College Women’s Subjective Femininity Stress, Gender Solidarity, and Psychological Help-Seeking Intentions
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8913632 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Munyi Shea (0000-0002-0273-4038, Seattle Pacific University, Seattle, WA, USA, corresponding author), Y Joel Wong (0009-0006-6502-6537, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA), Kimmy K Nguyen (0000-0002-8401-5044, California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA), Serani Baghdasarian (California State University, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA) |
| Year | 2017 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 438-461 |
| Publication date | 2017-04-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Counseling Psychologist (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0011-0000 • E-ISSN: 1552-3861 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0011000017701820 |
| OpenAlex | W2605959001 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 45 |
Female gender has been consistently associated with positive psychological help-seeking attitudes and behaviors; however, surprisingly few empirical studies have examined how femininity-related variables impact women’s help-seeking decision making. Informed by the theory of reasoned action (Ajzen & Fishbein, 1980), the purpose of this study was (a) to investigate the associations between two femininity constructs—subjective femininity stress and gender solidarity—and psychological help-seeking intention, and (b) to explore the mediating roles of help-seeking attitudes and social stigma using structural equation modeling. Participants were 451 college-enrolled women in Southern California. Results revealed that all the mediation relationships involving help-seeking attitudes and stigma were significant. Subjective femininity stress was positively related to help-seeking intention via help-seeking attitudes, but was negatively related to intention via social stigma. Gender solidarity was positively related to help-seeking intention via positive attitudes and reduced social stigma. Implications for future research, prevention programs, and practice are discussed
Femininity · Gender role · Help-seeking · Mental health · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Stigma (botany · Theory of planned behavior · Theory of reasoned action · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
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| Citations per year | 0,57 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2025 (7) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |