Mental Health Stigma and Help‐Seeking Attitudes Among International Students: A Sociocontextual Model
Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development
Published online on June 07, 2026
Abstract
["Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, EarlyView. ", "\nABSTRACT\nDrawing on the socioecological framework, this study introduced a sociocontextual model of stigma by examining multiple levels of mental health stigma and their association with help‐seeking attitudes among international students using structural equation modeling. The findings indicated that campus stigma and perceived public stigma were not directly associated with help‐seeking attitudes but demonstrated significant indirect associations involving stigma internalization. These results contribute to a more comprehensive understanding of mental health stigma among international students and highlight the importance of considering multilevel sociocontextual links with help‐seeking.\n"]