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ArticleBMC psychiatry2024

Association between interpersonal resources and mental health professional help-seeking among Chinese adolescents with probable depression: mediations via personal resources and active coping.

Hui Lu, Yanqiu Yu, Deborah Baofeng Wang, Anise M S Wu, Juliet Honglei Chen, Guohua Zhang, Yili Wu, Joseph T F Lau

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Hui Lu *Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), Postgraduate Training Base Alliance of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Yanqiu Yu *School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China.
Deborah Baofeng WangZhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Affiliated Wenzhou Kangning Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Anise M S WuDepartment of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Macau, Taipa, China.
Juliet Honglei ChenDepartment of Psychology, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Guohua ZhangSchool of Mental Health, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China.
Yili WuOujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), Postgraduate Training Base Alliance of Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. wuyili@wmu.edu.cn.
Joseph T F LauZhejiang Provincial Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, The Affiliated Wenzhou Kangning Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, China. jlau@cuhk.edu.hk.

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backgroundGlobally, adolescent depression is prevalent. There is, however, a dearth of studies investigating behavioral intention to professional help-seeking regarding mental health problems among adolescents having probable depression. Based on the Stress Coping Theory, the hypothesis that personal resources and active coping would mediate between interpersonal resources and behavioral intention to professional help-seeking was investigated.

methodsStudents from five junior middle schools, three senior high schools, and one vocational school were selected to participate in the survey from February to March 2022 via convenient sampling. The questionnaire collected participants' characteristics, depression, peer acceptance/support, resilience, self-compassion, active coping, and behavioral intention to professional help-seeking. The final sample included 1,425 Chinese adolescents having probable depression (Patient Health Questionnaire score ≥ 10). SPSS 23.0 and Mplus 8.3 were employed to analyze the data.

resultsThe prevalence of behavioral intention to professional help-seeking was 15.4%. Adjusted for background factors, peer acceptance, resilience, self-compassion, and active coping were significantly associated with behavioral intention to professional help-seeking (ORa ranged from 1.05 to 1.31). The indirect effects via active coping (β = 0.020) and a serial indirect effect via personal resources and active coping (β = 0.029) were statistically significant. The direct effect from interpersonal resources to behavioral intention to professional help-seeking was non-significant.

conclusionThe prevalence of behavioral intention to professional help-seeking among adolescents with probable depression was low and might render early detection/intervention ineffective. It is important to increase the intention to seek help from professionals. One possibility is to enhance interpersonal/personal resources and active coping.

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Adaptation, PsychologicalDepressionPatient Acceptance of Health CareAdolescentAdolescent BehaviorChinaEast Asian PeopleFemaleHelp-Seeking BehaviorHumansInterpersonal RelationsMaleMental Health ServicesResilience, PsychologicalSocial SupportSurveys and QuestionnairesActive copingCoping resourcesDepression, Chinese adolescents, professional help-seekingStress Coping Theory

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