The Barriers to Seeking Psychological Help Scale (BSPHS) was originally developed to measure factors that kept college students from seeking mental health assistance. However, the underutilization of mental health services among adults is also common, and understanding the factors that inhibit adults from seeking help for mental health issues is…

Writing in English with confidence is a matter of great concern for nonnative speakers. Since writing fluently requires a multi-dimensional mastery of language skills, students always regard it as an open question. This paper investigates writing skills which seem to be the least favored and most problematic skills to acquire in foreign language…