Assessing attitudes toward seeking psychological professional help among adolescents: the roles of demographics and self-esteem
This study highlights that attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help among Omani adolescents are generally poor and are influenced by both demographic factors and self-esteem. Although women tend to have more positive attitudes than men do, this can change with varying levels of self-esteem. Similarly, the effect of age on these attitudes is dependent on self-esteem levels. This underscores the complex interplay between demographic factors and self-esteem in shaping attitudes toward psychological help-seeking behaviors. Therefore, more studies of this nature are warranted.
Authors
- Omar Al Omari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7614-1729)
- Samir Al‐Adawi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9858-5582)
- Khaldoun Aldiabat
- Aziza Al Sawafi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9761-2721)
- Ma’en Aljezawi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3269-4222)
- Mohammad Ibrahim Al Qadire (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7004-6782)
- Abdullah Alkhawaldeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1146-0972)
- Sulaiman Dawood Al Sabei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3436-8757)
- Mohammed ALBashtawy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6107-7605)
- Khloud Al Dameery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3687-9606)
- Ahmed Musa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0590-6170)
Institutions
- Cape Breton University (CA)
- Al al-Bayt University (JO)
- Sultan Qaboos University (OM)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Psychology
- Published
- 2024-12-21
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-02294-4
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.28
Funders
- Sultan Qaboos University