Table 5.
Sources of support utilized by youth for emotional concerns, compared between youth who had experienced psychotherapy and those who had not
| Had not experienced N = 51 |
Had experienced N = 53 |
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| Source of support | n (%) | n (%) | χ2 | p | Cohen’s dc |
| Friends | 38 (74.5) | 45 (84.9) | 1.74 | 0.19 | −0.38 |
| Family | 21 (41.2) | 40 (75.5) | 12.61 | <.001 | −0.88 |
| School staffa | 8 (15.7) | 13 (24.5) | 1.26 | 0.26 | −0.32 |
| Religious leader | 1 (2.0) | 2 (3.8) | —b | - | −0.32 |
| Family doctor | 3 (5.9) | 27 (50.9) | —b | - | −1.62 |
a
School staff does not include school mental health counsellor.
b
Chi-square is not reported due to low cell counts.
c
Negative Cohen’s d indicates youth who had not experienced psychotherapy scored in the more problematic direction (i.e., reported relatively less support).