Table 2 Rates of endorsement of causal factors by clinical vignette
Causal factors | PTSD vignette (n = 317) | Depression with suicidal thoughts vignette (n = 281) | Psychosis vignette (n = 208) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Likely (%) | Not likely (%) | Undecided, depends or don’t know (%) | Missing (%) | Most likely (one choice allowed)a (%) n = 297 | Likely (%) | Not likely (%) | Undecided, depends or don’t know (%) | Missing (%) | Most likely (one choice allowed)a (%) n = 281 | Likely (%) | Not likely (%) | Undecided, depends or don’t know (%) | Missing (%) | Most likely (one choice allowed)a (%) n = 208 | |
Biological domain | |||||||||||||||
Having a parent or parents with psychological problems | 63.4 | 19.9 | 13.6 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 77.9 | 10.7 | 9.3 | 2.1 | 11.4 | 78.8 | 10.1 | 9.6 | 1.4 | 13.3 |
Poor physical health | 41.3 | 32.8 | 19.6 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 47.3 | 24.6 | 21.7 | 6.4 | 1.8 | 39.4 | 34.1 | 20.7 | 5.8 | 2.1 |
Genetic or inherited | 34.7 | 42.3 | 17.7 | 5.4 | 2.0 | 49.1 | 30.6 | 16.7 | 3.6 | 5.9 | 58.7 | 23.6 | 15.4 | 2.4 | 14.4 |
Psychological domain | |||||||||||||||
Having a bad childhood | 72.9 | 14.8 | 9.5 | 2.8 | 10.1 | 83.6 | 7.5 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 18.0 | 76.9 | 13.5 | 9.1 | 0.5 | 12.2 |
Being a person with a weak character | 57.4 | 16.1 | 22.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 72.2 | 12.1 | 13.9 | 1.8 | 15.1 | 64.4 | 13.0 | 20.7 | 1.9 | 15.4 |
Social domain | |||||||||||||||
Experiencing a traumatic event | 87.4 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 43.8 | 76.2 | 12.1 | 8.9 | 2.8 | 18.0 | 78.4 | 9.1 | 11.1 | 1.4 | 18.6 |
Coming from a war-torn country | 78.2 | 9.1 | 9.5 | 2.8 | 20.9 | 65.1 | 19.9 | 11.0 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 70.2 | 15.9 | 11.5 | 2.4 | 2.7 |
Moving to a new country | 70.7 | 11.4 | 13.6 | 4.4 | 7.1 | 63.0 | 13.2 | 19.6 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 49.5 | 22.1 | 26.9 | 1.4 | 0.0 |
Family problems | 69.1 | 16.7 | 9.8 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 82.6 | 7.1 | 7.8 | 2.5 | 21.7 | 80.8 | 8.2 | 10.1 | 1.0 | 18.1 |
External higher power domain | |||||||||||||||
Punishment from God | 13.9 | 61.2 | 20.2 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 11.7 | 58.0 | 26.0 | 4.3 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 61.1 | 25.0 | 1.9 | 0.0 |
Evil eye | 12.9 | 60.6 | 21.8 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 14.6 | 55.9 | 23.8 | 5.7 | 0.0 | 15.4 | 61.5 | 20.7 | 2.4 | 0.5 |
The problem is destiny | 30.0 | 40.1 | 23.0 | 6.9 | 0.7 | 26.3 | 44.5 | 23.5 | 5.7 | 1.8 | 26.4 | 44.2 | 23.6 | 5.8 | 2.7 |