Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale in Egypt: Its factor structure and relationship to Islamic beliefs and behaviors.

Author: Leach, M. M., Jana-Masri, A., & Priester, P. E.

Source:
In Research in the Social Scientific Study of Religion, Volume 20 (pp. 281-296). Brill
The majority of literature on attitudes toward reading psychological help has focused on Western, predominantly U.S. samples, though attitudes toward counseling differ globally. Due to the paucity of letirature with a Muslim sample this study assed the factor structure of the Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale (ATSPPHS) in Egypt, and its relationship to Islamic beliefs and behaviors. Exploratory factor analysis revealed one factor consistent with the original four-factor instrument. Islamic beliefs were negatively correlated with the ATSPPHS and ISlamic behaviors were positively correlated. Implications for ATPPHS use in Egypt and other Islamic countries are discussed.