Mediating roles of perceived stigma and mental health literacy in the relationship between school climate and help-seeking behavior in Indonesian adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to investigate whether perceived stigma and mental health literacy play mediating roles in the correlation between school climate and help-seeking behavior in Indonesian adolescents.

Methods

We used cross-sectional study design that recruited 760 Indonesian adolescents of age 16-19 years. We used convenience sampling from July to September 2019. Bivariate analysis was used to investigate the association of demographic characteristics with help-seeking behavior. Mediation analysis was employed to explore the mediating roles of mental health literacy and perceived stigma on the relationship between school climate and help-seeking behavior.

Results

Findings indicated that ethnicity, family income, and father's educational level were significant

SUBMITTER: Setia Lesmana MH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11142528 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature