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Table 2 Card sort results (n = 72)

From: Elucidating adolescent aspirational models for the design of public mental health interventions: a mixed-method study in rural Nepal

 

Ranka

Mean

SD

Gender

Ethnicity

F

p value

F

p value

Qualities of ideal person

(1–8)

      

Educated

1

6.80

1.80

.61

.43

.64

.59

Socially acceptable behavior

2

5.46

1.50

.50

.48

4.25

.008**

Positive thinking

3

4.65

2.30

1.15

.29

.21

.89

Helping others

4

4.49

2.44

.84

.36

.84

.48

Keeping family happy

5

4.13

2.48

.11

.74

1.36

.26

Self-satisfaction

6

3.92

2.19

.01

1.00

.39

.76

Physically healthy/good looking

7

2.87

2.72

2.34

.13

3.99

.01*

Religious

8

2.73

2.45

.29

.59

.51

.68

Life goals

(1–8)

      

Better education

1

7.42

1.13

.68

.41

7.49

.001**

Getting a job

2

6.17

1.24

3.10

.08

3.81

.01*

Following your dreams

3

5.65

1.76

2.83

.09

.55

.65

Earning money

4

5.07

1.57

.44

.50

1.30

.28

Business

5

3.77

2.09

.01

.92

1.75

.16

Migration

6

3.48

1.91

.06

.43

.72

.55

Continue family tradition

7

3.48

1.50

4.14

.05*

1.17

.33

Marriage

8

2.73

1.53

.41

.52

1.17

.33

Barriers

(1–7)

      

Finance

1

5.46

1.88

2.50

.12

1.28

.29

Low self-esteem

2

4.59

1.91

.13

.72

.75

.52

Skills

3

4.57

1.94

.09

.75

1.46

.23

Lack of opportunity

4

4.18

1.48

1.85

.18

.53

.66

Trust

5

3.68

2.04

.31

.58

.81

.49

Different life goals with parents

6

3.51

1.92

.38

.54

.89

.45

Religious/cultural barriers

7

3.18

2.01

1.16

.29

2.40

.07

Frequency of emotions

(1–7)

      

Tension

1

6.00

2.34

5.27

.03*

1.98

.12

Sadness

2

4.49

2.23

2.01

.10

.33

.80

Embarrassment

3

4.25

2.77

.16

.68

.75

.52

Anger

4

4.01

2.74

.01

.89

1.31

.28

Inferiority

5

3.71

2.31

1.62

.21

1.32

.27

Fear

6

3.70

2.72

.85

.36

.19

.89

Self-guilt

7

3.36

2.72

.02

.87

.19

.90

Coping mechanism

(1–9)

      

Sharing

1

6.08

2.17

.10

.70

2.84

.04*

Self-consoling

2

6.08

2.01

.21

.06

.42

.74

Thinking continuously

3

4.37

2.38

.03

.60

.55

.65

Staying alone

4

4.31

2.36

1.96

.16

4.73

.005**

Crying

5

3.85

2.49

.003

.96

.91

.44

Venting

6

3.77

1.96

3.99

.05

.82

.49

Acceptance

7

3.65

2.45

4.56

.04*

1.17

.32

Alcohol

8

1.58

2.16

.03

.85

1.43

.26

Suicidal thoughts

9

1.09

1.84

.17

.68

1.93

.15

Causes of violence

(1–9)

      

Bad habits

1

6.75

2.33

1.25

.27

.12

.94

Alcohol

2

6.26

2.65

1.26

.26

1.35

.26

Financial issues

3

6.10

2.29

.66

.42

1.76

.16

Less coping/tolerance

4

5.52

2.63

.56

.46

3.49

.02*

Inequality

5

4.89

2.22

1.14

.29

.86

.46

Misunderstanding

6

4.86

2.22

.39

.53

.46

.71

Culture/traditional reasons

7

4.73

2.19

.09

.76

.37

.77

Not obeying parents

8

4.47

2.15

1.40

.24

.62

.60

Unhealthy competition

9

3.70

2.64

1.88

.17

.54

.65

Reasons for alcohol use

(1–7)

      

Tension

1

6.29

2.04

8.07

.006**

.29

.83

Friend circle

2

5.93

2.16

.07

.79

.98

.40

Family environment

3

4.34

2.78

.09

.77

.84

.47

To have fun

4

4.29

2.42

2.30

.13

.96

.42

To relax

5

3.74

2.17

.07

.79

.75

.52

Tradition

6

3.64

2.82

.84

.36

1.11

.35

Cultural traditions

7

3.08

2.52

.31

.58

.99

.40

Causes of suicide

(1–9)

      

Domestic violence

1

5.65

2.33

.30

.58

.41

.74

Love tragedies (romantic break-up)

2

5.60

2.49

.18

.67

.50

.68

Exam pressure

3

4.94

2.37

2.26

.14

1.22

.31

Alcohol problems

4

4.62

2.62

.16

.69

.57

.64

Financial issues

5

4.57

2.61

.16

.69

1.42

.25

Relationship issues (other than romantic relationships)

6

4.47

2.07

.20

.65

.69

.56

Social status

7

3.18

2.33

.01

.96

.17

.92

Interpersonal conflict

8

2.71

2.13

.29

.59

.77

.51

Lack of social support

9

2.65

2.48

.98

.33

1.24

.30

  1. aLower numbers refer to higher ranking for importance or frequency (e.g., a ‘1’ for qualities of ideal person refers to the highest ranked quality; a ‘1’ for frequency of emotion refers to the most commonly experienced distressing emotion)
  2. * p value: < .05, ** p < .001
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