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Do depression literacy, mental illness beliefs and stigma influence mental health help-seeking attitude? A cross-sectional study of secondary school and university students from B40 households in Malaysia

BMC public health, 2019-06, Vol.19 (Suppl 4), p.544-544, Article 544 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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  • Title:
    Do depression literacy, mental illness beliefs and stigma influence mental health help-seeking attitude? A cross-sectional study of secondary school and university students from B40 households in Malaysia
  • Author: Ibrahim, Norhayati ; Amit, Noh ; Shahar, Suzana ; Wee, Lei-Hum ; Ismail, Rozmi ; Khairuddin, Rozainee ; Siau, Ching Sin ; Safien, Aisyah Mohd
  • Subjects: Attitude ; Attitudes ; Body mass ; College students ; Colleges & universities ; Disadvantaged youth ; Health aspects ; Health literacy ; Help seeking behavior ; Help-seeking ; High school students ; High schools ; Households ; Income ; Literacy ; Low socioeconomic ; Medical research ; Mental depression ; Mental disorders ; Mental health ; Psychological aspects ; Questionnaires ; Self-stigma ; Social aspects ; Socioeconomic factors ; Stigma (Social psychology) ; Students ; Studies ; Young adults ; Youth
  • Is Part Of: BMC public health, 2019-06, Vol.19 (Suppl 4), p.544-544, Article 544
  • Description: Mental illness rates among young people is high, yet the frequency of help-seeking is low, especially among those from lower socioeconomic backgrounds. Understanding factors influencing help-seeking, such as mental illness beliefs, stigma and literacy among B40 individuals is important, but past studies are sparse. Hence, we aimed to examine the factors associated with mental help-seeking attitude among students from the B40 income bracket. Differences in beliefs toward mental illness, stigma and help-seeking attitudes among university and secondary school students were also investigated. University and secondary school students from low-income households (N = 202) were involved in this cross-sectional study. Participants completed the Depression Literacy Questionnaire (D-Lit), General Help Seeking Questionnaire (GHSQ), Mental Help Seeking Attitudes Scale (MHSAS), Self-Stigma of Seeking Help Scale (SSOSH), and Beliefs toward Mental Illness (BMI). Mental help-seeking attitude had a significant relationship with self-stigma on seeking help (r = -.258, p < .001), general help-seeking attitude (r = .156, p = .027), and age (r = .187, p < .001). However, the strongest predictor for mental help-seeking attitude was self-stigma on seeking help (F (2,199) = 8.207, p < .001 with R of .076). University students had better depression literacy and lower levels of self-stigma and negative beliefs toward mental illness compared to secondary school students. Higher self-stigma and younger age were associated with negative mental help-seeking attitudes among students from low-income households. As self-stigma may be a barrier to actual mental help-seeking, efforts to reduce self-stigma in this population need to be intensified.
  • Publisher: England: BioMed Central Ltd
  • Language: English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1471-2458
    EISSN: 1471-2458
    DOI: 10.1186/s12889-019-6862-6
    PMID: 31196033
  • Source: GFMER Free Medical Journals
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