Mental Health Literacy, Stigma, and Help-Seeking Behaviors among Male College Students

Autor/inn/en	Rafal, Gregor; Gatto, Amy; DeBate, Rita
Titel	Mental Health Literacy, Stigma, and Help-Seeking Behaviors among Male College Students
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 66 (2018) 4, S.284-291 (8 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Gatto, Amy)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2018.1434780
Schlagwörter	College Students; Males; Mental Health; Psychological Patterns; Help Seeking; Student Behavior; Student Surveys; Intention; Statistical Analysis; Racial Differences; Instructional Program Divisions; Undergraduate Students; Online Surveys; Knowledge Level; Beliefs; Self Esteem; Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Male; Männliches Geschlecht; Psychohygiene; Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; Student behaviour; Schülerverhalten; Schülerbefragung; Statistische Analyse; Rassenunterschied; Wissensbasis; Belief; Glaube; Self-esteem; Selbstaufmerksamkeit; Attitude; Einstellung; Verhalten
Abstract	Objective: Mental health literacy (MHL) is low in college-aged men potentially resulting in impaired mental wellbeing. This study assessed MHL, psychosocial determinants, and help-seeking behaviors among male university students. Participants: Male undergraduate and graduate students were surveyed in Spring 2017 (n = 1,242) at a large southeastern university in the United States. Methods: Preexisting validated scales for MHL, psychosocial determinants, and help-seeking intention were used in measurement and demographic variables were collected. T-tests and one-way ANOVA were performed to measure differences between groups. Results: Participants showed low scores for all constructs with statistically significant differences between undergraduate and graduate students, as well as between races and major classifications. Undergraduate men had moderate MHL and low intentions to seek professional care. Conclusions: Interventions focusing on increasing mental health knowledge and improving beliefs can improve MHL among male college students. Further, interventions should be tailored for racial groups and major classifications. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01