Table 1.
Illness Recognition and Beliefs About ADHD.
| Answers/“agree” (%)a |
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|---|---|---|---|
| ADHD child (n = 503) | ADHD adult (n = 505) | F testb (df 1, 1007) | |
| How would you describe the condition of Robert/Anne? (spontaneous answers) | |||
| ADHD | 29 | 20 | F = 6.46, p = .011 |
| Attention deficit/disorder | 15 | 13 | F = 0.83, p = .363 |
| Hyperactivity (disorder) | 28 | 21 | F = 4.00, p = .046 |
| Would you say Anne/Robert has a mental illness? | |||
| Yes | 44 | 55 | F = 6.29, p = .012 |
| No | 47 | 39 | F = 2.74, p = .098 |
| Don’t know | 9 | 6 | F = 2.99, p = .084 |
| Do you think that during the last 20 years the number of people who have problems like Robert/Anne has | |||
| Increased. | 74 | 83 | F = 6.17, p = .013 |
| Decreased. | 1 | 1 | F = 0.35, p = .557 |
| Not changed. | 17 | 10 | F = 4.01, p = .045 |
| Don’t know | 9 | 6 | F = 1.34, p = .247 |
| Have you ever heard of “attention deficit hyperactivity disorder” or “ADHD”? | |||
| Yes | 91 | 92 | F = 0.19, p = .665 |
| Do you think that “attention deficit hyperactivity disorder” or “ADHD” is a real disorder | |||
| Yes | 75 | 77 | F = 0.04, p = .533 |
| No | 20 | 20 | F = 0.00, p = .977 |
| Not specifiedd | 5 | 2 | F = 2.50, p = .114 |
Note. Illness recognition and questions about ADHD and weighted response frequencies of the German-speaking general population sorted by vignette. Due to rounding, percentages do not necessarily add up to 100%.
a
Values are weighted percentages including missing observations.
b
F statistics after weighted logistic regression analysis with vignette condition (exposure) and the related response category as outcome testing the hypothesis that estimates differ between vignette conditions.
c
The given weighted percentages were calculated among those who stated to have ever heard of ADHD before.
d
Stated here due to a relevant prevalence.