Predictors of undergraduate students’ university support service use during the first year of university

References

• Ashton, W. A., & Fuehrer, A. (1993). Effects of gender and gender role identification of participant and type of social support resource on support seeking. Sex Roles, 28, 461–476. doi: 10.1007/BF00289608
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Baker, S. R. (2003). A prospective longitudinal investigation of social problem-solving appraisals on adjustment to university, stress, health, and academic motivation and performance. Personality and Individual Differences, 35, 569–591. doi: 10.1016/S0191-8869(02)00220-9
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Bewick, B., Koutsopoulou, G., Miles, J., Slaa, E., & Barkham, M. (2010). Changes in undergraduate students’ psychological well-being as they progress through university. Studies in Higher Education, 35, 633–645. doi:10.1080/03075070903216643
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Calvete, E., & Connor-Smith, J. K. (2006). Perceived social support, coping, and symptoms of distress in American and Spanish students. Anxiety, Stress, and Coping, 19, 47–65. doi: 10.1080/10615800500472963
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cepeda-Benito, A., & Short, P. (1998). Self-concealment, avoidance of psychological services, and perceived likelihood of seeking professional help. Journal of Counselling Psychology, 45, 58–64. doi: 10.1037/0022-0167.45.1.58
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chang, E. C., Sanna, L. J., Riley, M. M., Thornburg, A. M., Zumberg, K. M., & Edwards, M. C. (2007). Relations between problem-solving styles and psychological adjustment in young adults: Is stress a mediating variable? Personality and Individual Differences, 42, 135–144. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2006.06.011
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Chao, R. C. (2011). Managing stress and maintaining well-being: Social support, problem-focused coping, and avoidant coping. Journal of Counseling and Development, 89, 338–348. doi: 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2011.tb00098.x
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Clum, G. A., & Febbraro, G. A. R. (1994). Stress, social support, and problem-solving appraisal/skills: Prediction of suicidal severity in a college sample. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 16, 69–83. doi: 10.1007/BF02229066
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Cole, J. C., Rabin, A. S., Smith, T. L., & Kaufman, A. S. (2004). Development and validation of a Rasch-Derived CES-D Short Form. Psychological Assessment, 16, 360–372. doi: 10.1037/1040-3590.16.4.360
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Connor-Smith, J. K., & Flachsbart, C. (2007). Relations between personality and coping: A meta-analysis. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 93, 1080–1107. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.93.6.1080
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Constantine, M. G., Wilton, L., & Caldwell, L. D. (2003). The role of social support in moderating the relationship between psychological distress and willingness to seek psychological help among Black and Latino college students. Journal of College Counselling, 6, 155–165. doi: 10.1002/j.2161-1882.2003.tb00236.x
   Google Scholar
• Cooke, R., Bewick, B. M., Barkham, M., Bradley, M. M., & Audin, K. (2006). Measuring, monitoring and managing the psychological well-being of first year university students. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 34, 505–517. doi: 10.1080/03069880600942624
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Fouad, N. A., Guillen, A., Harris-Hodge, E., Henry, C., Novakovic, A., Terry, S., & Kantanmneni, N. (2006). Need, awareness, and use of career services for college students. Journal of Career Assessment, 14, 407–420. doi: 10.1177/1069072706288928
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Gonzales, H. (2001). A cross-cultural study on the influence of value orientation, network support, and adjustment stresses in help-seeking behaviour. Journal of Australian and New Zealand Student Services Association, 17, 4–18.
