Seeking help for mental health concerns is critical for improving wellbeing and preventing the development of mental health disorders, yet many adolescents with mental health problems fail to seek professional help. It is well established that young people with mental health problems face a variety of barriers to help-seeking; however, little is known about the ways in which these barriers interact to impact upon the help-seeking process. Guided by the reasoned action approach, this study investigated the predictive relationship between factors that influence help-seeking. Results revealed that mental health knowledge significantly predicted help-seeking intentions, while attitudes did not. Gender differences were identified for help source preferences. The current study contributes to knowledge on the relationship between key variables that influence the adolescent help-seeking process. Findings highlight the importance of mental health knowledge in predicting help-seeking intentions and provide support for interventions that focus on improving mental health literacy in adolescents.

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对青少年心理健康问题寻求帮助的影响

寻求心理健康问题的帮助对于改善幸福感和预防心理健康障碍的发展至关重要，但许多有心理健康问题的青少年未能寻求专业帮助。众所周知，有心理健康问题的年轻人在寻求帮助方面面临各种障碍；然而，人们对这些障碍如何相互作用以影响寻求帮助的过程知之甚少。在理性行动方法的指导下，本研究调查了影响寻求帮助的因素之间的预测关系。结果显示，心理健康知识显着预测了寻求帮助的意图，而态度则没有。确定了帮助来源偏好的性别差异。目前的研究有助于了解影响青少年寻求帮助过程的关键变量之间的关系。研究结果强调了心理健康知识在预测求助意图方面的重要性，并为专注于提高青少年心理健康素养的干预措施提供支持。