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| | | Mean* | Std. dev. |
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| Depression | | | |
| Depression is a kind of disease | 492 | 4.21 | 1.076 |
| Depression is a personality trait | 471 | 2.62 | 1.264 |
| Having depression means that the person is weak | 480 | 1.51 | .993 |
| Physicians should ask patients about depression | 483 | 4.39 | 1.031 |
| Depression is a normal part of aging | 483 | 2.49 | 1.265 |
| Depression is caused by one’s life events | 482 | 3.63 | 1.124 |
| Treatment | | | |
| Depression needs to be treated | 500 | 4.69 | .786 |
| Depression improves without treatment | 479 | 2.40 | 1.222 |
| Treatment for depression is embarrassing | 459 | 1.82 | 1.210 |
| Taking medication will make me feel sick | 457 | 2.00 | 1.168 |
| I can control depression by myself | 458 | 2.41 | 1.374 |
| Medication for depression would not help me | 462 | 1.83 | 1.059 |
| Circumstances influencing treatment | | | |
| I could not afford treatment | 454 | 2.11 | 1.294 |
| I would not be able to travel to the hospital or clinic to receive treatment | 451 | 1.69 | 1.173 |
| My family would not agree to have me treated | 456 | 1.42 | .908 |
| Because of my age, I would not want treatment | 456 | 1.47 | .970 |
| Because of my life circumstances, I would not want treatment | 459 | 1.50 | 1.012 |
| Because of many other more important medical problems, I would not want treatment | 453 | 1.50 | .981 |
| I would discuss treatment with my family | 455 | 3.95 | 1.383 |
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