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Rickwood, D. J. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1995
The help-seeking behavior of 715 Australian late adolescents with personal problems was assessed 5 times over 12 months. The help-seeking behavior of these adolescents did not appear to alleviate their psychological distress effectively. Focusing on problems by talking about them may have intensified rather than relieved their problems. (SLD)
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Coping, Emotional Problems, Foreign Countries
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Schonert-Reichl, Kimberly A.; Muller, Jennifer R. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1996
The demographic and psychological variables associated with seeking help in coping with emotional problems in early and middle adolescence from parents, friends, and professionals were studied with 221 adolescents. Differential patterns of predictor variables emerged for each helping resource and for both genders. (SLD)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Correlation, Counselors
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Kuhl, Josephine; Jarkon-Horlick, Liat; Morissey, Richard F. – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 1997
A questionnaire developed to measure barriers to help-seeking behavior in adolescents was tested with 280 high school students following a pilot study. The instrument, Barriers to Adolescents Seeking Help, was found to have good test-retest reliability and adequate validity. Its use in identifying adolescents amenable to or resistant to therapy is…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Behavior Patterns, Help Seeking, High School Students