Psychological help-seeking: role of socio-demographic variables, previous help-seeking experience and presence of a problem

Abstract

This study aimed at understanding the role of socio-demographic variables, previous experience of seeking professional help, and presence of a problem on the help-seeking attitudes of university students. Undergraduate students selected from a Turkish urban university completed The Attitudes toward Seeking Psychological Help-Shortened (Türküm, 2004), and a demographic information form. The Multivariate Analyses of Variances showed that gender, age, education level of parents, living arrangement, and presence of a problem were significantly associated with help-seeking attitudes.