Libro a cross-cultural analysis of help-seeking for symptoms of depression in japanese primary school te De Bullard, Elijah W.

portada a cross-cultural analysis of help-seeking for symptoms of depression in japanese primary school teachers: ethnicity, self-construal, and subjective

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Elijah W. Bullard

Editorial

Universal Publishers

Año

2010

Idioma

Inglés

N° páginas

170

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

21.6 x 14.0 x 0.9 cm

Peso

0.20 kg.

ISBN

1599425882

ISBN13

9781599425887

Categorías

Psicología anormal
Sistemas y servicios de la salud

a cross-cultural analysis of help-seeking for symptoms of depression in japanese primary school teachers: ethnicity, self-construal, and subjective

Elijah W. Bullard (Autor) · Universal Publishers · Tapa Blanda

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This cross-cultural study investigates help-seeking for depression among Japanese primary school teachers. Help-seeking for depressive symptoms is examined quantitatively by administering the Help-Seeking Scale for Depression among participants. In addition, this study qualitatively examines the help-seeking pathways of participants according to Kleinman's explanatory model of help-seeking. The objective of the study was to determine possible motivators for Japanese and other Asian people to seek professional help for symptoms of mental illness. The participants consisted of 71 Japanese school teachers from four primary schools located in the Kansai region of Japan. Participants' conceptualizations of depression were assessed using the Help-Seeking Scale for Depression (HSSD) after reading a vignette describing depressive symptoms. Participants' perceived severity of depressive symptoms (hypothesis 1) and prior therapy/counseling experience (hypothesis 2) significantly predicted professional help-seeking. The prevalence of depression was significantly higher in female participants (hypothesis 3); results indicating prevalence were non-significant for males. Hypotheses 1 and 2 were supported at p