Stigma and attitudes toward professional psychological help in an effort to gain a deeper understanding of the attitudes that ans hold toward mental health help seeking behaviors, one can first identify variables that predict attitudes among other racialethnic groups. Pdf attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help. The first study group was used for testing the structure determined by explanatory factor analysis efa. In this study, i investigated the influence of gender and sex role orientation on help seeking attitudes. In this study 1,453 chinese high school and college students attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help and factors contributing to attitude differences were examined. Asianamerican cultural identit y and attitudes toward mental. The atspphsf evidenced adequate internal consistency. Appendix c selfstigma of seeking help scale 95 appendix d public stigma of seeking help scale 96 appendix e attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help 97 appendix f disclosure expectations scale 98 appendix g mass testing informed consent 99. The 10item atspphsf fischer and farina, 1995 was used to measure general atspph for mental health issues. These concerns were addressed in an adaptation and extension of. Need recognition of personal need for professional help, stigma toleranc e of stigm a associate d with psychologica l help, open ness interpersonal openness regarding ones problems, and confi.
An adaptation and extension of the attitudes toward seeking. These concerns were addressed in an adaptation and extension of the atspphs using 208 adult volunteers. Psychological help scale atspphs has been widely used in the past four decades. The mental help seeking attitudes scale mhsas was developed by dr. Public attitudes toward depression and helpseeking in four european countries baseline survey prior to the ospieurope intervention evelien coppensa, chantal van audenhovea,n, gert scheerdera, ella arensmanb, claire coffeyb, susana costac, nicole koburgerd, katrin gottlebed, ricardo gusmaoc. Attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help atspph are complex. Fisher and farina journal of college student development, 36, 368373, 1995 in a sample of 338 mainland chinese college students. Psychological studies suggest that the link between. An adaptation and extension of the attitudes toward. Helpseeking attitudes recognition that psy chological problems exist and being open to the possibility of seeking professional help, helpseeking intentions the extent to. In this study, i investigated the influence of gender and sex role orientation on helpseeking attitudes. Identifying modifiable factors that may facilitate help seeking is important. Data was collected from 143 university students from the faculty of education.
A crosscultural study of mental health beliefs and. Two hundred eighteen college students 124 female, 94 male completed the bem sex role inventory and the attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help scales. We examined the reliability and validity of the attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help scaleshort form atspphsf, a widely cited measure of mental health treatment attitudes. Using a likerttype scale, this instrument assesses. The aims of the current study were to explore the factor structure of the atspph short form sf scale and determine whether any significant. The attitude toward seeking professional psychological help is an important concept in the literature related to psychological helpseeking behaviors. Help seeking for anxiety tends to be low in adolescents. Discusses the need for further studies on attitudes toward helpseeking.
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Jun 30, 2008 we examined the reliability and validity of the attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help scale short form atspphsf, a widely cited measure of mental health treatment attitudes. Adult male participants n 171 completed the male role norms inventory revised mrnir, the attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help scale short form atspphsf, and a number of followup, openresponse questions. Fischer and turners 1970 attitudes toward seeking professional psycho logical help atspph. This scale was developed to measure individuals thoughts. The aim of the current study is to test the effects of generalized anxiety disorder gad literacy and stigma personal and perceived on attitudes and intentions toward seeking help from professionals and key adult sources. Attitudes, subjective norms, and behavioral control were measured using the inventory of. The survey comprised the depression stigma scale, the attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help, selfreported help seeking, sociodemographic variables and several measures of mental health of subjects and their relatives. The predominant measure is the attitudes towards seeking professional. The 10item attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help. Psychological distress and attitudes toward seeking help for. Hegemonic masculinity and help seeking hegemonic masculinity and its effect on attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help a dissertation presented by seth perkins submitted to the department of counseling and applied educational psychology in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of. Apr 25, 2016 attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help.
