How personality, coping styles, and perceived closeness influence help-seeking attitudes in suicide-bereaved adults

Christopher W. Drapeau; Julie Cerel; Melinda Moore

doi:10.1080/07481187.2015.1107660

How personality, coping styles, and perceived closeness influence help-seeking attitudes in suicide-bereaved adults

Christopher W. Drapeau, Julie Cerel, Melinda Moore

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This study examined the impact of personality, coping, and perceived closeness on help-seeking attitudes in suicide bereaved adults. Participants (n = 418; mean age = 49.50; 90% women, 89.7% Caucasian) completed measures of personality (neuroticism, extraversion, openness, conscientiousness, and agreeableness), coping, and attitudes toward seeking mental health services. Regression analyses revealed neuroticism as the strongest predictor of help-seeking attitudes. Relatively neurotic adult women bereaved by suicide may be at-risk for developing unhealthy coping styles, low stigma indifference, and more negative help-seeking attitudes.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	165-171
Number of pages	7
Journal	Death Studies
Volume	40
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2015.1107660
State	Published - Mar 15 2016

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