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Factors Affecting College Students' Intention to Use Mental Health Services for Mental Wellness

대학생들의 정신건강 서비스 이용의도에 영향을 미치는 요인에 관한 연구

  • Sun, Hye-Jin (Department of Liberal Arts, Kyungsung University)
  • 선혜진 (경성대학교 창의인재대학)
  • Received : 2020.12.23
  • Accepted : 2021.04.26
  • Published : 2021.04.30

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to find out how much psychosocial factors affecting the intention to use mental health services and the characteristics of respondents in college students. Specifically, the influence of the level of knowledge about mental health, subjective norms, attitudes for seeking help, and social psychological stress levels on the respondents'intention to seek help is examined. As a result of the study, it was found that the subjective norms, social and psychological stress levels, and mental health students'intention to use mental health services were influenced by factors. It was found that subjective norms, psychosocial stress level, and attitude toward using mental health service were factors that influence the intention to use mental health service. The influence of these factors on help seeking intention was in the order of psychosocial stress level, help seeking attitude, and subjective norm. The study provided implications that were helpful in message development when executing mental health promotion and awareness campaigns by identifying predictive factors of the intention to use mental health services of college students.

이 연구는 대학생들을 대상으로 정신건강 서비스 이용의도에 영향을 미치는 심리사회적 요인들과 응답자의 특성 요인들이 어느 정도의 영향을 미치는가를 밝히는 것을 연구의 목적으로 한다. 구체적으로, 정신건강에 대한 지식수준, 주관적 규범, 도움추구 태도와 사회심리적 스트레스 수준이 응답자의 도움 추구 의도에 미치는 영향력을 검증하였다. 연구결과, 주관적 규범, 사회심리적 스트레스 수준, 정신건강 서비스 이용태도가 정신건강 서비스 이용의도에 영향을 미치는 요인으로 판명되었다. 이 요인들의 도움 추구 의도에 대한 영향력은 사회심리적 스트레스 수준, 도움추구 태도, 주관적 규범의 순으로 나타났다. 연구는 대학생들의 정신건강 서비스 이용의도의 예측 요인들을 확인함으로써 정신건강 증진 및 인식 캠페인 실행시 메시지 개발에 도움이 되는 함의를 제공하였다.

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