The atsphs consist s of 29 items representing four subscales. A test of the inventory of attitudes toward seeking mental. Examination of the reliability and validity of the attitudes toward. The attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help scaleshort form atspphsf is one of the most commonly used instruments to assess helpseeking attitudes. To provide information on the construct validity of the attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help scale, relationships between prior treatment. Assessing the psychometric properties of the attitudes. Examination of the reliability and validity of the. Ethnicity as a moderator of how parents attitudes and. Asianamerican cultural identit y and attitudes toward. Ninety four jamaican americans completed the atspphs. The psychometric properties of the atspphs were investigated to identify its appropriateness of measuring attitudes toward seeking mental health services of this caribbean population.
Using backtranslation, the atspphsf was translated into simplified chinese. Help seeking preferences are influenced by various attitudinal and sociodemographic factors and can often result in unmet needs, treatment gaps, and delays in help seeking. Attitudes toward seeking psychological professional help. Predictors of attitudes toward seeking professional. Assessing the psychometric properties of the attitudes toward. This study found increasingly positive perceptions among the older sample from 1977 to 1991, whereas both the older and younger samples demonstrated signi cantly more negative. Apr 25, 2016 factor loadings and model fits for the cfa and efa models of the 10item attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help scale. Improving public attitudes toward seeking professional help for mental health problems has been a major focus of. Twofactor model of the attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help scale short form with regression coefficients, for the medical patient sample. Attitudes of male prisoners toward seeking professional. Attitudes towards psychological helpseeking among preservice.
Is there a difference in turkish high school students attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help based on gender, parents education level. Public attitudes toward depression and helpseeking in four european. Public attitudes toward depression and helpseeking in four. Scores correlated with the 29item scale developed by. Read each statement carefully and indicate your degree of agreement using the scale below. Is the attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help. Attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help. This study explored the relationship between cultural mistrust level and attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help. The attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help scale. Examining the differences in attitude of turkish university students toward seeking psychological help by gender, gender roles, and helpseeking experiences. Five items are reversescored such that higher scores reflect more positive attitudes. Items are rated on a 4point likerttype scale 3 agree, 0 disagree, where items. The latino population continues to underutilize mental health services at an alarming rate.
Pdf attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help atspph are. With this stigma, what one suffers from is less important than the simple behaviour of seeking psychological help, whether that is for a chronic, diagnosable mental disorder or for processing the death of a loved one. Examination of the reliability and validity of the attitudes. The attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help scale short form atspphsf is one of the most commonly used instruments to assess help seeking attitudes. Toward seeking professional psychological help scale. Hegemonic masculinity and its effect on attitudes toward. Attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help scale atspph. It was hypothesised that there is a meaningful and statistical relationship between these variables and that there will be a difference in this relationship between asians and westerners. This investigation tested the psychometric properties of the attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help scale short form atspphsf. Data from 296 college students and 389 primary care patients were analyzed. Twofactor model of the attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help scaleshort form with regression coefficients, for the medical patient sample. Black students were administered the cultural mistrust. Influences of gender and sex role orientation on help.
A qualitative study of the perceived attitudes toward. Needs, attitudes toward seeking professional help, and preferred sources of help among emirati college students. Attitude towards seeking professional psychological help in a sample of preservice teachers c. Attitudes toward seeking professional help assessment. Public attitudes toward depression and helpseeking in. Cognitive testing and adaptation of atspphsf scale. Developing an attitude scale toward seeking psychological. Journal for international counselor education, 3, 39 57. Ostep openness to seeking treatment for emotional problems, vnst value and need in seeking treatment, atspph attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help. Influences of gender and sex role orientation on helpseeking. Scores correlated with the 29item scale developed by fischer and turner 1970. Simply seeking professional psychological help appears to.
Attitudes toward seeking mental health treatment among law. A crosscultural study of mental health beliefs and attitudes. Factor structure and sociodemographic predictors article pdf available in frontiers in psychology 7 april 2016 with 2,987 reads. Jul 31, 2006 despite its utility, several conceptual and methodological concerns are raised regarding fischer and turners 1970 attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help scale atspphs. The attitude toward seeking professional psychological help is an important concept in the literature related to psychological help seeking behaviors. Attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help scale atspphs among jamaican americans.
