Barriers That Affect HBCU Students’ Help-Seeking Behavior
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to examine barriers that prevent HBCU students from seeking help. Barriers to Help Seeking Scale (BHSS) was adopted to collect data to examine factors that affect help-seeking behavior of HBCU students. A partial least square analysis shows that student’s need for self-control is the only significant barrier that prevents HBCU students from seeking help. Other variables in the research model failed to be significant barriers. However, the results show that the adopted instrument has a weak validity in the current research context.