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The Effects of a Multimedia Intervention on Help-Seeking Process with A Chinese College Student Sample

Song, Xiaoxia
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1462490610

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2017, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ohio University, Clinical Psychology (Arts and Sciences).
Psychotherapy has been rapidly developing and is still a relatively new profession in Mainland China. The public has little knowledge of counseling and there is very little research that has examined the help-seeking process in the Chinese population. This study aims to examine the effects of a multimedia intervention on barriers, attitudes, and intentions to seek counseling with Chinese people. The multimedia is developed based on prior empirical research on help-seeking behaviors organized according to a cross-cultural help-seeking model (CCHS; Song et al. 2015). A total of 200 participants were randomly assigned to one of the two conditions: (1) the media-exposed intervention group, who watched the 30-minute video intervention, and (2) a control group, who watched a 5-minute hospital commercial. Results indicated that the intervention was effective at increasing both positive attitudes towards therapy and intentions to seek therapy. In addition, the psychoeducation on counseling process significantly enhanced positive attitudes towards counseling among participants who have little knowledge about counseling and who have low self-stigma about counseling. The intervention also improved participants’ perceptions about treatment accessibility. It was noteworthy that adherence to Asian value presented as a barrier to attitudes towards counseling through public-stigma and self-stigma. Furthermore, the knowledge about counseling and positive attitudes towards counseling predicted positive intentions to seek help.
Timothy Anderson (Advisor)
Christine Gidycz (Committee Member)
John Garske (Committee Member)
Kimberly Rios (Committee Member)
Meyer Deborah (Committee Member)
107 p.
Psychology; Psychotherapy
Help-seeking process; Counseling; Chinese; Multimedia intervention

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  • Song, X. (2017). The Effects of a Multimedia Intervention on Help-Seeking Process with A Chinese College Student Sample [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1462490610

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Song, Xiaoxia. The Effects of a Multimedia Intervention on Help-Seeking Process with A Chinese College Student Sample. 2017. Ohio University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1462490610.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Song, Xiaoxia. "The Effects of a Multimedia Intervention on Help-Seeking Process with A Chinese College Student Sample." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 2017. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1462490610

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