Improving mental health service utilization among men: a systematic review and synthesis of behavior change techniques within interventions targeting help-seeking

I Sagar-Ouriaghli, E Godfrey, L Bridge… - American journal of …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Compared to women, men are less likely to seek help for mental health difficulties. Despite
considerable interest, a paucity in evidence-based solutions remains to solve this problem …

Young men, help-seeking, and mental health services: exploring barriers and solutions

L Lynch, M Long, A Moorhead - American journal of men's …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
International research has identified young men as reluctant to seek help for mental health
problems. This research explored barriers and solutions to professional help seeking for …

Gender difference in the change of adolescents' mental health and subjective wellbeing trajectories

Y Yoon, M Eisenstadt, ST Lereya… - European Child & …, 2023 - Springer
Gender differences in adolescents' mental health problems have been extensively reported.
Yet, there is limited research in exploring longitudinal trends in mental health and wellbeing …

Self‐stigma, mental health literacy, and attitudes toward seeking psychological help

HL Cheng, C Wang, RC McDermott… - … of Counseling & …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
This study examined self‐stigma of seeking psychological help and mental health literacy as
predictors of college students'(N= 1,535) help‐seeking attitudes, with additional attention to …

Meta-analyses of the relationship between conformity to masculine norms and mental health-related outcomes.

YJ Wong, MHR Ho, SY Wang… - Journal of counseling …, 2017 - psycnet.apa.org
Despite theoretical postulations that individuals' conformity to masculine norms is
differentially related to mental health-related outcomes depending on a variety of contexts …

A systematic review of the factors associated with delays in medical and psychological help-seeking among men

O Yousaf, EA Grunfeld, MS Hunter - Health psychology review, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Despite a growing literature on the factors associated with men's low rates of medical and
psychological help-seeking, a systematic review of these is missing. Such an overview can …

Is stigma internalized? The longitudinal impact of public stigma on self-stigma.

DL Vogel, RL Bitman, JH Hammer… - Journal of counseling …, 2013 - psycnet.apa.org
Stigma is considered an important barrier to seeking mental health services. Two types of
stigma exist: public stigma and self-stigma. Theoretically, it has been argued that public …

Toxic Mask-ulinity: The link between masculine toughness and affective reactions to mask wearing in the COVID-19 era

CL Palmer, RD Peterson - Politics & Gender, 2020 - cambridge.org
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered numerous elements of social, political, and economic
life. Mask wearing is arguably an essential component of the new normal until substantial …

Help-seeking by male victims of domestic violence and abuse (DVA): a systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis

AL Huntley, L Potter, E Williamson, A Malpass… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives To understand help-seeking by male victims of domestic violence and abuse
(DVA) and their experiences of support services by systematically identifying qualitative and …

Does self-stigma reduce the probability of seeking mental health information?

DG Lannin, DL Vogel, RE Brenner… - Journal of counseling …, 2016 - psycnet.apa.org
An important first step in seeking counseling may involve obtaining information about mental
health concerns and treatment options. Researchers have suggested that some people may …