Table 1.
Social demographic data, psychosocial variables, and prevalence of common mental disorders (n = 815).
| Demographics | N (%) or M (SD) |
|---|---|
| Age (range 17–35) | 20.3 (2.7) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 232 (28.5%) |
| Female | 583 (71.5%) |
| Level of Education | |
| Undergraduate | 727 (89.2%) |
| Postgraduate | 64 (7.9%) |
| Ph.D. | 24 (2.9%) |
| Region of origin | |
| Mainland China | 265 (32.5%) |
| Hong Kong | 24 (2.9%) |
| Macao | 515 (63.2%) |
| Taiwan | 11 (1.4%) |
| Household monthly income (MOP) | |
| 0–20,000 | 294 (36.1%) |
| 20,001–40,000 | 347 (42.6%) |
| 40,001–60,000 | 103 (12.6%) |
| 60,001–80,000 | 36 (4.4%) |
| 80,001–100,000 | 5 (0.6%) |
| ≥100,001 | 30 (3.7%) |
| Religion | |
| Yes | 105 (12.9%) |
| No | 710 (87.1%) |
| Psychological course took | |
| Yes | 254 (31.2%) |
| No | 561 (68.8%) |
| Perceived helpfulness of PMHH | |
| Yes | 658 (80.7%) |
| No | 157 (19.3%) |
| Previous professional help-seeking behaviour (i.e. counsellor, psychologist, psychiatrist) | |
| Yes | 114 (14.0%) |
| No | 701 (86.0%) |
| Depression (range 0–42) | 7.5 (8.0) |
| Yes | 179 (22.0%) |
| No | 636 (78.0%) |
| Anxiety (range 0–38) | 7.00 (6.9) |
| Yes | 249 (30.6%) |
| No | 566 (69.5%) |
| Stress (range 0–32) | 8.49 (7.7) |
| Yes | 87 (10.7%) |
| No | 728 (89.3%) |
| PTSD (range 0–61) | 6.24 (10.2) |
| Yes | 38 (4.7%) |
| No | 777 (95.3%) |
| Perceived social support (range 1–7) | 5.14 (1.1) |
| Self-stigma (range 5–25) | 11.98 (3.3) |
| Public stigma (range 5–25) | 11.88 (3.7) |
| Face concern (range 21–147) | 95.83 (18.2) |
Note. M = Mean. SD = Standard Deviation