The relationship between perceived maternal narcissism and attitudes toward seeking psychological help : Mediating roles of self-efficacy and self-esteem

In the current study, the aim was to investigate the roles of self-efficacy and self-esteem in the relationship between perceived maternal narcissism and attitudes toward seeking psychological help (ATSPH). The sample of the study was constructed with the convenience sampling method, and 319 participants between the ages of 18-63 who did not receive any mental health services at the time of participation in the study were included in the sample. In this study, data were collected using the Socio-demographic Information Form, the Perceived Maternal Narcissism Scale, the General Self-Efficacy Scale, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Attitudes Toward Seeking Psychological Help Scale-Shortened, respectively. The data of the study were analyzed using serial mediation analysis. The results indicated that self-efficacy and self-esteem did not serially mediate the relationship between perceived maternal narcissism and ATSPH. Also, it has been found that self-efficacy did not mediate the relationship between perceived maternal narcissism and ATSPH, but self-esteem plays a partial mediating role in this relationship. The study findings were discussed within the scope of existing literature.