The role of psychological distress, stigma and coping strategies on help-seeking intentions in a sample of Italian college students.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Mental health issues are common among university students, but the latter are unlikely to seek professional help even when mental health services are available. Coping strategies, stigma and psychological distress are often considered as factors that can affect help-seeking intentions in university students.

Methods

This study aimed to determine the role of coping strategies, stigma and psychological distress on the intentions to seek professional help for psychological problems. All students (N = 13,886) from an Italian medium-sized university were asked to participate in a multidimensional online survey and 3754 (27.1%) agreed to participate. A Structural Equation Modelling approach was applied to explore the simultaneous direct and indirect effects of distress,

SUBMITTER: Dagani J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10243082 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature