The extent to which individuals prioritize different personal values may be conceptually linked to the perceptions of societal stigma associated with seeking psychological help (public stigma), as well as the extent to which they apply that stigma to themselves (self-stigma). We examined how personal values predicted public stigma and self-stigma of seeking psychological help. Undergraduates (N = 342) from two universities, one historically Black college/university and one predominantly White institution, completed questionnaires assessing personal values and public stigma and self-stigma of seeking psychological help. Self-transcendence values predicted lower self-stigma directly and indirectly via public stigma. Though there were no structural differences between the modeled relationships of values, public stigma, and self-stigma between Black/African American and White/European American undergraduates, the groups differed in their prioritization of self-transcendence, openness to change, and conservation values. Results suggest that understanding how individuals prioritize certain values over others may help explain group-differences in help-seeking stigmas.

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个人价值观如何与寻求帮助的污名联系起来？

个人优先考虑不同个人价值观的程度可能在概念上与寻求心理帮助相关的社会耻辱感（公共耻辱感）以及他们将这种耻辱感应用于自己的程度（自我污名）有关。我们研究了个人价值观如何预测寻求心理帮助的公众污名和自我污名。来自两所大学的本科生 (N = 342)，一所历史悠久的黑人学院/大学和一所以白人为主的机构，完成了评估个人价值观和寻求心理帮助的公共污名和自我污名的问卷。自我超越的价值观直接和间接地通过公共耻辱预测了较低的自我耻辱感。尽管价值观、公众污名、在黑人/非裔美国人和白人/欧洲裔美国本科生之间的自我污名和自我污名方面，这些群体在自我超越、对变化的开放性和保护价值的优先排序上有所不同。结果表明，了解个人如何将某些价值观置于其他价值观之上可能有助于解释寻求帮助耻辱的群体差异。