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ISSN : 1229-0688
The purpose of this present study was to validate the Barriers to Help Seeking Scale (BHSS) among a sample of Korean middle-aged men. The BHSS is designed to measure reasons men identify for not seeking professional help for mental health problems. Two separate samples comprising 200 and 288 middle-aged men, respectively, were analyzed. Exploratory and confirmatory analyses identified a 15-item, 5-factor (Need to Appear Strong, Need for Not Revealing Privacy and Emotions, Need for Autonomy, Economic Barriers, and Problem Minimization and Resignation) model. The Korean Version of the Barriers to Help Seeking Scale (K-BHSS) demonstrated satisfactory internal reliability, convergent validity, and concurrent validity. Specifically, the K-BHSS was significantly associated with measures of gender-role conflict, self-stigma, and professional help seeking. The study concludes with a discussion of its limitations, the potential uses of the K-BHSS, and directions for future research.
