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The Effect of Mental Health Literacy on Psychological Help-Seeking Intention;Among Thai Undergraduate Students in Bangkok |
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| Creator | David Shahidi |
| Title | 1. The Effect of Mental Health Literacy on Psychological Help-Seeking Intention 2. Among Thai Undergraduate Students in Bangkok |
| Contributor | Donald Johnson |
| Publisher | Graduate School of Business and Advanced Technology Management - Assumption University Thailand |
| Publication Year | 2566 |
| Journal Title | ABAC ODI Journal Vision. Action. Outcome |
| Journal Vol. | 10 |
| Journal No. | 2 |
| Page no. | 73-94 |
| Keyword | mental health literacy, social stigma, self-stigma, help-seeking attitude, help-seeking intention, Thai undergraduate |
| URL Website | http://www.assumptionjournal.au.edu/index.php/odijournal |
| Website title | ABAC ODI Journal Vision. Action.Outcome |
| ISSN | 2408-2058 |
| Abstract | This study aimed to examine the effect of mental health literacy on psychological help-seeking intention; mediated by social stigma and self-stigma (at level 1) and attitudes toward seeking psychological help (at level 2) as posited in the form of 4 nested models. Based on the data from 1000 young adult Thai undergraduate students from universities across Bangkok; Thailand. The results revealed that the research instruments were psychometrically sound; that the full path model (model number 4) was the best fitting model; and that the students' mental health literacy had a positive effect on their attitudes and psychological help-seeking intention. This literacy level led to the students being highly aware of the stigmas present in their context; which was reflected in their stigma scores. Social stigma and self-stigma negatively mediated the effect of mental health literacy on attitudes and intention. And ultimately; attitudes had a direct positive effect on students' psychological help-seeking intention. The proposed model was adequate in predicting the students' psychological help-seeking intention |
