Factors that affect help-seeking: Examining racial differences between Whites, Asians, and African Americans

Author

Sierra P. Saykeo, Guilford CollegeFollow
Eva Lawrence

Periodical Title

Modern Psychological Studies

Volume

24

Number

1

Department

Dept. of Psychology

Publisher

University of Tennessee at Chattanooga

Place of Publication

Chattanooga (Tenn.)

Date

2018

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to identify factors that impact intentions to seek mental health services as well as to explore how they may vary based on race. A total of 172 participants were asked to fill out questions that measured variables related to help-seeking. Results indicated that Asians had significantly higher levels of self-stigma, lower levels of benefits of self-disclosure, and lower intentions to seek help than both Whites and African Americans. Multiple regression analyses showed that self-stigma was a significant predictor of intentions for all three groups, while benefits of self-disclosure was only significant for Whites and Asians. The model was found to be most predictive for Asians and least predictive for African Americans.

Subject

Psychology

Keyword

help-seeking; help-seeking intentions; self-stigma; therapy self-disclosure; mental health utilization

Discipline

Psychology

Document Type

article

DCMI Type

Text

Language

English

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Recommended Citation

Saykeo, Sierra P. and Lawrence, Eva (2018) "Factors that affect help-seeking: Examining racial differences between Whites, Asians, and African Americans," Modern Psychological Studies: Vol. 24: No. 1, Article 8.
Available at: https://scholar.utc.edu/mps/vol24/iss1/8