Self-stigma and the intention to seek psychological help online compared to face-to-face

Wallin, Emma (author): Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för psykologi,Klinisk psykologi i hälso- och sjukvård

Hursti, Timo, 1957- (author): Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för psykologi

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2018-01-08
2018
English.
In: Journal of Clinical Psychology. - : Wiley. - 0021-9762 .- 1097-4679. ; 74:7, s. 1207-1218

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Objectives: The present study aims to investigate the impact of helpseeking self-stigma on the preference and intention to seek psychologicaltreatment delivered online compared to face-to-face.Design: This study uses survey data from two Swedish samples.Sample 1 consists of 267 students (78.7% women) with a mean ageof 24.5 (SD = 6.1). Sample 2 consists of 195 primary care patients(56.9% women) with a mean age of 45.3 (SD = 17.7).Results: The number of participants who preferred online treatmentwas higher if seeking psychological help for a perceived stigmatized problem compared to mental health problems in general. The oddsratios for choosing treatment online over face-to-face were 6.41,95% CI [4.05, 10.14] in Sample 1 and 11.19, 95% CI [5.29, 23.67]in Sample 2. In addition, findings suggest that higher levels of helpseeking self-stigma predicted higher intention to seek treatmentonline compared to face-to-face.Conclusions: Our results suggest that online interventions may facilitatehelp-seeking among individuals deterred by stigma.

By the author/editor: Wallin, Emma; Maathz, Pernilla; Parling, Thomas; Hursti, Timo, 19 ...

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