Personal and perceived public mental‐health stigma as predictors of help‐seeking intentions in adolescents
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This study aimed to determine predictors of help‐seeking intentions for symptoms of depression/anxiety and self‐harm in adolescents. It focused on personal and perceived public stigma to gather data of value for the design of anti‐stigma interventions. Participants (n = 722; 368 girls) were recruited from three cohorts of secondary school students in Ireland (mean ages: 1st = 12.9 years; 3rd = 14.9 years; 5th = 16.6 years). Hierarchical regression models indicated that perceived public stigma is a significant unique predictor of help‐seeking intentions for depression [F(4, 717) = 13.4, p < .001] and self‐harm [F(4, 717) = 13.5, p < .001]. This indicates that young people's beliefs about other people's stigma towards mental health problems was a stronger predictor of help‐seeking intentions than their own stigma beliefs. These findings highlight the importance of looking separately at different types of stigma when investigating the role of stigma in predicting help‐seeking intentions.
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Only one study found a significant difference between ages regarding help-seeking, with younger adolescents reporting higher intentions of seeking help.
“Only one study found a significant difference between ages regarding help-seeking, with younger adolescents reporting higher intentions of seeking help [60].”
One study reported higher help-seeking intentions in males experiencing suicidal intentions.
“One study reported higher help-seeking intentions in males experiencing suicidal intentions [60]”
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- Authors
- Nearchou, F. A., Bird, N., Costello, A., Duggan, S., Gilroy, J., Long, R., McHugh, L., & Hennessy, E.
- Affiliations
- University College Dublin (IE)
- Corresponding author
- Nearchou, Finiki A.
- Bird, Niamh
- Costello, Audrey
- Duggan, Sophie
- Gilroy, Jessica
- Long, Roisin
- McHugh, Laura
- Hennessy, Eilis
- Venue
- Journal of Adolescence
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2018-05-23
- Volume
- 66
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 83-90
- ISSN
- 0140-1971 (ISSN-L)
- 1095-9254
- OpenAlex
- W2804756786
- Cited by
- 135
- References
- 42
- Citations by year
- 2026: 9 · 2025: 22 · 2024: 15 · 2023: 31 · 2022: 27 · 2021: 12 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 6 · 2018: 1
- FWCI
- 10.52
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Adolescence (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- Economic and Social Research Council (ES/M002063/2)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychology and Mental Health
- Keywords
- mental health stigma, perceived public stigma, personal stigma, help-seeking intentions, adolescents, depression, anxiety, self-harm, stigma reduction interventions, high school students
- MeSH terms
- Help-Seeking Behavior, Adolescent, Anxiety, Child, Depression, Female, Humans, Ireland, Male, Mental Health, Perception, Intention, Social Stigma
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