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ERIC Number: EJ1179035
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2018
Pages: 8
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ISSN: ISSN-0744-8481
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Does Self-Help Increase Rates of Help Seeking for Student Mental Health Problems by Minimizing Stigma as a Barrier?
Levin, Michael E.; Krafft, Jennifer; Levin, Crissa
Journal of American College Health, v66 n4 p302-309 2018
Objective: This study examined whether self-help (books, websites, mobile apps) increases help seeking for mental health problems among college students by minimizing stigma as a barrier. Participants and Methods: A survey was conducted with 200 college students reporting elevated distress from February to April 2017. Results: Intentions to use self-help were low, but a significant portion of students unwilling to see mental health professionals intended to use self-help. Greater self-stigma related to lower intentions to seek professional help, but was unrelated to seeking self-help. Similarly, students who only used self-help in the past reported higher self-stigma than those who sought professional treatment in the past. Although stigma was not a barrier for self-help, alternate barriers were identified. Conclusions: Offering self-help may increase rates of students receiving help for mental health problems, possibly by offering an alternative for students unwilling to seek in-person therapy due to stigma concerns.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
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Language: English
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