Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help: Factor Structure and Socio-Demographic Predictors

Picco, Louisa, Abdin, Edimanysah, Chong, Siow Ann, Pang, Shirlene, Shafie, Saleha, Chua, Boon Yiang, Vaingankar, Janhavi A., Ong, Lue Ping +2 more·2016·Frontiers in Psychology

DOI 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.00547

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