Help-seeking preference of college students in urban China after the implementation of the "open-door" policy.

摘要: A sample of 466 college students (228 males, 238 females) in urban China completed a questionnaire to indicate their help-seeking preferences with respect 8 types problem. The results indicated that our subjects, particularly male students, preferred rely on own resolving problems, although this self-reliant tendency was less obvious for problems future employment and severe psychological distress. When help sought, the parents found be stronger among females than males. Male were more likely female counterparts seek from friends psychiatric consultation. Nevertheless, there still great reluctance use mental health services, Lack credibility professionals barrier negative stigmatization which prevented seeking Moral rather psychosocial attribution illness most predictive services. Findings inconsistent those reported other Chinese communities are discussed.