Susan J. Thomas|Peter Caputi|Coralie J Wilson
Specific Attitudes Which Predict Psychology Students’ Intentions to Seek Help for Psychological Distress
University of Wollongong|University of Wollongong|University of Wollongong
objective although many postgraduate psychology programs address students mental health compelling indications earlier undergraduate interventions may optimal investigated specific attitudes predict students intentions seek treatment psychological distress inform targeted interventions method psychology students n 289 mean age 1975 years surveyed attitudes intentions seek treatment stress anxiety depression results less one quarter students reported would likely seek treatment develop psychological distress attitudes predicted helpseeking intentions related recognition symptoms benefits professional help openness treatment emotional problems conclusions current study identified specific attitudes predict helpseeking intentions psychology students attitudes could strengthened undergraduate educational interventions promoting wellbeing appropriate treatment uptake among psychology students