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March 30, 2026Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Factors Influencing High School Students’ Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help

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CCChunlin ChenYCYu-Hsuan ChuYPYi-Ju Pan

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Overview

Cross-sectional study reveals stigma and depressive symptoms impact adolescents' help-seeking attitudes, highlighting the role of caregivers.

Key Points

  • This research aims to understand factors influencing adolescents' attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help.
  • Conducted a cross-sectional study with adolescents and their primary caregivers in northern Taiwan.
  • Participants completed questionnaires on demographics, stigma, and depressive symptoms.
  • Hierarchical regression analyses were performed to assess predictors of help-seeking attitudes.
  • Depressive symptoms and personal stigma were significant predictors of help-seeking attitudes.
  • Caregivers' attitudes toward psychological help also influenced adolescents' willingness to seek help.
  • Caregivers' religious beliefs and marital status were controlled for in the analysis.

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Chen et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69c9c51bf8fdd13afe0bcfe2https://doi.org/10.1177/10783903261422670
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