APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
Does Stigma Influence Intentions to Seek Mental Health Care? a Study Among Young Adults Attending University in Ghana.
- Abigail Adade
Virginia Commonwealth University - Degraft Agyei
Virginia Commonwealth University - Adote Anum
University of Ghana - Rachel Yamson
The College of Wooster - Vivian Dzokoto
Virginia Commonwealth University
Abstract
We explored predictors of attitudes toward help-seeking behavior and counseling intentions among 440 Ghanaian students. Our results revealed that self-stigma moderated the relationship between attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help and counseling intentions. Interventions should focus on reducing self-stigma and empowering young people to overcome negative attitudes toward mental disorders.
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