Mental health help-seeking intentions: The role of personality traits in a sample of college students

Q4 Psychology

Psikohumaniora Jurnal Penelitian Psikologi Pub Date : 2022-10-17 DOI:10.21580/pjpp.v7i2.11784

Arina Shabrina, A. G. P. Siswadi, Retno Hanggarani Ninin

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Abstract

Many college students with mental health problems do not seek help. One of the predisposing factors that influences mental health help-seeking is personality traits. This study aims to explore the role of such traits in the mental health help-seeking intention of college students. It is a cross-sectional study using the correlational method. An online survey employing convenience sampling technique was completed by 480 participants. The survey covered demographic data, the Big Five Inventory, and a mental health help-seeking intention questionnaire. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, and multivariate regression analysis. Conscientiousness (b = .170, p-value = .000) was significantly associated with a higher intention to seek mental health help. Higher neuroticism also predicted higher mental health help-seeking intentions (b = .165, p-value = .001). On the other hand, openness, extraversion, and agreeableness did not predict such intentions. The results suggest that personal disposition could affect help-seeking intentions and that certain personality traits had more impact on these. It is hoped that the results will contribute to providing better mental health support for students and promote help-seeking.

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心理健康求助意向：人格特征在大学生样本中的作用

许多有心理健康问题的大学生不寻求帮助。人格特征是影响心理健康求助的诱因之一。本研究旨在探讨这些特质在大学生心理健康求助意向中的作用。这是一项使用相关方法的横断面研究。480名参与者完成了一项采用方便抽样技术的在线调查。该调查涵盖了演示数据、五大清单和心理健康求助意向问卷。使用描述性统计、Pearson相关系数和多元回归分析对数据进行分析。认真（b=.170，p值=.000）与寻求心理健康帮助的意愿较高显著相关。较高的神经质也预示着较高的心理健康求助意向（b=.165，p值=.001）。另一方面，开放性、外向性和宜人性并不能预测这种意向。研究结果表明，个人性格会影响求助意向，而某些人格特征对求助意向的影响更大。希望研究结果将有助于为学生提供更好的心理健康支持，并促进寻求帮助。

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