scholarly journals The Role Of Religiousity and Religious Coping Towards Seeking Psychological Help Among College Students In Semarang

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 104-119
Author(s):  
Diany Ufieta Syafitri ◽  
Laily Rahmah
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Religious Coping ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Private University ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
State University ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Central Java ◽  
Seeking Psychological Help

Mental health problems are increasingly prevalent in Indonesia, but many people are still reluctant to seek professional psychological help. Religiosity is considered as one of the factors that can influence one's preference for seeking psychological help, especially in Indonesian society, specifically in the city of Semarang, Central Java, which the life of society closely related to the value of religiosity. Therefore this study aimed to see the contribution of religiosity and religious coping in influencing the search for psychological help. This research was conducted at two universities, one state university and one Islamic private university which were determined through random sampling. Data collection was carried out online and offline with the Indonesian Islamic Psychological Measure of Islamic Psychology (I-PMIR), Islamic Religious Coping Scale (RCOPE), Attitude Towards Seeking Psychological Help (ATSPH), and Mental Health Seeking Help Intentions Scale (MHSIS) and obtained a total of 731 respondents. Multiple regression analysis showed that attitude was the strongest predictor of intention to seek psychological help (B= 0,556, p<0,01), followed by religious coping (B= 0,08, p<0,01), while religiosity was not a significant predictor. Further analysis showed the unique contribution of religious coping aspects towards the intention of seeking psychological help with F (5, 725) = 8,721, p<0,01, R 0,238. There were also differences in the contribution of religiosity and religious coping to the intention of seeking psychological help based on the background of the respondent (state or private Islamic university) which discussed further in the article.

Relationships between Ethnicity, Conceptions of Mental Illness, and Attitudes Associated with Seeking Psychological Help

1985 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 907-916 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lena E. Hall ◽  
Carolyn M. Tucker
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Psychological Treatment ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
School Teachers ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
Blacks And Whites ◽  
Seeking Psychological Help

This study examined the relationships between ethnicity, conceptions of mental illness, and attitudes associated with seeking psychological help among school teachers. It was hypothesized that these variables are related and the relationships ate independent of other demographic variables. Participants were 513 school teachers (321 whites and 192 blacks). Each completed the Nunnally Conception of Mental Illness Questionnaire, the Fischer and Turner Pro-Con Attitude Scale, vignettes that elicited opinions on certain counseling issues, and a demographic data sheet. Analyses indicated significant differences between blacks and whites in their conceptions of mental illness; blacks' responses were more stereotypic, and whites' were closer to those of mental health professionals. Both blacks and whites had similar positive attitudes toward seeking psychological help. However, significantly more whites than blacks had actually been in therapy. Blacks showed more positive attitudes than whites toward mixed-race dyads in counseling but showed more negative attitudes concerning the efficacy of psychological treatment for certain problems. Conception of mental illness was significantly related to attitudes associated with seeking psychological help. Implications for research to address mental health problems of blacks is discussed.

scholarly journals Faktor yang menjadi hambatan untuk mencari bantuan psikologis formal di kalangan mahasiswa

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 193-207
Author(s):  
Afinnisa Rasyida
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Psychological Services ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Professional Counseling ◽  
Purposive Sampling ◽  
The University ◽  
Seeking Psychological Help

Abstract In spite of the fact that mental health problems are increasingly prevalent among college students, they are often disinclination to seek help from formal psychological services. There is a lack of empirical studies focusing specifically on college students’ barriers to seeking psychological help in Indonesia. This study aims to identify the factors that prevent college students from seeking psychological help at formal psychology service providers. Participants in this study were 205 college students who were obtained using purposive sampling techniques. College students are given a Willingness to Seek Professional Counseling scale at Outside the University (WSPCO) to identify factors that prevent them from seeking psychological help. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. The results of this study showed that there were three main factors that make students reluctant to seek psychological help from providers such as the students who do not know which counseling services are good, students have family or friends who can help, and students feel that the problem is still not serious. By knowing these barriers, formal psychological services need to add information about the services, especially the place, forms of services, and professional that capable of mental health problems to meet the public’s understanding of formal psychological services. Keywords: Barriers to seek psychological help; College student; Indonesia; Mental health; Psychological help-seeking. AbstrakTerlepas dari kenyataan bahwa masalah kesehatan mental semakin banyak terjadi di kalangan mahasiswa, mahasiswa sering enggan mencari bantuan psikologis pada penyedia layanan psikologi formal. Studi empiris yang berfokus pada hambatan mahasiswa untuk mencari bantuan psikologis di Indonesia masih jarang. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengidentifikasi faktor-faktor yang menghambat mahasiswa untuk mencari bantuan psikologis pada penyedia layanan psikologi formal. Partisipan pada penelitian ini adalah 205 mahasiswa yang didapatkan melalui teknik purposive sampling. Mahasiswa diberikan skala Willingness to Seek Professional Counseling Outside the University (WSPCO) untuk mengidentifikasi faktor yang menghambat mahasiswa mencari bantuan psikologis pada penyedia layanan psikologi formal. Data yang telah didapat lalu dianalisis menggunakan statistika deskriptif. Hasil dari penelitian ini memperlihatkan bahwa tiga faktor utama yang membuat mahasiswa enggan untuk mencari bantuan psikologis pada penyedia layanan psikologis formal adalah mahasiswa tidak tahu mana layanan konseling yang baik, mahasiswa memiliki keluarga atau teman yang dapat menolong, dan mahasiswa merasa selama ini masalah masih kurang serius. Dengan mengetahui faktor penghambat ini maka layanan psikologis formal perlu menambah informasi mengenai layanan khususnya tempat layanan, bentuk layanan, dan tenaga ahli yang dapat menangani masalah kesehatan mental untuk memenuhi pemahaman masyarakat atas bantuan layanan psikologis formal. Kata kunci: Bantuan psikologis; Hambatan dalam mencari bantuan psikologis; Indonesia; Kesehatan mental; Mahasiswa.

