Experiences of stress and help-seeking behavior in Filipinos

Stacey Arañez Litam; Christian D. Chan

Experiences of stress and help-seeking behavior in Filipinos

Stacey Arañez Litam
, Christian D. Chan

Education and Counseling, School of

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Abstract

A qualitative study using basic interpretive design identified the experiences stress and barriers to professional help seeking among Filipinos (N = 12). Filipinos employed both engagement and disengagement strategies in response to stress characterized by Indigenous, religious, and cultural responses. Filipinos preferred to seek support from friends, family, and community leaders and described individual, cultural, and community barriers to pursuing professional mental health services.

Original language	English
Number of pages	18
Journal	The International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling
Volume	44
Issue number	4
State	Published - 2022

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