Psychological Predictors of Seeking Help from Mental Health Practitioners among a Large Sample of Polish Young Adults
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Participants
2.3. Instruments
- internal control (I)—the respondent believes that the control over his health depends on him,
- impact of others (O)—the respondent is convinced that his own health is influenced by others, mainly the health care workers,
- chance (C)—the respondent believes that external factors, being out of his control, decide about his health condition.
2.4. Procedure
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Variables | N | % |
---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Males | 622 | 36.64 |
Females | 1084 | 63.54 |
Level of university education | ||
Undergraduate studies | 943 | 55.27 |
Graduate studies | 763 | 44.73 |
Social background | ||
Urban | 715 | 41.91 |
Rural | 991 | 58.09 |
Variables | N | Mean% | SD | t | p |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||||
Males | 622 | 21.12 | 3.55 | 2.75 | 0.01 |
Females | 1084 | 24.85 | 4.16 | ||
Level of University Education | |||||
Undergraduate Studies | 943 | 20.46 | 3.34 | 2.92 | 0.005 |
Graduate Studies | 763 | 25.70 | 4.51 | ||
Social Background | |||||
Urban | 715 | 23.18 | 4.27 | 1.27 | NS |
Rural | 991 | 21.54 | 3.66 |
Locus of Control | Males (N = 622) | Females (N = 1084) | t | p | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
Internal (I) | 28.72 | 5.64 | 25.36 | 4.83 | 2.17 | 0.05 |
Influence of others (O) | 17.30 | 4.81 | 21.84 | 5.11 | 2.84 | 0.01 |
Chance (C) | 18.45 | 4.57 | 17.26 | 4.66 | 1.13 | NS |
Health Locus of Control | Undergraduate (N = 943) | Graduate (N = 763) | t | p | ||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
Internal (I) | 23.60 | 4.35 | 29.72 | 5.34 | 2.96 | 0.01 |
Influence of others (O) | 19.08 | 5.17 | 18.20 | 4.78 | 0.88 | NS |
Chance (C) | 19.85 | 4.12 | 15.43 | 3.52 | 2.37 | 0.05 |
Locus of Control | Urban Area (N = 715) | Rural Area (N = 991) | t | p | ||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
Internal (I) | 27.60 | 5.37 | 20.82 | 5.51 | 3.08 | 0.01 |
Influence of others (O) | 18.10 | 4.94 | 21.45 | 4.93 | 2.15 | 0.05 |
Chance (C) | 17.88 | 4.85 | 19.16 | 5.02 | 0.76 | NS |
Domains of SOC | Males (N = 622) | Females (N = 1084) | t | p | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
Meaningfulness | 44.31 | 7.64 | 45.05 | 8.13 | 0.89 | NS |
Comprehensibility | 47.59 | 8.12 | 43.21 | 7.64 | 1.98 | 0.05 |
Manageability | 47.42 | 8.53 | 41.85 | 7.48 | 2.67 | 0.01 |
Global SOC | 139.32 | 23.10 | 131.11 | 21.35 | 2.05 | 0.05 |
Domains of SOC | Undergraduate (N = 943) | Graduate (N = 763) | t | p | ||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
Meaningfulness | 42.14 | 8.20 | 46.82 | 7.81 | 2.42 | 0.01 |
Comprehensibility | 43.71 | 9.04 | 47.44 | 8.26 | 1.99 | 0.05 |
Manageability | 44.65 | 8.42 | 45.87 | 7.75 | 1.18 | NS |
Global SOC | 130.50 | 22.76 | 140.13 | 21.33 | 2.21 | 0.05 |
Domains of SOC | Urban Area (N = 715) | Rural Area (N = 991) | t | p | ||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
Meaningfulness | 45.51 | 7.94 | 43.86 | 9.08 | 1.09 | NS |
Comprehensibility | 44.14 | 8.37 | 44.76 | 8.25 | 0.76 | NS |
Manageability | 42.67 | 8.08 | 48.35 | 7.62 | 2.56 | 0.01 |
Global SOC | 132.32 | 22.16 | 136.89 | 20.76 | 1.23 | NS |
Sociodemographic Variables | N | r | Psychological Variables | N | r |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Health locus of control | ||||
Male | 622 | 0.229 | Internal (I) | 1706 | 0.536 ** |
Female | 1084 | 0.345 * | Influence of others (O) | 1706 | −0.159 |
Level of education | Chance (C) | 1706 | −0.089 | ||
Undergraduate studies | 943 | 0.268 | Domains of SOC | ||
Graduate studies | 763 | 0.512 ** | Meaningfulness | 1706 | 0.328 * |
Social background | Comprehensibility | 1706 | 0.473 ** | ||
Urban area | 715 | 0.158 | Manageability | 1706 | 0.410 ** |
Rural area | 991 | 0.204 | Global SOC | 1706 | 0.366 * |
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Perenc, L.; Radochonski, M. Psychological Predictors of Seeking Help from Mental Health Practitioners among a Large Sample of Polish Young Adults. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2016, 13, 1049. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13111049
Perenc L, Radochonski M. Psychological Predictors of Seeking Help from Mental Health Practitioners among a Large Sample of Polish Young Adults. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2016; 13(11):1049. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13111049
Chicago/Turabian StylePerenc, Lidia, and Mieczyslaw Radochonski. 2016. "Psychological Predictors of Seeking Help from Mental Health Practitioners among a Large Sample of Polish Young Adults" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 13, no. 11: 1049. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph13111049