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Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis
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Background: The prevalence of mental health problems among college students has increased over the past decade. Even when mental health services are available, many students still struggle to access these services. This systematic review and meta‐analysis aimed to identify the rates at which students actively seek or consider using formal help and to determine the main reasons for not seeking help. Methods: A comprehensive literature search was conducted on PubMed, PsycINFO, and Embase to identify studies on help‐seeking behaviors, intentions, and barriers to help‐seeking among college students with mental health problems. Random effect models were used to calculate the pooled proportions. Results: Of the 8,919 identified studies, 62 met the inclusion criteria and were included ( n = 53 on help‐seeking behaviors, n = 21 on help‐seeking intentions, and n = 14 on treatment barriers). The pooled prevalence of active help‐seeking behaviors was 28% (179,915/435,768 individuals; 95% CI: 23%–33%, I 2 = 99.6%), and the aggregated prevalence of help‐seeking intentions was 41% (62,456/80161 individuals; 95% CI: 26%–58%, I 2 = 99.8%). Common barriers reported by students included a preference to address issues on their own, time constraints, insufficient knowledge of accessible resources, and a perceived lack of need for professional help. Conclusions: The findings highlight the gap between the mental health needs of the students and their actual help‐seeking rates. Although personal barriers are common, systemic or contextual challenges also affect college students' help‐seeking behaviors.
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This systematic review and meta-analysis pooled 62 studies to estimate formal help-seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers among college students with mental health problems. It found that 41% intended to seek help but only 28% actively sought formal help, with self-reliance, time constraints, limited resource knowledge, and low perceived need among the most common barriers.
Key findings
- Pooled active help-seeking behavior was 28% (179,915/435,768 individuals; 95% CI 23%–33%; I² = 99.6%) across 53 studies.
- Pooled help-seeking intentions were 41% (62,456/80,161 individuals; 95% CI 26%–58%; I² = 99.8%) across 21 studies.
- Help-seeking was especially low for alcohol and/or drug use problems: 12% for behavior (95% CI 4%–28%) and 14% for intentions (95% CI 2%–54%).
- Common barriers were preference for self-management (41%; 95% CI 26%–59%), lack of time (41%; 95% CI 27%–56%), lack of knowledge of where to seek help (35%; 95% CI 20%–53%), and lack of perceived need (34%; 95% CI 19%–54%).
Methods
- Systematic review and meta-analysis following PRISMA 2020, preregistered on OSF, searching PubMed, PsycINFO, and Embase on 23 June 2021 and updating on 16 December 2023.
- Included empirical, peer-reviewed studies of college students with mental health conditions or high distress that reported formal help-seeking behaviors, intentions, or barriers; 62 studies met criteria (53 behavior, 21 intention, 14 barrier).
- Random-effects models using the DerSimonian-Laird estimator pooled logit-transformed proportions; heterogeneity was assessed with I², with subgroup analyses by country income level, risk of bias, student type, and compensation, plus publication-bias and sensitivity analyses.
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- The paper states that it focused mainly on general college students, did not adequately cover specific populations such as international students or diverse ethnic groups, and examined only self-reported barriers, potentially missing contextual or university-level factors.
- The paper also notes heterogeneous barrier reporting across studies, extremely high heterogeneity that remained high after excluding outliers, and that most included studies (87%) were from high-income countries, limiting generalizability to low- and middle-income countries.
- The text makes evident additional concerns: 25 of 62 studies were classified as high risk of bias (40%), 54 reported low response rates (87%), and the included studies were largely cross-sectional with varied sampling frameworks and assessment methods.
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“Furthermore, the estimated proportion of help‐seeking behavior was even lower in students with alcohol and/or drug use problems, only 12% of whom sought help.”
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“| Anxiety | 5 | 37,920 | 42,562 | 69 | 39–89 | 98.2% [97.2%–98.8%] | 3–99 |”
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“This systematic review and meta‐analysis reveal an increasing trend in intentions to seek help among college students with mental health problems.”
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“The series of separate meta‐analyses resulted in similar proportions of help‐seeking for each mental disorder or mental health condition, such as depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts and behaviors, psychological distress, or eating disorders; about two‐thirds of college students with those mental disorders did not seek help.”
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“Overall, help‐seeking intentions were present in 41% of college students ([95% CI: 26%–58%]; prediction interval: 4 to 93), with very high heterogeneity (I 2 = 99.8%; [95% CI: 99.7%–99.8%]).”
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“and compensation (higher in studies offering compensation compared to those without compensation or unspecified; p = .03)”
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“The main reasons for not seeking help were self‐reliance (41%), lack of time (41%), limited awareness of available resources (35%), and lack of perceived need (34%).”
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“Furthermore, more than one‐third of the students reported low perceived need, suggesting that they did not view their mental disorders as serious enough to take action and therefore did not feel the need for professional help.”
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“The meta‐analysis on help‐seeking intentions indicated that almost half of college students with mental disorders have intentions to seek help.”
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“This meta‐analysis of 62 studies found that 41% of college students with mental health problems consider using formal help, whereas 28% actively seek formal help.”
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“33% of students with suicidal thoughts and behaviors [95% CI: 22%–47%] sought help”
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“After removing 30 outliers, the pooled prevalence rate remained comparable (30% [95% CI: 27%–32%]; prediction interval: 22–39), but heterogeneity was still very high at 86.5% [95% CI: 81%–90.4%].”
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“34% of students with anxiety [95% CI: 22%–48%]”
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“The results showed that 28% ([95% CI: 23%–33%]; prediction interval: 15–17) of the students with mental health conditions received current to lifetime treatment. Heterogeneity was very high (I 2 = 99.6% [95% CI: 99.5%–99.6%])”
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“The finding that only 28% of college students with mental health problems actively seek professional help is in line with recent meta‐analysis evidence, which reported a pooled proportion of 35% for the use of mental health services by university students (Osborn et al., 2022).”
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“This meta‐analysis of 62 studies found that 41% of college students with mental health problems consider using formal help, whereas 28% actively seek formal help.”
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“| Concerns about academic record | 7 | 1795 | 7,633 | 20 | 11–34 | 94.3% [90.5%–96.5%] | 9–41 |”
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“34% of students with depression [95% CI: 27%–43%]”
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“lack of knowledge about where to seek help at 35% ([95% CI: 20%–53%]; prediction interval: 18–57)”
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“lack of time at 41% ([95% CI: 27%–56%]; prediction interval: 4–91)”
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“Furthermore, approximately one‐third reported that professional help such as a qualified mental health professional would be cost‐prohibitive.”
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“| Cultural insensitivity | 5 | 1,049 | 16,351 | 8 | 4–14 | 98.9% [98.4%–99.2%] | 0.61–53 |”
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“preference for self‐management of the problem at 41% ([95% CI: 26%–59%]; prediction interval: 17–71)”
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“| Perceived ineffectiveness | 10 | 2,839 | 9,947 | 20 | 12–33 | 98.3% [97.8%–98.7%] | 5–55 |”
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“The main reasons for not seeking help were self‐reliance (41%), lack of time (41%), limited awareness of available resources (35%), and lack of perceived need (34%).”
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“Surprisingly, even when mental health services are available (Eisenberg et al., 2012), a lack of knowledge about potential sources of help is still a barrier for 35% of students.”
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“Lack of time was equally as prevalent as self‐reliance preferences among college students.”
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“| Stigma | 11 | 3,228 | 9,971 | 28 | 17–42 | 98.5% [98.0%–98.8%] | 7–66 |”
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“Students with alcohol and/or drug use problems demonstrated a notably low tendency to seek help (i.e., only 12% [95% CI: 4%–28%]).”
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“| Privacy concerns | 4 | 1,154 | 3,896 | 28 | 14–47 | 93.4% [86.3%–96.8%] | 3–85 |”
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“lack of perceived need at 34% ([95% CI: 19%–54%]; prediction interval: 3–90)”
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“| Suicidal thoughts and behaviors | 4 | 25,402 | 29,005 | 68 | 23–94 | 99.7% [99.7%–99.8%] | 0.04–99.99 |”
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“After removing the 10 outliers, the prevalence of help‐seeking intentions did not change (41%; [95% CI: 33%–48%]; prediction interval: 22–63), and heterogeneity remained very high (I 2 = 95.3%; [95% CI: 93%–96.8%])”
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“the prevalence rate was significantly associated with country income level (higher in high‐income countries compared to low‐ and middle‐income countries; p = .01)”
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“| Perceived cost | 9 | 3,014 | 9,368 | 28 | 15–45 | 99.1% [98.8%–99.3%] | 4–78 |”
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“| Psychological distress | 4 | 1,515 | 2,261 | 48 | 9–90 | 98.8% [98.2%–99.2%] | 0.04–99.5 |”
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“Conversely, the lowest prevalence of help‐seeking intentions (14%) was found in students facing alcohol and/or drug use issues.”
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“| Alcohol or drug use problems | 5 | 170 | 1,660 | 14 | 2–54 | 97.9% [96.7%–98.6%] | 0.1–96 |”
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“The main reasons for not seeking help were self‐reliance (41%), lack of time (41%), limited awareness of available resources (35%), and lack of perceived need (34%).”
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“Approximately half of college students prefer to handle mental disorders themselves without outside help, which is not surprising.”
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“Another limitation is that most included studies (87%) were conducted in high‐income countries.”
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“| Preference of informal help‐seeking (e.g., family or friends) | 6 | 2,638 | 9,212 | 26 | 16–39 | 99.0% [98.7%–99.3%] | 5–72 |”
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“| Fear of unwanted treatment | 5 | 1,294 | 5,627 | 22 | 10–42 | 92.7% [85.8%–96.2%] | 8–47 |”
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“| Depression | 6 | 42,930 | 49,110 | 67 | 44–84 | 97.6% [96.4%–98.4%] | 8–98 |”
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“| Difficult to access | 9 | 2096 | 9,338 | 23 | 17–30 | 94.7% [91.9%–96.5%] | 11–43 |”
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“The highest prevalence of help‐seeking intentions (70%) was found in students with depression, anxiety, or suicidal thoughts and behaviors.”
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“a considerable number of students enter college with already established mental health conditions (Solmi et al., 2022)”
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“these problems may progress to more serious mental health problems (Altamura et al., 2010; Altamura, Santini, Salvadori, & Mundo, 2005; Kessler & Price, 1993; Kisely, Scott, Denney, & Simon, 2006)”
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“Most mental disorders have their onset during this period (Kessler, Amminger, Aguilar‐Gaxiola, Alonso, & Lee, 2007)”
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“even as students' mental health needs increased during the pandemic, help‐seeking did not correspondingly rise (Lee, Jeong, & Kim, 2021; Yonemoto & Kawashima, 2023).”
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“Of the 62 studies considered for the three meta‐analyses, 25 were classified as having a high risk of bias (40%) (Table S6).”
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“Finally, the cross‐sectional nature of the included studies introduces another limitation, as the sampling frameworks and assessment methods varied widely among the studies.”
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“Among the studies analyzed, 30 did not meet the sample representativeness criteria (48%), 27 did not meet the sample size requirements (44%), 54 reported low response rates (87%), and 19 did not report descriptive statistics (31%).”
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“Those two common barriers might indicate poor mental health literacy among college students, including recognizing mental health problems, understanding risks, causes, and treatments, and knowing how to seek information and services on mental health (Jorm et al., 1997).”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Discussion
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“Self‐reliance in addressing mental health issues has been recognized as a barrier, as highlighted in prior systematic reviews focused on young individuals (Gulliver et al., 2010; Lui et al., 2022).”
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“However, specific student populations, such as international students and those from diverse ethnic backgrounds, may have even higher rates of mental disorders, lower rates of help‐seeking behaviors and intentions, and greater barriers to seeking help (Crockett et al., 2024; Crockett, Martínez, & Caviedes, 2022; Eylem et al., 2020; Jamilah et al., 2021; Pei et al., 2024).”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Discussion
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- Not matchedcites Jamilah et al., 2021
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“Among the studies analyzed, 30 did not meet the sample representativeness criteria (48%), 27 did not meet the sample size requirements (44%), 54 reported low response rates (87%), and 19 did not report descriptive statistics (31%).”
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“Considering the lack of accessibility (e.g., time, cost), providing scalable digital mental health interventions, such as online therapy and mental health apps, may potentially enhance treatment uptake for students with these concerns, since they offer a convenient and accessible platform for addressing mental health needs and are effective for college students with mental disorders (Harrer, Adam,”
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“The findings highlight the gap between the mental health needs of the students and their actual help‐seeking rates.”
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- Rests on an assumption: The included studies' samples are representative of college students with mental health conditions generally, so the pooled prevalence estimates can be generalized to that population.
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“Studies conducted in high‐income countries found that young people hold the belief that they should be capable of addressing challenges on their own, even when those problems involve psychological distress (Carlton & Deane, 2000; Deane, Wilson, & Ciarrochi, 2001).”
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“However, specific student populations, such as international students and those from diverse ethnic backgrounds, may have even higher rates of mental disorders, lower rates of help‐seeking behaviors and intentions, and greater barriers to seeking help (Crockett et al., 2024; Crockett, Martínez, & Caviedes, 2022; Eylem et al., 2020; Jamilah et al., 2021; Pei et al., 2024).”
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“Among the studies analyzed, 30 did not meet the sample representativeness criteria (48%), 27 did not meet the sample size requirements (44%), 54 reported low response rates (87%), and 19 did not report descriptive statistics (31%).”
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“However, all studies used validated tools to identify symptoms of mental disorders.”
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“However, specific student populations, such as international students and those from diverse ethnic backgrounds, may have even higher rates of mental disorders, lower rates of help‐seeking behaviors and intentions, and greater barriers to seeking help (Crockett et al., 2024; Crockett, Martínez, & Caviedes, 2022; Eylem et al., 2020; Jamilah et al., 2021; Pei et al., 2024).”
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“However, although college students expressed high intentions overall, they did not translate these intentions into actions to seek professional help, as evidenced by their low rates of help‐seeking behavior (12%).”
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“Peters' regression analysis did not show any evidence of asymmetry in the funnel plot (t = −1.67, p = .11)”
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“Peters' regression analysis revealed no indication of significant asymmetry of the funnel plot (t = −0.99, p = 0.33)”
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“This result is in line with a previous study, which found that help‐seeking intentions had no direct effect on help‐seeking behavior (Doll et al., 2021).”
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“A recent meta‐analysis found that certain sociodemographic characteristics, like sex and gender, are associated with the treatment‐seeking among college students (Pei et al., 2024).”
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“This high degree of heterogeneity is consistent with findings from previous meta‐analyses of proportions (Winsper et al., 2020; Zhao, Amarnath, Karyotaki, Struijs, & Cuijpers, 2022).”
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“Third, diverse approaches were used to report barriers across included studies, which introduced potential omissions of reasons for not seeking help when classifying them into common domains.”
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“Among the studies analyzed, 30 did not meet the sample representativeness criteria (48%), 27 did not meet the sample size requirements (44%), 54 reported low response rates (87%), and 19 did not report descriptive statistics (31%).”
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“Of the 8,919 identified studies, 62 met the inclusion criteria and were included (n = 53 on help‐seeking behaviors, n = 21 on help‐seeking intentions, and n = 14 on treatment barriers).”
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“the final inclusion of 53 studies on help‐seeking behaviors, 21 on help‐seeking intentions, and 14 on barriers to seeking help.”
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“Forty‐five were cross‐sectional studies, and eight were longitudinal studies.”
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“The subgroup analysis of help‐seeking behaviors did not show significant associations between prevalence rates and student type (i.e., undergraduate vs. mixed; p = .25) and risk of bias (i.e., low vs. high; p = .97).”
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“In total, 62 studies were included.”
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“Of the 53 studies on help‐seeking behaviors (Table S2), most (87%) were carried out in high‐income countries, whereas seven studies were conducted in low‐ and middle‐income countries.”
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“Fourth, extremely high heterogeneity was observed in most analyses, and it remained high even after excluding outliers.”
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“A total of 22 studies included undergraduate students, 26 studies included both undergraduate and graduate students, and 5 studies included other student samples or unspecified.”
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“The most frequently reported mental health problems were depression and anxiety (42%).”
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“Twenty‐one studies offered compensation to participants during data collection.”
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“This meta‐analysis followed the reporting standards outlined by the updated PRISMA 2020 guidelines (Page et al., 2021).”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Methods > Protocol and registration
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“despite these resources, college students with mental health conditions continue to show both relatively low intentions to seek help and limited help‐seeking behaviors (Abassi, Fekih‐Romdhane, Maktouf, & Moalla, 2021).”
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“The disparity between the high prevalence of mental health problems, affecting one‐third of students (Auerbach et al., 2018), and the limited service use (Osborn, Li, Saunders, & Fonagy, 2022) raises a crucial question about why students do not seek professional help when needed.”
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The paper states this without a source or data behind it here, so there is nothing to check it against. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“within the context of higher education, financial cost may not be the predominant factor, especially not in high‐income countries where universities often offer free or affordable services.”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Introduction
hedged- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
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In the paper
“these attitudinal barriers may be declining (Apolinário‐Hagen et al., 2020).”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Introduction
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites Apolinário‐Hagen et al., 2020 source
hedged- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
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Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
None of the sources cited for this claim have been checked yet.
In the paper
“Several adverse consequences can occur when mental disorders remain untreated, such as poor academic performance, high rates of study dropout, disrupted relationships with peers and families, and low quality of life (Bruffaerts et al., 2018; Buchanan, 2012; Hunt & Eisenberg, 2010; Hysenbegasi et al., 2005; Kessler, Walters, & Forthofer, 1998).”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Introduction
What the sources say
plainstates an association- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
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In the paper
“some colleges, especially in high‐income countries, have provided a range of mental health resources, including group therapy, peer‐support programs, individual counseling, and mental health awareness training for faculty and staff (Abrams, 2022; Lisiecka, Chimicz, & Lewicka‐Zelent, 2023; Priestley, Broglia, Hughes, & Spanner, 2022).”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Introduction
What the sources say
- Not matchedcites Abrams, 2022
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
- Check pendingcites Lisiecka, Chimicz, & Lewicka‐Zelent, 2023 source
- Not matchedcites Priestley, Broglia, Hughes, & Spanner, 2022
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
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Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Not matched
In the paper
“31% of incoming college students experienced at least one common mental disorder in the past year (Auerbach et al., 2018)”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Introduction
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites Auerbach et al., 2018 source
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
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Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
In the paper
“several colleges have increasingly adopted remote service delivery through digital interventions and apps (Taylor et al., 2024).”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Introduction
What the sources say
- Check pendingcites Taylor et al., 2024 source
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
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Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
In the paper
“35% of first‐year college students meet criteria for a lifetime mental disorder”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Introduction
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites Auerbach et al., 2018 source
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
None of the sources cited for this claim have been checked yet.
In the paper
“Several effective treatments are available for college students with mental disorders (Cuijpers et al., 2016; Harrer, Adam, et al., 2019).”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Introduction
What the sources say
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
None of the sources cited for this claim have been checked yet.
In the paper
“two previous systematic reviews examined barriers to mental health help‐seeking among college students, but only listed barriers reported by students in the studies (Gulliver, Griffiths, & Christensen, 2010; Lui, Sagar‐Ouriaghli, & Brown, 2022), without estimating a pooled proportion for each barrier.”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Introduction
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites Gulliver, Griffiths, & Christensen, 2010 source
- Not matchedcites Lui, Sagar‐Ouriaghli, & Brown, 2022
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: passes — The paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
It may state two separate claims as one.
In the paper
“Students often express a preference for help‐seeking from informal sources such as their friends or families or do not experience a perceived need (Eisenberg, Hunt, Speer, & Zivin, 2011).”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Introduction
What the sources say
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Eisenberg, Hunt, Speer, & Zivin, 2011 source
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: unclear — It is unclear whether the paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
It may state two separate claims as one.
