Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 15, Number 3, March 2023, pages 139-147


Public Stigma Related to People With Mental Health Conditions Among Japanese Company Employees

Tables

Table 1. Mental Illness and Disorder Understanding Scale (MIDUS) and Attitudinal Social Distance (ASD) Scores
 
N%MIDUSASD
MeanSDP valueMeanSDP value
SD: standard deviation; y: years.
Overall score95510017.407.1215.323.52
Sex
  Male47449.617.517.080.6215.153.650.13
  Female48150.417.287.1615.493.37
Age group (y)
  Below 3014114.818.007.060.2314.783.970.04
  30 - 3923224.317.606.4315.073.67
  40 - 4925026.217.807.8015.383.32
  50 - 5923024.116.827.2115.873.35
  60 and above10210.716.396.6415.253.23
Employment position
  Manager21722.716.777.050.1415.513.400.36
  Non-manager73877.317.587.1315.263.55
Employment status
  Regular51153.516.946.890.0315.173.580.17
  Non-regular44446.517.927.3515.493.44
Training attendance
  Yes202.116.606.850.6114.153.500.13
  No93597.917.417.1315.343.51
Prior contact experience
  Yes66569.616.616.840.0115.213.620.14
  No29030.419.207.4215.583.26

 

Table 2. Case-Controlled Sample for Mental Illness and Disorder Understanding Scale (MIDUS) Score
 
Age group (y)Regular employeeNon-regular employee
No prior contact experience (n = 88, 22 per group)Prior contact experience (n = 35, 7 per group)No prior contact experience (n = 105, 21 per group)Prior contact experience (n = 175, 35 per group)
MeanSDP valueMeanSDP valueMeanSDP valueMeanSDP value
SD: standard deviation; y: years.
Below 3017.506.420.1716.865.930.2023.246.960.0615.666.370.20
30 - 3919.416.7316.004.9019.436.1618.896.24
40 - 4919.558.5413.869.0423.529.7816.577.74
50 - 5915.276.7318.437.0718.817.1715.008.04
≥ 60--9.866.6918.436.2916.436.58