An Exploratory Study of Factors Influencing Help-seeking for Suicidal Ideation in a Sample of Malaysian and Canadian University Students

There is a higher prevalence of suicidal behaviour in university students in comparison to their counterparts in the general population.However, help-seeking is low in this population despite the provision of resources available to them.We investigated the factors that influence help-seeking in Malaysian and Canadian university students with regards to suicidal intent via assessments of psychological distress, perceived stress, resilience, social support, coping skills and mental health knowledge.A regression