An Exploration of How Multiple Identities Impact Help-Seeking Behaviors for College Students

• In Event: 73.062 - Poster Session 17
  In Poster Session: 73.062-5 - Current Topics in Counseling and Education

Abstract

How do multiple identities impact the help-seeking behaviors of college students? By studying a subsample of students who participated in the 2010 University of California Undergraduate Experience Survey (UCUES) this study tested the proposition that a combination of race/ethnicity, gender, socioeconomic status, social support, depression/stress, and wellness factors impact help-seeking behaviors in a manner that differed across multiple identity categories for college students.

In the logistic regression model, there were effects for race/ethnicity, social class, multiple identities and depression/stress on utilizing counseling verses not utilizing counseling when needed. Additionally, across all race/ethnicity by gender by socioeconomic status categories there was a trend of less use of counseling services as income levels dropped.

Author

• Jennifer Miller, California State University - Channel Islands