Intention to seek professional psychological help among college students in Turkey: Influence of help-seeking attitudes

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作者：
Seyfi F. [1 ]
Poudel K.C. [2 ]
Yasuoka J. [1 ]
Otsuka K. [1 ]
Jimba M. [1 ]
机构：
[1] Department of Community and Global Health, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, 7-3-1, Hongo
[2] Department of Public Health, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA 01003-9304, 316 Arnold House
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BMC Research Notes | / 6卷 / 1期
关键词：
Attitudes; College students; Help seeking; Intention; Mental health; Professional psychological help; Turkey;
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10.1186/1756-0500-6-519
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Background: Depression rates are high among college students in Turkey, but often students do not seek mental health care. This study aimed to examine the association between attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help and intention to seek professional psychological help among such college students. We also examined the factors associated with students' professional psychological help-seeking attitudes. We conducted this cross-sectional study among 456 conveniently sampled graduate and undergraduate students in Ankara. We collected students' data using self-administered, structured questionnaires in the Turkish language and then analyzed the data using both descriptive and multivariate methods. Results: In the multiple linear regression analyses, students' attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help were positively associated with intention to seek such help (p < 0.001). Other factors positively associated with students' attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help included the following: age (p < 0.001), perceived social support from family (p < 0.05), perceived social support from friends (p < 0.01), and perceived social support from significant other (p < 0.05). Students with less positive attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help were more likely to be men (p < 0.001), undergraduate students (p < 0.001), and students who were not aware of the presence of the on-campus counseling center (p < 0.01). Conclusions: Students' positive attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help were positively associated with their intentions to seek such help. To encourage utilization of the counseling center inside the campus more frequently when in need, interventions might be necessary to improve students' attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help - in particular among young male students. © 2013 Seyfi et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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