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Table 3 Pearson correlation coefficients and their 95% CIs between average scores across vignettes and the helpful/harmful scale score of either vignette*

From: Adolescent peer support for mental health problems: evaluation of the validity and reliability of the Mental Health Support Scale for Adolescents

 

Helpful intentions

Harmful intentions

Helpful intentions (John vignette: depression-suicidality)

Harmful intentions (John vignette: depression-suicidality)

Helpful intentions (Jeanie vignette: social anxiety/phobia)

Harmful intentions (Jeanie vignette: social anxiety/phobia)

Helpful intentions

1

     

Harmful intentions

0.40 (0.37–0.43)

1

    

Helpful intentions (John vignette: depression-suicidality)

0.86 (0.86–0.87)

0.35 (0.32–0.38)

1

   

Harmful intentions (John vignette: depression-suicidality)

0.35 (0.32–0.38)

0.87 (0.86–0.88)

0.34 (0.31–0.37)

1

  

Helpful intentions (Jeanie vignette: social anxiety/phobia)

0.90 (0.90–0.91)

0.36 (0.33–0.40)

0.56 (0.53–0.58)

0.29 (0.25–0.32)

1

 

Harmful intentions (Jeanie vignette: social anxiety/phobia)

0.36 (0.33–0.39)

0.91 (0.90–0.92)

0.28 (0.25–0.32)

0.58 (0.55–0.60)

0.35 (0.32-0.39)

1

  1. *All p values for the correlation coefficients < 0.001.
  2. Scales of helpful/harmful intentions used the data pooled across vignettes.