Title

Depressive Symptoms and Attitudes Toward Counseling As Predictors of Biracial College Women's Psychological Help-Seeking Behavior

Authors

Madonna G. Constantine, Columbia UniversityFollow
Kathy Gainor, Montclair State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

1-12-2004

Abstract

This study explored the extent to which biracial college women's attitudes toward counseling and reported depressive symptoms would predict their psychological help-seeking behavior. Results of a logistic regression analysis revealed that biracial college women with more favorable attitudes toward counseling were more likely to seek professional psychological help. In addition, biracial women with higher depression scores were more likely to seek professional mental health treatment. Implications of the findings for counseling center personnel are discussed.

DOI

10.1300/J015v27n01_10

Montclair State University Digital Commons Citation

Constantine, Madonna G. and Gainor, Kathy, "Depressive Symptoms and Attitudes Toward Counseling As Predictors of Biracial College Women's Psychological Help-Seeking Behavior" (2004). Department of Counseling Scholarship and Creative Works. 25.
https://digitalcommons.montclair.edu/counseling-facpubs/25