Table 4

Results of regression analyses examining background and general stigma as predictors of attitudes

Mental Illness Vignette Group

Care & Support

Avoidance

Mistrust

Negative Stereotypes

Predictors

r

Beta

t-value

r

Beta

t-value

r

Beta

t-value

r

Beta

t-value

Gen stigma

.19***

.10

2.02*

.13*

.19

3.60***

.25***

.23

4.37***

.25***

.19

3.77***

Sex

.10

-.12

2.09*

-.03

.11

1.76

.05

-.04

< 1

.07

-.10

1.61

MH work

-.06

-.01

< 1

.00

-.01

< 1

-.04

.00

< 1

-.08

-.04

< 1

MH training

-.03

.02

< 1

-.05

-.07

1.42

-.09

-.08

1.52

.03

.06

1.24

Age

.02

.22

1.82

.03

-.10

< 1

.09

.07

< 1

-.09

.09

< 1

Work experience

.01

-.11

< 1

.03

.07

< 1

.09

.04

< 1

-.09

-.12

1.00

Discipline

.38***

.45

7.55***

-.22***

-.33

5.35***

.12*

.10

1.63

.28***

.29

4.73***

Model F

10.78***

5.30***

4.64***

7.55***

Adj R²

.162

.078

.067

.114

Diabetes Vignette Group

Gen stigma

.24***

.20

3.56***

.28***

.29

4.98***

.21***

.22

3.69***

.28***

.27

4.64***

Sex

.10

0.05

< 1

.01

.03

< 1

.01

.03

< 1

.07

-.03

< 1

MH work

.03

.04

< 1

-.04

-.03

< 1

.10

.12

2.09*

-.04

.00

< 1

MH training

.05

.09

1.60

-.05

-.02

< 1

-.07

-.08

1.31

-.10

-.04

< 1

Age

-.05

-.07

< 1

.03

.09

< 1

.06

.03

< 1

-.14*

-.30

2.59*

Work experience

-.01

.09

< 1

.00

-.09

< 1

.07

.04

< 1

-.06

.22

1.97*

Discipline

.26***

.27

3.79***

-.02

-.09

1.23

-.01

-.05

< 1

.14*

.06

< 1

Model F

5.71***

3.92***

3.03**

5.20***

Adj R²

.100

.064

.046

.090

*p < .05; **p < .01; **p < .001; r = zero order correlation

Minas et al. BMC Public Health 2011 11:317   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-11-317