Prior research has indicated that 65-70% of college age women have experienced at least one sexual problem. Sexual problems are associated with higher rates of depression, anxiety, and relationship distress; however, few college age women seek professional help for sexual difficulties. The present study used the Theory of Planned Behavior to explore how adherence to traditional feminine norms and self-stigma are associated with intention to seek professional psychological help for a sexual difficulty.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Researchers have identified a two-factor structure of self-compassion (i.e. self-compassion and self-coldness).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Psychologically distressed college students' peers are often the first line of mental health support. Mental health first aid (MHFA) focuses on the quality of early intervention provided by peers to those in psychological distress but has neglected what motivates college students to provide MHFA.
Aims: The current study used the MHFA framework and bystander theory as a foundation to examine factors influencing college students' intention to provide MHFA.
The early childhood home visiting field lacks a basic understanding of home visiting program staff members' receipt of on-the-job training from experts outside of their programs who are not their immediate colleagues or supervisors. To address this gap, we created a unique dataset by asking program leaders to log the external technical assistance (TA) that staff members received, and we collected a survey from 288 of the same staff members. We performed descriptive analyses to learn how many hours of TA staff members were receiving, what topics the TA most commonly addressed, and what formats (e.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Integrated care may offer a solution to subpar mental health referral adherence, but people's openness to receiving psychological treatment in this setting is understudied.
Aims: The present study examined the influence of the integrated care context and co-location of care on people's help-seeking perceptions.
Method: This study ( = 397) used an experimental vignette design to compare the impact of treatment type (integrated care vs.