College Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Intended Use of Mental Health Resources

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dc.contributor.advisorErica Yuen
dc.contributor.authorNerogic, Abigail
dc.contributor.authorMarimyr Bosque
dc.contributor.authorHannah DeCosta
dc.contributor.authorNathaniel Mansour
dc.contributor.authorAlexander Rolle
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-06T20:11:04Z
dc.date.available2020-11-06T20:11:04Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-12
dc.descriptionClick on the link above to view in YouTubeen_US
dc.description.abstractThe goal of this study was to examine how viewing informational/promotional brochures regarding mental health resources offered on campus will affect treatment attitudes, stigma, willingness/intent to seek treatment and knowledge/awareness of resources. A total of 64 participants were recruited from the University of Tampa and included in the preliminary results. Each participant was asked to read an informational brochure regarding mental health resources (Experimental group) or general campus facts (Control group) and then respond to the dependent measures. Our main hypothesis was that participants who view informational brochures regarding mental health resources will have more positive attitudes (e.g., less stigma) towards seeking treatment than those who do not view the mental health brochure. Preliminary analyses found that viewing the mental health resources brochure led to significantly increased scores on the Knowledge of Mental Health Resources Quiz and intentions to seek help from a formal source. Furthermore, willingness to engage in help seeking behavior trended towards significance. Perceived public stigma, personal stigma, self-stigma of seeking help, attitudes towards seeking professional help, and intentions to seek help from an informal source were not impacted. These results indicate that viewing a mental health brochure has an impact on willingness and intent to seek professional help.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipOffice of Undergraduate Research and Inquiryen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11868/1230
dc.identifier.urihttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NKv7U4f2PYM&feature=youtu.be
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherOffice of Undergraduate Research and Inquiry, The University of Tampaen_US
dc.subjectMental health resourcesen_US
dc.subjectPsychologyen_US
dc.subjectUndergraduate researchen_US
dc.titleCollege Students’ Knowledge, Attitudes, and Intended Use of Mental Health Resourcesen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US

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