Attitudes towards seeking psychological help among a sample of Turkish university students: the roles of rumination and internal working models

Turan N., Erdur-Baker O.

BRITISH JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE & COUNSELLING, cilt.42, ss.86-98, 2014 (SSCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 42
  • Basım Tarihi: 2014
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1080/03069885.2013.831031
  • Dergi Adı: BRITISH JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE & COUNSELLING
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.86-98
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: help-seeking attitude, internal models, rumination, COLLEGE-STUDENTS, ADULT ATTACHMENT, MENTAL-HEALTH, PROFESSIONAL HELP, MEDIATING ROLES, SELF, GENDER, SYMPTOMS, OPINIONS, ORIENTATION
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

The current study investigates how attitudes towards seeking psychological help relate to internal working models of attachment (self-model and other-model) and ruminative tendencies. The study includes 589 Turkish university students (278 females, 308 males and 3 unknown) by implementing a convenient sampling procedure. The average age of the participants was 22.4 years (SD = 2.2). Participants were administered the Attitudes toward Seeking Psychological Help-Short, the Relationship Questionnaire and the Rumination Scale. The results of the study indicate that the other-model and rumination have a relationship to women's help-seeking attitudes whereas the self-model has a relationship to men's help-seeking attitudes. The results are discussed in light of the related literature.