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      Perceived norms and mental health help seeking among African American college students.

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          In general, African Americans do not seek mental health treatment from formal sources at the same rates as Caucasians. The present study examined whether culturally relevant factors (i.e., perceived negative peer and family norms about help seeking) influence help-seeking intentions in a late adolescent African-American sample (n = 219) and whether there is a gender difference in the predictive strength between peer and family norms. Participants were primarily female (n = 144). Multiple regressions were implemented to explore the relationship between perceived norms and help-seeking intentions. Analyses revealed that males had higher perceived peer norms, and family norms were a stronger predictor of intentions than peer norms for females. Individually, peer norms and family norms were related to help-seeking intentions. When perceived norms were analyzed together, only negative family norms were related to intentions. Findings suggest that incorporating family norms is critical when developing interventions to increase formal service utilization among African Americans.

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          Journal
          J Behav Health Serv Res
          The journal of behavioral health services & research
          Springer Nature
          1556-3308
          1094-3412
          Jul 2009
          : 36
          : 3
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Department of Mental Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 624 N. Broadway, Hampton House 808, Baltimore, MD 21202, USA. cbarksda@jhsph.edu
          Article
          10.1007/s11414-008-9138-y
          18668368
          906075db-5d71-480e-b38e-d83a86a1b42a
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