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Factors influencing adults' psychological help-seeking attitudes

Yetişkinlerde profesyonel psikolojik yardım arama tutumu ve bunu etkileyen faktörler

Hülya ARSLANTAŞ
İ. Ferhan DEREBOY
Nesrin AŞTI
Çaylan PEKTEKİN
Pages
17–23
Publication Date
2022-10-10
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Educational status was found to have a significant effect on PHSAS difficulty in seeking psychological help subscale scores (F=4.9; p

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Objective & Hypothesis:OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to investigate adults' attitudes towards seeking psychological help and its relationship with various socio-demographic as well as personal factors.
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Key Findings & Data:MATERIALS and METHODS: The participants in this cross-sectional study were 490 people working in the public sector in the city of Aydin, Turkey.
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Conclusion & Impact:Educational status was found to have a significant effect on PHSAS difficulty in seeking psychological help subscale scores (F=4.9; p
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OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to investigate adults' attitudes towards seeking psychological help and its relationship with various socio-demographic as well as personal factors. MATERIALS and METHODS: The participants in this cross-sectional study were 490 people working in the public sector in the city of Aydin, Turkey. Participants filled in the Professional Help Seeking attitude Scale (PHSAS), Perceived Social Support from Family (PSS-Fa) and Friends (PSS-Fr) scales and the 12-item version General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12). The data were analysed by means of t-test, one direction variant analysis (ANOVA), Pearson's Correlation analysis and reliability analysis.RESULTS: The participants reported to prefer seeking help from family members 57.1 %; from friends 31.3 % and from a psychiatrist 15.5 % , respectively. Educational status was found to have a significant effect on PHSAS difficulty in seeking psychological help subscale scores (F=4.9; p

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AMAÇ: Araştırma, yetişkinlerin profesyonel psikolojik yardım arama tutumları ve bunu etkileyen faktörleri belirlemek amacıyla gerçekleştirildi. GEREÇ ve YÖNTEM: Tanımlayıcı tipte ve kesitsel olarak planlanan araştırmanın örneklemini Aydın İl merkezindeki 14 kamu kurumunda çalışan 490 kişi oluşturdu. Katılımcılara Profesyonel Psikolojik Yardım Arama Tutum Ölçeği (PPYATÖ), Algılanan Aile ve Arkadaş Sosyal Destek Ölçeği ve Genel Sağlık Anketi uygulandı. İstatistiksel analizde t - testi, tek yönlü varyans analizi (ANOVA), Pearson r korelasyon analizi ve güvenirlik analizi kullanılmıştır.BULGULAR: Örneklemi oluşturan bireyler en sık aileden birilerine %57.1, ikinci sıklıkla arkadaşlarına % 31.3, üçüncü sırada profesyonel destek arayışıyla psikiyatriste %15.5 başvurmaktadırlar. Eğitim düzeyinin, PPYATÖ Zorlanma alt-ölçeği puanları (F=4.9; p

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ARSLANTAŞ, H., DEREBOY, İ. F., AŞTI, N., PEKTEKİN, Ç. (2022). Factors influencing adults' psychological help-seeking attitudes. Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi, Cilt: 12 - Sayı: 1, 17–23. https://ajindex.com/articles/428918

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