The bolstering effect of conceptual priming on psychological help-seeking attitudes in men

Yousaf, Omar; Popat, Aneka

doi:10.3109/09638237.2014.998808

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“…There was a substantial level of agreement between the two authors (ISO and LB) completing the EPHPP quality assessment (Thomas, 2003; κ = 0.80). Of the nine studies included, three were scored as having “strong” quality (King et al, 2018; Syzdek et al, 2016; Yousaf & Popat, 2015), while five were deemed “moderate” in quality (Hammer & Vogel, 2010; McFall et al., 2000; Pal et al., 2007; Rochlen et al, 2006; Syzdek et al, 2014). One study was scored as having “weak” quality (MacNeil et al, 2018; Figure 2).…”

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“…Engagement strategies comprised of three interventions delivering a brochure (Hammer & Vogel, 2010; McFall et al., 2000; Rochlen et al, 2006) and one study delivering a three-part video documentary (King et al, 2018) to improve help-seeking. RCTs/pilot RCTs included two RCTs (Pal et al, 2007; Yousaf & Popat, 2015) and two pilot RCTs (Syzdek et al, 2014, 2016). The last intervention was a retrospective review comparing referral rates before and after the instalment of a male-sensitive assessment and treatment program (MacNeil et al, 2018).…”

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“…This suggests men may not need direct face-to-face contact and are receptive to less invasive and personal strategies. This was further demonstrated through a conceptual priming task that improved help-seeking attitudes (Yousaf & Popat, 2015).…”

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“…The interventions varied considerably. For instance, four promoted service engagement through the use of a brochure (Hammer & Vogel, 2010; McFall, Malte, Fontana, & Rosenheck, 2000; Rochlen, McKelley, & Pituch, 2006) or a documentary (King, Schlichthorst, Spittal, Phelps, & Pirkis, 2018), one evaluated multiple outcomes including readiness to change (Pal, Yadav, Mehta, & Mohan, 2007), one assessed the effects of priming men’s attitudes toward help-seeking (Yousaf & Popat, 2015), and three evaluated the acceptability and efficacy for improving help-seeking attitudes, intentions, and practical help-seeking (MacNeil, Hudson, & Leung, 2018; Syzdek, Addis, Green, Whorley, & Berger, 2014; Syzdek, Green, Lindgren, & Addis, 2016). As a result, a meta-analysis was deemed inappropriate as results would not be meaningful, particularly as they could not be interpreted in any specific context (Higgins & Green, 2005).…”

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Improving Mental Health Service Utilization Among Men: A Systematic Review and Synthesis of Behavior Change Techniques Within Interventions Targeting Help-Seeking

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Compared to women, men are less likely to seek help for mental health difficulties. Despite considerable interest, a paucity in evidence-based solutions remains to solve this problem. The current review sought to synthesize the specific techniques within male-specific interventions that may contribute to an improvement in psychological help-seeking (attitudes, intentions, or behaviors). A systematic review identified 6,598 potential articles from three databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, and PsycINFO). Nine studies were eligible. A meta-analysis was problematic due to disparate interventions, outcomes, and populations. The decision to use an innovative approach that adopted the Behavior Change Technique (BCT) taxonomy to synthesize each intervention’s key features likely to be responsible for improving help-seeking was made. Of the nine studies, four were engagement strategies (i.e., brochures/documentaries), two randomized controlled trials (RCTs), two pilot RCTs, and one retrospective review. Regarding quality assessment, three were scored as “strong,” five as “moderate,” and one as “weak.” Key processes that improved help-seeking attitudes, intentions, or behaviors for men included using role models to convey information, psychoeducational material to improve mental health knowledge, assistance with recognizing and managing symptoms, active problem-solving tasks, motivating behavior change, signposting services, and, finally, content that built on positive male traits (e.g., responsibility and strength). This is the first review to use this novel approach of using BCTs to summarize and identify specific techniques that may contribute to an improvement in male help-seeking interventions, whether engagement with treatment or the intervention itself. Overall, this review summarizes previous male help-seeking interventions, informing future research/clinical developments.

