Af. Garland et Ef. Zigler, PSYCHOLOGICAL CORRELATES OF HELP-SEEKING ATTITUDES AMONG CHILDREN ANDADOLESCENTS, American journal of orthopsychiatry, 64(4), 1994, pp. 586-593
A self-report measure of attitudes about seeking help from adults for
psychosocial problems was administered to approximately 200 children a
nd adolescents. More negative help-seeking attitudes were associated w
ith male gender, adolescence, depressive symptomotology, and lower sel
f-efficacy. Implications for effective delivery of mental health servi
ces to at-risk youth are discussed.