APS
2025 APS Annual Convention · 2025
How Different Traumatic Experiences Shape Mental Health and Help-Seeking Attitudes
- Nimrat Brar
California State University, Los Angeles - Dana Saifan
California State University, Los Angeles
Abstract
This study examines how different types of traumatic experiences impact mental health and help-seeking attitudes among 324 Muslim American young adults. Findings reveal that personal identity trauma predicts depression and PTSD, gender discrimination predicts depression, anxiety, and help-seeking intentions, and uprootedness predicts substance use and perceived helpfulness of prior treatment.
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