Parental Influences on University Students’ Mental Help-Seeking Intentions |
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Authors: | Joahnna J Digal Michelle M Gagnon |
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Institution: | Department of Psychology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada |
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Abstract: | Parents are thought to play an integral role in adolescents’ and young adults’ help-seeking, yet parental influences on university students’ help-seeking intentions have been largely overlooked. A total of 118 parent-student dyads completed questionnaires. Multiple regression analyses demonstrated that increased student attachment to parent and lower levels of student distress were associated with informal help-seeking. Actor-partner interdependence models demonstrated that parent variables had no influence on students’ help-seeking intentions. Counseling and research implications are discussed. |
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Keywords: | college students help-seeking mental health literacy service utilization parents |
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