44-2 The Study of the Relationship between Depressed Mood and Help-Seeking Delay: The Mediating Effects of Stigma
The purpose of this study was to examine whether the relationship between depressed mood and help-seeking delay was mediated by self-stigma, public-stigma, and self-concealment. Data were collected nationally through a survey questionnaire to college students in Taiwan. Participants were 1262 college students (420 males and 842 females). Results indicated that self-stigma and self-concealment significantly mediated the association between depressed mood and help-seeking delay. However, publicstigma was not found to mediate this association. Counseling implications and future research directions were discussed.
Keywords
depressed mood ； help-seeking delay ； stigma
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