Understanding help-seeking behavior in urban African American adolescents living in public housing is a largely understudied area of research. Using a sample of 149 African American youth living in public housing, this study attempts to rectify this gap in knowledge by assessing how factors in multiple domains may be related to attitudes toward help seeking. Results suggest that being young and male are associated with more favorable attitudes toward help seeking. Results also indicate that self-efficacy and neighborhood cohesion are positively related to attitudes toward help seeking. Additionally, youth with positive inclinations toward deviance were less likely to seek help. Overall, findings suggest that youth who seek help are likely to have efficacious beliefs, conventional attitudes, and a sense of closeness in their communities.
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