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  • Mental Health Research
  • Sociology

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  • Mental health difficulties are increasing globally.
  • Seeking mental health support is crucial and can be life-saving.
  • Help-seeking behaviors are influenced by the target and nature of the problem.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate how internalized stigma affects mental health help-seeking.
  • To determine if stigma impacts help-seeking differently based on the problem (personal vs. suicidal ideation) and target (friends, family, professionals).

Main Methods:

  • Utilized bifactor models with undergraduate and adult samples.
  • Assessed internalized stigma as a predictor of help-seeking willingness.
  • Examined willingness to seek help for personal emotional problems and suicidal ideation from different sources.

Main Results:

  • Internalized stigma negatively predicts help-seeking for suicidal thinking across all targets.
  • Stigma reduces willingness to seek help for personal/emotional problems from friends and family.
  • Internalized stigma did not significantly impede help-seeking for personal/emotional problems from professional sources.

Conclusions:

  • The impact of internalized stigma on mental health help-seeking is not uniform.
  • Stigma's effect varies depending on the presenting problem and the chosen help-seeking target.
  • Findings highlight the importance of addressing stigma, especially for individuals experiencing suicidal thoughts.