Table 5.

Summary of results from hypothesis testing evaluating whether mothers’ parental attributions contribute to explaining professional help-seeking intentions

Hypothesis number	Sample	Specific hypotheses	Result
1	General sample of community mothers	Omnibus test of whether mothers’ parental attributions was associated with professional help-seeking intentions. If supported, ↑professional help-seeking intentions was associated with ↓child-responsible attributions and ↑parental self-efficacy	Omnibus test supported Results contrary to hypothesis: ↑ professional help-seeking intentions associated with ↑child-responsible attributions and no association with parental self-efficacy
2	General sample of community mothers	Presence of clinically elevated symptoms (yes/no) moderated the association between mothers’ parental attributions and professional help-seeking intentions	Partially supported: No evidence of moderation for child-responsible attributions. For parental self-efficacy, an opposite relationship pattern emerged between groups; however, not clear whether relationship was significant in non-clinically elevated group
3	Subgroup of mothers reporting on a child with clinically elevated mental health symptoms	Omnibus test of whether mothers’ parental attributions was associated with professional help-seeking intentions. If supported, ↑professional help-seeking intentions was associated with ↓child-responsible attributions and ↑parental self-efficacy	Omnibus test was supported Results contrary to hypothesis: ↑professional help-seeking intentions associated with ↑child-responsible attributions and ↓parental self-efficacy
4	Subgroup of mothers reporting on a child with clinically elevated mental health symptoms	Problem type and severity moderated the association between mothers’ parental attributions and professional help-seeking intentions	Not supported