ArticleFrontiers in psychology2025
Mental health malleability beliefs and help-seeking intentions among Chinese college students: the mediating role of help-seeking self-stigma and the moderating role of depression.
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- Can Large Language Models Support University Counseling? Evidence from Perceived Counseling Alliance, Disclosure Willingness, and Risk Recognition.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Facilitators of professional psychological help-seeking among university students: a narrative review from an individual-environment dual-dimensional perspective.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Review
- Psychometric validation and predictive efficacy of a comprehensive depression risk model for undergraduates.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Exploring the inter-factor network of psychological abuse, life-event stress, and suicidal behavior: evidence from Chinese college students.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
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Abstract
Introduction: College years represent a critical period for mental health; however, despite the high prevalence of depression among them, Chinese college students show low utilization of on-campus mental health services. This study examined the associations between beliefs about the malleability of mental health, help-seeking self-stigma, depression level, and intentions to seek mental health services on campus among Chinese college students. Method: A sample of 2,258 Chinese undergraduates (589 males and 1,669 females, aged between 18 and 25 years old; Results: This study showed that (1) beliefs about the malleability of mental health were positively associated with intentions to seek on-campus services ( Discussion: This findings showed that beliefs about the malleability of mental health were positively associated with Chinese college students' intentions to seek on-campus mental health services by reducing help-seeking self-stigma, and this mediating effect is weakened among students with higher depression levels. These findings provide insights into factors facilitating the utilization of on-campus mental health services and inform targeted interventions to reduce help-seeking self-stigma.
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