Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants (n = 595) and results of binary analysis
From: Factors associated with unwillingness to seek professional help for depression: a web-based survey
Total | Willingness to seek professional help for their depression | t | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 595 | No (n = 329) | Yes (n = 266) | ||||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
Age | 34.9 | 10.2 | 35.4 | 10.1 | 34.5 | 10.2 | 1.09 | 0.28 |
Age at onset | 30.9 | 10.4 | 30.4 | 10.4 | 31.5 | 10.3 | 1.29 | 0.20 |
Duration of depressive symptoms without seeking professional help (months) | 48.0 | 36.5 | 49.0 | 39.3 | 46.7 | 38.1 | − 0.72 | 0.47 |
Total | Willingness to seek professional help for their depression | χ | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |||||||
N | % | n | % | n | % | |||
Sex | ||||||||
Male | 268 | 45.0 | 170.0 | 63.4 | 98.0 | 36.6 | 13.07 | < 0.01* |
Female | 327 | 55.0 | 159.0 | 48.6 | 168.0 | 51.4 | ||
Vocation | ||||||||
Student | ||||||||
Yes | 52 | 8.7 | 30.0 | 57.7 | 22.0 | 42.3 | 0.13 | 0.72 |
Company worker | ||||||||
Yes | 269 | 45.2 | 146.0 | 54.3 | 123.0 | 45.7 | 0.21 | 0.65 |
Public officer | ||||||||
Yes | 11 | 1.8 | 7.0 | 63.6 | 4.0 | 36.4 | 0.32 | 0.57 |
Independent business | ||||||||
Yes | 35 | 5.9 | 19.0 | 54.3 | 16.0 | 45.7 | 0.02 | 0.90 |
Homemaker | ||||||||
Yes | 117 | 19.7 | 54.0 | 46.2 | 63.0 | 53.8 | 4.92 | 0.03 |
None | ||||||||
Yes | 41 | 6.9 | 26.0 | 63.4 | 15.0 | 36.6 | 0.00 | 0.96 |
Trigger of depression | ||||||||
Work problem | ||||||||
Yes | 350 | 58.8 | 196.0 | 56.0 | 154.0 | 44.0 | 0.17 | 0.68 |
Family issue | ||||||||
Yes | 216 | 36.3 | 116.0 | 53.7 | 100.0 | 46.3 | 0.35 | 0.56 |
Any interpersonal relationship | ||||||||
Yes | 173 | 29.1 | 88.0 | 50.9 | 85.0 | 49.1 | 1.93 | 0.16 |
Financial difficulties | ||||||||
Yes | 311 | 52.3 | 186.0 | 59.8 | 125.0 | 40.2 | 5.37 | 0.021* |
Physical illness | ||||||||
Yes | 128 | 21.5 | 63.0 | 49.2 | 65.0 | 50.8 | 2.44 | 0.12 |
Separation from family member | ||||||||
Yes | 14 | 2.4 | 9.0 | 64.3 | 5.0 | 35.7 | 0.47 | 0.49 |
None | ||||||||
Yes | 41 | 6.9 | 26.0 | 63.4 | 15.0 | 36.6 | 1.18 | 0.28 |