Fiona Judd|Henry J. Jackson|Angela Komiti|Greg Murray|Caitlin Fraser|Aaron Grieve|Rapson Gomez
Help-Seeking by Rural Residents for Mental Health Problems: The Importance of Agrarian Values
Bendigo Health|Monash University|University of Melbourne|University of Melbourne|Swinburne University of Technology|Bendigo Health|Monash University|Federation University|Federation University
objective examine role stoicism selfeffficacy perceived stigma predicting helpseeking rural residents mental health problems method crosssectional community survey conducted sample 467 rural residents 58 female completed selfreport questionnaires assessing current levels symptomatology disability perceived stigma selfeffficacy stoicism attitudes towards experience seeking help psychological problems results overall 276 n 129 respondents sought help general practitioner andor mental health professional psychological problems mental health issue women men reported sought help lifetime helpseeking psychological problem mental health issue positively associated higher levels distress lower levels stoicism lesser extent lower levels selfeffficacy conclusions efforts improve helpseeking rural residents mental health problems focus understanding addressing attitudes stoicism act barriers helpseeking