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Help-seeking Behavior

Help-Seeking Behavior is a psychological and behavioral phenomenon characterized by the active pursuit of internal or external support to address mental health concerns, distinguishing it from passive coping or avoidance strategies within the domain of mental health education and promotion.

4.4K

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287.6K

Citations

12K

Authors

3.1K

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Publications per year

2017–2026

1.4K

Variants

Help-seeking Behaviour

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Publications

4.4K

Men, masculinity, and the contexts of help seeking.

Michael E. Addis, James R. Mahalik · American Psychologist · 2003 · 2.7K citations

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Basic psychological need theory: Advancements, critical themes, and future directions

Maarten Vansteenkiste, Richard M. Ryan, Bart Soenens · Motivation and Emotion · 2020 · 1.7K citations · Full text

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"From Jerusalem to Jericho": A study of situational and dispositional variables in helping behavior.

John M. Darley, C. Daniel Batson · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1973 · 1.7K citations

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Young people’s help-seeking for mental health problems

Debra Rickwood, Frank P. Deane, Coralie J Wilson et al. · Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health · 2005 · 1.6K citations

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Effect of feeling good on helping: Cookies and kindness.

Alice M. Isen, Paula F. Levin · Journal of Personality and Social Psychology · 1972 · 1.2K citations

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Authors

12K

  1. AF
    Anthony F. Jorm

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    83 publications · 8K citations

    44

    h-index

  2. DL
    David L. Vogel

    Iowa State University, United States

    45 publications · 7.3K citations

    32

    h-index

  3. NR
    Nicola Reavley

    The University of Melbourne, Australia

    32 publications · 1.7K citations

    23

    h-index

  4. FP
    Frank P. Deane

    University of Wollongong, Australia

    28 publications · 4.8K citations

    22

    h-index

  5. KM
    Kathleen M Griffiths

    Australian National University, Australia

    23 publications · 4.3K citations

    21

    h-index

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Institutions

3.1K

  1. The University of Melbourne

    Melbourne, Australia

    53 h-index

    355 publications

    20.7K citations

  2. University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, United States

    46 h-index

    160 publications

    28K citations

  3. King's College London

    London, United Kingdom

    43 h-index

    266 publications

    19.7K citations

  4. Australian National University

    Canberra, Australia

    39 h-index

    188 publications

    25.6K citations

  5. Columbia University

    New York, United States

    37 h-index

    129 publications

    11.7K citations

  6. Orygen Youth Health

    Footscray, Australia

    33 h-index

    131 publications

    9.4K citations

  7. Harvard University

    Cambridge, United States

    32 h-index

    140 publications

    11.4K citations

  8. Michigan State University

    East Lansing, United States

    31 h-index

    77 publications

    6.1K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Counseling Psychology

    80 publications · 11.6K citations

    50

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  2. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

    63 publications · 10.8K citations

    41

    h-index

  3. Psychiatric Services

    74 publications · 4.9K citations

    41

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  4. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology

    70 publications · 5.3K citations

    41

    h-index

  5. BMC Psychiatry

    56 publications · 5.1K citations

    38

    h-index

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