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Showing 1 to 20 of 26 for “"help-seeking behaviours"”.
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Parents, their children, and sleep: parental help-seeking behaviours and influences on child sleep
… of sources which parents can and do utilise when seeking information about child sleep. However, very little is known about how, when, and why parents seek help for their child’s sleep. It is also well established that a range of parent, child, and environmental factors can influence child sleep. …
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Churchgoers’ help-seeking behaviours for emotional and mental health difficulties and the role of clergy
… 2003). To date, no studies have examined help-seeking among practising churchgoers experiencing emotional and mental health difficulties in Australia, and furthermore, it is not clear whether the American findings generalize to help-seeking here. The aim of this research was to explore …
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Understanding the role of stigma in women’s help-seeking behaviours for postpartum emotional difficulties : a grounded theory study
… postpartum depression do not seek professional help, indicating that the incidence of postpartum emotional difficulties may be much higher. Attempts to understand the help-seeking behaviours of women with symptoms of postnatal depression have identified stigma as one of the reasons for avoiding …
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The feasibility of CoMUni: a co-developed intervention to increase mental health help-seeking intentions in UK undergraduate students
… many students will not seek any form of help due to a number of current barriers such as stigma and lack of accessibility. Social media plays a big part in students' day-to-day lives and previous work has highlighted its potential to facilitate help-seeking. The aim of this work was to …
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Myths and Misconceptions of Traumatic Brain Injuries Among High School Learners and University Students in South Africa
… the understanding thereof and contribute to poor help-seeking behaviours post-TBI. Poor help-seeking behaviours post-TBI can impact TBI recovery and result in even worse impairments if appropriate help is not sought. This study aimed to describe and compare myths and misconceptions about head …
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The Cultural Shaping of Depression: A Qualitative Investigation Into Afghan Women’s Perspectives on Depression
… their conceptualization of depression and their help-seeking behaviours. First and second generation Afghan women were recruited to participate in focus groups and individual interviews. A total of 19 women (eight first generation and 11 second generation) participated in this study. Two focus …
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Motherhood and Psychological Distress after Childbirth: A Thematic-Dialogical Analysis of Pakistani-Muslim Women’s Experiences
… experiences, understanding of conditions and help-seeking behaviours. Without understanding these factors, vulnerable women run the risk of not receiving the most appropriate support. How Pakistani-Muslim women experience motherhood and psychological distress after childbirth is …
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"I am ruined now": Police officers’ perceptions and experiences of mental health, trauma and support
… respond to such events, and the nature of their help-seeking behaviours. Second, we know little about officers’ mental health in high-risk security environments. To address these gaps, this dissertation conducted face-to-face, semi-structured interviews with 60 police officers in Northern …
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It's stress, Jim, but not as we know it: the mental health and wellbeing of engineering students.
… students in the UK and to identify the help-seeking behaviours that engineering students demonstrate when experiencing poor mental wellbeing. An overview of literature on the subjects of mental health and wellbeing in students generally and in engineering students specifically is …
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Investigating the effects of psychoeducation interventions in improving misconceptions of traumatic brain injury (TBI) among undergraduate university students.
… which can hinder TBI-related prevention, help-seeking behaviours, and recovery. This study includes both quantitative and qualitative components. The study is divided into three parts: Part A: the pre-test component, which seeks to measure TBI knowledge and misconceptions through survey …
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Exploring attitudes of University students towards seeking psychological counselling
… the likelihood of young people at universities seeking professional psychological help for personal-emotional problems. Accordingly, the aim of this study, which is located within the Theory of Reasoned Action, was to explore students’ attitudes towards utilising student counselling services, as …
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Finding a "fit" between narratives : a framework for meeting the needs of people struggling with non-clinical disordered eating
… This study examined emotional processes and helping relationships among people with experiences of disordered eating. Disordered eating as a way of regulating negative emotional states (e.g. Ganley, 1989), resulting from a misinterpretation of hunger signals (e.g. Bruch, 1973), or …
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DISENTANGLING THE COMPLEXITIES OF TRUST: AN EMERGING LINE OF INQUIRY IN THE CONTEXT OF SPORT
… and well-being outcomes (e.g., engagement in help-seeking behaviours; Rickwood et al., 2005). When considering these implications alongside thriving, trust appears to be a relevant yet overlooked construct within sport. This dissertation includes three studies that aim to address this gap by …
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The sixth river of Panjab: a qualitative exploration of alcohol use among Panjabi Sikhs in the UK
… Panjabi Sikhs to drink harmfully and deters help seeking behaviours. The researcher is acknowledged a co-constructor of the findings and the themes as an interpretative and reflexive analysis of the data. Conclusion The findings and framework of this study have many implications for policy …
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The Impact of Hypertension on Mental Health Among Older People in South Asia: A Systematic Literature Review
… illness experience, symptom reporting, and help-seeking behaviours; and (5) the moderating role of coping strategies, family support, and health-system responsiveness. Despite methodological heterogeneity, findings were largely consistent across countries. Conclusion: Hypertension exerts a …
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The Experience of Depression among Black and Minority Ethnic Women in the United Kingdom : An Interpretative Phenomenological Study
… with façades and resilience which impacted on help-seeking behaviours, diagnosis and management of their depression. Discussions around experiences of taking antidepressants served to highlight the importance of the understanding of medication for lay individuals and their implications for …
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Adolescents’ perceptions of mental health services: an interpretive descriptive study
… of mental distress, yet adolescents may not seek help from mental health services. While studies have been conducted on perceptions of mental distress from the perspectives of adolescents with no prior experience of accessing mental health services, little research has been conducted on their …
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Psychosocial factors and academic performance among first-year financial aid students : testing adjustment as a mediator variable
… mediates the relationship between students' help-seeking behaviours, academic motivation, self-esteem, perceived stress and academic overload, and their academic performance. This hypothesis has not been tested previously. The sample for the present study consisted of 194 of the 465 students …
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Evaluating the Impact of the Movement for Change & Social Justice's Men's Forum on the Effective Engagement of Men with Health Care Services in Gugulethu
In most parts of the world, men engage much less with health services as compared to women, are less inclined to access preventative services, and have a higher probability of dropping out of care. The Movement for Change and Social Justice is a non-profit organisation focused on empowering the …
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The effectiveness of an evidence-based workplace substance abuse and substance-related HIV prevention programme within a service industry in Cape Town, South Africa
… and EAP service utilisation, substance abuse behaviours, co-worker substance abuse and substance-related HIV risks. Data was analysed using a random effects model accounting for clustering. This study found that alcohol is the more commonly substance abused by persons in this sample. Of the …
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