Table 5. Comparison between participants with the low and high risk of PSU.
| Low risk of PSU (n = 129) | High risk of PSU (n = 25) | X 2 | P f | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recognition | Correct label (n, %) | 13 (10.1%) | 7 (28%) | 5.953 | .015* |
| Addiction disorder (n, %) | 27 (20.9%) | 8 (32%) | 1.461 | .227 | |
| (n = 130) | (n = 29) | U | p f | ||
| Feeling | Difficulty | 5.45 (1.56) | 5.10 (1.61) | 1656.0 | .292 |
| Treatment | 5.93 (1.29)a | 5.86 (1.30) | 1768.0 | .627 | |
| Empathy | 3.89 (2.01) | 4.00 (2.36) | 1823.0 | .779 | |
| Happiness | 3.34 (1.73) | 3.59 (1.96) | 1705.5 | .415 | |
| School performance | 2.42 (1.53) | 3.07 (1.77) | 1474.0 | .057 | |
| Friendship | 2.72 (1.61) | 3.35 (1.78) | 1488.5 | .070 | |
| (n = 131) | (n = 29) | ||||
| Help | Help | 5.32 (1.94)a | 4.59 (2.04) | 1447.0 | .049* |
| Alone | 4.72 (2.19)b | 4.56 (2.06)c | 1641.0 | .587 | |
| School teacher | 5.34 (1.68) | 5.33 (1.82)c | 1743.0 | .903 | |
| Friends | 5.21 (1.90) | 5.26 (2.07)c | 1707.5 | .770 | |
| Parents | 5.86 (1.63) | 5.89 (1.63) c | 1740.5 | .888 | |
| Relatives | 5.29 (1.79) | 5.37 (1.74)c | 1724.5 | .833 | |
| School Counsellor | 5.70 (1.69)b | 5.77 (1.63)d | 1633.0 | .773 | |
| Psychologist | 5.50 (1.74) | 5.52 (1.83)e | 1576.5 | .757 | |
| Psychiatrist | 5.04 (1.96) | 4.69 (2.19)d | 1559.5 | .488 | |
| Addiction counsellor | 5.71 (1.77) | 5.41 (1.85)c | 1567.5 | .320 | |
| Call or online counselling | 5.15 (1.96) | 5.04 (2.01)c | 1702.0 | .752 | |
| Books | 4.80 (2.04) | 4.73 (2.20)d | 1676.5 | .898 | |
| Internet search | 3.66 (2.06) | 3.27 (2.05) d | 1532.5 | .414 |
Likert scale of 1–7 (1 = not very likely, 7 = very likely).
Data in bold represents the help option that had the highest ratings and underlined data represents the help option that had the lowest ratings.
a n = 129.
b n = 130.
c n = 27.
d n = 26.
e n = 25.
f * p < .05
** p < .01