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Table 4 Comparison of MHLS total scores by independent variables (n = 305)

From: Mental health literacy among resident physicians in Türkiye: a neglected competency in medical training?

Characteristics

Mean ± SD

t/F

P

Effect Size

Gender

 Female (n = 187)

17,20 ± 2,76

t = 2.65

0.009

Cohen’s d = 0.31

 Male (n = 118)

16,31 ± 2,98

   

Marital Status

 Married (n = 168)

16,50 ± 2,83

t=−2.45

0.015

Cohen’s d = 0.28

 Not married (n = 137)

17,30 ± 2,88

   

Children

 Yes (n = 187)

 16,38 ± 3,98

 t=−2.27

 0.023

 Cohen’s d = 0.24

 No (n = 118)

17,16 ± 2,78

   

Relative with Mental Illness

 Yes (n = 103)

16,66 ± 2,99

t=−0.83

0.406

Cohen’s d = 0.10

 No (n = 202)

16,96 ± 2,82

   

Age Groups

 24–30 (n = 214)

16,98 ± 2,75

F = 1.15

0.317

η²=0.008

 31–35 (n = 64)

16,76 ± 3,21

   

 ≥36 (n = 27)

16,11 ± 2,99

   

Years of Practice

 1–5 (n = 228)

 16,88 ± 2,85

F = 0.92

0.399

η²=0.006

 6–10 (n = 52)

 17,09 ± 2,95

   

 ≥ 11 (n = 25)

 16,16 ± 2,96

   

Specialty Type

 Basic Sci (n = 20)

16,85 ± 2,99ab

F = 3.88

0.022

η²=0.025

 Internal (n = 231)

17,09 ± 2,75a

   

 Surgical (n = 54)

15,88 ± 3,21b

   

Residency Duration

 1 year (n = 139)

17,01 ± 2,82

F = 1.89

0.153

η²=0.012

 2–3 yrs (n = 106)

17,02 ± 2,88

   

 ≥ 4 yrs (n = 60)

16,21 ± 2,94

   

Psychiatry Experience

 During edu (n = 206)

16,85 ± 2,74

F = 2.29

0.079

η²=0.022

 After grad (n = 27)

18,00 ± 3,06

   

 No exp (n = 70)

16,38 ± 3,10

   

 Other (n = 2)

18,50 ± 3,53

   

 Specialization in Psychiatry

Yes (n = 13)

 18,30 ± 2,21

 t = 1.59

 0.064

 η²=0.005

 No (n = 292)

16,79 ± 2,89

   
  1. *Independent t-test was used for two-group comparisons; One-Way ANOVA was applied for comparisons across more than two groups. Effect sizes are reported as Cohen’s d for t-tests and eta-squared (η²) for ANOVA. Tukey’s HSD post-hoc test was performed to identify between-group differences following significant ANOVA results. Groups sharing different superscripts (a, b) differ significantly at p < 0.05