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Table 1 Baseline characteristics by group

From: Effects of stigmatizing media coverage on stigma measures, self-esteem, and affectivity in persons with depression – an experimental controlled trial

 

Germanwings Plane Crash

Fukushima Tsunami

Depression Day Congress

Group Differences

Sample size

60

60

60

 

Age (years)

   

F(2,177) = 2.12, p = 0.12

 Mean (standard deviation)

38.65 (13.32)

41.22 (12.65)

36.52 (11.55)

 

Gender (%)

   

χ2(2, N = 180) = 5.69, p = 0.06

 Male

53.3

33.3

36.7

 

 Female

46.7

66.7

63.3

 

Level of education(%)

   

χ2(2, N = 180) = 1.68, p = 0.43

  < 12 years of school

63.3

56.7

51.7

 

  ≥ 12 years of school

36.7

43.3

48.3

 

Current depression: Yes (%)

100

100

100

 

PHQ-9

   

F(2,177) = 0.01, p = 1.00

 Mean (standard deviation)

13.97 (5.44)

13.93 (5.54)

13.87 (6.27)

 

Negative Affect (PANAS) (t1)

   

F(2,177) = 2.57, p = 0.08

 Mean (standard deviation)

17.62 (7.36)

15.08 (4.54)

16.47 (6.17)

 

Positive Affect (PANAS) (t1)

   

F(2,177) = 0.54, p = 0.59

 Mean (standard deviation)

26.42 (7.83)

25.03 (8.07)

25.84 (7.61)

 
  1. PHQ-9 depression scale of the Patient Health Questionnaire, PANAS Positive and Negative Affect Schedule, t1 time of measurement before allocation, time of measurement 1