Adolescent Mental Health Help-Seeking from Family and Doctors: Applying the Theory of Planned Behaviour to the Northern Ireland Schools and Wellbeing Study

Adolescent mental illness is of increasing concern, with prevalence increasing especially in females in the United Kingdom. While service-related barriers can deter help-seeking, the role of family support and engagement in family activities, and attitudes towards seeking help from a doctor has rece...

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Published in:Child care in practice : Northern Ireland journal of multi-disciplinary child care practice 2022-10, Vol.28 (4), p.522-535
Main Authors: Breslin, Gavin, Shannon, Stephen, Prentice, Garry, Rosato, Michael, Leavey, Gerard
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescents
Attitudes
Behavior Change
Behavior modification
Behavior Theories
Child & adolescent mental health
Family Relationship
Family support
Females
Foreign Countries
Gender Differences
general practitioners
Health behavior
Health problems
Help Seeking
Help seeking behavior
Intention
Medicine
Mental disorders
Mental Health
Physician Patient Relationship
Physicians
Prosocial behavior
self-harm
Structural equation modeling
Structural Equation Models
suicide
Theory of planned behavior
Well Being
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Summary:Adolescent mental illness is of increasing concern, with prevalence increasing especially in females in the United Kingdom. While service-related barriers can deter help-seeking, the role of family support and engagement in family activities, and attitudes towards seeking help from a doctor has received little attention. Studies exploring help-seeking from family and medical practitioners have done so without incorporating theories of behaviour change. This study aims to develop a model of adolescent help-seeking using the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB). A cross-sectional survey of 1639 male and females aged 13-17 years in Northern Ireland. Structural Equation Modelling determined fit for TBP factors, with the addition of gender, experience of mental health issues, and engagement in family activities. The Structural Equation Model suggests an adequate description of the relationships between TPB variables [χ 2 (639) = 8302.36, p 
ISSN:1357-5279
1476-489X
DOI:10.1080/13575279.2021.1918639