Does the Common-Sense Model of Illness Representations Predict Parent Help-Seeking for Adolescent Mental Health Distress?

ABSTRACT: BackgroundParents can be slow to recognise that an adolescent needs help from a mental health professional, yet the factors affecting their help-seeking intentions are not well understood. The aim of this study was to test the application of the Common-Sense Model (CSM) of Illness Representations to parents' perception of adolescent distress and intentions to seek help.MethodThe study employed an experimental design using video vignettes. Parents (N = 1,176; female N = 993) of adolescents (10-19 years) were asked to self-report key demographic information, an illness perceptions questionnaire, and a measure of stigma.ResultsResults demonstrated that the CSM model explained 38% of the variance in help-seeking intentions. Parents were more likely to report intentions to seek he

SUBMITTER: Murphy D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12705884 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature