Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ313285
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
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Social Comparison Information and Judgments about Depression and Seeking Counseling.
Strohmer, Douglas C.; And Others
Journal of Counseling Psychology, v31 n4 p591-94 Oct 1984
Used a role playing technique to examine the influence of social comparison on help seeking attitudes in 80 students. Results indicated that subjects who received serious social comparison information reported the highest depression scores and were more willing to seek counseling help. (JAC)
Descriptors: College Students, Counseling, Depression (Psychology), Higher Education, Role Playing, Sex Differences
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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