The Effects of Self Construal and Dysfunctional Attitude on Self Stigma Associated with Seeking Psychological Help

In this study, the purpose is to examine to what extent the individuals’ self-stigma and self-construal predict their attitudes towards seeking psychological help. The sample group of the study was made of 377 adults aged 20-50 years. The data obtained from the scales based on self-reports of the participants were analyzed. Findings showed that there is a positive significant relationship between the attitude towards seeking psychological help and self-stigma. Self-stigma positively predicted the attitudes towards seeking psychological help; on the other hand, individual self-construal negatively predicted the attitudes towards seeking psychological help. In light of these findings, it is recommended that comparative studies in terms of self-stigma and self-construal according to gender can be conducted with different socio-cultural characteristics. Also, the persons of who have received or applied to counseling from psychological counseling centers, their self-stigma and self-construals levels can be investigated in later studies.

Download Full-text

Alcohol Use, Psychological Difficulties, and Stigma Associated With Seeking Psychological Help

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e631732012-001 ◽

2012 ◽

Author(s):

Hsiu-Lan Cheng ◽

Kwong-Liem Karl Kwan

Keyword(s):

Alcohol Use ◽

Psychological Help ◽

Psychological Difficulties ◽

Seeking Psychological Help

Download Full-text

Relationships Among Body Perception, Life Satisfaction, and Attitude Toward Seeking Psychological Help in Patients With a Tracheostomy After Discharge: A Descriptive and Cross-sectional Study

Wound Management & Prevention ◽

10.25270/wmp.2020.8.3239 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 66 (8) ◽

pp. 32-39

Author(s):

Yasemin Altınbaş ◽

Sinan Aslan ◽

Türkan Karaca

Keyword(s):

Life Satisfaction ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Psychological Help ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Body Perception ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Seeking Psychological Help

Download Full-text

Features of eating behavior and social anxiety in women who negatively assess their appearance

Vestnik nevrologii, psihiatrii i nejrohirurgii (Bulletin of Neurology, Psychiatry and Neurosurgery) ◽

10.33920/med-01-2103-01 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 172-181

Author(s):

Zhanna Robertovna Gardanova ◽

Svetlana Andreevna Kalina ◽

Dmitriy Fedorovich Khritinin ◽

Mikhail Anatolievich Nekrasov ◽

Evgeniya Vitalievna Dementieva ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Social Anxiety ◽

Eating Behavior ◽

Rapid Development ◽

Psychological Help ◽

Physical And Mental Health ◽

Potential Threat ◽

Ideal Image ◽

Increased Risk ◽

Body Image Disorders ◽

Seeking Psychological Help

In the conditions of rapid development and increasing the accessibility of the beauty industry, a person forms an ideal image of himself, which must be met. The consequences are expressed by the widespread dissatisfaction in the society with the appearance inherent in people of any age and representing a potential threat to physical and mental health. In order to study the peculiarities of eating behavior in women who negatively assess their appearance, a psychodiagnosis of a sample of 98 women aged 18 to 60 years was conducted with the study of assessing attitudes to their own bodies, assessing eating behavior, and assessing the level of social anxiety. As a result of the data obtained, the importance of timely diagnosis of manifestations of social anxiety for people seeking psychological help with the aim of correcting eating behavior, low self-esteem, dissatisfaction and dissatisfaction with their bodies, non-acceptance of their appearance, and also people who have an increased risk of eating disorders and body image disorders.

Download Full-text