Effects of gender and sex role orientation on help-seeking attitudes

Rebecca P. Ang; Kam Ming Lim; A. I.Girl Tan; Tow Yee Yau

doi:10.1007/s12144-004-1020-3

Effects of gender and sex role orientation on help-seeking attitudes

Rebecca P. Ang^*, Kam Ming Lim, A. I.Girl Tan, Tow Yee Yau

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This study investigated the effects of gender and sex role orientation (masculinity and femininity) on attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help in a sample of 163 student trainee teachers (52 males and 111 females) in Singapore. The mean age of students was 25.39 years (SD = 3.80). ANOVAs revealed statistically significant main effects for gender and femininity on attitudes toward help-seeking. Specifically, females were reported to have more positive overall attitudes toward professional help-seeking and were more willing to recognize a personal need for professional help compared to males. Femininity significantly influenced students' level of stigma tolerance. These findings suggest that both gender and sex role orientation play an independent role in influencing help-seeking attitudes. In addition, these variables appear to have a differential impact on different aspects of help-seeking.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	203-214
Number of pages	12
Journal	Current Psychology
Volume	23
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-004-1020-3
Publication status	Published - 2004
Externally published	Yes

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