Table 3.

Significant characteristics for preferences

Most preferred type	Most likely characteristics—both groups combined	Most likely characteristics—mental health patients	Most likely characteristics—general population sample
Music therapy	Males Mental health patients Attended music therapy before Not attended art therapy Not attended drama therapy	Males BAME background Attended music therapy before Not attended art therapy	Males Attended music therapy before Not attended art therapy Not attended drama therapy
Dance movement therapy	Females Not heard of arts therapies before Attended dance movement therapy before Not attended art therapy	Attended dance movement therapy before Not attended art therapy	Female Attended music therapy before Attended dance movement therapy before
Art therapy	Females General population sample Attended art therapy before	Females Attended art therapy before	Female Attended art therapy before
Drama therapy	Males Attended drama therapy before	Males White British background Not heard of art therapies Attended music therapy before Attended drama therapy before	None

BAME, black, Asian and minority ethnic.