   Google Scholar
• Hefner, J., & Eisenberg, D. (2009). Social support and mental health among college students. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 79, 491–499. doi:10.1037/a0016918
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Heppner, P. P. (2008). Expanding the conceptualization and measurement of applied problem solving and coping: From stages to dimensions to the almost forgotten cultural context. American Psychologist, 63, 805–816. doi: 10.1037/0003-066X.63.8.805
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Heppner, P. P., & Krieshok, T. S. (1983). An applied investigation of problem-solving appraisal, vocational identity, and career service requests, utilization, and subsequent evaluations. Vocational Guidance Quarterly, 31, 240–249. doi: 10.1002/j.2164-585X.1983.tb01542.x
   Google Scholar
• Heppner, P. P., & Lee, D. G. (2009). Problem-solving appraisal and psychological adjustment. In C. R. Synder & S. J. Lopez (Eds.), Handbook of positive psychology (2nd ed., pp. 288–298). OUP. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780195187243.013.0032
   Google Scholar
• Heppner, P. P., & Petersen, C. H. (1982). The development and implications of a personal problem-solving inventory. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 29, 66–75. doi: 10.1037/0022-0167.29.1.66
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Heppner, P. P., Witty, T. E., & Dixon, W. A. (2004). Problem-solving appraisal and human adjustment: A review of 20 years of research using the Problem Solving Inventory. The Counseling Psychologist, 32, 344–428. doi: 10.1177/0011000003262793
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Julal, F. S. (2013). Use of student support services among university students: Associations with problem-focused coping, experience of personal difficulty and psychological distress. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 41, 414–425. doi:10.1080/03069885.2012.741680
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kelly, A. E., & Achter, J. A. (1995). Self-concealment and attitudes toward counseling in university students. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 42, 40–46. doi:10.1037/0022-0167.42.1.40
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Kohn, P. M., Lafreniere, K., & Gurevich, M. (1990). The inventory of college students’ recent life experiences: A decontaminated hassles scale for a special population. Journal of Behavioural Medicine, 13, 619–630. doi: 10.1007/BF00844738
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Koydemir-Özden, S. (2010). Self-aspects, perceived social support, gender, and willingness to seek psychological help. International Journal of Mental Health, 39, 44–60. doi: 10.2753/IMH0020-7411390303
   Google Scholar
• Larose, S., Bernier, A., Soucy, N., & Duchesne, S. (1999). Attachment style dimensions, network orientation and the process of seeking help from college teachers. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 16, 225–247. doi: 10.1177/0265407599162006
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Morrison, R., & O'Connor, R. C. (2004). Predicting psychological distress in college students: The role of rumination and stress. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 61, 1–14.
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Neal, G. W., & Heppner, P. P. (1986). Problem-solving self-appraisal, awareness, and utilization of campus helping resources. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 33, 39–44. doi: 10.1037/0022-0167.33.1.39
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Oliver, J. M., Reed, C. K. S., Katz, B. M., & Haugh, J. A. (1999). Students’ self-reports of help-seeking: The impact of psychological problems, stress, and demographic variables on utilization of formal and informal support. Social Behaviour and Personality: An International Journal, 27, 109–128. doi: 10.2224/sbp.1999.27.2.109
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Osman, A., Barrios, F. X., Longnecker, J., & Osman, J. R. (1994). Validation of the inventory of college students’ recent life experiences in an American college sample. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 50, 856–863. doi: 10.1002/1097-4679(199411)50:6<856::AID-JCLP2270500607>3.0.CO;2-C
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Robbins, P. R., & Tanck, R. H. (1995). University students’ preferred choices for social support. The Journal of social psychology, 135(6), 775–776. doi: 10.1080/00224545.1995.9713981
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Rosenthal, B., & Wilson, W. C. (2008). Mental health services: Use and disparity among diverse college students. Journal of American College Health, 57, 61–68. doi: 10.3200/JACH.57.1.61-68
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Royal College of Psychiatrists. (2011, September). Mental health of students in higher education. College Report CR166.
   Google Scholar
• Sarason, I. G., & Sarason, B. R. (2009). Social support: Mapping the construct. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 26, 113–120. doi:10.1177/0265407509105526
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Sarason, I. G., Sarason, B. R., Shearin, E. N., & Pierce, G. R. (1987). A brief measure of social support: Practical and theoretical implications. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 4, 497–510. doi: 10.1177/0265407587044007
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Tabachnick, B. G., and Fidell, L. S. (2013). Using Multivariate Statistics (6th ed.). Boston: Pearson.
   Google Scholar
• Tamres, L. K., Janicki, D., & Helgeson, V. S. (2002). Sex differences in coping behaviour: A meta-analytic review and an examination of relative coping. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 6, 2–30. doi: 10.1207/S15327957PSPR0601_1
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Taylor, S. E. (2011). Social support: A review. In H. S. Friedman (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of health psychology (pp. 189–214). Oxford: OUP.
   Google Scholar
• Thoits, P. A. (2011). Mechanisms linking social ties and support to physical and mental health. Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 52, 145–161. doi: 10.1177/0022146510395592
   PubMed Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Vogel, D. L., & Wei, M. (2005). Adult attachment and help-seeking intent: The mediating roles of psychological distress and perceived social support. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 52, 347–357. doi: 10.1037/0022-0167.52.3.347
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Vogel, D. L., Wester, S. R., Wei, M., & Boyson, G. A. (2005). The role of outcome expectations and attitudes on decisions to seek professional help. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 52, 459–470. doi: 10.1037/0022-0167.52.4.459
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar
• Wei, M., Heppner, P. P., & Mallinckrodt, B. (2003). Perceived coping as a mediator between attachment and psychological distress: A structural equation modeling approach. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 50, 438–447. doi:10.1037/0022-0167.50.4.438
   Web of Science ®Google Scholar