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Table 2 Counts of those using different help-seeking strategies

From: Help-seeking in emerging adults with and without a history of mental health referral: a qualitative study

 

Referred

Not referred

Males (n = 7)

Females (n = 10)

Total (n = 17)

Males (n = 5)

Females (n = 7)

Total (n = 12)

Talk

4

6

10

5

7

12

Problem solving

1

7

8

2

1

3

Approach coping

5

13

18

7

8

15

Ignore

6

8

14

1

1

2

Distraction

1

2

3

5

5

10

Destructive

3

4

7

1

0

1

Avoidant coping

10

14

24

7

6

13

  1. Total number of individuals using each type of help-seeking strategy have been italicised
  2. Participants were coded with multiple types of coping therefore counts can exceed sample size