Africentric Cultural Values, Psychological Help-Seeking Attitudes, and Self-Concealment in African American College Students

2005 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 369-385 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara C. Wallace ◽  
Madonna G. Constantine
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
African American College Students ◽  
Help Seeking Attitudes

scholarly journals African American College Students: Literacy of Depression and Help Seeking

2011 ◽  
Vol 52 (4) ◽  
pp. 497-502 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim L. Stansbury ◽  
Maureen Wimsatt ◽  
Gaynell Marie Simpson ◽  
Fayetta Martin ◽  
Nancy Nelson
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
African American College Students

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

scholarly journals Mental Health Help-Seeking Intentions Among International and African American College Students: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 137-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Kesnold Mesidor ◽  
Kaye F. Sly
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
African American ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Behavioral Control ◽  
Subjective Norms ◽  
Perceived Behavioral Control ◽  
African American College Students

This study examined the relationship between social-cognitive factors (e.g., attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control), psychological distress, and help-seeking intentions for a sample of 111 international and African American college students. The results of this study showed that the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) variables (e.g., attitudes, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control) accounted for 17.7 % of the variance in help-seeking intentions. The first hypothesis, which predicted that positive attitudes toward mental health services and perceived behavioral control would be significant predictors of the students’ intentions to seek mental health services, was partially supported. Perceived behavioral control was the strongest predictor of helpseeking intentions. Contrary to our expectations, attitudes toward mental health services were not a significant predictor of mental health seeking intentions. The second hypothesis was not supported. There was no significant difference in mean intention scores for African American college students compared to international college students. 

College Students' Coping and Psychological Help-Seeking Attitudes and Intentions

2019 ◽  
Vol 41 (2) ◽  
pp. 144-157
Author(s):  
Kathleen L. Niegocki ◽  
Stefanía Ægisdóttir
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Avoidant Coping ◽  
Counseling Experience ◽  
Help Seeking Attitudes ◽  
Self Blame ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
Support Seeking

The relationship between college students' coping and psychological help-seeking attitudes and intentions was examined. Seven hundred and nineteen students participated (180 men, 537 women, and two individuals who did not indicate their gender). Questionnaires were completed online and included the Brief COPE and Beliefs About Psychological Services scales. It was found that for students with previous counseling experience, coping by means of greater use of support seeking and less use of avoidant coping strategies was associated with greater intent to seek psychological help, greater stigma tolerance, and greater belief in psychologists' expertness. Problem-focused coping was unrelated to psychological help-seeking attitudes and intentions among these students. For students without previous counseling experience, coping by means of greater use of support seeking (emotional support, instrumental support, and venting), greater use of problem-focused coping (active coping, positive reframing, religion, and planning), and less use of avoidant coping strategies (denial, substance use, behavioral disengagement, and self-blame) was associated with greater stigma tolerance and greater belief in psychologists' expertness. For these students, coping behaviors were not related to intentions to seek counseling.

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 An Exploratory Study of Attitudes Toward Psychological Help Seeking Among African American Men

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 347-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael C. Cadaret ◽  
Suzette L. Speight
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
The United States ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Help Seeking Attitudes ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviors

Disparities in health care are a significant social problem affecting millions of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States. To better understand these disparities, the current study explored the relationship between self- and social stigma, John Henryism, hardiness, and attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help in a community sample of 120 Black men ( Mage = 42.72 years, SD = 13.26). Additionally, participants completed measures of potential covariates, which included occupation, highest education, and income. Results suggest that self-stigma is a major deterrent to seeking help for psychological issues. This relationship is moderated by both age and occupation. Hardiness negatively influenced self-stigma for help seeking and had a positive indirect influence on attitudes toward help seeking. Findings support previous research on help-seeking attitudes among African American men and suggest that personal characteristics, such as age, occupation, and coping style can influence help-seeking behaviors.

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