Japanese university students stigma and attitudes toward. Assessing the psychometric proprieties of the attitudes. Results indicated that mental health literacy predicted help. Atspphs was developed to measure an individuals willingness to seek. Reliability and validity of the attitudes toward seeking. From this point of view in this study, we sought an answer to the question. Attitudes toward mental health help seeking as predictors.
Attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help scale. Mental help seeking attitudes scale mhsas the mental help seeking attitudes scale mhsas was developed by dr. In this study, which was based on a general survey, three different groups were used. The aims of the current study were to explore the factor structure of the atspph short form sf scale and determine whether any. Attitudes toward seeking professional help scale atsphs. Stigma and attitudes toward professional psychological help in an effort to gain a deeper understanding of the attitudes that ans hold toward mental health helpseeking behaviors, one can first identify variables that predict attitudes among other racialethnic groups. Items are rated on a 4point likerttype scale 3 agree, 0 disagree, where items 2, 4, 8, 9, and 10 are reverse scored. Journal of college student development, 36, 368373. Surapaneni, spurty, psychological distress and attitudes toward seeking help for personal and career counseling.
Psychological distress and attitudes toward seeking help for personal and career counseling. This study sets out to examine the relationship between culture beliefs about the causes of mental distress and attitudes associated with seeking professional help for psychological problems. Apr 25, 2016 attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help atspph are complex. In study 1, using sem analyses, we examined the role of the previously examined psychological i. Helpseeking propensity reflects ones willingness and perceived ability to seek help for psychological problems. The current study sought to expand this as yet limited knowledgebase. Psychological distress and attitudes toward seeking help. If i believed i was having a mental breakdown, my first inclination would be to get professional attention. The relationship between attitudes toward seeking professional. Developing a scale of attitudes toward seeking psychological help. Results revealed that chinese students possessed generally positive attitudes and their attitudes were significantly associated with gender, prior counseling contact and prior knowledge about counseling and.
Additional validation of the attitudes toward seeking professional. Psychological openness reflects the degree to which an individual is open to acknowledging the presence of a psychological problem and to seek professional care for such a problem. The present study aimed to investigate the attitudes of preservice teachers toward seeking psychological help. Attitude towards seeking professional psychological help. Needs, attitudes toward seeking professional help, and. Results revealed that chinese students possessed generally positive attitudes and their attitudes were significantly associated with gender, prior counseling contact and prior knowledge about counseling. Nov 10, 2007 in this study 1,453 chinese high school and college students attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help and factors contributing to attitude differences were examined. Appendix c selfstigma of seeking help scale 95 appendix d public stigma of seeking help scale 96 appendix e attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help 97 appendix f disclosure expectations scale 98 appendix g mass testing informed consent 99 appendix h mass testing debriefing 100. Help seeking preferences are influenced by various attitudinal and sociodemographic factors and can often result in unmet needs, treatment gaps, and delays in helpseeking.
Since the attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help scale atspphs. Is there a difference in turkish high school students attitudes towards seeking professional psychological help based on gender, parents education level, perceived parental attitude and. Atspphsf scale to have a two factor model elhai et al. Chinese students attitudes toward seeking professional. The attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help scale has been applied widely. To provide information on the construct validity of the attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help scale, relationships between prior treatment experiences and scores on the scale were evaluated. Factor loadings and model fits for the cfa and efa models of the 10item attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help scale. This investigation tested the psychometric properties of the attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help scaleshort form atspphsf. Help seeking attitudes recognition that psy chological problems exist and being open to the possibility of seeking professional help, help seeking intentions the extent to. Stigma, mental health literacy, and attitudes toward.
Attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help frontiers. In turn, we examined the role of attitudes toward seeking professional help in the prediction of intentions to seek psychological services for three different psychological problems interpersonal, academic, and drug problems. Tested a new, shortened scale for measuring willingness to seek help from mental health professionals. Despite its utility, several conceptual and methodological concerns are raised regarding fischer and turners 1970 attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help scale atspphs.
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