Relationship between attitude toward seeking professional psychological help and life events, coping styles in college students / 新乡医学院学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the effect of life events and coping styles on attitude toward seeking professional psychological help in college students.Methods Nine hundred college students were survey by attitude toward seeking professional psychological help questionnaire (ATSPPHQ),adolescent self-rating life events check list and coping style questionnaire.Results The total score,the scores of expecting and acceptance factor of ATSPPHQ of female were significantly higher than those of male (P ＜ 0.05);there was no statistic difference in scores of need and trust factor of ATSPPHQ between male and female(P ＜0.05).There was statistic difference in total score and score of each factor of ATSPPHQ among difference grade (P ＜ 0.05).The total score and each factor score of ATSPPHQ of science & engineering profession students were significantly higher than those of literature and history profession students(P ＜ 0.05).There was no statistic difference in total score and score of each factor of ATSPPHQ among another variables(P ＞ 0.05).Problem solving and help-seeking of coping styles were positive correlation with attitude toward seeking professional psychological help (P ＜ 0.05);all factors of life events and self-blame,fantasy,avoidance,rationalization factor of coping style were negative correlation with attitude toward seeking professional psychological help(P ＜ 0.05).The punishment,problem solving,self-blame and help-seeking were the influence factors of attitude toward seeking professional psychological help.Poblem solving and help-seeking had positive predictive effect (P ＜ 0.05);punishment,self-blame had negative predictive effect (P ＜ 0.05).The immature coping style and mixed coping style had intermediary effect between life events and the attitude toward seeking professional psychological help.Conclusions The attitude toward seeking professional psychological help of college students is different in gender,grade and profession.Life events and coping style have a certain impact on the attitude toward seeking professional psychological help.Coping style play an intermediary role between the life events and the attitude toward seeking professional psychological help.