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Purpose: Research indicates that many students do not utilise professional mental
health support and that mental health help-seeking is a relatively unaccounted
for process. The present study reviews institutional and psychological
predictors to student mental health help-seeking: depression, anxiety,
resilience, and students’ perceived university support and structure. Methods:
An online survey was completed by 199 university students aged between 18
and 56 years. Results: Students presented with above normal mean
scores for depression and anxiety. A multiple regression analysis identified
only depression and students’ perceived university support and structure to be
significant predictors of student help-seeking. Conclusions: Future
research that explores the relationship between the severity of psychological
distress and help-seeking would benefit from employing scales that delineate
common mental health problems. As help-seeking predictors, resilience and
anxiety both require further empirical investigation. Organisational structure
and support facilities that may benefit student help-seeking and wellbeing are
reviewed.