Sweeney Grace M, Donovan Caroline L, March Sonja, Forbes Yvette
School of Applied Psychology, Behavioural Basis of Health, and the Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Mount Gravatt Campus, Mount Gravatt, QLD 4122, Australia.
School of Psychology, Counselling and Community, University of Southern Queensland, Springfield, QLD 4300, Australia.
Internet Interv. 2016 Dec 24;15:93-99. doi: 10.1016/j.invent.2016.12.001. eCollection 2019 Mar.
This study describes adolescent attitudes towards online therapies and explores the factors that predict these attitudes.
Australian adolescents ( = 217) were surveyed on their knowledge of, attitudes towards (including perceived problems, perceived benefits, and perceived helpfulness), recommended availability of, and intentions to use online therapies. In addition, demographic and clinical factors, factors relating to technology use, adolescents' mental health attitudes, and personality traits were also measured.
The findings suggested that 72.0% of adolescents would access an online therapy if they experienced a mental health problem and 31.9% would choose an online therapy over traditional face-to-face support. The most valued benefits of these programs included alleviation of stigma and increased accessibility. Knowledge of online therapies was found to positively predict perceived helpfulness and intended uptake.
This study provides insight into adolescent attitudes towards online therapies and highlights the need to investigate strategies for increasing uptake.
本研究描述了青少年对在线治疗的态度，并探讨了预测这些态度的因素。
对217名澳大利亚青少年进行了调查，了解他们对在线治疗的知识、态度（包括感知到的问题、感知到的益处和感知到的帮助程度）、推荐的可获得性以及使用在线治疗的意愿。此外，还测量了人口统计学和临床因素、与技术使用相关的因素、青少年的心理健康态度和人格特质。
研究结果表明，如果青少年遇到心理健康问题，72.0%的人会选择在线治疗，31.9%的人会选择在线治疗而非传统的面对面支持。这些项目最受重视的益处包括减轻污名化和提高可及性。研究发现，对在线治疗的了解能积极预测感知到的帮助程度和预期采用率。
本研究深入了解了青少年对在线治疗的态度，并强调了调查提高采用率策略的必要性。
