Intention to seek professional psychological help among college students in Turkey: influence of help-seeking attitudes

Table 3 Simultaneous multiple regression analysis for the prediction of intention to seek professional psychological help

Variable	B	SE B	β
Age	-0.028	0.032	-0.049
Gender※	-0.331	0.142	0.093*
Faculty†	0.018	0.031	0.023
Degree program‡	0.055	0.207	0.015
Prior counseling experience¶	-0.402	0.171	-0.090*
Awareness of the on-campus counseling center§	-0.113	0.133	-0.032
Attitudes (ASPH-S)	0.083	0.022	0.493***
Perceived social support (MSPSS)
Family support	0.007	0.012	0.021
Friends support	0.002	0.014	-0.003
Significant other support	-0.001	0.008	-0.072
Gender X attitudes♣	0.120	0.013	0.113

Note. Overall regression results, F(11,419) = 29.65, p < 0.001, r² = 0.42.
ASPH-S = Attitudes toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale-Shortened;
MSPSS = Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support. ※Reference group = female;
†Reference group = engineering & natural sciences faculty; ‡Reference group = undergraduate;
♣Interaction term testing the moderating effect of gender on the relationship between attitudes and intention.
¶Reference group = Yes; §Reference group = Yes. *p < 0.05 **p <0.01 *** p < 0.001.

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