Academic help-seeking at CWU
Document Type
Oral Presentation
Campus where you would like to present
SURC Ballroom A
Start Date
17-5-2012
End Date
17-5-2012
Abstract
An important skill for overcoming academic challenges is seeking help when confronted with difficulty. In addition, previous research has identified gender differences in the tendency to seek professional help for personal problems (Addis & Mahalik, 2003). In this study we investigated various potential influences on academic help-seeking behaviors among students at CWU. Participants were 567 students, 184 men and 376 women, recruited from the psychology department research participation pool. Participants completed the 30-item short form Bem Sex-Role Inventory, the Academic Help-Seeking Behaviors Inventory, as well as a demographic questionnaire which included questions concerning year in college, ethnicity, gender, academic information, and whether students transferred from another university. The Academic Help-Seeking Behaviors Inventory is an original eight-item rating scale that was created for this study by the researchers. Although there were few differences between various student groups in help-seeking behavior, there was a significant effect for sex-role as measured by the Bem Inventory. Those who identified with the androgynous sex-role type were more likely to seek academic help than either feminine or masculine sex-role types. In contrast, no significance was obtained between help-seeking behavior and gender.
Recommended Citation
Caughie, Andrew; Golden, Meagan; Khan, Mehjabeen; McIntyre, Jacki; Sarria-Wiley, Natalie; and Sullivan, Caitlin, "Academic help-seeking at CWU" (2012). Symposium Of University Research and Creative Expression (SOURCE). 24.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/source/2012/posters/24
Poster Number
21
Additional Mentoring Department
Psychology
Academic help-seeking at CWU
SURC Ballroom A
An important skill for overcoming academic challenges is seeking help when confronted with difficulty. In addition, previous research has identified gender differences in the tendency to seek professional help for personal problems (Addis & Mahalik, 2003). In this study we investigated various potential influences on academic help-seeking behaviors among students at CWU. Participants were 567 students, 184 men and 376 women, recruited from the psychology department research participation pool. Participants completed the 30-item short form Bem Sex-Role Inventory, the Academic Help-Seeking Behaviors Inventory, as well as a demographic questionnaire which included questions concerning year in college, ethnicity, gender, academic information, and whether students transferred from another university. The Academic Help-Seeking Behaviors Inventory is an original eight-item rating scale that was created for this study by the researchers. Although there were few differences between various student groups in help-seeking behavior, there was a significant effect for sex-role as measured by the Bem Inventory. Those who identified with the androgynous sex-role type were more likely to seek academic help than either feminine or masculine sex-role types. In contrast, no significance was obtained between help-seeking behavior and gender.
Faculty Mentor(s)
Heath Marrs