Personal and perceived public mental-health stigma as predictors of help-seeking intentions in adolescents

Personal and perceived public mental-health stigma as predictors of help-seeking intentions in adolescents

This study aimed to determine predictors of help-seeking intentions for symptoms of depression/anxiety and self-harm in adolescents. It focused on personal and perceived public stigma to gather data of value for the design of anti-stigma interventions. Participants (n = 722; 368 girls) were recruite...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of adolescence (London, England.) England.), 2018-07, Vol.66 (1), p.83-90
Hauptverfasser: Nearchou, Finiki A., Bird, Niamh, Costello, Audrey, Duggan, Sophie, Gilroy, Jessica, Long, Roisin, McHugh, Laura, Hennessy, Eilis
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescence
Adolescent
Anxiety - psychology
Child
Depression - psychology
Female
Help-seeking
Help-Seeking Behavior
Humans
Intention
Ireland
Male
Mental Health
Perception
Personal stigma
Public stigma
Social Stigma
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Zusammenfassung:This study aimed to determine predictors of help-seeking intentions for symptoms of depression/anxiety and self-harm in adolescents. It focused on personal and perceived public stigma to gather data of value for the design of anti-stigma interventions. Participants (n = 722; 368 girls) were recruited from three cohorts of secondary school students in Ireland (mean ages: 1st = 12.9 years; 3rd = 14.9 years; 5th = 16.6 years). Hierarchical regression models indicated that perceived public stigma is a significant unique predictor of help-seeking intentions for depression [F(4, 717) = 13.4, p 
ISSN:0140-1971
1095-9254
DOI:10.1016/j.adolescence.2018.05.003