Abstract

There is a growing body of literature that recognizes young men’s reluctance to seek psychological help. However, how young men perceive the role of their social networks in their decision to seek help has received limited attention in research. Using thematic analysis, this study investigated 30 young men’s description of how members from three categories of their social networks: partner, family and friends have influenced them to seek psychological help and how they have experienced this influence. The results show that certain themes recur between various members of men's social networks while others were unique to roles in the social network. How this information can be used to make it easier for young men to seek psychological help is discussed.

摘要

越来越多的文学作品承认年轻人不愿寻求心理帮助。然而，年轻人如何看待他们的社交网络在他们决定寻求帮助中的作用在研究中受到的关注有限。本研究使用主题分析，调查了 30 名年轻男性对他们社交网络三类成员的描述：伴侣、家人和朋友是如何影响他们寻求心理帮助的，以及他们如何经历这种影响。结果表明，某些主题在男性社交网络的不同成员之间反复出现，而其他主题则是社交网络中的角色所独有的。讨论了如何利用这些信息使年轻男性更容易寻求心理帮助。