Table 4.
Effectiveness of the intervention in participating college students at the 1-month follow-up.
Scale | Intervention (N=290), mean (SD) | Control (N=288), mean (SD) | Control vs intervention P value |
Univariate regression analysis P value (95% CI) |
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HKUa (n=98) | HSUHKb (n=91) | VTCc (n=101) | HKU (n=117) | HSUHK (n=92) | VTC (n=79) | HKU | HSUHK | VTC | Total | |
GSEd | 24.55 (5.57) | 24.68 (4.85) | 23.59 (5.88) | 23.01 (4.71) | 22.32 (5.14) | 23.37 (5.87) | .12e | <.001e | .53e | <.001f | .04 (−0.03 to −0.01) |
RPSg | 5.57 (0.99) | 5.67 (1.01) | 4.72 (1.55) | 5.73 (1.09) | 5.65 (1.13) | 5.31 (1.23) | .10e | .97e | .32e | .12f | .06 (0.02 to 0.09) |
PHQ-2h | 4.24 (1.41) | 3.78 (1.34) | 4.55 (1.52) | 4.09 (1.31) | 3.77 (1.15) | 4.30 (1.51) | .47e | .80e | .26e | .19f | .23 (−0.05 to 0.01) |
aHKU: University of Hong Kong.
bHSUHK: Hang Seng University of Hong Kong.
cVTC: Vocational Training College.
dGSE: general self-efficacy scale.
eMann-Whitney U test is used to compare the statistical difference between groups within institutions.
fMann-Whitney U test is used to compare the statistical difference between groups overall.
gRPS: risk propensity scale.
hPHQ-2: Patient Health Questionnaire-2.