Determinants of the intention to seek psychotherapeutic consultation at work - a cross-sectional study in Germany.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Psychotherapeutic consultation at work (PT-A) provides employees with mental illnesses or subclinical symptoms a short-term and low-threshold access to psychotherapeutic care. However, practical experience shows that the utilisation rate seems low compared to expected demand. Therefore, this study aimed to identify determinants of utilisation by exploring associations between sociodemographic characteristics, psychological well-being, stigma-related barriers and psychosocial safety climate and the intention to seek PT-A.

Methods

Within a cross-sectional study, 658 participants were recruited via various social media channels in Germany. Participants answered an online questionnaire on potential determinants of (1) intention to seek PT-A in general and of intention

SUBMITTER: Kohl F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10559521 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature