HOFSTEDE’S CULTURAL VALUES AS FACTORS INFLUENCING MALAYSIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' ATTITUDE TOWARD HELP-SEEKING: A PRELIMINARY STUDY

Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine Pub Date : 2023-08-28 DOI:10.37268/mjphm/vol.23/no.2/art.1627

Wei Chung Koon, C. Siau, M. Fitriana, M. N. Fariduddin, Mansour Amini, Sin Yee Chu, Latha Ravindran, Norhayati Ibrahim

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University students suffer from a high prevalence of mental health concerns. However, most studies on mental health help-seeking in Malaysia focussed on stigma and mental health literacy. This study aimed to examine the relationship between cultural value and university students’ attitudes towards seeking help for their mental health. An online survey was conducted using the Inventory of Attitudes towards Seeking Mental Health Services (IASMHS), Cultural Values Scale (CVSCALE), and Psychological Well-being Scale (PWBS) amongst university students in Malaysia. A total of 167 university students (Mean age = 21.57 years old, 75.4% females) participated in the study. Overall, the participants had a positive attitude towards mental health help-seeking. The results of the multiple linear regression analysis showed that the Chinese race (B = -0.315, p = 0.028), long-term orientation (B = 0.250, p = 0.002), Hindu religion (B = -0.242, p = 0.039), masculinity orientation (B = -0.223, p = 0.006), psychological well-being (B = 0.194, p = 0.008), Malay race (B = -0.165, p = 0.045), and participant’s age (B = 0.150, p = 0.028) were significantly associated with attitude towards mental health help-seeking. The results had implications for understanding cultural reasons that hinder mental health help-seeking amongst university students in Malaysia, and proposed recommendations in designing culturally relevant and appropriate interventions for targeted groups.

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影响马来西亚大学生求助态度的霍夫斯泰德文化价值观：一项初步研究

大学生是心理健康问题的高发人群。然而，大多数关于马来西亚心理健康求助的研究都集中在污名化和心理健康知识方面。本研究旨在探讨文化价值观与大学生心理健康求助态度之间的关系。研究使用心理健康服务求助态度量表（IASMHS）、文化价值观量表（CVSCALE）和心理健康量表（PWBS）对马来西亚的大学生进行了在线调查。共有 167 名大学生（平均年龄 21.57 岁，75.4% 为女性）参与了研究。总体而言，参与者对心理健康求助持积极态度。多元线性回归分析结果显示，华裔（B = -0.315，p = 0.028）、长期取向（B = 0.250，p = 0.002）、印度教（B = -0.242，p = 0.039）、男性取向（B = -0.223, p = 0.006）、心理幸福感（B = 0.194, p = 0.008）、马来人种（B = -0.165, p = 0.045）和参与者的年龄（B = 0.150, p = 0.028）与心理健康求助态度显著相关。研究结果有助于了解阻碍马来西亚大学生寻求心理健康帮助的文化原因，并提出了针对目标群体设计文化相关的适当干预措施的建议。

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期刊介绍： Malaysian Journal of Public Health Medicine (MJPHM) is the official Journal of Malaysian Public Health Physicians’ Association. This is an Open-Access and peer-reviewed Journal founded in 2001 with the main objective of providing a platform for publication of scientific articles in the areas of public health medicine. . The Journal is published in two volumes per year. Contributors are welcome to send their articles in all sub-discipline of public health including epidemiology, biostatistics, nutrition, family health, infectious diseases, health services research, gerontology, child health, adolescent health, behavioral medicine, rural health, chronic diseases, health promotion, public health policy and management, health economics, occupational health and environmental health.