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Effects of Psychoeducational Interventions on Opinions of Mental Illness, Attitudes toward Help Seeking, and Expectations about Psychotherapy in College Students.
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Gonzalez, Jodi M.; Tinsley, Howard E. A.; Kreuder, Karen R. – Journal of College Student Development, 2002
Effects of two psychoeducational interventions were examined. The group that read information on mental illness demonstrated improved attitudes toward help seeking at follow-up, and more positive expectations about personal commitment of therapy initially and at follow-up. The group that read an intervention on psychotherapy demonstrated more…
Descriptors: College Students, Help Seeking, Higher Education, Mental Disorders
Relationships of Cultural Congruity and Perceptions of the University Environment to Help-Seeking Attitudes by Sociorace and Gender.
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Gloria, Alberta M.; Hird, Jeffrey S.; Navarro, Rachel L. – Journal of College Student Development, 2001
In a study of 715 undergraduates, White students reported higher cultural congruity, more positive perceptions of the university environment, and more positive help-seeking attitudes than racial and ethnic minority students. A cultural context variable cluster accounted for help-seeking attitudes for females and both socioracial groups.…
Descriptors: College Environment, College Students, Cultural Context, Diversity (Student)
The Role of Help-Seeking Attitudes and Tendencies in Students' Preferences for Academic Advising.
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Alexitch, Louise R. – Journal of College Student Development, 2002
First-year undergraduate students (N=361) completed the Learning Orientation-Grade Orientation Scale and two help-seeking inventories to determine whether educational orientation, gender, academic performance, and help-seeking attitudes predicted preferences for academic advising received from professors. Results have implications for providing…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Advising, Help Seeking, Higher Education
Self and Coping among College Students in Japan.
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Yeh, Christine; Inose, Mayuko; Kobori, Akiko; Chang, Tai – Journal of College Student Development, 2001
Examines Japanese aspects of identity and coping attitudes, sources, and practices among a sample of 240 college students in Japan. Participants reported that they tended to use family members and friends when coping with personal difficulties. Study also found that collective identity was a significant predictor of seeking help from family…
Descriptors: College Students, Coping, Foreign Countries, Help Seeking