Barriers to Support: A Qualitative Exploration into the Help-Seeking and Avoidance Factors of Young Adults

Autor/inn/en	Seamark, Daniel; Gabriel, Lynne
Titel	Barriers to Support: A Qualitative Exploration into the Help-Seeking and Avoidance Factors of Young Adults
Quelle	In: British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 46 (2018) 1, S.120-131 (12 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0306-9885
DOI	10.1080/03069885.2016.1213372
Schlagwörter	Young Adults; Help Seeking; Barriers; Qualitative Research; Phenomenology; College Students; Semi Structured Interviews; Discourse Analysis; Sex Role; Behavior Standards; Social Behavior; Cultural Influences; Risk; Student Attitudes; Gender Differences; Age Differences; Social Influences; Foreign Countries; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Young adult; Junger Erwachsener; Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; Qualitative Forschung; Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Collegestudent; Diskursanalyse; Geschlechterrolle; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Risiko; Schülerverhalten; Geschlechterkonflikt; Age; Difference; Age difference; Altersunterschied; Sozialer Einfluss; Ausland
Abstract	The current research explores young adults' beliefs, awareness and understanding surrounding help-seeking behaviour in relation to barriers preventing access to counselling support. The literature suggests that several barriers, such as a lack of awareness, stigma and gender roles, will have a negative influence on help-seeking. To complement and expand on the substantial body of quantitative research on help-seeking, the present research undertook a qualitative, phenomenological study, in order to explore meaning and understanding in relation to help-seeking behaviours. The sample consisted of six college psychology students, who participated in one-to-one semi-structured interviews. Discourse analysis was used to analyse the interview transcripts. The results suggested gender roles, awareness and perception of help, social and cultural expectations/norms, and risk of stigma and rejection, as the significant barriers to help-seeking behaviour. It is suggested that future research could focus on how to reduce these barriers, thus improving help-seeking opportunities for young adults. (As Provided).
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