63 3 TREATMENT SEEKING IN THE MILITARY - A QUANTITATIVE STUDY Factors associated with decisions and intentions about not seeking treatment Only a higher preference to solve one’s problems was significantly associated with both decisions and intentions about not seeking treatment. Other variables were only significantly associated with either decisions or intentions about not seeking treatment. For personnel with mental illnesses, the full model containing all predictors was statistically significant (LR [df = 21, N = 324] = 88.94, p = < .001). The model explained between 24.6% (Cox-and-Snell-R2) and 67.4% (Nagelkerke-R2) and correctly classified 92.9% of cases. The four predictors of not seeking treatment made a unique statistically significant contribution to the model, in addition to the preference for self-management. As observable from Table 3, variables associated with not seeking treatment were lower symptom severity, younger age, having seen a positive experience of others’ seeking treatment, and less importance given to advice from others. For personnel without mental illness, the full model containing all predictors showed a significant improvement from the null model (LRχ2(19, N = 554) = 246.51, p < .001). The model explained between 35.9% (Cox-and-Snell-R2) and 41.3% (Nagelkerke-R2) and correctly classified 65.3% of cases. Six predictors made a unique statistically significant contribution to the model, in addition to the preference for self-management. As indicated in Table 3, the following variables were associated with intentions of not seeking treatment: lower unit cohesion, lower belief that treatment works, a lesser desire to be an example to others, higher denial of symptoms, higher stigma-related concerns, and lack of positive earlier experience with seeking treatment.
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