Hyland, Philip and Boduszek, Daniel and Dhingra, Katie and Shevlin, Mark and Maguire, Rebecca and Morely, Kevin (2015) A test of the inventory of attitudes towards seeking mental health services. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 43 (4). pp. 397-412. ISSN 0306-9885

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Abstract

This study investigates the construct validity, composite reliability and concurrent validity of the Inventory of attitudes towards seeking mental health services (IASMHS). A large sample of Irish police officers (N = 331) participated in the study. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the three-factor structure of the scale, while composite reliability results demonstrated that the IASMHS possessed excellent internal reliability. Structural equation modelling indicated that help-seeking propensity was the strongest predictor of intentions to engage in psychological counselling followed by psychological openness. Neuroticism was a weak, significant predictor of intentions. Implications of these results are discussed in relation to improving utilisation rates of mental health services.

Item Type:	Article
Additional Information:	Cite as: Hyland, Philip, Boduszek, Daniel, Dhingra, Katie, Shevlin, Mark, Maguire, Rebecca and Morely, Kevin (2015) A test of the inventory of attitudes toward seeking mental health services. British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 43 (4). pp. 397-412. ISSN 1469-3534
Keywords:	counselling; attitudes; mental health services; confirmatory factor analysis (CFA); structural equation modelling (SEM); bifactor modelling;
Academic Unit:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > Psychology
Item ID:	12612
Identification Number:	https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2014.963510
Depositing User:	Philip Hyland
Date Deposited:	11 Mar 2020 16:03
Journal or Publication Title:	British Journal of Guidance & Counselling
Publisher:	Routledge
Refereed:	Yes
URI:	Publisher
Use Licence:	This item is available under a Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike Licence (CC BY-NC-SA). Details of this licence are available here

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