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ArticleJournal of American college health : J of ACH

The Theory of Planned Behavior as it predicts potential intention to seek mental health services for depression among college students.

Lisa M Bohon, Kelly A Cotter, Richard L Kravitz, Philip C Cello, Erik Fernandez Y Garcia

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5 authors.

Lisa M Bohona Department of Psychology , California State University, Sacramento , Sacramento , California , USA.
Kelly A Cotterb Department of Psychology , California State University , Stanislaus, Turlock , California , USA.
Richard L Kravitzc Department of Internal Medicine , University of California, Davis , Davis , California , USA.
Philip C Celloa Department of Psychology , California State University, Sacramento , Sacramento , California , USA.
Erik Fernandez Y Garciad Department of Clinical Pediatrics , School of Medicine, University of California, Davis , Davis , California , USA.

Funding

Optimizing a Pediatric Intervention to Increase Maternal Depression Care-SeekingK23MH101157 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AT DAVIS · PI FERNANDEZ Y GARCIA, ERIK ORLANDO · 2014 to 2017
$718k
NIMH NIH HHS K23 MH101157
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundBetween 9.5% and 31.3% of college students suffer from depression (American college health association national college health assessment II: reference group executive summary spring 2013. Amer. Coll. Health Assoc. 2013; Eagan K, Stolzenberg EB, Ramirez JJ, Aragon, MC, Suchard, RS, Hurtado S. The American freshman: national norms fall 2014. Higher Educ. Res. Inst.; 2015). Universities need to understand the factors that relate to care-seeking behavior.

objectiveAcross 3 studies, to relate attitudes, social norms, and perceived behavioral control to intention to seek mental health services, and to investigate barriers to care-seeking.

participantsUniversity college students (N = 845, 64% female, 26% male, and 10% unspecified).

methodsNew measures were created in Studies 1 and 2, and were examined using structural equation modeling in Study 3.

resultsPartially consistent with the Theory of Planned Behavior (Ajzen, I, Fishbein, M. Understanding Attitudes and Predicting Social Behavior. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall; 1980), a model with an excellent fit revealed that more positive attitudes about care and higher perceived behavioral control directly predicted higher intention to seek mental health services.

conclusionsEducating college students about mental health disorders and treatments, enhancing knowledge about available services, and addressing limited access to long-term care might improve treatment rates for students suffering from depression.

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IntentionAdolescentAdultAttitude to HealthCaliforniaDepressionFemaleHealth BehaviorHumansMaleMental Health ServicesMiddle AgedModels, PsychologicalStudent Health ServicesStudentsUniversitiesCollege studentscommunity healthcounselingmental health

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PMID27386898
PMCPMC5181847

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