Abstract The aim of this study was to test whether an online social normative intervention would promote college students’ help seeking attitudes and intentions. To investigate this, a between-group, post-test, experimental design consisting of 207 students (69 males, 138 females), aged 18–25 years (M = 20.46, SD = 1.96) was used. Students who received the social normative feedback reported more positive help-seeking attitudes, with students who had mental health problems also reporting more positive help-seeking intentions. The findings of this study are discussed with respect to methodological considerations, and recommendations for practice and future research are provided for student counselling clinics.

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促进大学生寻求心理健康困难的帮助：一种社会规范方法

摘要这项研究的目的是检验一种在线社会规范性干预措施是否能促进大学生帮助寻求态度和意图。为了对此进行调查，使用了由207名学生（69名男性，138名女性）组成的组间测试后实验设计，年龄18至25岁（M = 20.46，SD = 1.96）。收到社会规范反馈的学生报告说，他们对寻求帮助的态度更加积极，而患有精神健康问题的学生也对寻求帮助的态度更加积极。讨论了本研究的结果，并从方法论的角度进行了讨论，并为学生咨询诊所提供了实践和未来研究的建议。