Taiwanese students' gender, age, interdependent and independent self-construal, and collective self-esteem as predictors of professional psychological help-seeking attitudes.

2002 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-29 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine J. Yeh
Keyword(s):  
Help Seeking ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Help Seeking Attitudes ◽  
Professional Psychological Help ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Collective Self ◽  
Collective Self Esteem

scholarly journals Intention to seek professional psychological help among college students in Turkey: influence of help-seeking attitudes

2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 519 ◽  
Author(s):  
Feyza Seyfi ◽  
Krishna C Poudel ◽  
Junko Yasuoka ◽  
Keiko Otsuka ◽  
Masamine Jimba
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Help Seeking Attitudes ◽  
Professional Psychological Help

Influencing factors of attitudes toward seeking professional help for mental illness among Korean adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 286-292 ◽  
Author(s):  
Subin Park ◽  
Mina Jeon ◽  
Yeeun Lee ◽  
Young-Mi Ko ◽  
Chul Eung Kim
Keyword(s):  
Mental Illness ◽  
Personality Traits ◽  
Big Five ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Big Five Personality ◽  
Help Seeking Attitudes ◽  
Professional Psychological Help ◽  
Korean Adults ◽  
Positive Attitudes

Objectives: Identifying predictors of psychological help-seeking attitudes is essential to improve access to needed mental health services. We investigated factors – particularly Big Five personality traits – that affect attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help for mental illness among Korean adults. Methods: A total of 654 participants aged 15–54 years were recruited through an online panel survey. Help-seeking attitudes for mental illness were measured by the Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale (ATSPPH), and personality traits were measured by the Big Five Personality Inventory-10. Results: Multivariate analyses showed that female gender, history of psychiatric diagnosis, agreeableness and openness to experience were significantly associated with positive attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help for mental illness. Conclusions: These findings suggest that specific personality traits should be considered when developing strategies to promote positive attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help. Further research using a representative community sample is needed to generalize our findings.

scholarly journals Understanding the links between self-concept, sociocultural deviance and mental health problems in pathological social withdrawal

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alison Fang-Wei Wu ◽  
Tai-Li Chou ◽  
Caroline Catmur ◽  
Jennifer Y. F. Lau
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Social Withdrawal ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Public Health Issue ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Collective Self ◽  
Interdependent Self ◽  
Collective Self Esteem

AbstractPathological social withdrawal (PSW), an extreme form of socially avoidant behaviour, is emerging as a global public health issue. Prior PSW theories implicate personal values that deviate from sociocultural norms resulting in inner conflict and mental health problems. Speculatively, this conflict could manifest or be embedded within a person’s cognitive and affective self-concepts (self-construal and self-esteem respectively). In this study, we tested the hypotheses that compared to those without PSW, individuals with PSW would have lower personal and collective self-esteem, and endorse independent and/or interdependent self-construals to differing degrees. 343 Taiwanese adults completed a two-step online survey, which consisted measuring their social withdrawal condition, sociocultural deviance, personal/collective self-esteem, independent/interdependent self-construal and mental health problems. As expected, data showed that the affected group had lower self-esteem than the unaffected group, but no group difference emerged in either self-construal dimension. We also found that personal self-esteem in the PSW group was (concurrently) associated with sociocultural deviance and symptoms of poor mental health. Our results tentatively supported theories of PSW, suggesting that the influences individuals’ personal self-esteem and sociocultural deviance should be considered in future studies or treatments/preventions.

scholarly journals Religious involvement, attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help, and preferences for alternative mental health settings

2005 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Stefani Hathaway
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Religious Involvement ◽  
Health Facilities ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Help Seeking Attitudes ◽  
Professional Psychological Help ◽  
Mental Health Facilities ◽  
Mental Health Settings ◽  
Religious Factors

Religion is an important diversity variable; however, it is an understudied area in psychology. The purpose of this study was to explore ways that religious factors interact with help-seeking attitudes as well as preferences for different help sources. Participants were 236 church members from 4 Christian groups. They completed religious measures, a help-seeking measure, and responses to mock brochures for traditional, nontraditional, and Christian mental health facilities. Both demographic and religious variables were found to predict help-seeking attitudes, although the relationships between help-seeking and religious predictors were less clear. Denominational differences were found in many of the religious variables. Several religious variables were related to the brochure responses, and the four denominations showed different patterns of preference for the brochures. Limitations and implications for practice and research are discussed.

Asian American Students' Cultural Values, Stigma, and Relational Self-construal: Correlates of Attitudes Toward Professional Help Seeking

2008 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
Munyi Shea ◽  
Christine Yeh
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Relational Self ◽  
Asian Values ◽  
Professional Help ◽  
Help Seeking Attitudes ◽  
Self Construal ◽  
Interdependent Self

In this study, we investigated how adherence to Asian values, stigma of receiving psychological help, relational-interdependent self-construal, age and gender, for Asian American college and graduate students, singly and in concert predicted attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help. We also examined how stigma mediates the effect of adherence to Asian values on help-seeking attitudes. Correlational and multiple regression analyses determined that lower adherence to Asian values, lower levels of stigma, a higher relational-interdependent self-construal were associated with more positive help-seeking attitudes. Also, female and older students possessed more positive help-seeking attitudes. The mediational model was not significant. We discuss potential barriers to seeking professional help across sociocultural levels. We address implications for research and practice in mental health counseling.

scholarly journals Help-Seeking Attitudes and Distress Disclosure Among Syrian Refugees in Germany

