Hyland, Philip, Boduszek, Daniel, Dhingra, Katie, Shevlin, Mark, 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 |
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| 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: | 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 |
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| 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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