Help-Seeking Attitudes among Israeli Adolescents

Study investigated the willingness of Israeli adolescents to seek help for emotional and health problems, and their preference for various helping agents. Gender and age were identified as factors associated with help seeking attitudes. In general, adolescents preferred seeking help from family and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Adolescence 2001-06, Vol.36 (142), p.249-264
Hauptverfasser:	Tishby, Orya, Turel, Miriam, Gumpel, Omer, Pinus, Uri, Lavy, Shlomit Ben, Winokour, Miriam, Sznajderman, Semi
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Achievement Need Adolescent Attitudes Adolescent depression Adolescent psychology Adolescents Age Differences Attitude Measures Biological and medical sciences Care and treatment Depression in adolescence Emotional distress Emotional Problems Family Relationship Foreign Countries Gender differences Health Problems Health services utilization Help Seeking Help Seeking Behavior Help seeking behaviour Helpseeking High School Graduates High School Students High schools Israel Jerusalem, Israel Junior High School Students Medical sciences Mental depression Mental Health Organization of mental health. Health systems Peer Relationship Psychological aspects Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry Psychopathology. Psychiatry Sex Differences Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry Student Attitudes Students Teenagers Youth
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Zusammenfassung:	Study investigated the willingness of Israeli adolescents to seek help for emotional and health problems, and their preference for various helping agents. Gender and age were identified as factors associated with help seeking attitudes. In general, adolescents preferred seeking help from family and peers, rather than professionals, for emotional and social problems. Recommendations for counseling programs are discussed. (BF)
ISSN:	0001-8449