Relationship Between Mental Health Education Competency and Interpersonal Trust Among College Counselors: The Mediating Role of Neuroticism

Figures & data

Table 1 Descriptive Characteristics of the Sample

	Total Sample (N = 483)	Males (N = 155)	Females (N = 328)
Age (years)
Mean (SD)	31.69 (6.12)	32.92 (6.66)	31.11 (5.77)
Degree
Doctor	8	7	1
Master	468	147	321
Bachelor	7	1	6
Organization
Key university	79	42	37
General university	404	113	291
Identification
Full-time	440	148	292
Part-time	43	7	36

Table 2 Descriptive Statistics and Correlations Among Variables (N = 483)

Variables	M	SD	1.MHEC	2.PPI	3.ICI	4.CS	5. Self-Efficacy	6.IT
1.MHEC	8.003	1.139	1
2.PPI	7.377	1.392	0.877**	1
3.ICI	7.894	1.304	0.930**	0.798**	1
4.CS	8.710	1.032	0.854**	0.614**	0.776**	1
5.Self-efficacy	8.030	1.415	0.877**	0.658**	0.721**	0.700**	1
6.IT	4.010	0.641	0.466**	0.383**	0.424**	0.386**	0.451**	1
7.Neuroticism	2.593	0.733	−0.335**	−0.242**	−0.293**	−0.257**	−0.382**	−0.280**

Note: **p < 0.01.

Abbreviations: MHEC, mental health education competence; PPI, psychological problem identification; ICI, in-depth counseling intervention; CS, caring for students; IT, interpersonal trust.

Table 3 Total Effect Model and Mediation Model Fit Index

Model	χ²	df	CFI	TLI	SRMR	RMSEA
Total	145.358	26	0.962	0.968	0.038	0.097
Mediation	186.214	41	0.956	0.941	0.040	0.086

Figure 1 A mediation model for the association between mental health education competency and interpersonal trust.

Notes: ***p<0.001. N1-2 were the items of the scale for Neuroticism. I1-5 were the items of the scale for interpersonal trust.