Coral L. Smith|Ian M. Shochet
The Impact of Mental Health Literacy on Help-Seeking Intentions: Results of a Pilot Study with First Year Psychology Students
abstract although mental health literacy proposed factor may facilitate helpseeking studies examined relation pilot study designed investigate relation mental health literacy helpseeking intentions explore components mental health literacy might best able predict helpseeking intentions online questionnaire completed convenience sample 150 university students enrolled psychology unit aged 17 26 years simultaneous multiple regression indicated higher levels mental health literacy could predict greater intentions seek help professional sources number mental health literacy components made unique significant contribution prediction helpseeking intentions findings pilot study indicate role mental health literacy facilitating helpseeking promising area research keywords mental health literacyhelpseekingyoung adults