Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences/Economic and Social Research Application and Research Center, Department of Econometrics, Erzurum Technical University, Yakutiye/Erzurum, Türkiye.
Faculty of Economics and Administrative Sciences, Department of Econometrics, Atatürk University, Türkiye, Master Research Training and Consulting Services Ltd. Şti., Ata Teknokent, Erzurum, Türkiye.
PLoS One. 2024 Sep 25;19(9):e0310982. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0310982. eCollection 2024.
The increase in mental health issues and awareness among individuals, compared to previous times, has contributed to recognizing this as a significant public health issue. The necessity to explore potential factors behind mental health problems has become paramount and served as the primary impetus for the current research endeavor. This study aims to explore if there is a relationship between attitudes toward seeking psychological and psychiatric support. a significant relationship between sociodemographic factors and individuals' tendency to seek psychological and psychiatric help, and if so, in what direction are these relationships? and a significant relationship between individual and social factors and individuals' tendency to seek psychological and psychiatric help, and if so, in what direction are these relationships? Microdata from the Turkey Health Survey, conducted by the Turkish Statistical Institute and representative of Turkey, was used as the dataset. Increased the representative power of the data set over the universe by weighting the data set, and the Bivariate Probit Model was used to address the research questions. As a result of the study, various sociodemographic (gender, age, employment status, et al.), individual and social factors (general health status, participation in social activities, alcohol use et al.) may influence individuals' inclinations toward seeking psychological and psychiatric assistance. The research offers valuable insights for social policymakers and researchers into the behavioral tendencies of individuals seeking professional psychiatric help.
与以往相比，个体的心理健康问题和意识不断增加，这促使人们认识到这是一个重大的公共卫生问题。探索心理健康问题背后潜在因素的必要性变得至关重要，这也是当前研究努力的主要动力。本研究旨在探讨寻求心理和精神支持的态度之间是否存在关系。探讨社会人口因素与个体寻求心理和精神帮助的倾向之间是否存在显著关系，如果存在，这些关系的方向是什么？以及个体和社会因素与个体寻求心理和精神帮助的倾向之间是否存在显著关系，如果存在，这些关系的方向是什么？本研究使用了土耳其统计局代表土耳其进行的土耳其健康调查的微观数据作为数据集。通过对数据集进行加权，增加了数据集在总体中的代表性，并用双变量概率模型来解决研究问题。研究结果表明，各种社会人口学因素（性别、年龄、就业状况等）、个体和社会因素（总体健康状况、参与社会活动、饮酒等）可能会影响个体寻求心理和精神援助的倾向。该研究为社会政策制定者和研究人员提供了有价值的见解，了解个体寻求专业精神科帮助的行为倾向。