In the paper
“a recent meta‐analysis explored the use of mental health services among college students, it did not specifically examine the intentions or behaviors of help‐seeking (Osborn et al., 2022).”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Introduction
What the sources say
- Not checked yetcites Osborn et al., 2022 source
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: passes — The paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
It may state two separate claims as one.
What the paper did — it cites no source for this, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“Second, only self‐reported barriers were explored, which may not cover all potentially influential factors affecting help‐seeking.”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Discussion
hedged- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: passes — The paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
It may state two separate claims as one.
What the paper did — it cites no source for this, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“Two researchers (different combinations of YA and JP, RZ, CG, LAF, FCR, and OR) independently extracted relevant information from the full texts using a standardized data extraction sheet.”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Methods > Data extraction
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
In the paper
“Publication bias was investigated using funnel plots and Peters' regression test (Peters, 2006).”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Methods > Data synthesis and statistical analysis
What the sources say
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Peters, 2006 source
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
In the paper
“a random effects model, based on the DerSimonian‐Laird estimator, was used for pooling (DerSimonian & Laird, 1986).”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Methods > Data synthesis and statistical analysis
What the sources say
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites DerSimonian & Laird, 1986 source
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: passes — The paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim.
What the paper did — it cites no source for this, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“A systematic search was performed in three databases (PubMed, PsycINFO, and Embase) using predefined search strings”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Methods > Information sources and eligibility criteria
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: passes — The paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim.
What the paper did — it cites no source for this, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“two researchers (different combinations of YA and JP, RZ, CG, LAF, FCR, SNU, and OR) independently screened the titles and abstracts based on the criteria, followed by a full‐text review. Discrepancies among the researchers were resolved through discussion with the senior researcher (PC).”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Methods > Information sources and eligibility criteria
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: passes — The paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. It may state two separate claims as one.
What the paper did — it cites no source for this, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“The risk of bias for one study could not be evaluated because the dataset was obtained through personal contact with the authors, making it impossible to evaluate its quality.”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Results > Quality assessment
plainstates a cause- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
In the paper
“Resources for utilizing formal mental health services could be different between these regions (Ito, Setoya, & Suzuki, 2012).”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Discussion
What the sources say
- Check pendingcites Ito, Setoya, & Suzuki, 2012 source
hedgedstates an association- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
In the paper
“According to Andersen's behavioral model, factors at the individual, social, and structural levels shape help‐seeking behaviors (Andersen, 1995).”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Discussion
What the sources say
- Not checked — no full text of the sourcecites Andersen, 1995 source
plainstates a cause- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
In the paper
“In many colleges, the size of counseling centers and counseling staff cannot meet the rising demand (Abrams, 2022).”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Discussion
What the sources say
- Not matchedcites Abrams, 2022
Couldn’t be matched to a paper in Crossref, so it can’t be checked.
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Not matched
A conclusion the paper draws from its own results — it cites no other source for it, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“Although personal barriers are common, systemic or contextual challenges also affect college students' help‐seeking behaviors.”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Abstract > Conclusions
plainstates an association- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: passes — The paper’s conclusions depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
It may state two separate claims as one.
- Rests on an assumption: Self-reported reasons for not seeking help accurately reflect the barriers that prevent college students from seeking professional help.
What the paper did — it cites no source for this, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“sensitivity analyses were performed by excluding outliers.”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Methods > Data synthesis and statistical analysis
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
What the paper did — it cites no source for this, so there is none to check. The quote shows it is in the paper.
In the paper
“This study was preregistered at the Open Science Framework: https://osf.io/wemzf.”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Methods > Protocol and registration
plain- Asserted: passes — The authors put it forward as true.
- Checkable: passes — It can be checked against evidence.
- Load-bearing: fails — The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
- Based: passes — The paper gives a reason why it holds.
Probably not a substantial claim. The paper’s conclusions may not depend on it.
The paper relies on this without support.
The included studies' measures of help-seeking behaviors and intentions are sufficiently comparable to be pooled in meta-analyses despite heterogeneous definitions, time frames, and types of help.
“A series of meta‐analyses were conducted for help‐seeking behaviors, help‐seeking intentions, and each individual barrier to help‐seeking. Initially, studies examining help‐seeking behaviors in various mental health conditions were pooled.”
