Assessing the utility of the willingness/prototype model in predicting help-seeking decisions

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 83-97

  Hammer, Joseph H ^a   Vogel, David L ^a  

^a Department of Statistics Center for Statistics and Applications in Forensic Evidence Iowa State University 2438 Osborn Dr Ames   (United States)

Author keywords

Counseling; Help seeking; Prototype willingness; Reasoned action

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL STRESS; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; STUDENT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84875500466     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0030449     Document Type: Article

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