Mentors and mountainboarding: The development and delivery of an innovative program for rural adolescent males at risk of mental health problems

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (2) ◽  
pp. 4-10
Author(s):  
Candice P. Boyd ◽  
Evan Kemp ◽  
Toula Filiadis ◽  
Damon Aisbett ◽  
Martin Markus
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Adolescent Males ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Rural Adolescents ◽  
Innovative Program ◽  
Mental Health Programs ◽  
Socially Excluded ◽  
Rural Adolescent

Sense of belonging to a community offers protection against depression (Glover et al. 1998); however, rural adolescents with mental health issues often feel isolated, lonely and socially excluded (Aisbett et al. 2007). This is exacerbated by the stoic attitudes and fear of social stigma which prevent many rural adolescents from engaging with mainstream mental health programs (Boyd et al. 2006). With this knowledge, we aimed to engage atrisk rural adolescent males who would otherwise not seek psychological help in an innovative program which would link them to a broader sporting community. The project also aimed to strengthen leaders of this community to act as mentors for these young people. In this article, we describe the development and delivery of the mentoring component of this innovative program. The outcomes for the youth involved in this program are described in the subsequent article by Kemp and colleagues in the next edition of Children Australia.

Self-Stigma, Mental Health Literacy, and Attitudes Toward Seeking Psychological Help

2018 ◽  
Vol 96 (1) ◽  
pp. 64-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hsiu-Lan Cheng ◽  
Cixin Wang ◽  
Ryon C. McDermott ◽  
Matthew Kridel ◽  
Jamey Leeanne Rislin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
Mental Health Literacy ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Seeking Psychological Help

Student Learners and Preferred Agents in Mental Health-Seeking: Assessing Higher Educational Services in a Pilot Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 301-328
Author(s):  
KENNETH CRAMER ◽  
EMILY SCHUURMAN ◽  
JORDYNNE ROPAT
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Time Management ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Counseling Centers ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Student Body ◽  
School Time ◽  
Student Counseling ◽  
The University

ABSTRACT The prevalence of mental health problems among student learners has increased in recent decades. University and college expectations, plus the requirement for effective time management (among other things), may significantly augment this problem. School assessment practices and learning demands may give rise to anxiety and depression within the student body, ultimately affecting both their psychological and academic outcomes. We considered the agencies that students typically approached in various daily situations (e.g., where do students turn with issues related to time management or personal adjustment and anxiety – Google, parents, best friends, professors, on-campus counseling centers). A sample of 103 students from the University of Windsor in Southwestern Ontario Canada indicated which of 15 agencies they would consult, should they encounter each of 50 scenarios related to broader categories (14 in total) such as death, school, time constraints, relationship, sexual harassment, etc. The non-use of Google and the under-utilization of the peer support and student counseling centers are discussed, as are the implications for university and college administrations' consideration of student mental health issues.

