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Wenke Chen1, Yunxiao Guo1, Qian Xiong1
1Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior (Ministry of Education), China; Key Laboratory of Human Development and Mental Health of Hubei Province, School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China.
Journal of Affective Disorders
|July 28, 2026
Summary
Internet-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (iACT) improved professional help-seeking attitudes by reducing psychological rigidity and self-stigma. This mobile intervention offers a scalable way to overcome mental health care barriers.
Area of Science:
- Psychology
- Mental Health Technology
- Intervention Science
Background:
- Professional psychological help-seeking is vital for mental health.
- Mechanisms linking internet interventions to improved help-seeking attitudes are unclear.
Purpose of the Study:
- Evaluate Internet-based Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (iACT) efficacy on professional help-seeking attitudes.
- Investigate longitudinal mediating roles of psychological rigidity and self-stigma.
Main Methods:
- 91 male participants randomized to iACT intervention or waitlist control.
- Intervention delivered via mobile app over 12 days.
- Measures included psychological flexibility, rigidity, self-stigma, and help-seeking attitudes at four time points; analyzed with repeated-measures ANOVA and latent growth modeling.
Main Results:
- iACT group showed significantly greater improvement in help-seeking attitudes compared to controls.
- iACT intervention effectively reduced psychological rigidity (d=-0.77) and self-stigma (d=-0.88).
- Sequential mediation: iACT reduced rigidity, which reduced self-stigma, improving help-seeking attitudes.
Conclusions:
- Self-guided iACT mobile intervention enhances professional help-seeking attitudes.
- Reduces psychological rigidity and self-stigma, addressing key barriers to mental health care.
- Developed app provides a scalable solution for stigma-related mental health access issues.
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