An examination of help-seeking preferences via best-worst scaling
| Autor: | David L. Vogel, Michael J. Barrowclough, Daniel G. Lannin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Mental Health Services 050103 clinical psychology Universities education Friends Ambivalence Psychological Distress Best–worst scaling 03 medical and health sciences Seekers Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Help-Seeking Behavior Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Humans 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Family Students 05 social sciences Mental health treatment Mental health Latent class model Help-seeking 030227 psychiatry Clinical Psychology Distress Latent Class Analysis Female Psychology Social psychology |
| Zdroj: | Journal of clinical psychologyREFERENCES. 76(9) |
| ISSN: | 1097-4679 |
| Popis: | Objective This study utilized best-worst scaling and latent class analysis to assess mental health treatment preferences and identify subgroups of college student help seekers. Method College students (N = 504; age: M = 20.3, 79.2% female) completed assessments of mental health treatment preferences, self-stigma, and distress. Results Students preferred utilizing friends and family, followed by professional mental health providers, self-help, keeping concerns to themselves, physicians, and lastly religious leaders. Latent class analyses identified four classes of respondents. Conclusions Subgroups of student help seekers include Formal Help Seekers who prefer professional mental health providers, Informal Help Seekers who prefer friends and family, Ambivalent Help Seekers who prefer family and friends but also keeping concerns to themselves, and Help Avoiders who prefer keeping concerns to themselves. Assessing treatment preferences among different student subgroups may constitute an initial step in identifying effective ways to address university-wide mental health concerns. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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