62 3 CHAPTER 3 Table 2. Continued Military personnel without mental illness Total (N=554) Treatment-seeking intention (N=460) No treatment-seeking intention (N=94) Difference N (%) N (%) M (SD) N (%) M (SD) U Z Sig. Knowledge: I would know where to seek help. 527 (95.1) 443 (96.3) 3.46 (.61) 84 (89.4) 3.34 (.67) 19577 -1.63 .103 Career: I would be afraid that seeking treatment would have negative consequences for my career. 132 (23.8) 90 (19.6) 1.92 (.75) 42 (44.7) 2.39 (.86) 14997 -5.07 .000 ** Unemployment 27 (N/A) 20 (N/A) N/A 7 (N/A) N/A N/A N/A N/A Not being able to advance 99 (N/A) 67 (N/A) N/A 32 (N/A) N/A N/A N/A N/A Not being able to do what you like most 64 (N/A) 41 (N/A) N/A 23 (N/A) N/A N/A N/A N/A Social rejection: I would be afraid that seeking treatment would cause others (direct colleagues) to see me differently (negatively). 94 (17.0) 62 (13.5) 1.75 (.71) 32 (34.0) 2.18 (.93) 16140 -4.21 .000 ** Discrimination: I would be afraid that seeking treatment would cause me to be treated differently (less well). 78 (14.1) 46 (10.0) 1.69 (.66) 32 (34.0) 2.13 (.94) 16130 -4.24 .000 ** Blame: I would be afraid that others would see it as my own fault that I have mental illness. 52 (9.4) 36 (7.8) 1.65 (.63) 16 (17.0) 1.91 (.68) 17239 -3.45 .000 ** Confidentiality: I would be afraid that mental health professionals would not handle what I told them as confidential. 49 (8.8) 30 (6.5) 1.50 (.63) 19 (20.2) 1.80 (.84) 17661.5 -3.15 .002 Needs A clear overview of where to go to for help. 530 (95.7) 441 (95.9) 3.22 (.52) 89 (94.7) 3.17 (.54) 20736.0 -.78 .427 Mental health care professionals with military experience. 489 (88.3) 411 (89.4) 3.17 (.61) 78 (83.0) 2.99 (.77) 19474.5 -1.76 .079 A discrete location to seek treatment. 463 (83.6) 382 (83.0) 2.98 (.61) 81 (86.2) 3.03 (.66) 20349.5 -1.08 .280 A clear front office where you can go to with your help question. 395 (71.3) 337 (73.3) 2.80 (.66) 58 (61.7) 2.57 (.77) 18384.0 -2.64 .008 External help, outside of the military. 345 (62.3) 283 (61.5) 2.65 (.64) 62 (66.0) 2.72 (.80) 20148.0 -1.17 .243 A self-help app on my phone. 213 (38.5) 178 (38.7) 2.30 (.76) 35 (37.2) 2.21 (.84) 20390.5 -.94 .347 Online therapy. 165 (29.8) 141 (30.7) 2.17 (.72) 24 (25.5) 1.98 (.82) 18615.0 -2.32 .020 *Presence of a certain attitude was assessed by combining ‘agree’ and ‘completely agree’. **Significant effect after Bonferroni correction (0.05 / 21) alpha = .002 Note: Analysis of needs were performed separately from the attitudes and beliefs.
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