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Help-Seeking Behaviors of Men for Mental Health and the Impact of Diverse Cultural Backgrounds

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  • Sylvia Lindinger-Sternart

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A growing research body suggests that men are less likely than women to seek help from professional counselors for mental health problems and stressful life events (Komiya, Good, & Sherrod, 2000). Untreated mental health problems can have a significant impact on the health and development of the client as well as the client¡¯s family members. Various factors such as help-seeking attitudes influence men¡¯s help-seeking behaviors in regard to mental health services. Males demonstrate less positive attitudes toward seeking help in order to avoid talking about stressful events and painful feelings because of masculine norms and stigma. Help-seeking attitudes, masculine norms, and stigma are reviewed for their associations with men¡¯s opposition to seeking help when psychological problems occur. The author of this paper presents further literature about males from diverse cultural backgrounds to emphasize the particular factors that impact men¡¯s reduced willingness to seek counseling.

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  • Sylvia Lindinger-Sternart, 2015. "Help-Seeking Behaviors of Men for Mental Health and the Impact of Diverse Cultural Backgrounds," International Journal of Social Science Studies, Redfame publishing, vol. 3(1), pages 1-6, January.
    • Handle: RePEc:rfa:journl:v:3:y:2015:i:1:p:1-6
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    1. Ernestine Gheyoh Ndzi & Amy Holmes, 2022. "Examining the Relationship between Paternal Mental Health and Informal Support Networks: Reflections on the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(19), pages 1-14, October.
    2. Konstantinos Papazoglou & Brooke McQuerrey Tuttle, 2018. "Fighting Police Trauma: Practical Approaches to Addressing Psychological Needs of Officers," SAGE Open, , vol. 8(3), pages 21582440187, August.

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    Keywords

    help-seeking attitude; seeking help; masculinity; masculine norms; stigma;
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    • R00 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - General - - - General
    • Z0 - Other Special Topics - - General

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