Association between interpersonal resources and mental health professional help-seeking among Chinese adolescents with probable depression: mediations via personal resources and active coping
Abstract Background Globally, adolescent depression is prevalent. There is, however, a dearth of studies investigating behavioral intention to professional help-seeking regarding mental health problems among adolescents having probable depression. Based on the Stress Coping Theory, the hypothesis th...
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| author | Hui Lu Yanqiu Yu Deborah Baofeng Wang Anise M.S. Wu Juliet Honglei Chen Guohua Zhang Yili Wu Joseph T.F. Lau |
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| description | Abstract Background Globally, adolescent depression is prevalent. There is, however, a dearth of studies investigating behavioral intention to professional help-seeking regarding mental health problems among adolescents having probable depression. Based on the Stress Coping Theory, the hypothesis that personal resources and active coping would mediate between interpersonal resources and behavioral intention to professional help-seeking was investigated. Methods Students from five junior middle schools, three senior high schools, and one vocational school were selected to participate in the survey from February to March 2022 via convenient sampling. The questionnaire collected participants’ characteristics, depression, peer acceptance/support, resilience, self-compassion, active coping, and behavioral intention to professional help-seeking. The final sample included 1,425 Chinese adolescents having probable depression (Patient Health Questionnaire score ≥ 10). SPSS 23.0 and Mplus 8.3 were employed to analyze the data. Results The prevalence of behavioral intention to professional help-seeking was 15.4%. Adjusted for background factors, peer acceptance, resilience, self-compassion, and active coping were significantly associated with behavioral intention to professional help-seeking (ORa ranged from 1.05 to 1.31). The indirect effects via active coping (β = 0.020) and a serial indirect effect via personal resources and active coping (β = 0.029) were statistically significant. The direct effect from interpersonal resources to behavioral intention to professional help-seeking was non-significant. Conclusion The prevalence of behavioral intention to professional help-seeking among adolescents with probable depression was low and might render early detection/intervention ineffective. It is important to increase the intention to seek help from professionals. One possibility is to enhance interpersonal/personal resources and active coping. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-df46a01a9bb54028899a078ea437d20a2024-11-24T12:37:55ZengBMCBMC Psychiatry1471-244X2024-11-0124111310.1186/s12888-024-06271-4Association between interpersonal resources and mental health professional help-seeking among Chinese adolescents with probable depression: mediations via personal resources and active copingHui Lu0Yanqiu Yu1Deborah Baofeng Wang2Anise M.S. Wu3Juliet Honglei Chen4Guohua Zhang5Yili Wu6Joseph T.F. Lau7Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), Postgraduate Training Base Alliance of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou Medical UniversitySchool of Public Health, Fudan UniversityZhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Affiliated Wenzhou Kangning Hospital, Wenzhou Medical UniversityDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of MacauDepartment of Psychology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech UniversitySchool of Mental Health, Wenzhou Medical UniversityOujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), Postgraduate Training Base Alliance of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou Medical UniversityZhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Affiliated Wenzhou Kangning Hospital, Wenzhou Medical UniversityAbstract Background Globally, adolescent depression is prevalent. There is, however, a dearth of studies investigating behavioral intention to professional help-seeking regarding mental health problems among adolescents having probable depression. Based on the Stress Coping Theory, the hypothesis that personal resources and active coping would mediate between interpersonal resources and behavioral intention to professional help-seeking was investigated. Methods Students from five junior middle schools, three senior high schools, and one vocational school were selected to participate in the survey from February to March 2022 via convenient sampling. The questionnaire collected participants’ characteristics, depression, peer acceptance/support, resilience, self-compassion, active coping, and behavioral intention to professional help-seeking. The final sample included 1,425 Chinese adolescents having probable depression (Patient Health Questionnaire score ≥ 10). SPSS 23.0 and Mplus 8.3 were employed to analyze the data. Results The prevalence of behavioral intention to professional help-seeking was 15.4%. Adjusted for background factors, peer acceptance, resilience, self-compassion, and active coping were significantly associated with behavioral intention to professional help-seeking (ORa ranged from 1.05 to 1.31). The indirect effects via active coping (β = 0.020) and a serial indirect effect via personal resources and active coping (β = 0.029) were statistically significant. The direct effect from interpersonal resources to behavioral intention to professional help-seeking was non-significant. Conclusion The prevalence of behavioral intention to professional help-seeking among adolescents with probable depression was low and might render early detection/intervention ineffective. It is important to increase the intention to seek help from professionals. One possibility is to enhance interpersonal/personal resources and active coping.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-06271-4Depression, Chinese adolescents, professional help-seekingCoping resourcesActive copingStress Coping Theory |
| spellingShingle | Hui Lu Yanqiu Yu Deborah Baofeng Wang Anise M.S. Wu Juliet Honglei Chen Guohua Zhang Yili Wu Joseph T.F. Lau Association between interpersonal resources and mental health professional help-seeking among Chinese adolescents with probable depression: mediations via personal resources and active coping BMC Psychiatry Depression, Chinese adolescents, professional help-seeking Coping resources Active coping Stress Coping Theory |
| title | Association between interpersonal resources and mental health professional help-seeking among Chinese adolescents with probable depression: mediations via personal resources and active coping |
| title_full | Association between interpersonal resources and mental health professional help-seeking among Chinese adolescents with probable depression: mediations via personal resources and active coping |
| title_fullStr | Association between interpersonal resources and mental health professional help-seeking among Chinese adolescents with probable depression: mediations via personal resources and active coping |
| title_full_unstemmed | Association between interpersonal resources and mental health professional help-seeking among Chinese adolescents with probable depression: mediations via personal resources and active coping |
| title_short | Association between interpersonal resources and mental health professional help-seeking among Chinese adolescents with probable depression: mediations via personal resources and active coping |
| title_sort | association between interpersonal resources and mental health professional help seeking among chinese adolescents with probable depression mediations via personal resources and active coping |
| topic | Depression, Chinese adolescents, professional help-seeking Coping resources Active coping Stress Coping Theory |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-06271-4 |
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