Abstract
This study sought to verify the structural relationship between Self-Concealment and Psychological Distress in the impact of adult Ambivalence over Emotional Expressiveness on Professional Help-Seeking Attitudes and Intentions. This is significant in that it reveals the individual's psychological factors that affect Professional Help-Seeking and suggests a practical approach. For this study, data were collected from 472 adults aged 18 or older. Research results: First, Ambivalence over Emotional Expressiveness had a positive effect on Professional Help-Seeking intentions by mediating psychological Distress, but it also had a negative effect on the mediating variable, Professional Help-Seeking Attitudes, which also lowered Professional Help-Seeking Intentions. Second, all paths involving Professional Help-Seeking Attitudes had a negative effect on Professional Help-Seeking Intentions. Third, Self-Concealment was found to have a positive effect on the Professional Help-Seeking Intentions even though it was an avoidance factor, and Psychological Distress was found to have a negative effect on the Professional Help-Seeking Intentions even though it was an approach factor. Finally, limitations of this study and follow-up research were discussed.
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