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Personal beliefs and characteristics toward seeking psychological help: The implicit theory
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Date Issued
2014
Publisher
Hong Kong: Hong Kong Shue Yan University
Description
Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.) -- Hong Kong Shue Yan University, 2014.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 52-56).
viii, 68 p.
Type
Thesis
Programme
Master of Social Sciences in Counselling Psychology
Abstract
A mixed-design research was conducted to investigate the moderation effect of implicit
theories on perceived social support to help-seeking intention among 74 college students in
Study 1, and to provide an intervention for enhancing help-seeking intention among 84
college students, especially for entity person theorists, in Study 2. Results in Study 1 revealed perceived social support as a salient predictor for help-seeking intention but failed to address moderation effect of implicit theories of person. Study 2 incorporated implicit theories of world and found that perceived social support was significant to predict help-seeking intention only for people with fixed world belief. Intervention by positive framing only enhanced treatment judgment but did not facilitate help-seeking intention for entity person theorists. Concern on the linkage between treatment perception and help-seeking intention was highlighted and the fitting-in process of entity world theorists was discussed.
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