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| Published: September 21, 2024

Understanding The Attitudes of Non-Psychology College Students: A Perspective on Seeking Professional Psychological Help

Priyanshu Ojha

Bachelors Student, Department of Psychology and Mental Health, Gautam Buddha University Greater Noida, U.P, India. Google Scholar More about the auther

, Ms. Shreya

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology and Mental Health, Gautam Buddha University, Greater Noida, U.P, India. Google Scholar More about the auther

DIP: 18.01.237.20241203

DOI: 10.25215/1203.237

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This research looks at how non-psychology college students feel about getting help for mental health issues. It checks how stigma, fear of judgment, and the idea of relying on oneself affect students’ hesitation to ask for help. It also mentions the changing situation, where more awareness and campus efforts are making it easier for students to seeking professional mental health support .The present research investigates the relationship between the mental health knowledge and attitude of non- psychology college students towards seeking professional help for mental health problems. The sampling used for the present study was convenient sampling with the total number of participants (N=100), the scales of Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help (ATSPPH-SF) and Mental Health Knowledge Questionnaire (MHKQ) had been used, the results had been analyzed using the Pearson Product Moment Correlations. The findings indicated a significant weak positive correlation (.207) between mental health knowledge and attitude towards seeking professional psychological help for mental health problems, this indicates that not only having good mental health knowledge influence an individual to seek professional mental health services but age, gender, culture, marital status, dependence on family and friends, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, religion belief about self-treatment, stigma and stereotypes, and other factors could also influence.

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ISSN 2348-5396

ISSN 2349-3429

18.01.237.20241203

10.25215/1203.237

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Published in   Volume 12, Issue 3, July-September, 2024