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Title	Support, Depressive Symptoms, and the Stigma towards Seeking Mental Health Help

Creator	Talebi, Miki Matheson, Kimberly Anisman, Hymie

Description	Although many individuals are affected by psychological disorders, few will seek professional help. Cultural perceptions might complicate this, as emotional suppression and shame of mental illness predominate in some cultures. This online study investigated factors contributing to the stigma of seeking help among Asian (n=81) and Euro-Caucasian (n=472) students. Depressive symptoms mediated relations between social support and self-stigma for seeking help for mental health problems, as well as for academic problems. The role of depression in the relation between social support and other-stigma of seeking mental health and academic help differed by cultural group, in that the relation between depressive symptoms and stigma was more pronounced among Asians, suggesting that targeted efforts may need to be directed at specific populations.

Publisher	Redfame Publishing

Contributor	Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Date	2013-02-25

Type	info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion —

Format	application/pdf

Identifier	http://redfame.com/journal/index.php/ijsss/article/view/36 10.11114/ijsss.v1i1.36

Source	International Journal of Social Science Studies; Vol 1, No 1 (2013); p133-144 2324-8041 2324-8033

Language	eng

Relation	http://redfame.com/journal/index.php/ijsss/article/view/36/49

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