TY  - BOOK
TI  - Exploring mental health and well-being among university faculty members: A qualitative study 
PY  - 2022///
CY  - Thorofare, New Jersey
PB  - Slack Incorporated
N1  - The current exploratory qualitative study describes how environmental factors, social interactions, personal experiences, and stigma affect mental health and help-seeking. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with nine university faculty members who self-identified as having mental-illness-related concerns. Using Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems framework and thematic analysis. four domains were determined ;(1) macrosystem (i.e., influences of academic culture); (2) mesosystem (i.e) influences of faculty leadership and interpersonal dynamics); (3) microsystem (i.e., influences of individual mental health experiences); and (4) exosystem (i.e., influences of stigma across structural, interpersonal, and intrapersonal levels). These domains included barriers to and facilitators of mental health and help-seeking. Findings suggest that competitiveness and individualism may perpetuate stereotypes that mental illnesses are inherent weaknesses, and that seeking help is a barrier to academic success. Recommendations for future research are provided
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