Intersecting cultural identities and help-seeking attitudes: the role of religious commitment, gender, and self-stigma of seeking help. Issue 6 (3rd July 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Brenner, Rachel E.; Engel, Kelsey E.; Vogel, David L.; Tucker, Jeritt R.; Yamawaki, Niwako; Lannin, Daniel G.
• Is Part Of: Mental health, religion & culture. Volume 21:Issue 6(2018)
• Page Start: 578
• Page End: 587
• Publication Date: 2018-07-03
• Subjects: Help seeking -- attitudes -- self-stigma -- religious commitment -- gender differences -- PROCESS; Mental health -- Religious aspects -- Periodicals; Religion and culture -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Religious aspects -- Periodicals; Mentally ill -- Pastoral counseling of -- Periodicals; 306.461
• DOI: 10.1080/13674676.2018.1519782
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1367-4676

Abstract

ABSTRACT: The current study ( N = 404) used a moderated moderation model to examine how gender, religious commitment, and self-stigma toward seeking psychological help may interact in the prediction of help-seeking attitudes. Bivariate zero-order correlations indicated that help-seeking attitudes was negatively associated with self-stigma of seeking help ( r = −.55) and positively associated with religious commitment ( r = .14), and self-stigma was not significantly associated with religious commitment. Men reported more negative attitudes than women (Δ M = −.18). Furthermore, multiple regression results revealed a three-way interaction such that the relationship between gender and help-seeking attitudes was moderated by both self-stigma and religious commitment. Specifically, men with high religious commitment and high self-stigma endorsed the most negative help-seeking attitudes, suggesting that religious men's help-seeking attitudes may be particularly susceptible to the influence of self-stigma. Implications for research and the development of targeted interventions are discussed.