Demographic, Individual, and Environmental Factors as Predictors of Intention to Seek Psychological Help

TOPKAYA N.

TURK PSIKOLOJI DERGISI, cilt.29, sa.74, ss.1-14, 2014 (SSCI, Scopus, TRDizin) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 29 Sayı: 74
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Dergi Adı: TURK PSIKOLOJI DERGISI
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1-14
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Help-seeking intent, college students, MENTAL-HEALTH TREATMENT, SELF-CONCEALMENT, MEDIATING ROLES, WILLINGNESS, ATTITUDES, STIGMA, BARRIERS, SCALE, PERCEPTIONS, VALIDITY
  • Ondokuz Mayıs Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The aim of the study was to investigate to what extent gender, previous help-seeking experience, self-stigma, self-efficacy, psychological distress, attitudes towards help-seeking, public stigma, social-network stigma, perceived social support and practical barriers predict psychological help-seeking intent. Five hundred and six undergraduate students (295 female and 211 male) participated to the study. The results of the hierarchical regression analysis demonstrated that gender, previous help-seeking experience, psychological distress, and attitudes towards counseling significantly predicted psychological help-seeking intent, whereas self-stigma, self-efficacy, public stigma, social-network stigma, perceived social support and perceived practical barriers did not predict psychological help-seeking intent.