Table 3.
Rates of teachers identifying depression and ratings of depression seriousness, worry, commonness, and likelihood of referral
| Teacher and school factors | Depression | Serious | Worry | Common | Referral |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | |
| Vignette factors | |||||
| Vignette gender | |||||
| Male | 55.1 | 8.2 (1.4) | 8.3 (1.4) | 4.3 (2.2) | 8.5 (1.9) |
| Female | 58.7 | 8.2 (1.4) | 8.2 (1.3) | 4.4 (2.1) | 8.6 (1.8) |
| Vignette severity | |||||
| Moderate | 46.4 | 7.8 (1.4) | 8.0 (1.4) | 4.5 (2.2) | 8.3 (1.9) |
| Severe | 66.8* | 8.6 (1.3)* | 8.7 (1.2)* | 4.2 (2.2) | 8.9 (1.7)* |
| Teacher factors | |||||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 47.6 | 7.9 (1.5) | 7.9 (1.4) | 4.1 (2.1) | 8.4 (1.8) |
| Female | 60.9* | 8.3 (1.3)* | 8.5 (1.3)* | 4.5 (2.2) | 8.7 (1.8) |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Hispanic/Latinx | 59.1 | 8.6 (1.3) | 8.7 (1.2) | 3.9 (2.2) | 9.2 (1.1) |
| Not Hispanic/Latinx | 56.8 | 8.2 (1.4) | 8.3 (1.4) | 4.4 (2.2) | 8.6 (1.8)* |
| Race | |||||
| White/Caucasian | 57.7 | 8.2 (1.4) | 8.3 (1.4) | 4.3 (2.2) | 8.6 (1.8) |
| Black/African American | 43.5 | 8.1 (1.5) | 8.3 (1.4) | 4.3 (2.2) | 8.0 (2.4) |
| Other | |||||
| Years teaching | |||||
| < 10 years teaching | 55.4 | 8.0 (1.4) | 8.2 (1.3) | 4.3 (2.0) | 8.3 (2.1) |
| 10+ years teaching | 57.7 | 8.3 (1.4) | 8.4 (1.4) | 4.3 (2.2) | 8.7 (1.7)* |
| School factors | |||||
| School level | |||||
| Middle | 52.1 | 8.2 (1.5) | 8.3 (1.4) | 4.1 (2.1) | 8.8 (1.5) |
| High | 60.9 | 8.1 (1.4) | 8.3 (1.3) | 4.6 (2.2)* | 8.3 (2.1)* |
| Type of school | |||||
| Public | 56.5 | 8.2 (1.4) | 8.2 (1.2) | 5.0 (2.5) | 8.6 (1.8) |
| Other | 62.1 | 8.2 (1.4) | 8.4 (1.4) | 4.3 (2.1) | 8.5 (1.5) |
| Region of the country | |||||
| Northeast | 56.3 | 8.3 (1.4) | 8.4 (1.4) | 4.3 (2.0) | 8.8 (1.8) |
| South | 59.6 | 8.1 (1.6) | 8.3 (1.6) | 4.1 (2.2) | 8.5 (1.7) |
| Mid-West | 58.9 | 8.1 (1.4) | 8.4 (1.3) | 4.5 (2.3) | 8.4 (2.0) |
| West | 55.2 | 8.4 (1.2) | 8.3 (1.3) | 4.4 (2.1) | 8.5 (1.8) |
| Urbanicity | |||||
| City | 55.5 | 8.2 (1.4) | 8.4 (1.3) | 4.5 (2.1) | 8.6 (1.9) |
| Suburb | 55.1 | 8.3 (1.5) | 8.5 (1.4) | 4.2 (2.2) | 8.9 (1.7) |
| Town | 61.0 | 8.1 (1.5) | 8.2 (1.4) | 4.1 (2.1) | 8.5 (1.6) |
| Rural | 59.0 | 8.1 (1.3) | 8.3 (1.4) | 4.1 (2.2) | 8.4 (2.0) |
| Racial/ethnic composition | |||||
| 50% or more White | 49.8 | 8.2 (1.4) | 8.3 (1.3) | 4.2 (2.1) | 8.7 (1.6) |
| 50% or more Black | 46.2 | 7.8 (1.6)*1 | 8.1 (1.5) | 5.2 (2.2)*2 | 7.9 (2.5)*3 |
| 50% or more Hispanic/Latinx | 45.8 | 8.5 (1.4) | 8.6 (1.3) | 4.5 (2.4) | 8.8 (1.8) |
| Non-majority | 60.7 | 8.3 (1.2) | 8.5 (1.3) | 4.0 (2.0) | 8.6 (1.8) |
| Title I school | |||||
| Yes | 55.1 | 8.2 (1.5) | 8.4 (1.4) | 4.5 (2.2) | 8.5 (1.9) |
| No | 59.3 | 8.3 (1.4) | 8.5 (1.3) | 4.5 (2.1) | 8.6 (1.7) |
1Majority Black < Majority Hispanic/Latinx
2Majority Black > Majority White and Non-Majority
3Majority Black < Majority Hispanic/Latinx and Majority White
*p < .05 based on chi-square test, t test, or one-way ANOVA