Black Students’ Mental Help-Seeking Processes During College Matriculation

IF 2.5 3区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY

Journal of Black Psychology Pub Date : 2024-03-01 DOI:10.1177/00957984241235502

Paris J. Ball, Edward D. Scott, A’zure Latimer, Martinque Jones, Seanna Leath

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Abstract

The present study examined how Black students’ pre-college beliefs and perceptions of mental health services influenced their help-seeking behaviors, both within and beyond college counseling services. Using semi-structured interview data and consensual qualitative research methods (CQR), we examined the experiences of 48 Black college women and men (ages 18–22) sampled from two universities. We identified the following four themes: (1) pre-college experiences shape mental health knowledge (MHK); (2) college adjustment challenges as a precursor to seeking treatment; (3) negative perceptions of college counseling services; and (4) campus community mental health support. Upon seeking counseling services, many students encountered a lack of diversity in counseling staff and cultural mistrust. Thus, they opted to seek mental health support in campus community spaces curated by Black student organizations and administrators. Overall, our findings suggest Black students engage in various alternative campus community spaces to support their mental health. We conclude by discussing the need for deliberate and specialized mental health support for Black students.

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黑人学生在大学入学期间的心理求助过程

本研究探讨了黑人学生上大学前对心理健康服务的信念和看法如何影响他们在大学咨询服务内外的求助行为。我们使用半结构化访谈数据和共识定性研究方法（CQR），研究了从两所大学抽取的 48 名黑人男女大学生（18-22 岁）的经历。我们确定了以下四个主题：（1）大学前的经历塑造了心理健康知识（MHK）；（2）大学适应挑战是寻求治疗的前兆；（3）对大学咨询服务的负面看法；以及（4）校园社区的心理健康支持。在寻求咨询服务时，许多学生遇到了咨询人员缺乏多样性和文化不信任的问题。因此，他们选择在黑人学生组织和管理人员策划的校园社区空间寻求心理健康支持。总之，我们的研究结果表明，黑人学生参与了各种替代性校园社区空间，以支持他们的心理健康。最后，我们讨论了为黑人学生提供深思熟虑的专门心理健康支持的必要性。

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Journal of Black Psychology PSYCHOLOGY, MULTIDISCIPLINARY-

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8.00

自引率

5.80%

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期刊介绍： The Journal of Black Psychology publishes scholarly contributions within the field of psychology toward the understanding of the experience and behavior of Black populations. This includes reports of empirical research and discussions of the current literature and of original theoretical analyses of data from research studies or programs. Therefore, the Journal publishes work in any of the areas of cognition, personality, social behavior, physiological functioning, child development, education, and clinical application, in addition to empirical research and original theoretical formulations outside traditional boundaries, all integrated by a focus on the domain of Black populations and the objective of scholarly contributions.