Gender, Self-stigma, and Public Stigma in Predicting Attitudes toward Psychological Help-seeking
KURAM VE UYGULAMADA EGITIM BILIMLERI, vol.14, no.2, pp.480-487, 2014 (SSCI, Scopus, TRDizin)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 14 Issue: 2
- Publication Date: 2014
- Doi Number: 10.12738/estp.2014.2.1799
- Journal Name: KURAM VE UYGULAMADA EGITIM BILIMLERI
- Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Page Numbers: pp.480-487
- Keywords: Attitudes toward Psychological Help-seeking, Gender, Self-stigma, Public Stigma Associated with Psychological Help-seeking, MEDIATING ROLES, PROFESSIONAL HELP, MENTAL-HEALTH, ANTICIPATED BENEFITS, WILLINGNESS, EXPECTATIONS, CONCEALMENT, ATTACHMENT, DECISION, IMPACT
- Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: No
Abstract
Using a sample of university students (N = 362), the role of gender and both the self-stigma and public stigma associated with one's decision to seek psychological help in predicting attitudes toward psychological help-seeking were examined. Moreover, gender differences regarding both the self-stigma and the public stigma associated with psychological help-seeking were investigated. Participants completed a demographic data form, the Self-stigma of Seeking Help Scale, the Social Stigma Scale for Receiving Psychological Help, and the Attitudes toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale-Short Form. The results of the hierarchical regression analyses demonstrated that although both gender and the self-stigma associated with psychological help-seeking significantly predicted attitudes toward seeking psychological help, public stigma was not a significant predictor of attitudes toward seeking psychological help. Moreover, 24% of the variance in attitudes was accounted for by the variables of gender and self-stigma in the model. In addition, the results of the current study confirmed the findings of previous research which indicated that males are more likely to experience self-stigma and public stigma associated with psychological help-seeking when compared to females. Further results and implications were discussed.