Tishby O, Turel M, Gumpel O, Pinus U, Lavy S B, Winokour M, Sznajderman S
TAFNIT-Jerusalem Institute for Adolescents, Jerusalem, Israel.
Adolescence. 2001 Summer;36(142):249-64.
This study investigated the willingness of Israeli adolescents to seek help for emotional and health problems, and their preference for various helping agents. Nearly fifteen hundred students in grades 7-12 participated in a comprehensive survey of attitudes, health status, and concerns, and the data were analyzed. Gender and age were identified as factors associated with help-seeking attitudes. Females reported a higher level of distress and greater willingness to seek help than did males. Younger adolescents tended to state that they would turn to parents for help, whereas older adolescents increasingly preferred peers. In general, the adolescents preferred to seek help from family and peers for emotional and social problems, rather than turning to professionals. Adolescents in grades 9-10 reported the highest level of distress and were least willing to seek help for interpersonal problems and depressed mood. Overall, level of distress was not directly related to willingness to seek help. In subgroups of depressed and suicidal adolescents, an inverse relationship was found between willingness to seek help and levels of depression and suicidal ideation. Recommendations for health care services and counseling programs are discussed.
本研究调查了以色列青少年针对情绪和健康问题寻求帮助的意愿，以及他们对各类帮助者的偏好。近1500名7至12年级的学生参与了一项关于态度、健康状况和担忧的综合调查，并对数据进行了分析。性别和年龄被确定为与求助态度相关的因素。与男性相比，女性报告的苦恼程度更高，寻求帮助的意愿也更强。年龄较小的青少年倾向于表示他们会向父母求助，而年龄较大的青少年则越来越倾向于向同龄人求助。总体而言，青少年在遇到情绪和社交问题时更倾向于向家人和同龄人寻求帮助，而非求助于专业人士。9至10年级的青少年报告的苦恼程度最高，且最不愿意就人际关系问题和抑郁情绪寻求帮助。总体而言，苦恼程度与寻求帮助意愿并无直接关联。在抑郁和有自杀倾向的青少年亚组中，发现寻求帮助的意愿与抑郁水平和自杀意念之间存在负相关。文中还讨论了针对医疗服务和咨询项目的建议。
