Japanese college students' attitudes toward professional psychological services: the role of cultural self-construal and self-concealment.
The utilization of professional help is affected by individual factors such as help-seeking attitudes and self-concealment as well as the availability of mental health services. The present study examined the role of cultural self-construal and self-concealment on attitudes toward professional psychological services. A survey was conducted with 214 Japanese college students. Multiple regression analyses found that interdependent self-construal significantly predicted the Recognition of Need for Psychological Services. Self-concealment was predictive of two different facets of help-seeking attitudes: Interpersonal Openness and Stigma Tolerance. Future studies are recommended to refine the model that was tested.
Omori
Mika
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Faculty of Letters and Education, Department of Psychology, Ochanomizu University, Otsuka 2-1-1, Bunkyo, Tokyo, 112-8610 Japan. omori.mika@ocha.ac.jp
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D001290:Attitude / Q000208:ethnology*; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008605:Mental Health Services; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011361:Professional Competence; D011584:Psychology / Q000379:methods*; D012649:Self Concept; D012944:Social Support; D013334:Students / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires