ERIC Number: EJ1038737
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014
Pages: 8
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Gender, Self-Stigma, and Public Stigma in Predicting Attitudes toward Psychological Help-Seeking
Topkaya, Nursel
Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice, v14 n2 p480-487 2014
Using a sample of university students (N = 362), the role of gender and both the self-stigma and public stigma associated with one's decision to seek psychological help in predicting attitudes toward psychological helpseeking were examined. Moreover, gender differences regarding both the self-stigma and the public stigma associated with psychological help-seeking were investigated. Participants completed a demographic data form, the Self-stigma of Seeking Help Scale, the Social Stigma Scale for Receiving Psychological Help, and the Attitudes toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale-Short Form. The results of the hierarchical regression analyses demonstrated that although both gender and the self-stigma associated with psychological help-seeking significantly predicted attitudes toward seeking psychological help, public stigma was not a significant predictor of attitudes toward seeking psychological help. Moreover, 24% of the variance in attitudes was accounted for by the variables of gender and self-stigma in the model. In addition, the results of the current study confirmed the findings of previous research which indicated that males are more likely to experience self-stigma and public stigma associated with psychological help-seeking when compared to females. Further results and implications were discussed.
Descriptors: Gender Differences, College Students, Social Bias, Social Attitudes, Self Concept, Help Seeking, Mental Health, Student Attitudes, Regression (Statistics), Predictor Variables, Foreign Countries
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Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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