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Title: | Using Modeling and Vicarious Reinforcement to Produce More Positive Attitudes Towards Mental Health Treatment | Contributor(s): | Buckley, Gary I (author); Malouff, John M (author) | Publication Date: | 2005 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/3758 | Abstract: | In this study, the authors evaluated the effectiveness of a video, developed for this study and using principles of cognitive learning theory, to produce positive attitudinal change toward mental health treatment. The participants were 35 men and 45 women who were randomly assigned to watch either an experimental video, which included 3 positive 1st-person accounts of psychotherapy or a control video that focused on the psychological construct of self. Pre-intervention, post-intervention, and 2-week follow-up levels of attitude toward mental health treatment were measured using the Attitude Toward Seeking Professional Help Scale (E. H. Fischer & J. L. Turner, 1970). The experimental video group showed a significantly greater increase in positive attitude than did the control group. These results support the effectiveness of using the vicarious reinforcement elements of cognitive learning theory as a basis for changing attitudes toward mental health treatment. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | The Journal of Psychology, 139(3), p. 197-209 | Publisher: | Routledge | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 1940-1019 0022-3980 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 170107 Industrial and Organisational Psychology | Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 920410 Mental Health | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | Publisher/associated links: | http://psycnet.apa.org/psycinfo/2005-05771-001 |
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