Community and Help Seeking

Symptom Perception and Help-seeking

Measurement of Men’s Help Seeking: Development and Evaluation of the Barriers to Help Seeking Scale

This article describes the development and psychometric evaluation of the Barriers to Help Seeking Scale (BHSS). The measure was designed to assess reasons men identify for not seeking professional help for mental and physical health problems. Exploratory factor analyses in a sample of 537 undergraduate men revealed a 5-factor solution of internally consistent subscales, including Need for Cont...

Help Seeking and Help Design in Interactive Learning Environments

Many interactive learning environments (ILEs) offer on-demand help, intended to positively influence learning. Recent studies report evidence that although effective help-seeking behavior in ILEs is related to better learning outcomes, learners are not using help facilities effectively. This selective review (a) examines theoretical perspectives on the role of on-demand help in ILEs, (b) review...

Help Seeking and Vaginismus Help-seeking Behaviour in Sufferers of Vaginismus

Help seeking and vaginismus 2 Summary The aim of the study was to examine the help-seeking behaviour of sufferers of vaginismus and to explore their experiences of professional intervention. A postal questionnaire was completed by sufferers (n=67) and ex-sufferers (n=22) of vaginismus through a newspaper advert, self help groups, psychotherapists and professional organisations asking them about...

Seeking Help From Everyone and No-One: Conceptualizing the Online Help-Seeking Process Among Adolescent Males.

Online help-seeking is an emerging trend within the 21st century. Yet, despite some movement toward developing online services, little is known about how young people locate, access, and receive support online. This study aims to conceptualize the process of online help-seeking among adolescent males. Modified photo-elicitation techniques were employed within eight semi-structured focus group s...