Table 2 Participant characteristics and previous mental health experience
Demographic | Total (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
 Male | 23 (16.4) |
 Female | 117 (83.6) |
Age | |
 18–24 | 106 (75.7) |
 25–30 | 16 (11.4) |
 31–35 | 7 (5) |
 36–40 | 3 (2.1) |
 41+ | 8 (5.7) |
Mental health units completed during degree | |
 Yes | 6 (4.3) |
 No | 134 (95.7) |
Practical mental health facility placement during degree | |
 Yes | 2 (1.4) |
 No | 138 (98.6) |
Confidence in helping someone with a mental health problem | |
 Not at all | 11 (7.9) |
 A little bit | 39 (27.9) |
 Moderately | 50 (35.7) |
 Quite a bit | 33 (23.6) |
 Extremely | 7 (5) |
Contact with someone with a mental health problem (past 6 months) | |
 Yes | 77 (55) |
 No | 45 (32.1) |
 Don’t know | 18 (12.9) |
Number of people in contact with a mental health problem | |
 A few (1–3) | 48 (62.3) |
 Some (4–9) | 18 (23.4) |
 Many (10+) | 11 (14.3) |
Support for someone with a mental health problem (if contact) (n = 77) | |
 Not at all | 3 (3.9) |
 A little | 26 (33.8) |
 Some | 26 (33.8) |
 A lot | 22 (26.8) |