Understanding The Attitudes of Non-Psychology College Students: A Perspective on Seeking Professional Psychological Help

Abstract

This research looks at how non-psychology college students feel about getting help for mental health issues. It checks how stigma, fear of judgment, and the idea of relying on oneself affect students’ hesitation to ask for help. It also mentions the changing situation, where more awareness and campus efforts are making it easier for students to seeking professional mental health support .The present research investigates the relationship between the mental health knowledge and attitude of non- psychology college students towards seeking professional help for mental health problems. The sampling used for the present study was convenient sampling with the total number of participants (N=100), the scales of Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help (ATSPPH-SF) and Mental Health Knowledge Questionnaire (MHKQ) had been used, the results had been analyzed using the Pearson Product Moment Correlations. The findings indicated a significant weak positive correlation (.207) between mental health knowledge and attitude towards seeking professional psychological help for mental health problems, this indicates that not only having good mental health knowledge influence an individual to seek professional mental health services but age, gender, culture, marital status, dependence on family and friends, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, religion belief about self-treatment, stigma and stereotypes, and other factors could also influence.