Medium priority | 273 (20.0) | 46 (22.1) | 104 (34.7) | 123 (14.4) | |
| High priority | 1022 (74.9) | 118 (56.7) | 186 (62.0) | 718 (83.8) | |
| Stigma | |||||
| Public stigma | 0.32 | ||||
| No | 1357 (99.4) | 207 (99.5) | 300 (100) | 850 (99.2) | |
| Yes | 8 (0.6) | 1 (0.5) | 0 (0.00) | 7 (0.8) | |
| Work stigma | 0.03 | ||||
| No | 1314 (96.3) | 203 (97.6) | 295 (98.3) | 816 (95.2) | |
| Yes | 51 (3.7) | 5 (2.4) | 5 (1.7) | 41 (4.8) | |
| Self-stigma | 0.50 | ||||
| No | 1314 (96.3) | 202 (97.1) | 291 (97.0) | 821 (95.8) | |
| Yes | 51 (3.7) | 6 (2.9) | 9 (3.0) | 36 (4.2) | |
| Technology use and accessibility | |||||
| Own a smartphone | 0.10 | ||||
| No | 119 (8.7) | 25 (12.0) | 29 (9.7) | 65 (7.6) | |
| Yes | 1245 (91.3) | 183 (88.0) | 271 (90.3) | 791 (92.4) | |
| Access Internet on smartphone | 0.01 | ||||
| No | 101 (22.1) | 25 (13.7) | 19 (7.0) | 57 (7.2) | |
| Yes | 1144 (77.9) | 158 (86.3) | 252 (93.0) | 734 (92.8) | |
| Own a tablet | 0.84 | ||||
| No | 1062 (77.9) | 165 (79.3) | 234 (78.0) | 663 (77.5) | |
| Yes | 302 (22.1) | 43 (20.7) | 66 (22.0) | 193 (22.6) | |
| Access Internet on tablet | 0.40 | ||||
| No | 10 (3.3) | 0 (0.00) | 3 (4.5) | 7 (3.6) | |
| Yes | 292 (96.7) | 43 (100) | 63 (95.5) | 186 (96.4) | |
| Access Wi-Fi in employer's home | 0.51 | ||||
| No | 604 (44.3) | 94 (45.2) | 124 (41.3) | 386 (45.1) | |
| Yes | 760 (55.7) | 114 (54.8) | 176 (58.7) | 470 (54.9) | |
| Access Wi-Fi outside employer's home | <0.001 | ||||
| No | 331 (24.3) | 72 (34.6) | 79 (26.3) | 180 (21.0) | |
| Yes | 1033 (75.7) | 136 (65.4) | 221 (73.7) | 676 (79.0) | |
| Able to sustain a 30 min Wi-Fi connection | 0.08 | ||||
| No | 462 (33.9) | 84 (40.4) | 103 (34.3) | 275 (32.1) | |
| Yes | 902 (66.1) | 124 (59.6) | 197 (65.7) | 581 (67.9) | |
Fisher's exact test was used in instances where cell sizes were fewer than five.