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. 2021 Sep 15;8(9):e25782. doi: 10.2196/25782

Table 2.

Information seeking by the intervention group and significant moderators.

Topic of information sought Frequency (n=68), n (%)a Significant moderators
Suicide (eg, considering and attempting) 10 (15)

  • Depression subscore: little interest or pleasure in doing things (B=0.806, SE 0.319; df=1; Exp (B)=2.238; P=.01)
Mental health (eg, severe anxiety, anorexia, and depression) 21 (31)

  • N/Ab
Bullying (eg, web-based and face-to-face) 23 (33)

  • N/A
Sexual assault (eg, inappropriate touching, lewd comments, and rape) 16 (24)

  • Sexual assault subscore: being forced to do sexual things they did not want to (Fisher exact test, P=.047)
Rigid gender stereotypes (eg, boys will be boys) 11 (16)

  • Sexual assault subscore: Knowing a survivor (Fisher exact test, P=.03)

  • Depression subscore: Trouble with sleep (B=0.663, SE 0.326; df=1; Exp (B)=1.940; P=.04)
Substance Abuse (ie, drugs, alcohol, etc) 13 (19)

  • N/A
Sexuality (eg, hookups, gender identity, and sexual orientation) 8 (12)

  • N/A
Abortions 8 (12)

  • N/A
Illegal immigration 9 (13)

  • N/A
Other (please specify) 2 (3)

  • N/A

aThe question was “During or after watching the show, due to something you watched in the show, did you try to learn more about any of the following (through web-based search, asking an adult, etc)?” Frequency numbers represent those who checked this response item. Differences were tested by age, gender, race, sexual orientation, depression, and answers to questions about sexual assault.

bN/A: not applicable.