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Table 6 Examination of predictors of scale scores using multivariable linear regression

From: Stigmatising attitudes of undergraduates towards their peers with depression: a cross-sectional study in Sri Lanka

 

Weak-not-Sick Scale

Dangerous-Undesirable Scale

Social Distance Scale

(N = 3858) (scale mean = 3.51; SD = 0.78)

(N = 3864) (scale mean = 2.06; SD = 0.63)

(N = 3872) (scale mean = 1.67; SD = 0.54)

Standardised regression coefficient (95 % CI)

Standardised regression coefficient (95 % CI)

Standardised regression coefficient (95 % CI)

Gender (reference group: Male)

Female

0.05**

(0.02, 0.08)

-0.12***

(-0.15, -0.09)

-0.001

(-0.03, 0.03)

Faculty (reference group: Medicine)

Arts and Education

0.12***

(0.07, 0.18)

-0.18***

(-0.23, -0.12)

-0.28***

(-0.33, -0.22)

Law

0.02

(-0.03, 0.06)

-0.19***

(-0.24, -0.14)

-0.20***

(-0.25, -0.16)

Management

0.12***

(0.07, 0.18)

-0.17***

(-0.23, -0.12)

-0.21***

(-0.26, -0.16)

Science

0.08**

(0.04, 0.13)

-0.12***

(-0.16, -0.07)

-0.08**

(-0.12, -0.03)

Computer

0.07**

(0.03, 0.12)

-0.12***

(-0.16, -0.07)

-0.15***

(-0.19, -0.10)

Year (reference group: 1st year)

2nd year

-0.05*

(-0.08, -0.01)

0.06**

(0.03, 0.10)

0.08***

(0.04, 0.12)

3rd year

0.01

(-0.02, 0.05)

0.05**

(0.01, 0.09)

0.08***

(0.04, 0.11)

4th year

-0.03

(-0.07, 0.02)

0.04

(-0.002, 0.08)

0.08***

(0.04, 0.12)

5th year (Medicine)

-0.08***

(-0.12, -0.04)

0.01

(-0.03, 0.04)

-0.05*

(-0.09, -0.01)

Age category (reference group: 18-20 years)

21-23 years

-0.05*

(-0.10, -0.001)

-0.002

(-0.05, 0.05)

0.002

(-0.05, 0.05)

24 and above

-0.03

(-0.09, 0.03)

0.004

(-0.06, 0.06)

-0.01

(-0.07, 0.05)

Residence (reference group: Home)

Hostel

-0.02

(-0.06, 0.02)

-0.01

(-0.05, 0.02)

-0.05*

(-0.08, -0.01)

Rented place

0.00

(-0.04, 0.04)

-0.02

(-0.05, 0.02)

-0.01

(-0.04, 0.03)

Home of friend/ relative

-0.01

(-0.04, 0.02)

0.01

(-0.02, 0.04)

0.03*

(0.00, 0.06)

Other

0.01

(-0.02, 0.04)

-0.01

(-0.04, 0.02)

0.01

(-0.02, 0.04)

Religion (reference group: Buddhist)

Hindu

0.04**

(0.01, 0.07)

0.03

(-0.001, 0.06)

-0.01

(-0.04, 0.02)

Islam

-0.005

(-0.04, 0.03)

0.01

(-0.02, 0.04)

-0.04**

(-0.07, -0.01)

Roman Catholic

-0.02

(-0.05, 0.01)

0.02

(-0.01, 0.06)

0.02

(-0.01, 0.05)

Other

-0.04**

(-0.07, -0.01)

0.03

(-0.005, 0.06)

-0.03*

(-0.06, -0.001)

Problem in vignette experienced by family or friends (reference group: response: No)

Response: Yes

-0.01

(-0.04, 0.03)

0.02

(-0.02, 0.06)

-0.04*

(-0.08, -0.005)

Response: Don’t know

-0.003

(-0.04, 0.03)

0.02

(-0.01, 0.06)

0.07***

(0.04, 0.10)

Personal experience of problem in vignette (reference group: response: No)

Response: Yes

-0.01

(-0.05, 0.02)

-0.01

(-0.04, 0.03)

-0.05**

(-0.09, -0.02)

Response: Don’t know

-0.05**

(-0.08, -0.02)

0.004

(-0.03, 0.04)

0.02

(-0.02, 0.05)

Screening positive for Major Depression as per the PHQ- 9 (reference group: No)

Yes

-0.02

(-0.05, 0.01)

0.06***

(0.03, 0.09)

0.01

(-0.02, 0.04)

Problem in vignette recognised as depression (reference group: Not recognised)

Recognised

-0.13***

(-0.17, -0.09)

0.01

(-0.02, 0.05)

-0.02

(-0.06, 0.02)

Problem in vignette recognised as a mental health-related problem; but psychiatric terminology not used (reference group: Not recognised)

Recognised

-0.06**

(-0.10, -0.03)

-0.04*

(-0.08, -0.01)

-0.06**

(-0.10, -0.02)

R square

.065

.067

.081

Adjusted R square

.058

.061

.074

  1. * p > .05; ** p > .01; *** p > .001