2020 ◽  
pp. 001100002097493
Author(s):  
Pascal Schlechter ◽  
Svea Kamp ◽  
Katharina Wanninger ◽  
Judith Knausenberger ◽  
Ullrich Wagner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Syrian Refugees ◽  
Service Usage ◽  
Help Seeking Attitudes ◽  
Professional Psychological Help ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Distress Disclosure

Many refugees experience a wide range of mental health problems, but typically use mental health services less often than settled residents. Practical constraints like limited access to mental health care and language barriers largely account for this discrepancy. However, little is known about the psychological aspects explaining this difference in mental health service usage, like attitudes toward psychological help-seeking and the disclosure of distress. The present study compares German residents’ and Syrian refugees’ attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help ( N = 384). Refugees reported more depressive symptoms and functional impairment than residents. Crucially, refugees also held more negative attitudes toward professional psychological help-seeking than residents. These group differences in attitudes were to a large part mediated by distress disclosure. We conclude that it is important to achieve a thorough understanding of how to address help-seeking attitudes and to encourage distress disclosure to promote treatment of mental health issues among many refugees.

scholarly journals Assessing the Psychometric Proprieties of the Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale–Short Form (ATSPPH-SF) Among Latino Adults

Assessment ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 28 (1) ◽  
pp. 211-224
Author(s):  
Lucas Torres ◽  
Brooke Magnus ◽  
Natasha Najar
Keyword(s):  
Help Seeking ◽  
Short Form ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Foreign Born ◽  
Help Seeking Attitudes ◽  
Nativity Status ◽  
Professional Psychological Help ◽  
Item Functioning ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Practical Implications

The Latino population continues to underutilize mental health services at an alarming rate. The Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale–Short Form (ATSPPH-SF) is one of the most commonly used instruments to assess help-seeking attitudes. The current study sought to evaluate the factor structure and test for the presence of differential item functioning on the ATSPPH-SF with a sample of Latino adult individuals across nativity status (U.S.- vs. foreign-born), language format (English vs. Spanish), and gender. The analyses revealed two relatively independent factors named Openness to Seeking Treatment and Value and Need in Seeking Treatment. Measurement equivalence and practical implications are discussed in the context of use with Latino individuals.

scholarly journals The effect of psychological well-being, psychological help-seeking attitudes and self-esteem on psychological counselor candidates’ psychological symptomsPsikolojik iyi oluş, yardım arama tutumu ve benlik saygısının psikolojik danışman adaylarının psikolojik belirtilerine etkisi

2016 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 3571 ◽  
Author(s):  
Firdevs Savi Çakar ◽  
F. Ebru İkiz
Keyword(s):  
Structural Equation Model ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Psychological Symptoms ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Equation Model ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Help Seeking Attitudes

The aim of this research is to examine the effect of psychological well-being, psychological help-seeking attitudes and self-esteem on  psychological counselor candidates’ psychological symptoms. A total of 439 students of Psychological Counseling and Guidance Department in the Faculty of Educational Sciences from two universities participated in the research. Research data were obtained by using Psychological Well-Being Scale, Psychological Help-Seeking Attitudes Scale, Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and Brief Symptom Inventory.  In the research, LISRELL program-Structural Equation Model and SPSS 20 software were employed. In analyses, it was concluded that results of confirmatory factor analysis results and fit indices of structural equation model were generally acceptable. Accordingly, it has been verified with the structural equation model that psychological counselor candidates’ levels of psychological well-being, psychological help-seeking attitudes and psychological symptoms have effect on their level of psychological symptoms. In this respect, it can be understood that considering counseling students’ levels of psychological well-being and self-esteem is important during their educational processes. By supporting counselor candidates’ mental health, a significant contribution will be provided to their personal and professional developments. ÖzetBu araştırmanın amacı, psikolojik danışman adaylarının psikolojik iyi oluşu, psikolojik yardım arama tutumu ve benlik saygısının onların psikolojik belirti düzeylerine etkisinin incelenmesidir. Araştırmaya iki farklı üniversitenin Eğitim Fakültesi Psikolojik Danışmanlık ve Rehberlik bölümünde öğrenim gören 439 danışman adayı katılmıştır. Araştırmanın verileri Psikolojik İyi Oluş Ölçeği, Psikolojik Yardım Almaya İlişkin Tutum Ölçeği,  Rosenberg Benlik Saygısı Ölçeği ve Kısa Semptom Envanteri ile elde edilmiştir.  Araştırma model geliştirme ve model test etmeye yönelik olup, LİSRELL programı-Yapısal Eşitlik modeli kullanılmıştır. Yapılan analizlerde, doğrulayıcı faktör analizi sonuçlarının ve yapısal eşitlik modeli uyum indekslerinin genel olarak kabul edilebilir düzeyde olduğu belirlenmiştir. Buna göre psikolojik danışman adaylarının psikolojik iyi oluşu, psikolojik yardım arama tutumu ve benlik saygılarının psikolojik belirti düzeyleri üzerinde etkisi olduğu hipotezi doğrulanmıştır. Bu doğrultuda, danışmanlık öğrencilerinin öğretim süreçleri devam ederken psikolojik belirtilerinin incelenmesi, ihtiyaç duyan öğrencilere psikolojik yardım sağlanması ve ruh sağlığının desteklenmesi ile onların profesyonel gelişimlerine de önemli katkı sağlanacağı düşünülmektedir.

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