Barriers to Mental Health Help Seeking at School for Asian- and Latinx-American Adolescents

Autor/inn/en	Wang, Cixin; Barlis, Julia; Do, Kieu Anh; Chen, Jingqiu; Alami, Sandra
Titel	Barriers to Mental Health Help Seeking at School for Asian- and Latinx-American Adolescents
Quelle	In: School Mental Health, 12 (2020) 1, S.182-194 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Wang, Cixin)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1866-2625
DOI	10.1007/s12310-019-09344-y
Schlagwörter	Barriers; Help Seeking; School Health Services; Asian American Students; Hispanic American Students; Adolescents; Mental Health; Middle School Students; High School Students; Depression (Psychology); Eating Disorders; Knowledge Level; Student Attitudes + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; Schuleingangsuntersuchung; Asian immigrant; United States; Student; Students; Asiatischer Einwanderer; USA; Schüler; Schülerin; Studentin; Hispanic; Hispanic Americans; Hispanoamerikaner; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Psychohygiene; Middle school; Middle schools; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; High school; High schools; Oberschule; Appetite disorder; Essstörung; Wissensbasis; Schülerverhalten
Abstract	Adolescents are most likely to receive mental health services in schools compared to other settings; however, few studies have examined barriers to mental health help seeking at school for ethnic minority adolescents. The current mixed-methods study utilized surveys and semi-structured interviews to explore the mental health literacy (MHL), stigma toward mental illness, and perceived barriers toward help seeking at middle or high schools among 55 adolescents (81.8% female; 50.0% Asian-American, 44.6% Latinx-American, 5.4% Asian/Latinx bi-racial; M age = 17.13 years, SD = 2.33). Participants' MHL was assessed using case vignettes that depicted adolescents with symptoms of depression or bulimia. Overall, 83.9% of participants correctly recognized depression and 57.1% correctly recognized bulimia from the vignettes. Stigma correlated with perceived helpfulness of the formal service providers (r = - 0.37, p < 0.01). Qualitative analysis of participant interviews revealed important knowledge, attitudinal, and practical barriers that inhibit Asian- and Latinx-American adolescents from seeking help for mental health problems at school. The current work has implications to assist school personnel and mental health providers in understanding and reducing barriers to help seeking for Asian- and Latinx-American adolescents. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01