"It Just Doesn't Feel Right": A Mixed Methods Study of Help-Seeking in Irish Schools

Autor/inn/en	Doyle, Louise; Treacy, Margaret P.; Sheridan, Ann
Titel	"It Just Doesn't Feel Right": A Mixed Methods Study of Help-Seeking in Irish Schools
Quelle	In: Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 10 (2017) 2, S.113-126 (14 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1754-730X
DOI	10.1080/1754730X.2017.1285710
Schlagwörter	Mixed Methods Research; Barriers; Help Seeking; School Counseling; Mental Health; Health Education; Confidentiality; Emotional Disturbances; Teacher Student Relationship; Decision Making; Student Attitudes; Teacher Role; Counselor Role; Foreign Countries; Focus Groups; Coping; Measures (Individuals); Secondary School Students; Questionnaires; Interviews; Ireland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; School counselling; Pädagogische Beratung; Psychohygiene; Gesundheitsaufklärung; Gesundheitsbildung; Gesundheitserziehung; Gefühlsstörung; Teacher student relationships; Lehrer-Schüler-Beziehung; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Schülerverhalten; Lehrerrolle; Ausland; Bewältigung; Messdaten; Sekundarschüler; Fragebogen; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Irland
Abstract	Schools are a key setting for mental health promotion and the provision of emotional support to students. As teachers and school counsellors are adults with whom adolescents have regular contact, it is likely they would be used as a help source by distressed students however there are few studies on this from an Irish context. A mixed methods design was used to identify the extent of adolescent help-seeking in addition to exploring what influences a young person's decision to seek help in school. Findings generated through surveys (N = 856) and four focus group interviews (N = 35) with adolescents indicate that young people do not regard teachers and school counsellors as a potential help source. Barriers to seeking help include dislike of the dual role of counsellor/teacher and concerns about confidentiality. The provision of independent school counselling and increased mental health education were identified as factors that might increase help-seeking in school. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01