Association between interpersonal resources and mental health professional help-seeking among Chinese adolescents with probable depression: mediations via personal resources and active coping.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Globally, adolescent depression is prevalent. There is, however, a dearth of studies investigating behavioral intention to professional help-seeking regarding mental health problems among adolescents having probable depression. Based on the Stress Coping Theory, the hypothesis that personal resources and active coping would mediate between interpersonal resources and behavioral intention to professional help-seeking was investigated.

Methods

Students from five junior middle schools, three senior high schools, and one vocational school were selected to participate in the survey from February to March 2022 via convenient sampling. The questionnaire collected participants' characteristics, depression, peer acceptance/support, resilience, self-compassion, active copin

SUBMITTER: Lu H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11580335 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature