Asking for Help
A Qualitative Study of Barriers to Help Seeking in the Private Sector
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12987036 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vicki Lens (0000-0002-4676-5522, Hunter College, corresponding author), M Elaine Nugent (Columbia University), Chris Wimer (Columbia University) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 107-130 |
| Publication date | 2018-01-24 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of the Society for Social Work and Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1948-822X • E-ISSN: 2334-2315 |
| Publisher | University of Chicago Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1086/696356 |
| OpenAlex | W2785457602 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 11 |
| References cited | 25 |
Objectives: Help-seeking patterns in people experiencing material hardships are poorly understood. This study examines variations in patterns of help seeking among people experiencing material hardships who do, and do not, seek help from nonprofit organizations. Method: The qualitative research design included 70 in-depth, semistructured interviews with New York City residents experiencing financial hardship. Participants (ages 18–65+) ranged from welfare-reliant individuals to low-wage workers ineligible for basic government aid. Results: Study findings reveal ways in which the cognitive and emotional burdens of living with scarcity and hardship make barriers to help seeking, such as stigma and a lack of knowledge, more formidable. We introduce and describe a new element called survival fatigue: cognitive weariness and psychological exhaustion that makes help seeking more difficult. Conclusions: Findings suggest that nonprofit organizations should increase community outreach activities, reduce application burdens by simplifying application procedures and eligibility requirements, and offer a wider range of assistance to fill the gap between people’s incomes and their basic needs
Basic needs · Business · Cognition · Economic growth · Economics · Government (linguistics · Help-seeking · Mental health · Outreach · Political science · Poverty · Private sector · Psychiatry · Public relations · Qualitative research · Scarcity · Sociology · Stigma (botany · Welfare · Employment and Welfare Studies · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Homelessness and Social Issues · Psychology · Social Psychology
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From Scarcity to Investment
Unveiling America’s Silent Struggle
Correlates of Help‐Seeking Behaviour in a Low‐Income Country
The effect of remote boundary management on access to equitable internships
Tackling Educational Inequalities with Social Psychology
Exploring adult safeguarding data in England
Moderating Effect of Help-Seeking in the Relationship between Religiosity and Dispositional Gratitude among Polish Homeless Adults
The role of the community café in addressing food security
Getting out and giving back
Making Ends Meet
Bowling alone
Stigma
All our kin
Out of Reach
The Price of Poverty
Brown kids in white suburbs
Correlates and consequences of internalized stigma for people living with mental illness
The “Other America” After Welfare Reform
Feeling Poor
The client perspective on nonprofit social service organizations
The Persistence of Poverty in the Context of Financial Instability
Agency-Based Support
The Largely Untold Story of Welfare Reform and the Human Services
Surviving the Great Recession
Reconsidering the Urban Disadvantaged
Social Resources and Strength of Ties
The dynamics of welfare stigma
Why Organizational Ties Matter for Neighborhood Effects
Neighborhood Institutions as Resource Brokers
Creating Networks for Survival and Mobility
Identity Work Among the Homeless
| Unique citing works | 11 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,83 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 11 |