Self‐Stigma, Mental Health Literacy, and Attitudes Toward Seeking Psychological Help

Abstract

This study examined self‐stigma of seeking psychological help and mental health literacy as predictors of college students’ ( N = 1,535) help‐seeking attitudes, with additional attention to psychological and demographic correlates. Results indicated that mental health literacy predicted help‐seeking attitudes above and beyond self‐stigma. Asian American race/ethnicity, male gender, current psychological distress, and help‐seeking history were also significant predictors. Implications for addressing mental health literacy and self‐stigma while attending to demographic and psychological variations in help seeking are discussed.