Previous literature indicates that the studies on counseling service utilization among Malaysian university students remain scarce. Therefore, this study is conducted aiming to identify the attitude of the Malaysian students in the university in their effort to seek for counseling assistance. The next aim is to identify the extent of the difference in attitude in getting counseling services as demonstrated by respondents according to their gender. A total of n=810 students from a public university in Selangor agreed to become the respondents voluntarily. The respondents were chosen using the simple random sampling. The data collection was done using the Attitudes toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help instrument (ATSPPH). A descriptive analysis was used to examine the attitudes of university students toward seeking counseling help. The result indicates that the majority of the respondents’ attitude is still negative in terms of meeting the counselor and obtaining counseling service. Based on the findings obtained, several suggestions have also been put forth at the end of the discussion.
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