scholarly journals Examining Young Australian Men's Help-Seeking towards Mental Well-Being in a Problematic Online Gaming Context

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Akiko Sato
Keyword(s):  
Help Seeking ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Online Gaming ◽  
Problematic Online Gaming ◽  
Mental Well Being

Problem recognition: integrating help-seeking theory in social marketing

2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-17 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rachel Akiko Sato ◽  
Judy Drennan ◽  
Ian Lings
Keyword(s):  
Social Marketing ◽  
Stages Of Change ◽  
Critical Incident ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Young Male ◽  
Online Gaming ◽  
Negative Consequences ◽  
Problem Recognition ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Problematic Online Gaming

Purpose Online gaming is a global phenomenon that can lead to behavioural addiction and affect players’ mental and physical health. This paper aims to integrate the concepts of help-seeking and stages of change to investigate triggers for problem recognition for problematic online gaming that lead to help-seeking behaviour. Design/methodology/approach Critical Incident Technique method was used to collect a total of 78 critical incidents from a sample of 12 male online gamers who self-identified as having experienced problematic online gaming behaviour. Findings Six classifications of problem recognition triggers for young male problematic online gamers were identified: self-realisation, negative consequences, negative emotions, social influence, competing priorities and impact on social skills. Results indicate that both positive and negative triggers are important for problem recognition. Originality/value Valuable contributions were made to the social marketing literature by presenting an integrated model of help-seeking and stages of change theories, providing new insights into SOC and expanding the understanding of the processes involved in the transition between pre-contemplation and contemplation.

scholarly journals Prevalence of problematic online gaming among undergraduate medical students and its relation to well-being, self-esteem and depressive mood in Goa, India

2019 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 1133
Author(s):  
Abhishek U. Bicholkar ◽  
Amit Dias ◽  
Von Mascarenhas
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Online Gaming ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Depressive Mood ◽  
Satisfaction With Life Scale ◽  
Online Video ◽  
Undergraduate Medical Students ◽  
Problematic Online Gaming ◽  
Study Participants

Background: Online video games are one of the most popular recreational activities irrespective of age, gender and culture. Gaming disorder has been recently included in the 11th Revision of the international classification of diseases (ICD-11). Thus online video game addiction among people is a serious mental health issue and unfortunately, research on this addiction is still in its infancy. Thus the present study examines the prevalence of problematic online gaming among undergraduate medical students and its association with demographic variables, and health-related measures like well-being, self-esteem and depressive mood.Methods: The present cross-sectional study was conducted among the undergraduate students of Goa medical college using online survey method. Problematic online gaming was assessed using the problematic online gaming questionnaire short form (POGQ-SF). Additionally, well-being was assessed using the satisfaction with life scale (SWLS), self-esteem was assessed using Rosenberg’s self- esteem scale (RSES) and depressive mood was assessed using the patient health questionnaire (PHQ-9).Results: According to POGQ-SF, 8% of the study participants showed problematic online gaming. It was significantly associated with sex of the study participants, frequency of online gaming, duration of internet use per day and duration of a gaming session.Conclusions: Playing online games is a widespread activity among undergraduate medical students and a substantial proportion of these students exhibit addictive behaviours with regards to online gaming. Further research in terms of longitudinal studies involving larger samples of general population is needed to throw light on causal relationship between problematic online gaming and related factors.

scholarly journals Evaluating mental health literacy and help-seeking behaviours in UK university students: a country wide study

2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (4) ◽  
pp. 311-319
Author(s):  
Paul Gorczynski ◽  
Wendy Sims-Schouten ◽  
Clare Wilson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Health Literacy ◽  
University Students ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Mental Health Literacy ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Self Compassion ◽  
Distress Scale ◽  
Mental Well Being

Purpose Despite a high prevalence of mental health problems, few students know where to turn for support. The purpose of this study was to gain a UK wide perspective on levels of mental health literacy amongst university students and to examine the relationship between mental health literacy and mental health help-seeking behaviours. Design/methodology/approach A total of 300 university students in the UK participated in this online cross-sectional study. Participants filled out the mental health literacy scale, the general help-seeking questionnaire, Kessler psychological distress scale 10, The Warwick-Edinburgh mental well-being scale and the self-compassion scale: short form. Findings Overall, 78 per cent of participants indicated mild or more severe symptoms of distress. Students reported lower levels of mental health literacy when compared to students in other nations. Women, bisexuals, and those with a history of mental disorders indicated high levels of mental health literacy. Participants indicated they were most likely to seek support from intimate partners and least likely to seek support from religious leaders. No significant correlations were found between mental health literacy and help-seeking behaviours. Mental health literacy was not correlated with distress, mental well-being or self-compassion. Help-seeking behaviours were only significantly positively correlated with mental well-being. Originality/value Universities should address strategies to improve help-seeking behaviours in an effort to address overall mental well-being. Programmes may wish to help provide students with information about accessing face-to-face support systems. Environmental strategies to foster mental well-being on campus should also be explored.

