Hi everyone, I wanted to know how these variables affect people's willingness to seek help, primarily focusing on how students and people in general experience depressive symptoms/depression go about seeking the necessary help, if so.
Research shows that anticipation and fear of others stigmatising responses are very ordinary in people with depression; they internalise the stigmatising view perceived (Barney, Griffiths, Christensen and Jorm, 2010).
Chinese Americans with depressive symptoms 34.9% preferred seeking family and friends help following only 30.2% reporting no interest in face of mental health predicaments (Leung, Cheung, & Tsui, 2012)
Research shows that younger people within the black Afro/Caribbean minority are less likely to seek help from professionals.
Dear Tracey,
Check these out as a start:
Journal of Counseling Psychology
2011, Vol. 58, No. 3, 368 –382
“Boys Don’t Cry”: Examination of the Links Between Endorsement of
Masculine Norms, Self-Stigma, and Help-Seeking Attitudes for Men From
Diverse Backgrounds
David L. Vogel, Sarah R. Heimerdinger-Edwards, Joseph H. Hammer, and Asale Hubbard
Journal of Counseling Psychology
2007, Vol. 54, No. 1, 40 –50
Perceived Public Stigma and the Willingness to Seek Counseling:
The Mediating Roles of Self-Stigma and Attitudes Toward Counseling
David L. Vogel, Nathaniel G. Wade, and Ashley H. Hackler
I do believe that all three variables affect the willingness to seek help from mental health professions. Self-stigma might be the most influential in how willing one is to seek help, but I would appreciate your answers and/or advice.
Brilliant first answer Béatrice, pointing in the right direction. Should obtain useful quality information from both journals.
Thank you
Tracy:
I remember one of my older family doctors for a number of years just passed away one day from high blood pressure. I guess as we get older, it's assumed that our experience and wisdom can help us to get thru any hurdles, such as failing mental health, but that's not the case. Our health is all we have as get older and must take care of it. Here's an article I think can also answer your question:
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/38096843_How_the_relationship_of_attitudes_toward_mental_health_treatment_and_service_differs_by_age_gender_ethnicityrace_and_education
Best regards,
Debra
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Hi Tracey,
You asked an interesting question. These variables can interact and affect one's willingness to seek professional help. Here are some resources that may interest you:
- A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Help-Seeking for Symptoms of Depression in Japanese Primary School Teachers by Elijah W. Bullard (2010).
- Depression help-seeking attitudes and behaviors among an Internet-based sample of Spanish-speaking perinatal women by Alinne Z. Barrera and Alexandra D. Nichols (2015).
- Explanatory model of help-seeking and coping mechanisms among depressed women in three ethnic groups of Fars, Kurdish, and Turkish in Iran by Masoumeh Dejman,Solvig Ekblad, & Setarh Forouzan (2008), etc.
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/BF00752778#page-1
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1523-536X.2006.00130.x/abstract
http://www.scielosp.org/pdf/rpsp/v37n3/v37n3a04.pdf
https://books.google.com/books?id=Mi6dE4S1AeYC&pg=PA52&lpg=PA52&dq=Help-seeking+for+depression+among+ethnic+minorities&source=bl&ots=Daio5V59-q&sig=SGLAtHvZlzo7e2xsOt_WTG4RdS4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CGkQ6AEwCWoVChMI_N3wqqbexwIVgkGICh1nuQ5z#v=onepage&q=Help-seeking%20for%20depression%20among%20ethnic%20minorities&f=false
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Most delighted for your answers, Debra and Stephen you both have provided me with some very interesting jounals. I am confident this will be a great start to begin my research and gather some important points.
Once again a big Thank you for this kick start and boost of confidence to proceed with my research.
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