ERIC Number: EJ1137829
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Jun
Pages: 24
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ISSN: ISSN-0165-0653
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Help-Seeking Intentions and Behaviors among Mainland Chinese College Students: Integrating the Theory of Planned Behavior and Behavioral Model of Health Services Use
Li, Wenjing; Denson, Linley A.; Dorstyn, Diana S.
International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, v39 n2 p125-148 Jun 2017
This study investigated help-seeking intentions and use of mental health services within a sample of 1128 Mainland Chinese college students (630 males and 498 females; mean age = 20.01 years, SD = 1.48). Results of structural equation modeling and logistic regression analysis suggested that social-cognitive variables had significant effects both on students' intentions to seek professional mental health care and their actual service use. To promote help-seeking, practitioners should consider marketing campaigns and psycho-education for students and communities, enhancing knowledge and acceptance of mental health problems and effective treatment options.
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Intention, College Students, Health Services, Behavior Theories, Mental Health, Structural Equation Models, Regression (Statistics), Foreign Countries, Models, Counseling, Student Behavior
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: China
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