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Vogel, David L.; Bitman, Rachel L.; Hammer, Joseph H.; Wade, Nathaniel G. – Journal of Counseling Psychology, 2013
Stigma is considered an important barrier to seeking mental health services. Two types of stigma exist: public stigma and self-stigma. Theoretically, it has been argued that public stigma leads to the development of self-stigma. However, the empirical support for this assertion is limited to cross-sectional data. Therefore, the goal of this…
Descriptors: Health Services, Mental Health Programs, Structural Equation Models, Social Attitudes
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Davis, Robert E.; Doyle, Nicole A.; Nahar, Vinayak K. – Journal of Alcohol and Drug Education, 2020
Background: Drug use is common and positively correlates with depression and suicidality. Drug users are highly stigmatized, as society associates shame, blame, incompetency, punishment, and criminality with these individuals. These societal views can become internalized and projected onto the self (i.e. self-stigma). Self-stigma is associated…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Depression (Psychology), Self Concept, Suicide
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Morris, Phillip A.; Carpenter, Dick; Agbonlahor, Osasohan; Rodriguez, Freddie – Journal of American College Health, 2022
Objective: To examine perceptions of mental health stigma among first-year student service members/veterans (SSM/Vs). Participants: 107 SSM/Vs enrolled in a first-semester seminar completed a pre- and post-test measuring five constructs; 1) stigma toward mental health in the military, 2) academic readiness, 3) mental health stigma in college, 4)…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Social Bias, First Year Seminars, Veterans
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Chen, Chih-Hsuan – International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 2021
The purpose of this research is to investigate the current situation of and the relationship between self-stigma, psychosocial crisis and mental health among college students with disabilities. This study was cross-sectional and quantitative in design. Four hundred and two college students with disabilities participated and psychometric tools were…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, College Students, Mental Health, Self Concept
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VanDeusen, Karen M.; Ginebaugh, Kathryn J. Lewis; Walcott, Delores D. – SAGE Open, 2015
A public health approach to suicide prevention (SP) emphasizes using a comprehensive plan utilizing multiple strategies to address suicide in the community of interest. Universities using this approach are called to develop interventions to increase SP knowledge, reduce suicide risk factors, enhance protective factors, and examine their efforts…
Descriptors: College Students, Suicide, Prevention, Social Bias
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Andoh-Arthur, Johnny; Oppong Asante, Kwaku; Osafo, Joseph – International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 2015
Non-utilization of mental health resources is a well-documented problem among adolescents and young adults. However, little is known about the psychological help-seeking intentions of young adults in Ghana. The aim of this study was to examine the predictors of psychological help-seeking intentions among university students in Accra, Ghana…
Descriptors: Health Services, Access to Health Care, Young Adults, College Students
Bird, Matthew – ProQuest LLC, 2018
Collegiate athletes experience mental health concerns at similar rates to non-athlete students, however, the student-athlete population underutilizes professional mental health help with only 10% of those in need seeking services. Criticisms of the extant research on student-athlete mental health help-seeking include studies that lack theoretical…
Descriptors: College Athletics, Athletes, Mental Health, Help Seeking