help-seeking
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Help-seeking theory postulates that people follow a series of predictable steps to seek help for their inadequacies. It is a series of well-ordered and purposeful cognitive and behavioral steps, each leading to specific types of solutions.
Research
11,655 papers- The role of masculinity in men's help-seeking for depression: A systematic review.Clinical psychology review · 2016
- Traditional Masculinity and Men's Psychological Help-Seeking: A Meta-Analysis.International journal of psychology : Journal international de psychologie · 2025
- Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Older Adults: A Scoping Review.Journal of applied gerontology : the official journal of the Southern Gerontological Society · 2022
- Help-Seeking Behavior in Victims of Elder Abuse: A Systematic Review.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2021
- Help-seeking behaviour for cancer symptoms: an evolutionary concept analysis.Scandinavian journal of caring sciences · 2020
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Article
18 sectionsContents
- Definition
- Adaptive vs. maladaptive help-seeking
- The help-seeking process model
- Determine there is a problem
- Determine help is needed
- Decide whether to seek help
- Perceived benefits vs threats
- Select the goal of the help-seeking
- Select the source of help
- Framework for distinguishing sources of help
- Solicit help
- Obtain the requested help
- Process the help received
- Public health
- Psychological investigations
- See also
- References
- External links
Help-seeking theory postulates that people follow a series of predictable steps to seek help for their inadequacies. It is a series of well-ordered and purposeful cognitive and behavioral steps, each leading to specific types of solutions.
Help-seeking theory falls into two categories where some consider similarity in the processes (e.g. Cepeda-Benito & Short, 1998) while others consider it as dependent upon the problem (e.g. Di Fabio & Bernaud, 2008). In general help-seeking behaviors are dependent upon three categories: attitudes (beliefs and willingness) towards help-seeking, intention to seek help, and actual help-seeking behavior.