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Objective: Research is significantly lacking on exploring how Asian Americans with mental illness (AAMI) begin to accept their mental illness and identifying factors that might have a significant impact on mental health service utilization. To bridge the gap, this study aimed to explore mental illness identity development and service utilization experiences among AAMI using a qualitative, narration-based research design. Method: Twenty-one AAMI participated in the semistructured interview. Interview questions were designed to assess the participants' perceived experiences of mental illness identity development, microaggression/discrimination experiences, overall positive and negative experiences when using mental health services, and suggestions to make mental health services accessible to AAMI. Thematic analysis was applied to identify key themes throughout multiple steps of coding. Results: Analyses yielded 13 major themes related to the following: (a) contributing factors influencing mental illness identity development, (b) contributing factors utilizing mental health services, and (c) suggestions to make mental health services more available to AAMI. More specifically, it was worth noting that family played a significant role as either a support system or a barrier to adjusting to participants' mental illness and service utilization. Participants also stated that negative attitudes toward mental illness within the Asian community hindered the development of positive self-concept and utilization of mental health services. Conclusions and Implications for Practice: Findings from the present study are expected to assist service providers in implementing culturally informed practices when working with AAMI and developing effective strategies to enhance mental health literacy and service utilization. Impact and ImplicationsThis qualitative research identified major themes from shared experiences among Asian Americans with mental illness, which indicated that Asian cultural values, family influences, and mental illness stigma impacted mental illness identity development and mental health service utilization. Findings highlight the need for outreach education programs in Asian American communities to reduce mental illness stigma and promote culturally sensitive service programs to improve service-seeking behaviors.

Purpose/Objective: This study investigated the psychometric properties of a Multiple Disability Multidimensional Attitudes Scale Toward Persons with Disabilities (MD-MAS), focusing on four types of disabilities: anxiety disorder, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), blindness, and schizophrenia. We developed new vignettes describing the situation of interacting with an individual with each type of disability. Research Method/Design: We recruited 991 participants from a crowdsourcing data collection tool (i.e., Prolific). Participants were randomly assigned to one of four online surveys depending on the disability type. Five MAS models were selected from the previous literature to conduct confirmatory factor analyses (CFA). Results: CFA supported the German model of MAS with a four-factor structure (i.e., calm, negative affect, positive cognition, behavioral avoidance) as a good fit for the MD-MAS for four disability types. High internal consistency was found for four subscales across the disability types. Conclusions/ Implications: This study modified the original MAS to assess attitudes toward persons with different types of disabilities. The adequate reliability and fit of the factor structure of the MD-MAS same across the four disability types allow researchers to compare attitudes based on disability types. This will provide significant implications for research and practice in understanding the nature of different attitudes by disability types. Impact and ImplicationsThis article validated the Multiple Disability Multidimensional Attitudes Scale (MD-MAS), specifically designed to assess attitudes toward people with four disability types (anxiety disorder, autism spectrum disorder, blindness, and schizophrenia). Results demonstrated that MD-MAS shows good psychometric properties and uses the same factor structure across four types of disabilities. Our data suggest that the structure of the MD-MAS can be tested for other disability types. The MD-MAS can be used to evaluate different attitudes across disability types, allowing a better understanding of the nature of attitudes toward disability.

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This study examines the association between cyberbullying victimization and academic satisfaction through flourishing (psychological well-being) among 188 LGBTQ college students utilizing the lens of general strain theory and positive psychology. Results indicate that flourishing as a mediator explains the association between cyberbullying victimization and academic satisfaction among LGBTQ college students. For these students, flourishing can serve as a protective factor for their academic satisfaction. This finding highlights the need for college counselors, faculty, and administrators to foster psychological well-being among cyberbullied LGBTQ college students. Practice implications will guide the development of a campus-wide cyberbullying intervention for these students.