Table 3 Correlation between stigma score and resident specialty

social distance

 I will be more comfortable helping a person with a physical illness over a patient with a mental illness

3.58(1.012)*

1.78(0.972)*

3.30(1.183)*

3.34(1.125)*

3.60(1.127)*

3.42(1.127)*

3.08(1.213)*

 If a co-worker tells me that he suffers from a controlled mental illness, I would like to work with him

2.40(0.833)

2.33(0.707)

2.47(0.881)

2.49(0.901)

2.55(0.889)

2.27(0.874)

2.39(0.737)

 The best treatment for mental illness is medication

2.60(1.190)

3(0.707)

2.54(1.070)

2.66(1.080)

2.67(1.052)

2.69(1.052)

2.56(1.002)

 I do not prefer for any mentally ill person to work with children even if their illness is under control

3.36(1.174)*

2.11(1.054)*

3.35(1.246)*

3.43(1.61)*

3.43(1.192)*

3.15(1.190)*

3.32(1.223)*

 I wouldn't mind living next to a mentally ill person

2.70(0.974)

2.56(0.726)

2.37(0.936)

2.34(0.952)

3.05(1.035)

2.46(0.811)

2.45(0.897)

other concepts

 If a psychiatric patient complains of physical symptoms < such as nausea, backache and headache > I will link the cause to his mental illness

3.26(0.899)*

2.33(1000)*

3.21(0.968)*

3.21(0.962)*

3.05(1.058)*

3.12(0.816)*

3.26(1.008)*

 Psychiatric patients rarely pose a danger to the public

3.08(0.922)

2.44(1.130)

2.93(1.039)

2.90(0.985)

3.02(1.137)

2.65(0.936)

3.03(1.012)

detection

 If I am under treatment for a mental illness, I will not tell my colleagues about it

3.54(1.054)

2.44(1.014)

3.20(1.120)

3.13(1.197)

3.52(1.110)

3.69(1.258)

3.11(1.044)

 I will be more likely to seek help in a mental illness if my healthcare provider is not associated with my workplace

3.70(0.995)*

3.44(1.424)*

3.84(0.927)*

3.85(0.817)*

3.67(0.846)*

3.81(0.749)*

3.69(0.968)*

 I will consider myself weak if I suffer from a mental illness and cannot treat it on my own

2.72(1.017)

2(0.500)

2.48(1.075)

2.33(1.132)

2.71(1.175)

2.69(1.225)

2.27(1.051)

 I will not hesitate to seek help if I have a mental illness

4.16(0.766)

3.89(0.928)

4.16(0.818)

4.07(0.886)

4.10(0.759)

4(0.938)

4.17(0.857)

 If I had a mental illness, I would tell my friends

2.98(1.097)

2.56(1.014)

2.77(1.005)

2.83(0.991)

3.07(0.997)

3.04(1.076)

2.59(0.992)

recovery

 Employers should hire someone with a controlled mental illness if it is best for the job

2.74(1.242)

1.89(0.601)

2.54(1.045)

2.51(1.083)

2.43(1.063)

2.08(0.977)

2.55(1.107)

 I will keep seeing the doctor even if I know that he has been treated for a mental illness

2.26(0.965)

1.78(0.667)

2.26(0.872)

2.39(1000)

2.26(0.857)

2.31(0.838)

2.35(0.827)

 More than half of psychopaths are not seriously trying to get better

3.30(0.909)*

2.33(1.118)*

3.59(1.022)*

3.59(0.862)*

3.71(0.944)*

3.42(0.902)*

3.59(0.9572)*

social responsibility

 It is the responsibility of health care providers to instill hope in mental patients

1.64(0.776)

1.89(0.333)

1.77(0.894)

1.80(0.895)

1.62(0.731)

1.81(0.801)

1.74(0.804)

 Despite my professional beliefs I have negative reactions to mental patients

2.14(0.881)

1.67(0.707)

2.23(0.934)

2.21(1.052)

2.38(1.035)

2.31(1.050)

2.24(0.996)

 I can help psychopaths a little

3.86(0.857)*

4(1.5)*

3.95(0.735)*

3.92(0.857)*

3.86(0.899)*

3.85(0.732)*

3.89(0.776)*

 Healthcare providers do not need to be advocates for mental patients

2.30(0.839)

2.33(1.118)

2.46(0.982)

2.43(0.920)

2.57(0.966)

3.04(1.113)

2.55(1.003)

 I struggle to feel compassion for psychopaths]

3.22(1.075)

3.56(1.333)

3.14(1.195)

3.09(1.167)

2.95(1.125)

3.23(1.032)

3.14(1.16959)

overall

59.54(6.25)*

50.33(5.80)*

58.53(5.75)*

58.50(5.78)*

60.21(5.45)*

59.03(7.37)*

57.98(5.86)*