scholarly journals The Development, Validity, and Reliability of the Barriers to Seeking Psychological Help Scale for College Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 48 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nursel Topkaya ◽  
Ertuğrul Şahin ◽  
Betül Meydan
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Convergent And Divergent Validity ◽  
Seeking Psychological Help

The aim of this study was to develop a scale to determine the barriers affecting undergraduate students seeking psychological help. In line with this purpose, the validity and reliability of the scale were examined in five different samples. Exploratory factor analysis results suggested that the scale consists of five dimensions, labeled as fear of being stigmatized by society, trust in the mental health professional, difficulties in self-disclosure, perceived devaluation and lack of knowledge in the first sample. The confirmatory factor analysis cross-validated the scale’s five-factor structure on a new college students’ sample. The convergent and divergent validity of the scale were also supported with theoretically and empirically expected correlation with self-concealment, self-stigma, and attitudes towards seeking psychological help. Moreover, the scale was found to have an adequate stability coefficient across three weeks and appropriate levels of internal consistency coefficient reliability for each of the subscales in two different samples. These initial findings show that theBarriers to Seeking Psychological Help Scale is a valid and reliable instrument to measure hindrances related to psychological help-seeking for undergraduate students. Future studies can examine the validity and reliability of the scale on different samples and cultures, as well as predictive validity on college students’ decisions to seekcounseling.

scholarly journals I’m not Alone: A Phenomenological Study of Psychological Help Sources in Suicide Crisis

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 245
Author(s):  
F A Nurdiyanto
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Phenomenological Study ◽  
Phenomenological Analysis ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Self Disclosure ◽  
Self Help ◽  
Seeking Help ◽  
Seeking Psychological Help

This research was conducted to explore the experiences of suicidal survivors in seeking psychological help for their crisis. A descriptive phenomenological study was chosen to get the dynamics of mental health help-seeking. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with youth participants who had previously experienced a suicide crisis. Seven participants (5 women; mean age 26 years-old) were involved voluntarily through the snowball technique recruitment. Descriptive phenomenological analysis was applied to get the synthesis and meaning of experiences in psychological help-seeking. This study found psychological help sources: self-help, close relationships, socio-cultural, and institutional. This article highlighted that social relations played a crucial role in the success of seeking help. Suicide prevention should be carried out by campaigning for self-disclosure to seeking help by utilizing various available psychological help sources.

Factors Influencing Rural College Students' Psychological Help-Seeking Behavior

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lindsay F. Kujawa ◽  
Erin L. Martin ◽  
Astrid S. Dcunha ◽  
Rachel L. Navarro ◽  
Shawn M. Whiting ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Rural College

scholarly journals Design and psychometric evaluation of epilepsy-related apathy scale (E-RAS) in adults with epilepsy: a sequential exploratory mixed methods design

BMC Neurology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Abbas Shamsalinia ◽  
Mozhgan Moradi ◽  
Reza Ebrahimi Rad ◽  
Reza Ghadimi ◽  
Mansoureh Ashghali Farahani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Mixed Methods ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Divergent Validity ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Mixed Methods Design ◽  
Scale Evaluation ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Epileptic Patients ◽  
Convergent And Divergent Validity

Abstract Background Apathy in patients with epilepsy is associated with a wide range of consequences that reduce the patient’s ability to perform social functions and participate in self-care and rehabilitation programs. Therefore, apathy is one of the important diagnoses of the healthcare team in the process of caring for epileptic patients and its dimensions need to be examined and recognized. Therefore, appropriate instruments with the sociocultural milieu of each community should be provided to health care providers. The aim of the present study was to design and measure epilepsy–related apathy scale (E-RAS) in adults with epilepsy. Methods This study of sequential exploratory mixed methods design was conducted in Iran from April 2019 to December 2019. In the Item generation stage, two inductive (face-to-face and semi-structured interviews with 17 adult epileptic patients) and deductive (literature review) were used. In item reduction, integration of qualitative and literature reviews and scale evaluation were accomplished. For Scale Evaluation, face, content, construct [exploratory factor analysis (EFA) (n = 360) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) (n = 200)], convergent and divergent Validity and reliability (internal consistency and stability) were investigated. Results The results of EFA showed that E-RAS has four factors, namely, motivation; self-regulatory; cognition and emotional-effective. These four latent factors accounted for a total of 48.351% of the total variance in the E-RAS construct. The results of CFA showed that the 4-factor model of E-RAS has the highest fit with the data. The results of convergent and divergent validity showed that the values of composite reliability (CR) and average variance extracted (AVE) for the four factors were greater than 0.7 and 0.5, respectively, and the value of AVE for each factor was greater than CR. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for the whole scale was obtained 0.815. The results of the test-retest showed that there was a significant agreement between the test and retest scores (P < 0.001). Conclusion E-RAS is a multidimensional construct consisting of 24 items, and has acceptable validity and reliability for the study of epilepsy-related apathy in adult epileptic patients.

