TY - JOUR
T1 - A test of the inventory of attitudes towards seeking mental health services
AU - Hyland, Philip
AU - Boduszek, Daniel
AU - Dhingra, Katie
AU - Shevlin, Mark
AU - Maguire, Rebecca
AU - Morley, Kevin
PY - 2015/8/8
Y1 - 2015/8/8
N2 - This study investigates the construct validity, composite reliability and concurrent validity of the Inventory of attitudes towards seeking mental health services (IASMHS). A large sample of Irish police officers (N = 331) participated in the study. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the three-factor structure of the scale, while composite reliability results demonstrated that the IASMHS possessed excellent internal reliability. Structural equation modelling indicated that help-seeking propensity was the strongest predictor of intentions to engage in psychological counselling followed by psychological openness. Neuroticism was a weak, significant predictor of intentions. Implications of these results are discussed in relation to improving utilisation rates of mental health services.
AB - This study investigates the construct validity, composite reliability and concurrent validity of the Inventory of attitudes towards seeking mental health services (IASMHS). A large sample of Irish police officers (N = 331) participated in the study. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the three-factor structure of the scale, while composite reliability results demonstrated that the IASMHS possessed excellent internal reliability. Structural equation modelling indicated that help-seeking propensity was the strongest predictor of intentions to engage in psychological counselling followed by psychological openness. Neuroticism was a weak, significant predictor of intentions. Implications of these results are discussed in relation to improving utilisation rates of mental health services.
KW - attitudes
KW - bifactor modelling
KW - confirmatory factor analysis (CFA)
KW - counselling
KW - mental health services
KW - structural equation modelling (SEM)
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84938952747&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/03069885.2014.963510
DO - 10.1080/03069885.2014.963510
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84938952747
VL - 43
SP - 397
EP - 412
JO - British Journal of Guidance and Counselling
JF - British Journal of Guidance and Counselling
SN - 0306-9885
IS - 4
ER -
