Determinants of the help-seeking intentions of university students: Relations among main factors

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the relation between help-seeking intentions and factors that have been considered to be determinants of help-seeking in previous studies, including network variables, personality variables, one's own symptoms or the seriousness of one's problems, and demographic variables. University students (N = 596) completed a questionnaire. The results of structural equation modeling indicated that (a) the intention to seek help from friends was related to level of concern, depression, and support from friends, (b) the intention to seek help from family members was related to level of concern, depression, support from family members, and gender, and (c) the intention to seek help from professionals was related to level of concern, self-esteem, support from friends, and gender.