Depression and Help Seeking Among Mexican–Americans: The Mediating Role of Familism

We investigated the relationships among the social stigma associated with depression, somatization of depression-related symptoms, and help seeking. Participants were 357 Chinese undergraduate students. Stigma, somatization, and help seeking were measured with a neuropsychological assessment and validated clinical scales. We performed a path (principal components) analysis of the role of somatization as a mediator in the relationship between depression stigma and help seeking, and found that the hypothesized mediation model fit the data well. Our results confirm previous findings on the mediating role of depression somatization in the relationship between depression stigma and attitude towards help seeking. The identification of mediators contributes to the understanding of the mechanisms that prevent help seeking among Chinese college students.

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Adult attachment and help-seeking styles: The mediating role of social achievementgoals

The Proceedings of the Annual Convention of the Japanese Psychological Association ◽

10.4992/pacjpa.84.0_pd-085 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 84 (0) ◽

pp. PD-085-PD-085

Author(s):

Satoru Nagai

Keyword(s):

Adult Attachment ◽

Help Seeking ◽

Mediating Role

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Insomnia among Prison Officers and Its Relationship with Occupational Burnout: The Role of Coping with Stress in Polish and Indonesian Samples

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18084282 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (8) ◽

pp. 4282

Author(s):

Ewa Sygit-Kowalkowska ◽

Andrzej Piotrowski ◽

Imaduddin Hamzah

Keyword(s):

Sleep Disorders ◽

Help Seeking ◽

Total Sample ◽

Coping With Stress ◽

Occupational Burnout ◽

Mediating Role ◽

Athens Insomnia Scale ◽

Oldenburg Burnout Inventory ◽

The Relationship

Thus far, data on sleep disorders among prison officers (POs) have been scarce. Research allows us to relate this problem to occupational stress, which POs experience every day. The aim of the current study was to analyze the scale, predictors, and impact of select factors on the relationship between insomnia and occupational burnout. This study was carried out on a sample of 376 Indonesian and 288 Polish POs using the Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS), the Coping Orientation to Problems Experienced (COPE) inventory, and the Oldenburg Burnout Inventory (OLBI). Results showed that 43.4% of the Polish sample exhibited early symptoms of insomnia, compared to 26.1% of the Indonesian sample. Sleep disorders had a significant role in developing occupational burnout. In both samples, coping strategies such as help-seeking and engagement were revealed to have a mediating role in the relationship between insomnia and occupational burnout dimensions. For the total sample and for the Polish sample, the coping strategy of help-seeking was the only predictor of insomnia. Discrepancies (concerning the role of age, gender, and multi-shift work) were observed between the current results and earlier studies. The current study’s limitations were discussed and new solutions were proposed.

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