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“…This may therefore explain why women showed clinical benefits, and men did not. The lack of engagement to mental health treatment in men, is also reflected in the wider literature around help-seeking behaviours, in which men were found to hold more negative attitude towards the utilisation of mental health services when compared to women (Addis and Mahalik, 2003; Mackenzie et al ., 2006; Yousaf and Popat, 2015). A 2019 systematic review on the use of behaviour change techniques for improving mental health utilisation in men, found that ‘problem-solving’ and ‘behaviour change motivation’ were among the key processes identified to improve help-seeking attitudes, behaviours and intentions in men (Sagar-Ouriaghli et al ., 2019).…”

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A community health volunteer delivered problem-solving therapy mobile application based on the Friendship Bench ‘Inuka Coaching’ in Kenya: A pilot cohort study

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Glob. Ment. Health

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Background Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the largest care gap for common mental disorders (CMDs) globally, heralding the use of cost-cutting approaches such as task-shifting and digital technologies as viable approaches for expanding the mental health workforce. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a problem-solving therapy (PST) intervention that is delivered by community health volunteers (CHVs) through a mobile application called ‘Inuka coaching’ in Kenya. Methods A pilot prospective cohort study recruited participants from 18 health centres in Kenya. People who self-screened were eligible if they scored 8 or higher on the Self-Reporting Questionnaire-20 (SRQ-20), were aged 18 years or older, conversant in written and spoken English, and familiar with the use of smart mobile devices. The intervention consisted of four PST mobile application chat-sessions delivered by CHVs. CMD measures were administered at baseline, 4-weeks (post-treatment), and at 3-months follow-up assessment. Results In all, 80 participants consented to the study, of which 60 participants (female, n = 38; male, n = 22) completed their 4-week assessments, and 52 participants completed their 3-month follow-up assessment. The results showed a significant improvement over time on the Self-Reporting Questionnaire-20 (SRQ-20). Higher-range income, not reporting suicidal ideation, being aged over 30 years, and being male were associated with higher CMD symptom reduction. Conclusion To our knowledge, this report is the first to pilot a PST intervention that is delivered by CHVs through a locally developed mobile application in Kenya, to which clinically meaningful improvements were found. However, a randomised-controlled trial is required to robustly evaluate this intervention.

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Role of fresh start mindset framing in reducing stigma and promoting mental health help‐seeking behavior

Lee

Yoon

Joo

2023

J of Consumer Behaviour

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One challenge in promoting mental health help-seeking behaviors is the masculine norm ingrained in the U.S. Using experimental data, this article examines how fresh start mindset (FSM) framing can be effective in helping reduce the stigma associated with mental health help-seeking behaviors and increase the promotion of positive attitudes and word-of-mouth of the mental health messages among men (vs. women). This study uniquely reveals that FSM framing in mental health ad campaigns might help men switch from the mindset that mental health help-seeking behaviors equate to showing weakness to one of help-seeking behaviors as a fresh start. Further, this study demonstrates that males with high issue involvement levels and females with low issue involvement levels respond to FSM framing more favorably. Thus, issue involvement levels form the critical boundary conditions. The authors also reveal that attitudes toward the ads operate as an underlying mechanism in FSM framing effects on responses. | INTRODUCTIONMental health problems such as depression and stress are concerning issues of public health. While some people might be more vulnerable to mental health issues than others, everyone faces challenges at some point in their lives, and no one is immune (Kessler et al., 2007).It has been documented that 1 in 5 Americans experiences a mental illness in a given year (Reinert et al., 2021), and 1 in 25 Americans lives with a serious mental illness (e.g., schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, or major depression) (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2016). 1 in 5 adolescents in the U.S. has had a seriously debilitating mental illness either currently or at some point during their life (Merikangas et al., 2010). Therefore, it is essential for us to understand mental health awareness campaigns that speak to the general public are in order to and help others who suffer from mental health issues and/or to prepare ourselves for mental health issues that might arise in the future (WHO, 2022).However, there is a barrier to overcome to increase the effectiveness of mental health awareness campaigns, and that is the stigma, the negative or discriminatory attitudes, associated with mental health help-seeking, such as the belief that those who seek mental health help-seeking are incompetent and weak (McCusker & Galupo, 2011).Prior research has revealed that men tend to hold more negative attitudes toward using mental health services than women (Yousaf, Popat, & Hunter, 2015) due to the socially constructed masculine norms for males, ingrained in the society of the U.S. (Barry, 2017;Mayer, 2018). In the literature on mental health, there has been a general agreement that masculine norms are closely linked with mental barriers (e.g., gender role conflicts, embarrassment) (Yousaf,

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The bolstering effect of conceptual priming on psychological help-seeking attitudes in men

Abstract: The findings are the first to suggest that conceptual priming of this kind can be used an as effective and time-efficient intervention by mental health professionals to encourage men to seek help for psychological problems.

Cited by 6 publications

References 29 publications

Improving Mental Health Service Utilization Among Men: A Systematic Review and Synthesis of Behavior Change Techniques Within Interventions Targeting Help-Seeking

Improving Mental Health Service Utilization Among Men: A Systematic Review and Synthesis of Behavior Change Techniques Within Interventions Targeting Help-Seeking

A community health volunteer delivered problem-solving therapy mobile application based on the Friendship Bench ‘Inuka Coaching’ in Kenya: A pilot cohort study

Role of fresh start mindset framing in reducing stigma and promoting mental health help‐seeking behavior

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