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. 2022 Feb 18;17(2):e0263622. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263622

Table 1. Effects of gender, previous mental care experience, family mental illness, and symptomatology group on personal depression stigma.

β 95% CI t p
Model 1
Women Ref.
Men 5.65 4.07, 7.25 48.61 <0.001
Model 2
Women Ref.
Men 5.16 3.58, 6.73 41.18 <0.001
No previous mental care Ref.
With previous mental care -4.35 -5.89, -2.82 30.88 <0.001
Model 3
Women Ref.
Men 5.12 3.54, 6.69 40.40 <0.001
No previous mental care Ref.
With previous mental care -4.20 -5.74, -2.65 20.20 <0.001
Family with mental illness—No Ref.
Family with mental illness—Yes -1.22 -2.80, 0.36 2.30 0.13
Model 4
Women Ref.
Men 5.11 3.54, 6.68 40.74 <0.001
No previous mental care Ref.
With previous mental care -4.12 -5.66, -2.59 27.43 <0.001
Family with mental illness—No Ref.
Family with mental illness—Yes -1.16 -2.73, 0.41 2.09 0.15
No symptoms 1.02 -0.86, 2.91 1.14 0.27
Mild symptoms 3.65 1.50, 5.79 11.04 <0.01
Severe symptoms Ref.

β = beta regression coefficients, Ref. = Reference category

* Model 1 = gender; Model 2: Model 1 plus mental care experience; Model 3: Model 2 plus family mental illness; Model 4: Model 3 plus symptomatology group.

Significant results are in bold.