Determinants of Young Men’s Help-Seeking Behavior: Insights From a National Australian Survey
= .024). Social support was not associated with barriers to help-seeking. These findings underscore the importance of health literacy and loneliness as consistent determinants of help-seeking and highlight the role of health empowerment in reducing practical and interpersonal access barriers. The results can inform the design of interventions to improve health care engagement among young men.
Authors
- Katherine B. Owen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5248-3030)
- Philayrath Phongsavan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2460-5031)
- James Kite (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5500-2538)
- Bernie Marshall (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7233-3275)
- Timothy Moss
- Robert Palmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8855-9022)
- Ben J. Smith
Institutions
- The University of Sydney (AU)
- Deakin University (AU)
- Melbourne Health (AU)
- Monash University (AU)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Men s Health
- Published
- 2026-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/15579883251412964
- Primary Topic
- Health Literacy and Information Accessibility
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00