Table 1.
Sample demographic information (N = 165).
| Total | |
|---|---|
| Independent variables | |
| Age (years), M (SD) | 18.68 (1.60) |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| Male | 36 (21.8) |
| Female | 119 (72.1) |
| Prefer to describe as: Non-binary (n = 6) genderfluid (n = 2) genderqueer (n = 1) | 9 (5.5) |
| Prefer not to say | 1 (0.6) |
| State, n (%) | |
| NSW | 41 (24.8) |
| QLD | 15 (9.1) |
| ACT | 26 (15.8) |
| VIC | 53 (32.1) |
| SA | 12 (7.3) |
| WA | 16 (9.7) |
| TAS | 2 (1.2) |
| NT | 0 (0) |
| Other demographics, n (%) | |
| International student (W1) | 7 (4.2) |
| Plan to live in university residential housing (W1) | 27 (16.4) |
| Moved away from home to attend university (W1) | 52 (31.5) |
| Willingness to disclose a mental health problem at university (W1) | 92 (55.8) |
| Self-perceived knowledge of how and where to seek help (W4) | 100 (60.6) |
| Proportion of classes online (W4) | |
| 1 = 0% | 15 (9.1) |
| 2 = 25% | 29 (17.6) |
| 3 = 50% | 48 (29.1 |
| 4 = 75% | 49 (29.7) |
| 5 = 100% | 24 (14.5) |
| Overall score % classes online | 3.23 (1.17) |
| Mental health related measures | |
| Distress (DQ5) (M, SD) (W4) | 12.7(4.89) |
| Distress (DQ5) (≥14) n (%) (W4) | 76 (46.1) |
| Depression stigma (DSS) (M, SD) (W1) | 8.07 (6.01) |
| Thwarted belongingness (INQ) (M, SD) (W4) | 3.40 (1.27) |
| Dependent variables | |
| Engagement with university life outside of studies (W4) (M, SD) | 2.12 (1.02) |
| Help seeking attitudes (ATSPPH-SF) (W4) (M, SD) | 8.96 (3.12) |
| Help seeking behaviour-sought help from formal sources (W4) n (%) | 31 (18.8) |
Note: W1 = Wave 1, W4 = Wave 4; NSW = New South Wales, QLD = Queensland, ACT = Australian Capital Territory, VIC = Victoria, SA = South Australia, WA = Western Australia, TAS = Tasmania, NT = Northern Territory.