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SPECIAL SECTION: GROUP THERAPY

Seeking psychological help: A comparison of individual and group treatment

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Pages 30-36 | Received 14 Jun 2009, Accepted 31 Aug 2009, Published online: 23 Oct 2009
 

Abstract

The study examined public and self-stigma and their association with attitudes and intentions to seek psychological help in regard to both individual and group treatment as well as to various subgroups, including gender, ethnicity, educational orientation, level of religion, and age. Undergraduate students (N=307) in three universities in Israel participated in the study. Results partly confirmed the model for both individual and group therapy: Self-stigma was related to attitudes and intentions to seek help. However, public stigma was not related to self-stigma. Importantly, some differences were also found among the various subgroups, and the model, which takes into account the different subgroups, looks somewhat different for individual and group therapy.

Abstract

Die Studie untersuchte öffentliche Stigmas und Selbststigmas, sowie deren Zusammenhang mit der Haltung und der Intention psychologische Hilfe, sowohl in individueller Form als auch in Gruppentherapie, zu suchen. Des weiteren wurden Zusammenhänge in verschiedenen Subgruppen bezüglich Geschlecht, Ethnizität, Schulbildung, Ausmaß an Religiosität und Alter untersucht. Studenten (N=307) von drei Universitäten in Israel nahmen an der Studie teil. Die Ergebnisse bestätigten teilweise des Model für individuelle wie auch das Model für Gruppentherapie: Selbststigma stand im Zusammenhang mit der Haltung und der Intention Hilfe zu suchen. Allerdings standen öffentliche Stigmata nicht im Zusammenhang mit Selbststigmas. Bemerkenswerterweise, ergaben sich einige Unterschiede bezüglich der Subgruppen und das Model, welches die unterschiedlichen Subgruppen berücksichtigte, sieht anders aus für individuelle Therapie und Gruppentherapie.

RÉSUMÉ

L’étude a examiné l'auto-stigmatisation et la stigmatisation publique et leur association avec les attitudes et les intentions de demander une aide psychologique soit individuelle, soit de groupe de même que différents sous-groupes incluant le sexe, l'ethnie, l’éducation, le niveau de religion et l’âge. Des étudiants (N=307) de trois universités en Israël ont participé à l’étude. Les résultats ont confirmé partiellement le modèle pour les thérapies individuelles et de groupe: l'auto-stigmatisation était reliée aux attitudes et intentions de demander de l'aide. Cependant, la stigmatisation publique n’était pas reliée à l'auto-stigmatisation. Egalement important, des différences ont également été trouvées entre les différents sous-groupes, et le modèle qui tient en compte les différents sous-groupes est quelques peu différent pour la thérapie individuelle et la thérapie de groupe.

ABSTRACT

O estudo examinou estigma público e individual e as suas associações a atitudes e intenções de procura de ajuda psicológica, relativamente a tratamentos individuais e de grupo, mas também relativamente a vários subgrupos incluindo género, etnicidade, orientação educacional, nível de religião e idade. Participaram no estudo estudantes de licenciatura (N=307) de três universidades em Israel. Os resultados confirmam parcialmente o modelo tanto para terapia individual como de grupo: Estigma individual mostrou-se relacionado com atitudes e intenções de procura de ajuda. No entanto, estigma público não apareceu relacionado com o individual. E importante ressaltar que algumas diferenças fora encontradas entre os vários subgrupos, e o modelo, que tem em consideração os diferentes subgrupos, mostrou-se diferente para terapia individual e de grupo.

Lo studio ha esaminato il concetto di stigmatizzazione individuale e pubblica e la sua associazione con gli atteggiamenti e le intenzioni di cercare aiuto psicologico nei confronti di trattamenti individuali e di gruppo, nonché nei vari sottogruppi, anche di genere, origine etnica, orientamento educativo, di religione, e d'età. Studenti universitari (N = 307) provenienti da tre università in Israele hanno partecipato allo studio. I risultati in parte confermato il modello sia per la terapia individuale sia di gruppo: l'auto stigmatizazzione era collegata ad atteggiamenti e alle intenzioni di chiedere aiuto. Tuttavia, la stigmatizzazione pubblica non era legata a quella individuale. Importante è considerare che alcune differenze sono state rinvenute anche tra i vari sottogruppi e il modello, che tiene conto dei diversi sottogruppi, appare alquanto diverso tra terapia individuale e di gruppo.

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