Help-seeking

Types

Nelson-Le Gall (1981)[1] distinguished between instrumental help-seeking, which she regarded as being essential for learning, and passive dependency.

Psychological investigations

Help-seeking has received a lot of research attention in academic contexts (for edited books, see Karabenick, 1998;[2] Karabenick & Newman, 2006[3]).

Several researchers (e.g., Leong & Zachar, 1999;[4] Shea & Yeh, 2008[5]) have found that women have significantly more positive attitudes than men towards seeking help from professional psychologists.

Rubin (2011) has recently found that affiliation cues (holding hands) can prime people to seek help in academic contexts.[6]

References

  1. ↑ Nelson-LeGall, S. (1981). "Help-seeking: An understudied problem-solving skill in children". Developmental Review, 1, 224-246.
  2. ↑ Karabenick, S. A. (Ed.) (1998). Strategic help-seeking: Implications for learning and teaching. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
  3. ↑ Karabenick, S. A., & Newman, R. S. (Eds.) (2006). Help-seeking in academic settings: Goals, groups, and contexts. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
  4. ↑ Leong, F. T. L., & Zachar, P. (1999). "Gender and opinions about mental illness as predictors of attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help". British Journal of Guidance and Counseling, 27(1), 123-132.
  5. ↑ Shea, M., & Yeh, C. J. (2008). "Asian American Students' cultural values, stigma, and relational self- construal: correlates of attitudes toward professional help seeking". Journal of Mental Health Counseling, 30, 157-172.
  6. ↑ Rubin, M. (2011). "Social affiliation cues prime help-seeking intentions". Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 43, 138-141.
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