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The Theory of Planned Behavior as it predicts potential intention to seek mental health services for depression among college students

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Bohon, Lisa M., Cotter, Kelly A., Kravitz, Richard L., Cello, Philip C., Fernandez y Garcia, Erik·2016·Journal of American College Health

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BACKGROUND: Between 9.5% and 31.3% of college students suffer from depression (American college health association national college health assessment II: reference group executive summary spring 2013. Amer. Coll. Health Assoc. 2013; Eagan K, Stolzenberg EB, Ramirez JJ, Aragon, MC, Suchard, RS, Hurtado S. The American freshman: national norms fall 2014. Higher Educ. Res. Inst.; 2015). Universities need to understand the factors that relate to care-seeking behavior. OBJECTIVE: Across 3 studies, to relate attitudes, social norms, and perceived behavioral control to intention to seek mental health services, and to investigate barriers to care-seeking. PARTICIPANTS: University college students (N = 845, 64% female, 26% male, and 10% unspecified). METHODS: New measures were created in Studies 1 and 2, and were examined using structural equation modeling in Study 3. RESULTS: Partially consistent with the Theory of Planned Behavior (Ajzen, I, Fishbein, M. Understanding Attitudes and Predicting Social Behavior. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall; 1980), a model with an excellent fit revealed that more positive attitudes about care and higher perceived behavioral control directly predicted higher intention to seek mental health services. CONCLUSIONS: Educating college students about mental health disorders and treatments, enhancing knowledge about available services, and addressing limited access to long-term care might improve treatment rates for students suffering from depression.

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Authors: Bohon, L. M., Cotter, K. A., Kravitz, R. L., Cello, P. C., & Fernandez y Garcia, E.
Affiliations: California State University, Sacramento (US)
California State University, Stanislaus (US)
University of California, Davis (US)
Corresponding author: Bohon, Lisa M.
ORCID: Cotter, Kelly A.
Kravitz, Richard L.
Venue: Journal of American College Health
Publisher: Informa UK Limited
Published: 2016-07-07
Volume: 64
Issue: 8
Pages: 593-603
ISSN: 0164-4300 (ISSN-L)
0744-8481
1940-3208
DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2016.1207646
PMC: PMC5181847
OpenAlex: W2472080323
Cited by: 125
References: 29
Citations by year: 2026: 12 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 16 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 21 · 2021: 22 · 2020: 11 · 2019: 11 · 2018: 3
FWCI: 7.33
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: green
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Locations: Journal of American College Health (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders: National Institute of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health (K23MH101157)
Topics: Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Digital Mental Health Interventions
Keywords: theory of planned behavior, depression, mental health service utilization, help-seeking intentions, university students, perceived behavioral control, social norms, barriers to care, mental health education
MeSH terms: Adolescent, Adult, Attitude to Health, California, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Mental Health Services, Middle Aged, Models, Psychological, Student Health Services, Students, Universities, Health Behavior, Intention, Young Adult

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