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.

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

The Relationship Between Religious Orientation, Coping Strategies and Suicidal Behaviour

2021 ◽  
pp. 003022282110058
Author(s):  
Mei Yin Ooi ◽  
Mohtaram Rabbani ◽  
Amira Najiha Yahya ◽  
Ching Sin Siau
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Secondary School ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Coping Strategy ◽  
Suicidal Behaviour ◽  
Religious Orientation ◽  
Avoidant Coping ◽  
Suicidal Thoughts ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
The Relationship

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between religious orientation, coping strategies and suicidal behaviour among secondary school adolescents and college students. A total of 196 participants (73 adolescents and 123 adults college students) completed the online survey consisting of the Religious-Orientation Scale-Revised, Brief COPE and Suicidal Behaviours Questionnaire-Revised. Adolescents in secondary school had higher odds of suicidal thoughts and behaviour than college students (OR 4.40, 95% CI: 1.133, 17.094, p = 0.032). Individuals who employed an avoidant coping strategy had higher odds of suicidal thoughts and behaviour after adjusting for other relevant variables, which indicated that when a person engages in avoidant coping strategy, it is most likely that they have a higher odds of suicidal thoughts and behaviour (OR 1.118, 95% CI: 1.050, 1.189, p < 0.001). There is an urgent need to initiate psychological interventions to reduce suicide behaviour risk among Malaysian secondary school adolescents.

Stigma, Loss of Face, and Help-Seeking Attitudes Among South Korean College Students

2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (3) ◽  
pp. 331-357 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Youngbin Kim ◽  
Kyu Jin Yon
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Public Stigma ◽  
Loss Of Face ◽  
Help Seeking Attitudes ◽  
Mediation Analyses ◽  
South Korean ◽  
Korean College Students

In this study, we investigated empirical associations between others’ stigma regarding seeking psychological help (predictor), self-stigma regarding seeking help (mediator), loss of face concerns (moderator), and professional help-seeking attitudes (outcome) among 485 South Korean college students. We also explored the dimensionality of close others’ stigma and public stigma using a bifactor analysis. We recruited participants from several universities in South Korea. They completed an online survey containing demographic questions and study measures. Bifactor analysis results indicated that close others’ stigma and public stigma may be better treated as a unidimensional construct (i.e., others’ stigma). Mediation and moderated mediation analyses indicated that others’ stigma predicted self-stigma, which in turn predicted help-seeking attitudes. Furthermore, this mediation model was moderated by loss of face, in that as loss of face increased, the negative indirect effect of others’ stigma on help-seeking attitudes through self-stigma became weaker. We discuss implications for research and practice.

scholarly journals The Role of Coping Strategies in the Resilience and Well-Being of College Students during COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 30-42
Author(s):  
Violeta C. Valladolid
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Coping Strategies ◽  
Coping Strategy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Avoidant Coping ◽  
Brief Cope ◽  
Approach Coping ◽  
Mental Well Being ◽  
The Relationship

The study aimed to investigate the relationship between resilience and well-being of college students during the Covid-19 pandemic and to determine the moderating role of coping strategies in this relationship. Resilience was defined based on the concept of Connor and Davidson (2003), who defined it as an individual characteristic that allows an individual to thrive in the face of adversity, coping strategies were categorized into approach or avoidant coping strategies as measured by COPE Brief, and well-being was conceptualized based on  Warwick-Edinburgh's concept of mental well-being. It included 243 college students enrolled in one of the 12 online social science courses in one college in Metro Manila who were administered through online platform the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale, Brief COPE, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC-10), and Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Life of Higher Education Students Questionnaire. Results showed a significant relationship between resilience and well-being.  Approach coping strategy also showed significant positive relationships with the three criterion variables: academic, social, and mental well-being, indicating that the more a student employs approach coping strategy, the better is his or her academic, social, and mental well-being. On the other hand, the Avoidant coping strategy was negatively associated with academic-related emotions, showing that the less the use of the Avoidant coping approach, the more positive are the academic-related emotions felt by students during online classes. However, both coping strategies failed to moderate the relationship between resilience and well-being. It is recommended that schools implement programs and services that will train students on how to cope during pandemic.

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