Impact of attitudes, ethnicity and quality of prior therapy on New Zealand male prisoners' intentions to seek professional psychological help |
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| Authors: | Frank P Deane Philip Skogstad Mei Wah Williams |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Psychology, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand;(2) Psychological Service, Department of Corrections, Palmerston North, New Zealand |
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| Abstract: | A sample of 111 male prisoners returned a questionnaire which assessed helpseeking intentions, psychological distress, treatment fearfulness and attitudes toward professional psychological helpseeking. Results indicated that more favourable attitudes were associated with increased helpseeking intentions. In general, non-Maori inmates and those with positive prior helpseeking experiences had more positive attitudes and higher helpseeking intentions than those who had neutral or negative prior helpseeking experiences. Contrary to expectations male prisoners had lower helpseeking intentions for "suicidal thoughts" than for a "personal-emotional problem". |
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