scholarly journals The Effects of Stigma on Determinants of Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Male College Students: An Application of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1286-1296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita DiGioacchino DeBate ◽  
Amy Gatto ◽  
Gregor Rafal
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Well Being ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Behavioral Skills ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviors ◽  
Male College ◽  
Mental Well Being

Considered a public health issue, the prevalence and severity of poor mental well-being on college campuses has continued to rise. While many college campuses offer mental health counseling services, and utilization rates are increasing, their proportional usage is low especially among males, who often deal with poor mental well-being by adopting unhealthy coping strategies. The purpose of this study was to use the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills (IMB) model to assess the relationship between the determinants as factors that may impact help-seeking behaviors in a large sample ( n = 1,242) of male college students. Employing a cross-sectional study design, a 71-item online survey assessed information via total mental health literacy (MHL), motivation via attitudes toward mental health and subjective norms regarding mental health, and behavioral skills via intentions regarding help-seeking behaviors, and stigma. Results revealed correlations between information and motivation ( r = .363, p < .01), information and behavioral skills ( r = .166, p < .01), and motivation and behavioral skills ( r = .399, p < .01). Multiple regression was used to determine stigma is a mediator for all relationships. These findings represent an opportunity to take a public health approach to male mental health through developing multilayered interventions that address information, motivation, behavioral skills, and stigma.

scholarly journals The relationship between mental health self-efficacy and mental well-being in England, UK: A Cross-sectional study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederike Katharina Lemmel ◽  
Rebecca Jones ◽  
Sonia Johnson ◽  
Anita Jolly ◽  
Miriam Miller ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Mental Well Being ◽  
The Relationship

Abstract Background. Mental well-being is an essential concept in research and public health as it is recognised as an indicator of population mental health and quality of life. Previous studies have provided evidence that general self-efficacy is positively related to mental well-being. The aim of this study is to examine whether higher help-seeking self-efficacy and higher psychological well-being self-efficacy respectively, are associated with increased mental well-being.Methods. In this cross-sectional study 1795 adults from the general English population were recruited from a market research panel to fill out an online questionnaire between 24th September 2018 and 05th October 2018. Two simple linear regression analyses were used to investigate the relationship between each of help-seeking self-efficacy and psychological well-being self- efficacy as exposure variables and mental well-being as the outcome. Multiple imputation by chained equations was used to handle missing data.Results. No evidence was found for an association between either help-seeking self-efficacy or psychological well-being self-efficacy and mental well-being.Conclusions. These findings do not provide evidence that improving help-seeking or psychological well-being self-efficacy could lead to improving well-being. Methodological limitations, such as unmeasured confounders might be responsible for the lack of evidence in this study. Having a mental health condition is a potential negative confounder that might not have been measured adequately.

Help-seeking behaviors and mental well-being of first year undergraduate university students

2016 ◽  
Vol 246 ◽  
pp. 129-135 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Goodwin ◽  
Laura Behan ◽  
Peter Kelly ◽  
Karen McCarthy ◽  
Aine Horgan
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Well Being ◽  
First Year ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviors ◽  
Undergraduate University Students ◽  
Mental Well Being

scholarly journals Psychological Consequences of Online Gaming on Youth: A Survey of UMT Lahore

2018 ◽  
Vol I (I) ◽  
pp. 35-51
Author(s):  
Samra Nasir
Keyword(s):  
Academic Performance ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Online Games ◽  
Online Gaming ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Youth Survey ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Mental Well Being

Research related to online gaming has gradually increased over the past few years, however minimal research has been able to study the relationship between online games, anxiety, and academic performance. In this research, the discussion is about the psychological consequences of online games on youth. This paper aims at studying the impact of online gaming on the academic performance of youth. Survey method is conducted to get the results of the research. 150 students from UMT university of Lahore were selected to participate in this study. The results of the survey show that 85.3% students of the university who participated in the survey are involved in playing online games. Also, 65% of participants believe that playing violent games makes a person to be more aggressive. The findings of the study indicate that playing online games for longer periods would cause harmful effects on the physical/ mental well-being of the students.

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