The Learning Community and Help-Seeking Behavior

Vol. 3 No. 4

Year: 2010

Issue: February-April

Title: The Learning Community and Help-Seeking Behavior 

Author Name: Tamika Backstrom, Thomas Kordinak S, Marsha Harman J, Jerry Bruce a 

Synopsis: 

This research investigated the factors in the learning community that reportedly contributed to the help-seeking behavior of children, specifically the relationship between juvenile crime victimization and help-seeking behavior. Students were interviewed using a questionnaire, which assessed their victimization history, their experience with helpseeking behavior from these events, the environmental characteristics surrounding the event, and the presence or absence of social support. A Chi-Square analyses were conducted on all the variables. The study concluded that the major factors decreasing help-seeking behavior were a lack of confidence in the teachers' willingness to help and a lack of positive peer relationships.