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. 2018 Dec 29;18:1001. doi: 10.1186/s12913-018-3829-8

Table 4.

Estimates of the ATEs of MEST on positive MHL and mental wellbeing. Mental wellbeing is stratified by gender

Outcome POM¥ of participants (N) POM¥ of nonparticipants (N) ATE+ ATE+  95% CI p of ATE+ % change % change CI p of %
Positive MHLa,1 4.63 (99) 4.54 (205) 0.10 0.01–0.20 0.04* 2.1 0.2-4.4 0.03*
Mental wellbeingb,2 3.60 (78) 3.40 (167) 0.20 −0.05-0.46 0.120 6.0 −1.6-13.5 0.123
Mental wellbeing (girls) 3.48 (63) 3.17 (81) 0.31 0.03–0.58 0.028* 9.7 0.8-18.5 0.031*
Mental wellbeing (boys) 3.70 (15) 3.71 (101) −0.005 −0.61-0.6 0.988 0.01 −16.5-16.2 0.988

*Significant at p ≤ 0.050

Total N = 340; participated n = 109; did not participate n = 229. Cases deleted listwise

aPositive MHL = Positive mental health literacy measured by the MHPK-10

bMental wellbeing was measured by the SWEMWBS

+ATE = average treatment effect

¥POM = potential outcome mean

1Values were adjusted for baseline positive MHL, parental education level, grade level and years living in Norway

2Values were adjusted for baseline mental wellbeing, anxiety and depression, gender, physical health, HL, loneliness, family finances and school-related stress