Avoiding Allostatic Load: Black Male Collegians and the Quest for Well-Being
The literature suggests that African American/Black males are less likely to seek professional assistance for mental health and other personal concerns than African American/Black females and that they are more likely to seek informal help for mental health problems than professional help. Are there...
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| description | The literature suggests that African American/Black males are less likely to seek professional assistance for mental health and other personal concerns than African American/Black females and that they are more likely to seek informal help for mental health problems than professional help. Are there circumstances where African American/Black males would seek professional help over informal help? This research updates what is currently known about African American/Black male collegians’ help-seeking behaviors and the circumstances or conditions that might influence professional help-seeking. Secondary data illustrating the help-seeking behaviors of African American/Black male collegians at an urban HBCU was examined to identify patterns or trends during the first semester of 2018 and 2019. De-identified data sheets for 103 African American/Black males were examined to identify referral sources, current mental health concerns, and past mental health concerns. African American/Black male and female collegians sought professional assistance for similar concerns: family problems, couples problems, peer interpersonal problems, depression, anxiety, and stress. Black males were more likely to self-refer for professional assistance than seek informal assistance. Implications for university counseling centers are explored. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-15b0b3470b984f4493f84478b955e6142023-11-23T19:18:06ZengMDPI AGTrauma Care2673-866X2022-05-012229830610.3390/traumacare2020025Avoiding Allostatic Load: Black Male Collegians and the Quest for Well-BeingVal Livingston0Breshell Jackson-Nevels1Quincy L. Dinnerson2The Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA 23504, USAThe Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA 23504, USAThe Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work, Norfolk State University, Norfolk, VA 23504, USAThe literature suggests that African American/Black males are less likely to seek professional assistance for mental health and other personal concerns than African American/Black females and that they are more likely to seek informal help for mental health problems than professional help. Are there circumstances where African American/Black males would seek professional help over informal help? This research updates what is currently known about African American/Black male collegians’ help-seeking behaviors and the circumstances or conditions that might influence professional help-seeking. Secondary data illustrating the help-seeking behaviors of African American/Black male collegians at an urban HBCU was examined to identify patterns or trends during the first semester of 2018 and 2019. De-identified data sheets for 103 African American/Black males were examined to identify referral sources, current mental health concerns, and past mental health concerns. African American/Black male and female collegians sought professional assistance for similar concerns: family problems, couples problems, peer interpersonal problems, depression, anxiety, and stress. Black males were more likely to self-refer for professional assistance than seek informal assistance. Implications for university counseling centers are explored.https://www.mdpi.com/2673-866X/2/2/25mental healthphysical healthhelp-seekingracialized stressallostatic loadwell-being |
| spellingShingle | Val Livingston Breshell Jackson-Nevels Quincy L. Dinnerson Avoiding Allostatic Load: Black Male Collegians and the Quest for Well-Being Trauma Care mental health physical health help-seeking racialized stress allostatic load well-being |
| title | Avoiding Allostatic Load: Black Male Collegians and the Quest for Well-Being |
| title_full | Avoiding Allostatic Load: Black Male Collegians and the Quest for Well-Being |
| title_fullStr | Avoiding Allostatic Load: Black Male Collegians and the Quest for Well-Being |
| title_full_unstemmed | Avoiding Allostatic Load: Black Male Collegians and the Quest for Well-Being |
| title_short | Avoiding Allostatic Load: Black Male Collegians and the Quest for Well-Being |
| title_sort | avoiding allostatic load black male collegians and the quest for well being |
| topic | mental health physical health help-seeking racialized stress allostatic load well-being |
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