Grit Is Associated with Decreased Mental Health Help-Seeking among Student Veterans

Autor/inn/en	Wilson, Tyler B.; Caporale-Berkowitz, Norian A.; Parent, Mike C.; Brownson, Chris B.
Titel	Grit Is Associated with Decreased Mental Health Help-Seeking among Student Veterans
Quelle	In: Journal of American College Health, 71 (2023) 7, S.2025-2030 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Caporale-Berkowitz, Norian A.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0744-8481
DOI	10.1080/07448481.2021.1953034
Schlagwörter	Persistence; Resilience (Psychology); Mental Health; Help Seeking; Health Behavior; College Students; Veterans Education; Military Personnel; Barriers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausdauer; Psychohygiene; Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; Health behaviour; Gesundheitsverhalten; Collegestudent
Abstract	Objective: To examine the role of grit as a mediator of the relationship between student-veteran status and not seeking mental health help. Participants: A diverse and nationally representative sample of students (8,203 women, 4,934 men) from 18 U.S. colleges and universities included in the Understanding Student Distress and Academic Success study was used. Method: Data were analyzed using structural equation modeling to assess associations between military service, grit, and help seeking. Results: Military service was positively associated with both facets of grit: consistency of interests (CI) and perseverance of effort (PE). CI, but not PE, mediated the relationship between military service and never having sought mental health help. Conclusions: These results suggest that grit mediates the relationship between military service and not seeking mental health help. Interventions for student-veterans that emphasize the utility of mental health treatment may be useful to diminish the negative influence of grit on help-seeking. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01