“…These findings suggest that the values that a person prioritizes may constrain their beliefs about mental health concerns and help-seeking (Norman, Sorrentino, Windell, & Manchanda, 2008). For example, a person who prioritizes self-transcendence values, which are focused on enhancing the wellness of others, would likely not experience dissonance from agreeing with beliefs that demonstrate compassion (Lannin, Tucker, et al, 2019), the latter of which is consistent with endorsing lower levels of help-seeking stigma (Heath, Brenner, Lannin, & Vogel, 2018). Conversely, a person prioritizing self-enhancement values may be more prone to report help-seeking stigma because self-enhancement values reflect motivation to differentiate one’s status as superior to others, a process that often entails downward social comparison (Suls, Martin, & Wheeler, 2002).…”