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

TOPKAYA N.

TURK PSIKOLOJI DERGISI, vol.29, no.74, pp.1-14, 2014 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 74
  • Publication Date: 2014
  • Journal Name: TURK PSIKOLOJI DERGISI
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.1-14
  • Keywords: Help-seeking intent, college students, MENTAL-HEALTH TREATMENT, SELF-CONCEALMENT, MEDIATING ROLES, WILLINGNESS, ATTITUDES, STIGMA, BARRIERS, SCALE, PERCEPTIONS, VALIDITY
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

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.