Vogel David L, Gentile Douglas A, Kaplan Scott A
Iowa State University, Iowa, USA.
J Clin Psychol. 2008 Mar;64(3):276-95. doi: 10.1002/jclp.20446.
Television portrayals of psychologists may be contributing to an unfavorable perception of mental health services. The present study (N=369) used structural equation modeling to examine the relationship between exposure to television programs, perceptions of therapy (i.e., perceived stigma, anticipated risks and benefits, and attitudes towards therapy), and intentions to seek therapy. The results demonstrated that (a) the relationship between television exposure and attitudes was fully mediated by stigma and anticipated benefits, and (b) the relationship between television exposure and intentions to seek therapy was fully mediated by attitudes, stigma, and anticipated benefits. Furthermore, 54% of the variance in attitudes and 47% of the variance in intentions was accounted for by the variables in the model.
电视对心理学家的描绘可能会导致对心理健康服务产生不利看法。本研究（N = 369）使用结构方程模型来检验观看电视节目、对治疗的看法（即感知到的耻辱感、预期风险和益处以及对治疗的态度）与寻求治疗的意愿之间的关系。结果表明：（a）电视曝光与态度之间的关系完全由耻辱感和预期益处介导；（b）电视曝光与寻求治疗的意愿之间的关系完全由态度、耻辱感和预期益处介导。此外，模型中的变量解释了态度方面54%的方差以及意愿方面47%的方差。
