Fu Zhen,Ning Weiwei,Relationship between stigma and attitude for seeking professional psychological help in adults[J].SICHUAN MENTAL HEALTH,2020,33(5):462-466
Relationship between stigma and attitude for seeking professional psychological help in adults
DOI:10.11886/scjsws20200707002
English keywords:Adults  Stigma for psychological help  Professional psychological help seeking attitude
Fund projects:四川省科技厅支撑项目(项目名称:不同人群心理预警、心理干预和心理健康评估关键技术研究,项目编号:2015SZ0057)
Author NameAffiliationPostcode
Fu Zhen Psychological Research and Counseling Center Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu 610000 China 610000
Ning Weiwei Psychological Research and Counseling Center Southwest Jiaotong University Chengdu 610000 China 610000
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      Objective To describe the stigma and attitude for seeeking professional psychological help in adults, and to explore the correlation between them.Methods A total of 245 adults were recruited through communities and online recruitment. All the selected individuals were assessed using Questionnaire of Stigma for Seeking Professional Psychological Help (SSPPH) and Attitudes toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help scale (ATSPPH).Results ①SPPHH scores among adults of different gender, age, education level and whether they had professional psychological help had significant differences (P<0.05). ②ATSPPH scores among adults of different gender, age, education level, monthly income and whether they had professional psychological help presented significant differences (P<0.05). ③In adults, the stigma of psychological help was negatively correlated with the professional psychological help-seeking attitude (r=-0.675, P<0.01).Conclusion Adults of the male, age over 50 years, educational level below junior high school, and hadn't history of receiving professional psychological help tend to have higher stigma of psychological help and more negative professional psychological help-seeking attitude, moreover, the stigma of psychological help is closely related to the professional psychological help-seeking attitude.
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