Adherence to Asian and European American cultural values and attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help among Asian American college students.

To identify correlates of Asian American professional help-seeking, we tested a mediation model describing Asian American help-seeking (Asian value of emotional self-control → help-seeking attitudes → willingness to see a counselor; Hypothesis 1) in a sample of Asian American college students from the Pacific Northwest region of the United States (N = 232). We also examined biological and spiritual etiology beliefs as moderators of the mediation model (Hypotheses 2a and 2b). Our findings indicated that help-seeking attitudes significantly mediated the relation between emotional self-control and willingness to see a counselor, consistent with our mediation hypothesis. Furthermore, biological and spiritual etiology beliefs moderated this mediation model, providing partial support for our moderation hypotheses. Our findings suggest that researchers can contribute to the Asian American literature by investigating conditions in which established Asian American help-seeking models may or may not hold. In addition, the findings suggest additional nuanced ways for counselors to reach out to Asian American students to increase their mental health service utilization.

Section: Mediation Findingsupporting

confidence: 94%

Etiology beliefs moderate the influence of emotional self-control on willingness to see a counselor through help-seeking attitudes among Asian American students.

Kim¹,

Kendall²

2015

“…Even though recent research has paid attention to specific dimensions of acculturation/enculturation (e.g., values; Kim, 2007; Journal of Counseling Psychology, Vol. 58, No.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Cuéllar et al. (1995), Kim and Abreu (2001), andSchwartz et al (2010) included ethnic identity as one area (dimension) of acculturation/enculturation. However, it also stands as an independent field of research.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Content analysis of acculturation research in counseling and counseling psychology: A 22-year review.

Yoon

Langrehr

Ong

2011

177

164

Abstract:The authors conducted a 22-year (1988-2009) content analysis of quantitative empirical research that included acculturation and/or enculturation as a study variable(s). A total of 138 studies in 134 articles were systematically evaluated from 5 major American Psychological Association and American Counseling Association journals in counseling and counseling psychology, including Journal of Counseling Psychology, The Counseling Psychologist, Journal of Counseling and Development, Journal of NOT THE PUBLISHED VERSION; this is the author's final, peer-reviewed manuscript. The published version may be accessed by following the link in the citation at the bottom of the page. Psychology, Vol. 58, No. 1 (January 2011): pg. 83-96. DOI. This article is © American Psychological Association and permission has been granted for this version to appear in e-Publications@Marquette. American Psychological Association does not grant permission for this article to be further copied/distributed or hosted elsewhere without the express permission from American Psychological Association. Journal of Counseling 2Multicultural Counseling and Development, and Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. To guide the analysis, the authors conceptualized acculturation/enculturation as a "bilinear" (i.e., developing cultural orientations to both majority and ethnic cultures) and "multidimensional" (i.e., across multiple areas such as behaviors, values, identity, and knowledge) cultural socialization process that occurs in interaction with "social contexts" (e.g., home, school, work, West Coast, Midwest). Findings include the patterns and trends of acculturation/enculturation research in (a) conceptualization and use of acculturation/enculturation variable(s), (b) research designs (e.g., sample characteristics, instruments, data collection, and analysis methods), (c) content areas, and (d) changes in total publications and trends over time. Additionally, meta-analyses were conducted on the relationship of acculturation/enculturation and a few key variables of mental health, adjustment, and well-being. Major findings and directions for future research are discussed.Since the 1980s, interests in acculturation research have increased in the counseling and counseling psychology field, reflecting the emergence of multicultural movement in the field and the influx of immigrants to the United States after the enactment of the Immigration Reform Act in 1965. Starting in the 1980s, Berry and his colleagues developed a landmark acculturation theory that many counseling and counseling psychology researchers have used as a framework to conceptualize and study acculturation experiences (see Berry, 1980Berry, , 1994Berry, , 1995Berry, , 1997 Berry & Sam, 1996). For example, the terminology used in Berry's typology of acculturation strategies (i.e., assimilation, separation, integration, and marginalization) has become a common language in the acculturation literature (for a critical review of the typology, see Rudmin, 2003;Schwartz, Unger,...

“…Based on the extant research and theory (Hui et al, 2013;Kim 2007;Kim & Omizo, 2003;Liao et al, 2005;Miville & Constantine, 2007;Ting & Hwang, 2009), we compared competing direct and indirect effects cultural values models of AAPI's willingness to seek counseling. Finally, we were interested in examining whether generational status, which is de termined by one's place of birth and the age and stage of life during which one immigrates to a new country, was an important factor in understanding AAPI's willingness to seek counseling.…”

Section: Purposementioning

confidence: 99%

AAPI college students’ willingness to seek counseling: The role of culture, stigma, and attitudes.

Choi¹,

Miller²

2014

This study tested 4 theoretically and empirically derived structural equation models of Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islanders' willingness to seek counseling with a sample of 278 college students. The models represented competing hypotheses regarding the manner in which Asian cultural values, European American cultural values, public stigma, stigma by close others, self-stigma, and attitudes toward seeking professional help related to willingness to seek counseling. We found that Asian and European American cultural values differentially related to willingness to seek counseling indirectly through specific indirect pathways (public stigma, stigma by close others, self-stigma, and attitudes toward seeking professional help). Our results also showed that the magnitude of model-implied relationships did not vary as a function of generational status. Study limitations, future directions for research, and implications for counseling are discussed.