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The Influence of Social Support, Help-Seeking Attitudes and Help-Seeking Intentions on Older Australians’ use of Mental Health Services for Depression and Anxiety Symptoms
The International Journal of Aging and Human Development ( IF 1.926 ) Pub Date : 2021-11-06 , DOI: 10.1177/00914150211050882
Susan Jane Bretherton 1
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This study investigated the influence of predisposing factors (social support, help-seeking attitudes and help-seeking intentions) on older Australian adults’ use of mental health services for depression and/or anxiety symptoms. Participants were 214 older Australian adults (61% female; aged between 60 and 96 years; M = 75.15 years, SD = 8.40 years) who completed a self-report questionnaire that measured predisposing factors and lifetime mental health service use for depression and/or anxiety symptoms. Higher levels of social support predicted non-use of mental health services. When this relationship was serially mediated by help-seeking attitudes and help-seeking intentions, it predicted mental health service use for depression and/or anxiety. Older adults are less likely to seek help for depression and/or anxiety symptoms unless members of their social support network encourage positive help-seeking attitudes, which lead to positive help-seeking intentions and the subsequent use of mental health services.



中文翻译:

社会支持、寻求帮助的态度和寻求帮助的意图对澳大利亚老年人使用心理健康服务治疗抑郁和焦虑症状的影响

本研究调查了诱发因素(社会支持、寻求帮助的态度和寻求帮助的意图)对澳大利亚老年人使用心理健康服务治疗抑郁和/或焦虑症状的影响。参与者是 214 名澳大利亚老年人(61% 为女性;年龄在 60 至 96 岁之间;M = 75.15 岁,SD= 8.40 岁)谁完成了一份自我报告问卷,该问卷测量了抑郁和/或焦虑症状的诱发因素和终生心理健康服务使用情况。较高水平的社会支持预示着不使用心理健康服务。当这种关系由寻求帮助的态度和寻求帮助的意图连续介导时,它预测了心理健康服务对抑郁和/或焦虑的使用。老年人不太可能就抑郁和/或焦虑症状寻求帮助,除非他们的社会支持网络成员鼓励积极的寻求帮助态度,从而导致积极的寻求帮助意图和随后使用心理健康服务。

更新日期:2021-11-07
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