A pilot trial of gender-based motivational interviewing for help-seeking and internalizing symptoms in men.
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= 23) with elevated internalizing symptoms and no recent history of formal help-seeking were randomized to either GBMI or control conditions and were followed for three months. The effect of GBMI on internalizing and externalizing symptoms ranged from small to large across follow-ups. GBMI had a small to moderate effect on stigma. There was no effect on help-seeking attitudes or intentions. GBMI increased use of informal help seeking (e.g. parents and partners) and had no effect on formal help seeking. None of these findings were statistically significant. Study weaknesses included baseline differences in help-seeking variables between conditions. This initial evaluation suggested that GBMI shows promise for improving mental health functioning while further research is need to determine its effect on help-seeking.
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- Authors
- Syzdek, M. R., Addis, M. E., Green, J. D., Whorley, M. R., & Berger, J. L.
- Affiliations
- Clark University (US)
- Atlanta VA Medical Center (US)
- Venue
- Psychology of Men & Masculinity
- Published
- 2014-01
- Volume
- 15
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 90-94
- ISSN
- 1524-9220 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-151X
- PMC
- PMC4255976
- OpenAlex
- W2052004943
- Cited by
- 30
- References
- 21
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 2 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 3 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 3 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 1
- FWCI
- 7.90
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Psychology of Men & Masculinity (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Clark Digital Commons (Clark University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institute of Mental Health (R34MH073073)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychotherapy Techniques and Applications
- Keywords
- help-seeking, internalizing problems, men's mental health, help-seeking attitudes, help-seeking intentions, stigma, informal help-seeking, externalizing problems
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