Abstract
Due to fast-paced cultural and societal changes in Turkey, Turkish students now accrue both eastern and western cultural motives, which place Turkish students under stress. However, Turkish students have a stigma toward seeking mental health services. The current study aimed to use conjoint analysis to examine Turkish students’ preferences for mental health therapist variables regarding seeking help for adjustment problems to life in college. Students from two universities in Turkey were recruited on a volunteer basis to participate in this study (N = 235). The results indicated that the training institution, age, professional background, geographical region and gender significantly influence students’ formation of preferences for mental health therapists. The training institution had the most predominant effect on preferences. Implications for promoting help-seeking and mental health service utilization in Turkey are discussed.
| Translated title of the contribution | Evaluating Turkish university students’ preferences for mental health therapists: A conjoint analysis approach |
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| Original language | Spanish |
| Pages (from-to) | 411-428 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | European Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue number | 4 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2018 Oct 2 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Clinical Psychology
- Psychiatry and Mental health