Exploring the Role of Diagnosis in the Modified Labeling Theory of Mental Illness

Kroska, Amy; Harkness, Sarah K.

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“…In regard to self-stigma, it is suggested that cultural ideas and stereotypes linked with mental illness and the mentally ill become personally relevant and promote negative selfimage perceptions (Kroska and Harkness 2008). To avoid such negative perceptions, it appears that students typically resist seeking help for problems that are socially and culturally stigmatised.…”

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Determinants of Psychological Help-Seeking Intentions of University Students in Ghana

Andoh–Arthur

Asante

Osafo

2015

Int J Adv Counselling

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Non-utilization of mental health resources is a well-documented problem among adolescents and young adults. However, little is known about the psychological help-seeking intentions of young adults in Ghana. The aim of this study was to examine the predictors of psychological help-seeking intentions among university students in Accra, Ghana (N=270). Using a cross-sectional survey, data was collected using standardised questionnaires (Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale [ATSPPH], Self-Stigma of Seeking Help [SSOSH], Social Stigma of Receiving Psychological Help Scale [SSRPH] and Perceived Social Support [MSPSS]) from students in a public university on the determinants of intentions of seeking psychological help. Data was analyzed using standard multiple regression. Results indicated that for this population, the intention of seeking psychological help was moderate, but varied according to the year of study. Out of the four (4) predictors, ATSPPH, SSOSH and Perceived Social Support significantly predicted intentions to seeking psychological help. Key findings and practical implications for research and psychological interventions are discussed.

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Determinants of Psychological Help-Seeking Intentions of University Students in Ghana

Andoh–Arthur

Asante

Osafo

2015

Int J Adv Counselling

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“…Accordingly, Holmes and River (1998) suggested that adequate help of individuals coping with mental disorders should involve addressing societal and self-stigma. Kroska and Harkness (2008) explained that self-stigma works in such a way that when an individual is first diagnosed with a mental illness, cultural ideas and stereotypes that have been linked with the mental illness or the mentally ill individuals become personally relevant and promote negative self-feelings. Thereafter, the individual expects others to reject him/her, in turn, triggering defensive behaviors aimed at preventing the rejection.…”

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Predicting Intentions to Seek Psychological Help Among Botswana University Students

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The current study had two main objectives. The first was to investigate Botswana's university students' intentions to seek psychological help. The second was to investigate whether (a) Attitude Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help (ATSPPH), (b) Self-Stigma of Seeking Help (SSOSH), and (c) Social Stigma of Receiving Psychological Help (SSRPH) predicted the students' intentions to seek psychological help. A total of N = 519 (283 females and 236 males) students from the University of Botswana completed the survey. Results indicated that generally, the students had moderate intentions of seeking psychological help. Multiple regression analysis revealed that of the three predictors, only ATSPPH and SSRPH significantly predicted intentions to seek psychological help. The current study is important because while it has been established that university students are a high-risk population for mental health problems, there is close to nothing documented on university students in Botswana. Findings of the current study will undoubtedly increase knowledge relating to psychological help-seeking and its predictors in Botswana and may inform interventions that aim to encourage young people to seek psychological or counseling help.

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“…Scheff (2010) argued that labelling theory is a social model of mental illness that illustrate that the symptoms of mental illness are recast as violations of social norms. In line with Scheff's arguments, Kroska and Harkness (2008) observed that when an individual is diagnosed with a mental illness, cultural ideas associated with the mentally ill become personally relevant. The societal expectations (from the mentally ill) become a lens through which a patient's behaviour is evaluated.…”

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Medical Sociology in Africa

Amzat¹,

Razum²

2014

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Exploring the Role of Diagnosis in the Modified Labeling Theory of Mental Illness

Abstract: Numerous studies over the past two decades suggest that when individuals are diagnosed with a mental illness,

Cited by 48 publications

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Determinants of Psychological Help-Seeking Intentions of University Students in Ghana

Determinants of Psychological Help-Seeking Intentions of University Students in Ghana

Predicting Intentions to Seek Psychological Help Among Botswana University Students

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