Age, years | 35.5 (12.1) | 35.6 (12.1) | 35.2 (11.7) | 35.5 (11.8) | 36.0 (13.1) | 35.5 (12.5) | 36.3 (13.4) | 36.5 (13.1) |
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Depressive symptom severity (PHQ-9) | 9.2 (5.8) | 9.3 (5.7) | 6.4 (3.4) | 6.6 (3.4) | 14.2 (2.3) | 13.9 (2.4) | 19.7 (3.5) | 19.6 (3.6) |
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Anxiety symptom severity (GAD-7)a | 8.6 (5.3) | 8.7 (5.1) | 6.7 (4.2) | 7.0 (4.2) | 11.6 (4.1) | 11.4 (4.5) | 15.9 (3.7) | 14.8 (4.7) |
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Mental health self-efficacy (MHSES)a | 38.1 (12.2) | 37.4 (12.1) | 42.2 (10.5) | 41.4 (10.5) | 30.2 (9.3) | 30.5 (9.0) | 24.4 (9.8) | 23.1 (8.8) |
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Quality of life (AQoL-8D)a | 0.6 (0.2) | 0.6 (0.2) | 0.6 (0.2) | 0.6 (0.2) | 0.4 (0.1) | 0.4 (0.1) | 0.3 (0.1) | 0.3 (0.1) |
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| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
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Sex | | | | | | | | |
Male | 313 (33.5) | 277 (29.6) | 225 (33.1) | 191 (28.2) | 52 (36.4) | 45 (31.0) | 36 (32.4) | 41 (36.6) |
Female | 617 (66.1) | 653 (69.8) | 453 (66.7) | 485 (71.5) | 90 (62.9) | 98 (67.6) | 74 (66.7) | 70 (62.5) |
Other | 3 (0.3) | 5 (0.5) | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.3) | 1 (0.7) | 2 (1.4) | 1 (0.9) | 1 (0.9) |
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Highest level of education completed | | | | | | | | |
Year 11 or less | 109 (11.7) | 112 (12.0) | 65 (9.6) | 68 (10.0) | 21 (14.7) | 20 (13.8) | 23 (20.7) | 24 (21.4) |
Year 12 or equivalent | 136 (14.6) | 146 (15.6) | 93 (13.7) | 94 (13.9) | 22 (15.4) | 31 (21.4) | 21 (18.9) | 21 (18.8) |
Certificate/diploma | 211 (22.6) | 230 (24.6) | 140 (20.6) | 169 (24.9) | 35 (24.5) | 30 (20.7) | 36 (32.4) | 31 (27.7) |
Bachelor’s degree or higher | 477 (51.1) | 447 (47.8) | 381 (56.1) | 347 (51.2) | 65 (45.5) | 64 (44.1) | 31 (27.9) | 36 (32.1) |
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Employment status | | | | | | | | |
Employed/working for profit or pay | 686 (73.5) | 667 (71.3) | 513 (75.6) | 509 (75.1) | 99 (69.2) | 89 (61.4) | 74 (66.7) | 69 (61.6) |
Unemployed | 92 (9.9) | 119 (12.7) | 64 (9.4) | 66 (9.7) | 17 (11.9) | 30 (20.7) | 11 (9.9) | 23 (20.5) |
Neither working nor looking for work | 155 (16.6) | 149 (15.9) | 102 (15.0) | 103 (15.2) | 27 (18.9) | 26 (17.9) | 26 (23.4) | 20 (17.9) |
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Receiving benefit or disability supporta | 100 (11.6) | 133 (15.4) | 49 (7.9) | 79 (12.7) | 24 (17.1) | 30 (21.9) | 27 (26.2) | 24 (22.6) |
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History of depression | 582 (62.4) | 593 (63.4) | 341 (50.2) | 348 (51.3) | 130 (90.9) | 137 (94.5) | 111 (100.0) | 108 (96.4) |
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Long term illness | 245 (26.3) | 270 (28.9) | 124 (18.3) | 129 (19.0) | 56 (39.2) | 70 (48.3) | 65 (58.6) | 71 (63.4) |
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Self-rated health | | | | | | | | |
Excellent/very good/good | 732 (78.5) | 729 (78.0) | 596 (87.8) | 589 (86.9) | 94 (65.7) | 94 (64.8) | 42 (37.8) | 46 (41.1) |
Fair/poor | 201 (21.5) | 206 (22.0) | 83 (12.2) | 89 (13.1) | 49 (34.3) | 51 (35.2) | 69 (62.2) | 66 (58.9) |
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Live alone | 130 (13.9) | 109 (11.7) | 80 (11.8) | 62 (9.1) | 30 (21.0) | 26 (17.9) | 20 (18.0) | 21 (18.8) |
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Manage on available income | | | | | | | | |
Easily/not too bad/difficult some of the time | 832 (89.2) | 817 (87.4) | 643 (94.7) | 640 (94.4) | 121 (84.6) | 111 (76.6) | 68 (61.3) | 66 (58.9) |
Difficult all the time/impossible | 101 (10.8) | 118 (12.6) | 36 (5.3) | 38 (5.6) | 22 (15.4) | 34 (23.4) | 43 (38.7) | 46 (41.1) |
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Number of times visited a psychologist/counsellor (past 12 months) | | | | | | | | |
0 | 549 (58.8) | 529 (56.6) | 436 (64.2) | 428 (63.1) | 64 (44.8) | 55 (37.9) | 49 (44.1) | 46 (41.1) |
1–6 | 292 (31.3) | 312 (33.4) | 187 (27.5) | 198 (29.2) | 57 (39.9) | 65 (44.8) | 48 (43.2) | 49 (43.8) |
≥7 | 92 (9.9) | 94 (10.1) | 56 (8.2) | 52 (7.7) | 22 (15.4) | 25 (17.2) | 14 (12.6) | 17 (15.2) |
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Current use of antidepressants | 190 (20.4) | 226 (24.2) | 92 (13.5) | 120 (17.7) | 54 (37.8) | 58 (40.0) | 44 (39.6) | 48 (42.9) |
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Frequency of internet use | | | | | | | | |
Daily | 904 (96.9) | 910 (97.3) | 662 (97.5) | 661 (97.5) | 139 (97.2) | 142 (97.9) | 103 (92.8) | 107 (95.5) |
Less than daily | 29 (3.1) | 25 (2.7) | 17 (2.5) | 17 (2.5) | 4 (2.8) | 3 (2.1) | 8 (7.2) | 5 (4.5) |