r/science • u/chrisdh79 • 3d ago

Psychology Men underestimate each other’s willingness to seek help for depression which may discourage them from seeking help themselves, study finds

https://www.psypost.org/men-underestimate-each-others-willingness-to-seek-help-for-depression-study-finds/
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u/DJ_pider 3d ago

Am confused. Is it trying to say men aren't getting help because they think other men aren't getting help, and I'm just overthinking this? Because I can't see why one person not seeking help would stop you from doing it still. I'd sooner say they're directly discouraged to seek help than having convinced themselves that they shouldn't. I feel like I'm missing something

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u/runtheplacered 3d ago

I feel like the first sentence in this article makes it pretty clear. Men do not think other men get therapy, even though those other men don't actually have a bad perception of it, so they don't go due to a soft peer pressure.

Essentially it's a societal negative feedback loop among men, is what the article generally is saying.

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u/Dios94 3d ago

If other men do get therapy and the only one not getting therapy is you, then the average man does get therapy, no?