Self‐Stigma,Mental Health Literacy,and Attitudes Toward Seeking Psychological Help |
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| Authors: | Hsiu‐Lan Cheng Cixin Wang Ryon C. McDermott Matthew Kridel Jamey Leeanne Rislin |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Counseling PsychologyUniversity of San Francisco;2. Department of Counseling, Higher Education, and Special EducationUniversity of Maryland, College Park;3. Department of Counseling and Instructional SciencesUniversity of South Alabama;4. Department of Counseling and Educational PsychologyNew Mexico State University. |
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| Abstract: | This study examined self‐stigma of seeking psychological help and mental health literacy as predictors of college students’ (N = 1,535) help‐seeking attitudes, with additional attention to psychological and demographic correlates. Results indicated that mental health literacy predicted help‐seeking attitudes above and beyond self‐stigma. Asian American race/ethnicity, male gender, current psychological distress, and help‐seeking history were also significant predictors. Implications for addressing mental health literacy and self‐stigma while attending to demographic and psychological variations in help seeking are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | self‐stigma mental health literacy help‐seeking attitudes college students race/ethnicity |
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