A Single-Day Training for Managers Reduces Cognitive Stigma Regarding Mental Health Problems: A Randomized Trial
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Sample
2.2. Training
2.3. Questionnaires
2.4. Data Sample
2.5. Design & Data Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Descriptives
3.2. Quantitative Results
4. Discussion
5. Limitations
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Intervention Group (n = 30) | Control Group (n = 40) | p | |
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Age M (SD) | 48.17 (8.17) | 47.68 (9.25) | 0.818 |
Male gender n (%) | 29 (96.7%) | 37 (92.5%) | 0.457 |
Underage children M (SD) | 0.97 (1.07) | 1.24 (1.02) | 0.286 |
High school diploma or comparable% | 60.0% | 57.5.% | 0.834 |
Company site | 14/16 | 21/18 | 0.554 |
Position 1 | 0.902 | ||
A n (%) | 5 (16.7%) | 6 (15.0%) | ns. |
B n (%) | 13 (43.3%) | 19 (47.5%) | ns. |
C n (%) | 5 (16.7%) | 7 (17.5%) | ns. |
D n (%) | 7 (23.3%) | 8 (20.0%) | ns. |
MDNT1 (IQR) | MDNT2 (IQR) | U | p | |||
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IG | WG | IG | WG | |||
ERI-Effort 1 | 15.00 (14.00;18.00) | 16.00 (14.25;19.00) | 17.00 (14.00;20.00) | 16.00 (14.00;19.75) | 459.00 | 0.183 |
ERI-Reward 2 | 48.00 (39.00;43.00) | 50.00 (39.50;54.00) | 45.00 (33.75;53.00) | 51.00 (40.00;53.00) | 478.50 | 0.389 |
PHQ-4 3 | 1.00 (0.00;2.00) | 1.50 (1.00;3.00) | 1.00 (0.00;3.00) | 1.50 (0.25;3.00) | 545.00 | 0.382 |
SoDi 4 | 0.80 (0.40;1.55) | 0.80 (0.20;1.50) | 0.80 (0.40;1.20) | 0.80 (0.40;1.55) | 524.50 | 0.365 |
MAKS 5 | 2.00 (1.50;2.31) | 1.75 (1.50; 1.75) | 1.75 (1.50;2.25) | 2.00 (1.50;2.25) | 417.00 | 0.040 * |
PSS 6 | 3.00 (2.00;5.00) | 4.00 (3.00;6.00) | 4.00 (2.00;6.00) | 4.00 (3.00;6.00) | 439.00 | 0.051 |
IS-8 7 | 17.50 (14.00;24.00) | 22.00 (16.50;29.50) | 20.00 (16.00;28.50) | 21.00 (17.25;30.00) | 371.50 | 0.011 * |
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Gast, M.; Lehmann, J.; Schwarz, E.; Hirning, C.; Hoelzer, M.; Guendel, H.; Balint, E.M. A Single-Day Training for Managers Reduces Cognitive Stigma Regarding Mental Health Problems: A Randomized Trial. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 4139. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074139
Gast M, Lehmann J, Schwarz E, Hirning C, Hoelzer M, Guendel H, Balint EM. A Single-Day Training for Managers Reduces Cognitive Stigma Regarding Mental Health Problems: A Randomized Trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(7):4139. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074139
Chicago/Turabian StyleGast, Michael, Janina Lehmann, Elena Schwarz, Christian Hirning, Michael Hoelzer, Harald Guendel, and Elisabeth Maria Balint. 2022. "A Single-Day Training for Managers Reduces Cognitive Stigma Regarding Mental Health Problems: A Randomized Trial" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 7: 4139. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074139