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The relationship between beliefs towards mental illness and psychological help-seeking attitudes of medical vocational high school students

Emel BAHADIR YILMAZ
Arzu YÜKSEL
Pages
199–206
Publication Date
2022-10-12
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Positive psychological help-seeking attitude was found to have a weak and negative correlation withdangerousness (r=0.131) and desperateness (r=0.107) subscales whereas a weak and positive correlation was observed withthe embarrassment (r=0.202) subscale (p

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Objective & Hypothesis:Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between beliefs towards mental illness and psychological help-seekingattitudes of medical vocational high school students.Material and Methods: The sample of this analytical study consisted of 364 students studying at a medical vocational high schoolfrom February 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019.
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Key Findings & Data:Descriptive data were analyzed using Mann–Whitney U-test andSpearman’s rank correlation coefficient test since data were not normally distributed.Results: The mean total Belief towards Mental Illness Scale score of the students was 50.08±17.32.
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Conclusion & Impact:Positive psychological help-seeking attitude was found to have a weak and negative correlation withdangerousness (r=0.131) and desperateness (r=0.107) subscales whereas a weak and positive correlation was observed withthe embarrassment (r=0.202) subscale (p
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Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between beliefs towards mental illness and psychological help-seekingattitudes of medical vocational high school students.Material and Methods: The sample of this analytical study consisted of 364 students studying at a medical vocational high schoolfrom February 1, 2019 to March 31, 2019. Data were collected using Student Information Form, Belief towards Mental Illness Scaleand Attitudes toward Seeking Psychological Help Scale-Shortened. Descriptive data were analyzed using Mann–Whitney U-test andSpearman’s rank correlation coefficient test since data were not normally distributed.Results: The mean total Belief towards Mental Illness Scale score of the students was 50.08±17.32. The mean scores of subscaleswere 22.31±7.66 for dangerousness, 2.12±2.75 for embarrassment, and 50.08±17.32 for desperateness/poor social and interpersonalskills. The mean scores of positive and negative psychological help-seeking attitudes of the students were 46.79±10.51 and21.33±5.92, respectively. Positive psychological help-seeking attitude was found to have a weak and negative correlation withdangerousness (r=0.131) and desperateness (r=0.107) subscales whereas a weak and positive correlation was observed withthe embarrassment (r=0.202) subscale (p

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YILMAZ, E. B., YÜKSEL, A. (2022). The relationship between beliefs towards mental illness and psychological help-seeking attitudes of medical vocational high school students. Annals of Medical Research, Cilt: 27 - Sayı: 1, 199–206. https://ajindex.com/articles/446202

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