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Table 4 Estimates of the ATEs of MEST on positive MHL and mental wellbeing. Mental wellbeing is stratified by gender

From: Exploring MEST: a new universal teaching strategy for school health services to promote positive mental health literacy and mental wellbeing among Norwegian adolescents

Outcome

POM¥ of participants (N)

POM¥ of nonparticipants (N)

ATE+

ATE+  95% CI

p of ATE+

% change

% change CI

p of %

Positive MHLa,1

4.63 (99)

4.54 (205)

0.10

0.01–0.20

0.04*

2.1

0.2-4.4

0.03*

Mental wellbeingb,2

3.60 (78)

3.40 (167)

0.20

−0.05-0.46

0.120

6.0

−1.6-13.5

0.123

Mental wellbeing (girls)

3.48 (63)

3.17 (81)

0.31

0.03–0.58

0.028*

9.7

0.8-18.5

0.031*

Mental wellbeing (boys)

3.70 (15)

3.71 (101)

−0.005

−0.61-0.6

0.988

0.01

−16.5-16.2

0.988

  1. *Significant at p ≤ 0.050
  2. Total N = 340; participated n = 109; did not participate n = 229. Cases deleted listwise
  3. aPositive MHL = Positive mental health literacy measured by the MHPK-10
  4. bMental wellbeing was measured by the SWEMWBS
  5. +ATE = average treatment effect
  6. ¥POM = potential outcome mean
  7. 1Values were adjusted for baseline positive MHL, parental education level, grade level and years living in Norway
  8. 2Values were adjusted for baseline mental wellbeing, anxiety and depression, gender, physical health, HL, loneliness, family finances and school-related stress