Table A1 Operationalization of the... | Emerald Publishing

Table A1

Operationalization of the variables

Variable	Question	Measurement method
Age	What is your age?	Number between 18 and 99
Gender	What is your gender?	Single-choice question with answer options “male,” “female” and “other”^a
Education	What is your highest completed level of education?	Single-choice question with answer options “no education,” “elementary school,” “lower vocational education,” “Middle general secondary education,” “higher general secondary education,” “preparatory scientific education,” “Middle vocational education,” “higher vocational education” and “scientific education”
Cultural background	What is your cultural background?	Single-choice question with answer options “Turkish,” “Moroccan,” “Antillean,” “Surinamese,” “Cape Verdean” and “other, namely…”
Migration generation	Which of the following applies to you?	Single-choice question with answer options “I was born in The Netherlands and so were both my parents,” “I was born in The Netherlands and neither of my parents,” “I was born in The Netherlands and so was one of my parents” and “I was not born in The Netherlands and neither were both of my parents”
Performance expectancy	With psychological help online, I think online help is less effective than a session in person with a psychologist	Five-point Likert scale ranging from “completely disagree” (1) to “completely agree” (5)
Native language	I can only use online psychological help if I can speak my native language	Five-point Likert scale ranging from “completely disagree” (1) to “completely agree” (5)
Starting treatment earlier	I can only use online psychological help if online treatment allows me to start treatment earlier than when I have to wait a long time for a face-to-face session	Five-point Likert scale ranging from “completely disagree” (1) to “completely agree” (5)
Online data security	I can only use online psychological help if I have the assurance that my privacy is protected	Five-point Likert scale ranging from “completely disagree” (1) to “completely agree” (5)
Lack of privacy	With psychological help online, I think I have no privacy at home and may be overheard	Five-point Likert scale ranging from “completely disagree” (1) to “completely agree” (5)

Variable	Question	Measurement method
Age	What is your age?	Number between 18 and 99
Gender	What is your gender?	Single-choice question with answer options “male,” “female” and “other”^a
Education	What is your highest completed level of education?	Single-choice question with answer options “no education,” “elementary school,” “lower vocational education,” “Middle general secondary education,” “higher general secondary education,” “preparatory scientific education,” “Middle vocational education,” “higher vocational education” and “scientific education”
Cultural background	What is your cultural background?	Single-choice question with answer options “Turkish,” “Moroccan,” “Antillean,” “Surinamese,” “Cape Verdean” and “other, namely…”
Migration generation	Which of the following applies to you?	Single-choice question with answer options “I was born in The Netherlands and so were both my parents,” “I was born in The Netherlands and neither of my parents,” “I was born in The Netherlands and so was one of my parents” and “I was not born in The Netherlands and neither were both of my parents”
Performance expectancy	With psychological help online, I think online help is less effective than a session in person with a psychologist	Five-point Likert scale ranging from “completely disagree” (1) to “completely agree” (5)
Native language	I can only use online psychological help if I can speak my native language	Five-point Likert scale ranging from “completely disagree” (1) to “completely agree” (5)
Starting treatment earlier	I can only use online psychological help if online treatment allows me to start treatment earlier than when I have to wait a long time for a face-to-face session	Five-point Likert scale ranging from “completely disagree” (1) to “completely agree” (5)
Online data security	I can only use online psychological help if I have the assurance that my privacy is protected	Five-point Likert scale ranging from “completely disagree” (1) to “completely agree” (5)
Lack of privacy	With psychological help online, I think I have no privacy at home and may be overheard	Five-point Likert scale ranging from “completely disagree” (1) to “completely agree” (5)

Note(s):^a The “other” option was not selected by the participants and was therefore excluded from the analyses

Source(s): Authors’ own work