@article{ref1,
title="Depressive symptoms and help-negation among Chinese university students in Taiwan: the role of gender, anxiety and help-seeking attitudes",
journal="International journal for the advancement of counseling",
year="2014",
author="Chang, Hsiaowen",
volume="36",
number="2",
pages="204-218",
abstract="This study extended the consideration of help-negation in regard to suicide to that of depressive symptoms in a large sample of 981 Chinese university students in Taiwan. The study examined the help-negation effects of depression and the impact of gender, anxiety, and help-seeking attitudes on that relationship. Chinese students, aged 17 to 27 years, completed a self-report survey that included measures of help-seeking behavior, depression, anxiety, and help-seeking attitudes. <br><br>RESULTS revealed higher levels of depressive symptoms were related to decreased likelihood of seeking help from friends and parents, indicating a possible help-negation effect of depression. In regard to the impact of gender, anxiety, and help-seeking attitudes, results showed that help-seeking attitudes were consistently positively correlated with seeking help from friends, parents, and professional helpers. Gender significantly moderated the relationship between depression and professional help-seeking. Implications for intervention are discussed within the Chinese cultural context.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0165-0653",
doi="10.1007/s10447-013-9200-1",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10447-013-9200-1"
}