OBJECTIVE Despite showing comparable levels of efficacy, internet-based psychological interventions (IPI) exhibited lower acceptance and intention of use as compared to psychological treatment delivered by face-to-face methods. Surprisingly, no research has inspected whether IPI acceptance is associated with variables linked with intentions of technology use and with barriers to seeking professional psychological help, such as personal depression stigma. Informed by the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology, the current study tested the role of technology and mental health-related determinants as predictors of acceptance of IPI for depression. METHODS Participants were 417 community Portuguese adults, who completed a pencil-and-paper survey. RESULTS Our results indicated that performance expectancy, social influence, and personal stigma against depression were significantly associated with the acceptance of IPI for depression. CONCLUSIONS These results suggest that barriers to seeking professional psychological help should be considered in the understanding of IPI acceptance.

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个人的污名，决定使用技术的决定因素以及对基于互联网的抑郁症心理干预的接受程度。

目的尽管与通过面对面方法进行的心理治疗相比，基于互联网的心理干预（IPI）尽管显示出可比较的疗效水平，但仍显示出较低的接受度和使用意图。出人意料的是，没有研究检查IPI接受度是否与与技术使用意图相关联的变量以及寻求专业心理帮助的障碍（例如个人沮丧的耻辱）相关联。在接受和使用技术的统一理论的指导下，当前的研究测试了技术和与心理健康相关的决定因素作为抑郁症接受IPI的预测因素的作用。方法参与者是417位葡萄牙成年人，他们完成了纸笔调查。结果我们的结果表明，预期绩效，社会影响力，个人对抑郁的污名与IPI对抑郁的接受程度显着相关。结论这些结果表明，在理解IPI接受度时应考虑寻求专业心理帮助的障碍。