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The Role of Attachment and Stigma in the Relationship Between Stress and Attitudes Toward Counseling in South Korea
Author(s) -
Nam Suk Kyung,
Lee Sang Min
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6676.2015.00197.x
Subject(s) - stigma (botany) , psychology , anxiety , attachment theory , structural equation modeling , help seeking , social psychology , clinical psychology , stress (linguistics) , social stigma , psychotherapist , medicine , psychiatry , mental health , linguistics , statistics , philosophy , mathematics , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv)
Using structural equation modeling, the authors investigated the mediators between stress and attitudes toward seeking professional help among 298 undergraduate students in South Korea. Results indicated that attachment styles (avoidance and anxiety) and stigma (public and self‐stigma) mediated the relationship between stress and attitudes toward seeking help. Furthermore, public and self‐stigma had different paths depending on attachment styles related to help seeking. Regarding previous counseling experience, differences in the relationships between stress, attachment styles, stigma, and attitudes toward seeking help were evident.