Social Sciences & Psychology
Publisher Name: IJRP
Views: 356 , Download: 278 , Pages: 674 - 694
DOI: 10.47119/IJRP1001401120245983
Authors
# | Author Name |
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1 | Bangeles, De Mar M. |
2 | Micabalo, Leodil P. |
3 | Ronquillo, Dolly Joy F. |
4 | Taghoy, Kharis Anne P. |
Abstract
A high prevalence of mental health-related issues is reported among college students. There are also reports of underutilization of formal psychological interventions in counseling units of various higher educational institutions (HEIs) in the Philippines. Guided by the theory of planned behavior and utilizing quantitative research employing a correlational-predictive design, the researchers inquired about predictors that influence the mental health help-seeking attitudes and intentions among college students. This was done using 1,423 unpublished secondary data from a counseling unit of an HEI in Davao Region. The findings revealed that the respondents have a moderate level of mental health status, as well as normative, behavioral, and control beliefs. The respondents reported high outlooks toward help-seeking attitudes and intentions. Mental Health (MH) status and beliefs showed a significant relationship among the outcome variables, except for normative belief for help-seeking intentions. Regression analysis revealed that sex at birth, program, MH status, normative beliefs, and beliefs in total significantly predicted help-seeking attitudes, and sex at birth, MH status, and beliefs significantly predicted help-seeking intentions among the respondents. Mental health awareness programs should be conducted to usher de-stigmatization of mental health help-seeking and formal psychological interventions, mental health problems, cultural beliefs, and practices on mental health.