Table 4 Association between depression attitudes (R-DAQ) and supernatural causal beliefs
|  | Any supernatural causal belief (n = 333) | No supernatural causal belief (n = 197) | Independent samples t-test | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Depression attitudes (R-DAQ) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | t | Sig. (2-tailed) |
Professional confidence (R-DAQ items 1,7,11,15,17) | 15.71 (3.22) | 16.34 (3.55) | 2.045 | 0.041 |
Therapeutic optimism (R-DAQ items 3,4,18,20,21) | 17.65 (2.73) | 18.61 (2.89) | 3.748 | <0.001 |
Generalist perspective (R-DAQ items 2,10,14,16,22) | 17.75 (4.50) | 19.49 (3.09) | 4.796 | <0.001 |
Total R-DAQ (15 items) | 51.21 (6.61) | 54.51 (6.08) | 5.758 | <0.001 |
Total R-DAQ (22 items) | 71.33 (6.43) | 74.96 (7.36) | 5.584 | <0.001 |