The gap between a mother seeking psychological help for her child and for a friend’s child
| Autor: | Yaniv Edelstein-Dolev, Alona Raviv, Amiram Raviv, Ora Silberstein |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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School age child
Social Psychology Problem behaviour 05 social sciences Salud mental 050301 education 050109 social psychology Mental health Help-seeking Education Developmental psychology Developmental Neuroscience Developmental and Educational Psychology Natural (music) 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Support system Life-span and Life-course Studies Psychology 0503 education Social psychology Social Sciences (miscellaneous) |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Behavioral Development. 27:329-337 |
| ISSN: | 1464-0651 0165-0254 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/01650250244000353 |
| Popis: | More children need psychological help than those who get it (‘‘service gap’’). Since parents are those who refer children for help, they are responsible for this gap. This study examined the difference between the reported willingness of schoolchildren’s mothers to seek help from a psychologist and from natural support systems for their own child and to refer another mother for such help. Participants were 321 mothers of 3rd- to 5th-grade children. Participants’ reported intentions to seek help for their own child or to refer another’s child were evaluated regarding a hypothetical externalisation or internalisation problem behaviour. Mothers were more willing to refer another’s child than their own for psychological help. Mothers of boys were more willing to refer their own or another’s child for psychological help than mothers of girls. Mothers tended to prefer natural support systems over professional help. Some relations were found between emotional responses and socialisation strategies, and help-seeking intentions. |
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