Table 1.
Baseline sample characteristics for the total sample, intervention, and control conditions (N=1802).
| Total sample(n=1802) |
Control(n=1098) |
Intervention (n=704) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | M | SD | P value* | |
| Age | 14•30 | 0•87 | 14•12 | 0•89 | 14•59 | 0•75 | •088 |
| Help-seeking intentions (GHSQ) | 34•38 | 10•29 | 34•43 | 10•12 | 34•31 | 10•51 | •925 |
| Generalised anxiety (GAD-7) | 5•97 | 5•20 | 6•51 | 5•23 | 5•13 | 5•02 | •071 |
| Depression (CES-D) | 16•43 | 12•28 | 17•40 | 12•53 | 14•91 | 11•74 | •339 |
| Psychological distress (DQ5) | 11•04 | 4•94 | 11•44 | 4•94 | 10•41 | 4•88 | •201 |
| Barriers to seeking help (BASH) | 34•16 | 10•30 | 34•86 | 10•48 | 33•06 | 9•93 | •703 |
| Mental health literacy (MHLS) | 34•47 | 6•85 | 34•69 | 6•91 | 34•13 | 6•74 | •963 |
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Female | 930 | 51•6 | 571 | 52•0 | 359 | 51•0 | •626 |
| Sought help from an adult for a mental health issue in the past 3 months (AHSQ) | 718 | 40•0 | 485 | 44•3 | 233 | 33•3 | •002 |
| Needed support for mental health but did not seek help from anyone in the past 3 months (AHSQ) | 325 | 18•1 | 215 | 19•6 | 110 | 15•7 | •372 |
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Group differences compared using mixed linear or logit model incorporating a random effect of school. Percentages for AHSQ calculated using baseline respondents N=1796 (n=1096 in control condition, n=700 in intervention condition),