The Relationships of Public and Self-Stigma to Seeking Mental Health Services

Bathje, Geoff J.; Pryor, John B.

doi:10.17744/mehc.33.2.g6320392741604l1

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“…The third component clustered variables regarding the benefits and attitudes of seeking therapeutic help, besides the quality and proximity of the interpersonal relationships. This cluster is in accordance with the study by Bathje and Pryor (2011), in which it was verified that attitudes towards the search for therapy constitute important and mutually associated predictors of the search for therapy. Finally, the fourth factor grouped variables related to the perceived stigma by others, devaluation and discrimination beliefs.…”

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Why not Seek Therapy? The Role of Stigma and Psychological Symptoms in College Students

Baptista

Zanon

2017

Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)

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Abstract:The decision to seek therapy can reduce psychological distress and factors like public stigma, self stigma, fear of self exposure to therapist, among others, may constitute barriers in this process. This study investigated: how is the group of variables described in the literature as predictors of seeking therapy, and the relationship of variables associated with stigma and depressive symptoms, anxiogenic symptoms and stress with this search. For this purpose, 272 students responded scales that assessed these variables. The principal component analysis indicated four clusters of variables (symptoms of depression, anxiety and stress; feelings of shame, inadequacy and inhibition; perception of benefits to seek therapy; self stigma and stigma by the others). These components are hierarchically inserted into the multiple regression, indicating that the symptoms have little importance compared to the attitude of seeking therapy and stigmas.Keywords: psychotherapy, mental health, symptoms, coping behavior, stigma Por Que Não Buscar Terapia? O Papel do Estigma e Sintomas Psicológicos em UniversitáriosResumo: A decisão por buscar terapia pode reduzir o sofrimento psicológico e fatores como estigma público, autoestigma, medo da autoexposição ao terapeuta, dentre outros, podem constituir barreiras neste processo. Este estudo investigou como ocorre o agrupamento de variáveis descritas na literatura como preditoras de busca por terapia, e a relação das variáveis associadas à estigmatização e de sintomas depressivos, ansiogênicos e de estresse com essa busca. Para isto 272 universitários responderam escalas que avaliavam estas variáveis. A análise de componentes principais indicou quatro agrupamentos de variáveis (sintomas de depressão, ansiedade e estresse; sentimentos de vergonha, inadequação e inibição; percepção de benefícios ao buscar terapia; auto e hetero estigmas). Estes componentes foram hierarquicamente inseridos na regressão múltipla indicando que a sintomatologia é pouco relevante se comparada à atitude de busca por terapia e os estigmas.Palavras-chave: psicoterapia, saúde mental, sintomas, enfrentamento, estigma ¿Por Qué No Buscar la Terapia? El Papel de Estigma y Síntomas Psicológicos en UniversitariosResumen: Buscar la terapia puede reducir la angustia psicológica y factores como el estigma público, auto-estigma, miedo de la auto-exposición a la terapeuta, entre otros, pueden constituir barreras en este proceso. Este estudio investigó: cómo ocurre el agrupamiento de variables descritas en la literatura como predictores de la búsqueda de la terapia, y la relación de variables asociadas con el estigma y los síntomas depresivos, ansiogénicos y el estrés con esta búsqueda. Para este propósito, 272 estudiantes contestaron escalas que evaluaron estas variables. El análisis de componentes principales indicó cuatro grupos de variables (síntomas de la depresión, la ansiedad y el estrés, sentimientos de vergüenza, insuficiencia y la inhibición, la percepción de los beneficios que buscan terapia, de auto y heter...

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Why not Seek Therapy? The Role of Stigma and Psychological Symptoms in College Students

Baptista

Zanon

2017

Paidéia (Ribeirão Preto)

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“…Higher scores indicate greater self-stigma associated with seeking counseling. The coefficient alphas for the SSOSH have been reported as ranging from 0.79 to 0.92 (Bathje and Pryor 2011;Vogel et al 2006). The reliability coefficient of the SSOSH in the present study was 0.68, indicating potential problems with the scale.…”

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Attitudes toward Face-to-Face and Online Counseling: Roles of Self-Concealment, Openness to Experience, Loss of Face, Stigma, and Disclosure Expectations among Korean College Students

Bathje

Kim

Rau

et al. 2014

Int J Adv Counselling

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This study examined attitudes toward face-to-face (f2f) and online counseling among 228 Korean college students. In addition, it tested a hypothesized model proposing that general propensities (i.e., self-concealment, openness to experience, and loss of face) would influence counseling-specific expectations (i.e., self-stigma and disclosure expectations), which, in turn, would predict attitudes toward f2f and online counseling. Findings mirrored the results of earlier studies revealing that self-concealment was negatively related to attitudes toward both f2f and online counseling, while openness to experience and disclosure expectations were positively related. However, whereas self-stigma was associated with negative attitudes toward f2f counseling, it was not related to attitudes toward online counseling. In addition, disclosure expectations accounted for f2f attitudes more than online attitudes.

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“…If citizens are indeed becoming more aware and less ashamed of mental health problems, this is beneficial. Anxiety remains a large problem, but greater awareness and destigmatization may mean fewer people leave their symptoms untreated [42].…”

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confidence: 99%

The age of anxiety? It depends where you look: changes in STAI trait anxiety, 1970–2010

Booth

Sharma

Leader

2015

Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol

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The Relationships of Public and Self-Stigma to Seeking Mental Health Services

Cited by 181 publications

References 43 publications

Why not Seek Therapy? The Role of Stigma and Psychological Symptoms in College Students

Why not Seek Therapy? The Role of Stigma and Psychological Symptoms in College Students

Attitudes toward Face-to-Face and Online Counseling: Roles of Self-Concealment, Openness to Experience, Loss of Face, Stigma, and Disclosure Expectations among Korean College Students

The age of anxiety? It depends where you look: changes in STAI trait anxiety, 1970–2010

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