Investigating College Students’ Intentions to Seek Online Counseling Services
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21633465 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Xiaojing Wang (0000-0002-9319-3694, University of Maryland, College Park, corresponding author), Xiaojing Romy Wang (0000-0002-7732-4455, Department of Communication, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA), Nick Joyce (0000-0002-3310-7061, Department of Communication, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA), Kang Namkoong (0000-0002-2246-6210, Department of Communication, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 71 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 550-567 |
| Publication date | 2020-08-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Communication Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1051-0974 • E-ISSN: 1745-1035 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/10510974.2020.1750448 |
| OpenAlex | W3016643393 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 37 |
The prevalence and severity of mental health issues among students have been increasingly talked about on campuses in recent years. The Internet has rapidly developed to deliver information and facilitate online communication, which creates online counseling to meet the mental health needs of college students. Using the Theory of Planned Behavior, this study examines college students’ intentions to seek both face-to-face and online counseling. An online survey was conducted with 440 college students. Results suggest that subjective norms, attitudes, and perceived behavioral control predicted participants’ intentions to seek counseling. Although face-to-face counseling was generally seen as most appealing, this effect was moderated by different levels of self-stigma, stigma by close others, and communication competence, such that higher self-stigma, stigma by close others, and lower communication competence made face-to-face counseling less attractive compared to online counseling
Face-to-face · Help-seeking · Medical education · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · The Internet · Applied Psychology · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics · Clinical Psychology · Digital Mental Health Interventions · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2025 (5) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |