Table 5 Name and description of model variables
Name | Borghouts | Description |
|---|---|---|
User | User | Participants’ mental health app use |
Perceived Stress | Perceived Stress | 7-item version of the College Student Stress Scale originally included in Borghouts et al. and translated in our questionnaire. |
Perceived Need | Perceived Need | A dichotomous response item originally included in Borghouts et al. and translated in our questionnaire. |
Past Use of Services | Past Use of Services | 2 dichotomous response items originally included in Borghouts et al. and translated in our questionnaire. |
Perceived Stigma | Perceived Stigma | 9 statements from the Perceived Stigma subscale of the Depression Stigma Scale originally included in Borghouts et al. and translated in our questionnaire. |
Social Influence | Social Influence | 3 statements originally included in Borghouts et al. and translated in our questionnaire. |
Privacy Construct (1 and 2) | Privacy Construct (1 and 2) | 6 statements (3 for each construct) originally included in Borghouts et al. and translated in our questionnaire. |
Age | Age | Â |
Gender | Gender | In our study, we included “other” gender. |
Coping Strategies | - | Individuals that reported spending time with pets, social media, painting, drawing, coloring, photography, or writing to aid in managing mental health. |
Perceived Problem | - | Perceived Mental Health Problem: latent variable defined by the self-reporting of depression, eating disorders, obsessions, and compulsions interfering with daily activities or bipolar disorder, a mental health problem and Perceived Need. |
Latent Variable | - | Latent variable resulting from Perceived Problem and Coping Strategies. |
Close relationships | - | Multiple choice question, regarding each person’s support network. Considered to have a support network of close relationships if either family or partners were included as people to whom they talk when feeling sad, anxious, worried or stressed. |