The paper relies on this without support.
The included studies' samples are representative of college students with mental health conditions generally, so the pooled prevalence estimates can be generalized to that population.
“The findings highlight the gap between the mental health needs of the students and their actual help‐seeking rates.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Self-reported reasons for not seeking help accurately reflect the barriers that prevent college students from seeking professional help.
“Barrier data were extracted from selected studies if reasons for not seeking help were provided.”
The paper relies on this without support.
Receiving current to lifetime treatment is a valid indicator of active help-seeking behavior.
“The results showed that 28% ([95% CI: 23%–33%]; prediction interval: 15–17) of the students with mental health conditions received current to lifetime treatment.”
The paper relies on this without support.
This is the first meta-analysis to explore the rates of help-seeking intentions, behaviors, and self-reported barriers among college students with mental health problems.
“This is the first meta‐analysis to explore the rates of help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and self‐reported barriers among college students with mental health problems.”
Self-check
Percentages, sums and reported differences re-computed from the paper’s own numbers.
Each contradiction between two passages listed here was confirmed by an independent check.
Rated minor: it would not touch a result — a value no result rests on, a p-value that stays on the same side of the significance level, or a conflict that is clerical, resolved elsewhere in the paper, or outside its own findings.
In the paper
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Results > Results of the meta‐analysis
“The results showed that 28% ([95% CI: 23%–33%]; prediction interval: 15–17) of the students with mental health conditions received current to lifetime treatment.”
§ Research Review: Help‐seeking intentions, behaviors, and barriers in college students – a systematic review and meta‐analysis > Results > Results of the meta‐analysis
“| All studies | 53 | 179,915 | 435,768 | 28 | 23–33 | 99.6% [99.5%–99.6%] | | 15–47 |”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Zhao, R., Amanvermez, Y., Pei, J., Castro‐Ramirez, F., Rapsey, C., Garcia, C., Ebert, D. D., Haro, J. M., Fodor, L. A., David, O. A., Rankin, O., Chua, S. N., Martínez, V., Bruffaerts, R., Kessler, R. C., & Cuijpers, P.
- Affiliations
- Amsterdam Public Health (NL)
- Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology Tilburg University Tilburg The Netherlands
- University of British Columbia (CA)
- Harvard University (US)
- University of Otago (NZ)
- Department of Psychological Medicine University of Otago Dunedin New Zealand
- Technical University of Munich (DE)
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ES)
- Babeș-Bolyai University (RO)
- DATA Lab International Institute for Advanced Studies of Psychotherapy and Applied Mental Health, Babeș‐Bolyai University Cluj‐Napoca Romania
- Relate Mental Health Malaysia Kuala Lumpur Malaysia
- University of Chile (CL)
- KU Leuven (BE)
- Corresponding author
- Zhao, Ruiying
- ORCID
- Venue
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2025-03-12
- Volume
- 66
- Issue
- 10
- Pages
- 1593-1605
- ISSN
- 0021-9630 (ISSN-L)
- 1469-7610
- PMC
- PMC12447698
- OpenAlex
- W4408418997
- Semantic Scholar
- 230df0250a23792c7cdb10c0835fb151256305f7
- Cited by
- 110
- References
- 62
- Citations by year
- 2026: 89 · 2025: 21
- FWCI
- 13.83
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- hybrid
- doi.org
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- VU Research Portal (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Lirias (KU Leuven) (submittedVersion, cc-by)
- Universidad de Chile (submittedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
- Funders
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Sage Therapeutics
- Child Mind Institute
- Agencia Nacional de Investigación y Desarrollo (1221230, NCS2021_081)
- National Institute of Mental Health (T32MH125815)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Student Stress and Coping
- Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender Roles and Identity Studies
- Keywords
- help-seeking, help-seeking intentions, help-seeking barriers, university students, student mental health, access to mental health care, time constraints
- MeSH terms
- Help-Seeking Behavior, Adolescent, Mental Disorders, Health Services Accessibility, Humans, Mental Health Services, Patient Acceptance of Health Care, Students, Universities, Intention, Young Adult
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