The Multidimensional Dream Inventory: Preliminary Evidence for Validity and Reliability

1997 ◽  
Vol 85 (3) ◽  
pp. 803-808 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert J. Kallmeyer ◽  
Edward C. Chang
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Individual Difference ◽  
Preliminary Evidence ◽  
Dream Recall ◽  
Validity And Reliability ◽  
Factor Solution ◽  
Difference Measure ◽  
Good Internal Consistency ◽  
Individual Difference Measure

The present study focused on the development of the Multidimensional Dream Inventory, an individual difference measure of dimensions of dreams. Items were administered to 151 college students. Consistent with expectations, results of an exploratory factor analysis of intercorrelations among items indicated a four-factor solution was appropriate. As a result, four dream-relevant scales were constructed, viz, Dream Importance, Dream Vividness, Dream Usefulness, and Dream Recall. In addition, these scales showed good internal consistency for research. Implications and uses for the Multidimensional Dream Inventory were discussed.

scholarly journals Translation of the Chinese version of the modified Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 and its validation among college students

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hui Zhang ◽  
Tong Tong ◽  
Ye Gao ◽  
Chunguang Liang ◽  
Haitao Yu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Northeast China ◽  
Food Addiction ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Chinese Version ◽  
Yale Food Addiction Scale ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

Abstract Background Obesity prevalence has substantially increased in China over the past decade. In China, over 1 in 7 individuals meet the criteria for overall obesity, and 1 in 3 meet the criteria for abdominal obesity, obesity has become a significant problem. Studies have shown that food addiction and obesity are inextricably linked. The modified Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 (mYFAS 2.0) is a brief measurement for assessing food addiction. This study aimed to explore the structure of the Chinese version of the mYFAS 2.0 and assess the occurrence of food addiction in a sample of college students in Northeast China. Methods A cross-sectional design was conducted in a sample of 1099 undergraduate students in Northeast China. Participants completed the sociodemographic questionnaire, the Chinese version of the mYFAS 2.0, the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale (BIS-8), and the Self-Esteem Scale (SES) to test the hypothesis. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were performed to examine the underlying factor structure of the mYFAS 2.0. Two weeks later, 62 students who participated in the first test were recruited to evaluate the test–retest reliability. Results The Chinese version of the mYFAS 2.0 demonstrated adequate internal consistency, good test–retest reliability and satisfactory construct validity. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis found that the Chinese version of the mYFAS 2.0 demonstrated a good fit to the two-factor solution identified by the exploratory factor analysis and showed superior fit indices compared to the one-factor model. The prevalence of food addiction in our sample was found to be in line with rates observed in other Asian and Western samples. The mYFAS 2.0 symptom count scores were correlated with BMI, the idea of dieting to lose weight, the desire to overeat, low self-esteem, and impulsivity. Conclusion The results indicate that the Chinese version of the mYFAS 2.0 has good reliability and validity, and that it can be considered a tool to evaluate the addictive eating behaviours of undergraduate students.

Dimensions of Profanity

1974 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 387-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward A. Mabry
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Research Needs ◽  
Five Dimensions ◽  
Personal Use

The purpose of the study was to investigate the dimensions of profane language use by 283 college students. Responses to a questionnaire on personal use of “sexual vernacular” were submitted to factor analysis. Results of the factor analysis yielded five dimensions of profane language based upon predispositions to use such words. The five dimensions were labeled: Abrasive, Technical, Abrasive-Expletive, Latent, and Euphemistic. Results are discussed in terms of past and future research needs.

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
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