Table 2

Comparison of the mean scores for seeking help from ‘Affiliation/team staff’ and other sources of help using Dunnett’s test

Sources of helpMean differenceSE95% CIDunnett’s test
P value
a. Affiliation/team staffRefRefRefa<b, c, d, e, f
P<0.001
b. Family/relatives1.050.12(0.82, 1.29)
c. Friends1.050.12(0.82, 1.29)
d. Mental health professionals0.730.12(0.49, 0.96)
e. Rugby-related seniors0.690.12(0.46, 0.92)
f. Teammates0.820.12(0.59, 1.05)
  • Ci, Confidence influence ; Ref, reference; SE, Standard error .