Psychological Help-Seeking Intention among Undergraduate Students

Tapan Kumar Barman; Anup Kumar Sutradhar; Hiren Kumar

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| Published: April 15, 2023

Psychological Help-Seeking Intention among Undergraduate Students

Tapan Kumar Barman

Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh. Google Scholar More about the auther

, Anup Kumar Sutradhar

M.S. Student, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh. Google Scholar More about the auther

, Hiren Kumar

M.S. Student, Department of Clinical Psychology, University of Rajshahi, Rajshahi-6205, Bangladesh. Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.007.20231102

DOI: 10.25215/1102.007

ABSTRACT

The main goal of the present study was to examine psychological help-seeking intention among undergraduate students. A total of three hundred students were randomly selected from Rajshahi University of Bangladesh to measure the help-seeking intention by administering a Bangla-translated (Barman & Sutradhar, 2022) General Help-Seeking Questionnaire (Wilson et al., 2005). The data were analyzed by using t-test, one-way ANOVA, and post-hoc tukey test. The results revealed that there was no significant difference in help-seeking intention in respect of sex. The results also stated that rural areas students were significantly (t = 8.085, p < 0.01) less intended to seek help than urban areas students. Additionally, higher socioeconomic class students were significantly (F =168.282, p < 0.01) more intended to seek help than middle and lower socioeconomic class students.

Keywords

Help-Seeking Intention, Residential Area, Socioeconomic Status, and Undergraduate Students.

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How to cite this article: Barman, T. K., Sutradhar, A. K. & Kumar, H. (2023). Psychological Help-Seeking Intention among Undergraduate Students. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 11(2), 101-111. DIP:18.01.007.20231102, DOI:10.25215/1102.007