Bridging the gap between child mental health need and professional service utilisation: Examining the influence of mothers' parental attributions on professional help-seeking intentions.

ABSTRACT: There is a significant gap between the need for child mental health services and use of these services by families. Parental attributions may play a role in this. This study examined whether mothers' attributions about their child's problems influence professional help-seeking intentions in a general sample of community mothers. Secondary analysis re-examined this hypothesis in a subgroup of mothers of children with clinically elevated mental health symptoms. Cross-sectional survey data were collected from mothers (N = 184) of children aged between 2 and 12 years recruited from the community. Mothers completed self-report questionnaires measuring parental attributions: child-responsible attributions and parental self-efficacy; professional help-seeking intentions; and psychosocial covariat

SUBMITTER: Sawrikar V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8837521 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature