School Matters: A Multilevel Analysis of Stigma, Supportive Relations and Adolescents' Mental Health Help-Seeking Attitudes

J Youth Adolesc. 2026 Jan 13. doi: 10.1007/s10964-026-02322-z. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Lies Saelens¹, Piet Bracke², Melissa Ceuterick^{2

3}, Fanny D'hondt⁴

Affiliations

¹ Department of Sociology, Universiteit Gent, Ghent, Belgium. Lies.Saelens@UGent.be.
² Department of Sociology, Universiteit Gent, Ghent, Belgium.
³ Department of Experimental Clinical and Health Psychology, Universiteit Gent, Ghent, Belgium.
⁴ Department of Sociology, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium.

PMID: 41528626
DOI: 10.1007/s10964-026-02322-z

No abstract available

Keywords: Adolescents; Mental health help-seeking; Multilevel analysis; Secondary schools; Stigma; Supportive relations.

Grants and funding

G046622N/Fonds Wetenschappelijk Onderzoek