Role of Stigma and Attitudes Toward Help-Seeking from a General Practitioner for Mental Health Problems in a Rural Town

2005 ◽  
Vol 39 (6) ◽  
pp. 514-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah Wrigley ◽  
Henry Jackson ◽  
Fiona Judd ◽  
Angela Komiti
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Perceived Stigma ◽  
Professional Psychological Help ◽  
Mental Health Issues

Objective: To examine the role of perceived stigma and attitudes to seeking care in predicting help-seeking from a general practitioner (GP) for mental health problems. Method: Across-sectional surveyin 2002 with self-repor t questionnaires assessing current levels of symptomatology, disability, attitudes towards mental illness, knowledge of prevalence and causes of mental illness, contact with mental illness and help-seeking behaviour and preferences and attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help. Results: No significant relationship was found between symptom measures and measures of disability and help-seeking. Variables positively associated with general attitudes to seeking professional psychological help were: lower perceived stigma, and biological rather than person-based causal attributions for schizophrenia. Willingness to discuss mental health issues with a GP was predicted by the perceived helpfulness of the GP and by no other variable. Conclusions: Causal attributions and perceivedstigma rather than participants' levels of symptomatology and disability influence attitudes to help-seeking for mental health issues. Efforts to improve attitudes to help-seeking should focus on reducing stigma and improving mental health literacy regarding the causes of disorders.

Associations of childhood emotional and physical neglect with mental health and substance use in young adults

2021 ◽  
pp. 000486742110256
Author(s):  
Lucinda Rachel Grummitt ◽  
Erin Veronica Kelly ◽  
Emma Louise Barrett ◽  
Siobhan Lawler ◽  
Katrina Prior ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factor ◽  
Drug Use ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Unique Contribution ◽  
Emotional Neglect ◽  
Alcohol And Drug Use ◽  
Physical Neglect

Background: Childhood neglect is a risk factor for subsequent mental health problems. However, research on the unique contribution of emotional and physical subtypes of neglect is lacking. Importantly, if emotional and physical neglect have different impacts on mental health, they must be examined separately to understand how to prevent and treat their effects. Objective: This study aimed to examine associations of emotional and physical neglect with depression, anxiety, stress, alcohol and drug use in 18- to 20-year-olds. Methods: Participants ( N = 569, mean age = 18.9, 70% female) responded in an online survey to questions on childhood emotional and physical neglect, childhood abuse, symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress, and alcohol and drug use and problems. Procedures were approved by the University of Sydney Human Ethics Committee. Hierarchical linear regressions were performed, controlling for socio-demographic characteristics and other adverse childhood experiences. Results: Combined neglect was associated with depression ( B = 2.895, p < 0.001), anxiety ( B = 1.572, p = 0.003) and stress ( B = 1.781, p = 0.001). However, a second model entering emotional and physical neglect as separate exposures revealed emotional neglect was driving this association with depression ( B = 2.884, p < 0.001), anxiety ( B = 1.627, p = 0.001) and stress ( B = 1.776, p = 0.001), and that physical neglect was not associated with any outcome. Neither emotional nor physical neglect were associated with alcohol or drug use. Conclusion: Emotional neglect is a risk factor for mental health problems in early adulthood. Research that combines emotional and physical neglect into a single exposure may be obscuring relationships with mental health. Mental health prevention and treatment must screen for, and address, emotional neglect.

scholarly journals COVID-19: Are you ready to seek psychological help during home quarantine?

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Zhang ◽  
Hong Su ◽  
Dongxue Wang ◽  
Lining Wang ◽  
Yunjiang Cai ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Health Maintenance ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Psychological Distress Scale ◽  
Distress Scale

Abstract Background: Since December 2019, an increasing number of cases named Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) have been identified in Wuhan, China. It has widely and rapidly spread in China and several other countries. The public experienced mental health problems during home quarantine.Methods：From Feb 17 to 20, 2020, a questionnaire star survey was used to evaluate the psychological distress / psychological help-seeking attitudes and behavior of 3,248 people over 18 years old who were quarantined at home, all the subjects filled out the questionnaires, including general information questionnaire, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K-10),Attitudes Toward Seeking Mental Health and Psychological help-seeking behavior items.Results:3,248 individuals were enrolled, and the score of psychological distress scale was 15·93±6·99, the score of psychological help seeking was 82·34 ±13·04. Among the socio-economic factors, age was positively associated with the psychological distress(t=5·60,P<0·05) and attitudes toward seeking mental health(t=-3·380,P<0·05); the level of income were negatively associated with psychological distress(t=-2·609,P<0·05) and attitudes toward seeking mental health(t=-2·762,P<0·05); occupation were negatively associated with the level of psychological distress(t=-2·842,P<0·05); gender and the level of education were positively associated with the level of attitudes toward seeking mental health(t=6·355,P<0·05;t=3·780,P<0·05); marital status were negatively associated with the level of attitudes toward seeking mental health(t=-3·455,P<0·05).Conclusions: Widowed, rural residents, people with low level of education and economic income should be the focus of COVID-19’s mental health maintenance, and making good use of media and internet tools to strengthen publicity is one of the key points of current prevention and control.

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