Help-seeking behaviour in the context of mental health among healthcare workers

Many studies have been conducted to understand the causes of mental health issues. However, understanding the causes of mental health problems per se would not be enough to address the issue. The organization might have taken various initiatives to reduce the mental health issues in the workplace, b...

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Main Author:	Nor Azwa, Mohamed Seri
Format:	Thesis
Language:	eng eng
Published:	2022
Subjects:	T55-55.3 Industrial Safety Industrial Accident Prevention
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spelling	my-uum-etd.100952022-11-30T07:56:56Z Help-seeking behaviour in the context of mental health among healthcare workers 2022 Nor Azwa, Mohamed Seri Othman, Siti Zubaidah School of Business Management School of Business Management T55-55.3 Industrial Safety. Industrial Accident Prevention Many studies have been conducted to understand the causes of mental health issues. However, understanding the causes of mental health problems per se would not be enough to address the issue. The organization might have taken various initiatives to reduce the mental health issues in the workplace, but if the employees themselves reluctant to seek professional helps, the issues cannot be addressed completely. Therefore, this study is conducted with the intention to capture factors that might influence help-seeking behaviour among healthcare workers. The study examines the direct relationship between mental health literacy, self-stigma, perceived behavioural control and help-seeking behaviour. A total of 370 questionnaire were distributed online through google form format to respondents at General Hospital of Kuala Lumpur and Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah after permission was granted by the hospital’s management. Out of 370 questionnaire distributed, only 232 questionnaire were returned and usable for further analysis, yielding a response rate of 62.7%. Hypotheses for direct effect were tested using multiple regression analyses. Results showed that self-stigma was significantly positively related to help-seeking behavior. The findings indicate that self-stigma does influence a person whether to go and seek help or not when facing with mental health issues. The study also found that perceived behavioural control was significantly negatively related to help-seeking behaviour. The findings indicate that perceived behavioural control was not a major determinant of intention to engage in a health behaviour and/or as a determinant of actually engaging in the behaviour. It is depended on people's perceptions of how simple or difficult a behaviour is going to be executed. Therefore, the management need to provide support in encouraging healthcare workers go and seek help. Potential limitations and directions for future research are also discussed. 2022 Thesis https://etd.uum.edu.my/10095/ https://etd.uum.edu.my/10095/1/depositpermission_s826190.pdf text eng staffonly https://etd.uum.edu.my/10095/2/s826190_01.pdf text eng public other masters Universiti Utara Malaysia
institution	Universiti Utara Malaysia
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advisor	Othman, Siti Zubaidah
topic	T55-55.3 Industrial Safety Industrial Accident Prevention
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description	Many studies have been conducted to understand the causes of mental health issues. However, understanding the causes of mental health problems per se would not be enough to address the issue. The organization might have taken various initiatives to reduce the mental health issues in the workplace, but if the employees themselves reluctant to seek professional helps, the issues cannot be addressed completely. Therefore, this study is conducted with the intention to capture factors that might influence help-seeking behaviour among healthcare workers. The study examines the direct relationship between mental health literacy, self-stigma, perceived behavioural control and help-seeking behaviour. A total of 370 questionnaire were distributed online through google form format to respondents at General Hospital of Kuala Lumpur and Hospital Sultanah Nur Zahirah after permission was granted by the hospital’s management. Out of 370 questionnaire distributed, only 232 questionnaire were returned and usable for further analysis, yielding a response rate of 62.7%. Hypotheses for direct effect were tested using multiple regression analyses. Results showed that self-stigma was significantly positively related to help-seeking behavior. The findings indicate that self-stigma does influence a person whether to go and seek help or not when facing with mental health issues. The study also found that perceived behavioural control was significantly negatively related to help-seeking behaviour. The findings indicate that perceived behavioural control was not a major determinant of intention to engage in a health behaviour and/or as a determinant of actually engaging in the behaviour. It is depended on people's perceptions of how simple or difficult a behaviour is going to be executed. Therefore, the management need to provide support in encouraging healthcare workers go and seek help. Potential limitations and directions for future research are also discussed.
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title	Help-seeking behaviour in the context of mental health among healthcare workers
title_short	Help-seeking behaviour in the context of mental health among healthcare workers
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