Psychological Distress, Attitudes toward Seeking Help, and Utilization of College Counseling at a Predominantly Minority College

Autor/inn/en	Glickman, Kim L.; Smith, Scott W.; Woods, Ericka C.
Titel	Psychological Distress, Attitudes toward Seeking Help, and Utilization of College Counseling at a Predominantly Minority College
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 71 (2023) 3, S.765-774 (10 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Glickman, Kim L.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2021.1908301
Schlagwörter	College Students; Minority Serving Institutions; Student Attitudes; Help Seeking; School Counseling; Student Characteristics; Mental Health; Mental Disorders; Stress Variables; Substance Abuse; Access to Health Care; Sexual Orientation; Religious Factors; Gender Differences; Racial Differences; Ethnicity; Barriers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Collegestudent; Schülerverhalten; Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; School counselling; Pädagogische Beratung; Psychohygiene; Mental illness; Geisteskrankheit; Drug use; Drug consomption; Drogenkonsum; Sexuelle Orientierung; Geschlechterkonflikt; Rassenunterschied; Ethnizität
Abstract	Objective: This study examined psychological distress among students at a predominantly-minority college, attitudes toward seeking help, and utilization of college counseling services. Demographic variables and associations between 8 problem areas (depression, generalized anxiety, social anxiety, academic stress, eating concerns, family distress, hostility, substance use) were explored. Participants: Participants were 347 students at a large public university. Methods: In 2016-2017, students completed a Web-based questionnaire providing information about their mental health, attitudes toward seeking help, and utilization of counseling services. Results: Psychological distress was significantly higher for LGBQT, Muslim and female students and lower for Christian affiliated and religious students. LGBQT students were less likely to seek psychological help than other students. Utilization of college counseling did not differ by race or gender. Conclusions: Administrators at PMCs must increase their efforts to disseminate information about mental health services and reduce barriers to seeking help, particularly for LGBQT, female and Muslim students. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01