Gender bias and individualism: Responses to case vignettes among psychologists, professors, and students

Tredinnick, Michael G.; Fowers, Blaine J.

doi:10.1007/s12144-997-1007-y

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“…A third non-clinical control vignette described a child experiencing situational stress (Loades and Mastroyannopoulou 2010). Vignettes were counter-balanced to reduce gender bias so that half of participants read vignettes describing a 'boy in their class' and the other half of participants read about 'a girl in their class' (Swami 2012;Tredinnick and Fowers 1997).…”

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Mental health literacy and help-giving responses of Irish primary school teachers

Chorcora

Swords

2021

Irish Educational Studies

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Teachers can play a crucial role in identifying and responding to children's mental health difficulties. This study explored teachers' mental health literacy (MHL) and their help-giving responses, a topic which is relatively unexplored, particularly at primary school level. Primary teachers (N = 356) responded to a questionnaire that followed the presentation of each of three vignettes: a non-clinical, control, vignette and two clinical vignettes. One of the clinical vignettes described a child with generalised anxiety disorder and another described a child with depression. Mixed-methods questioning was used to assess teachers' ability to recognise internalising disorders and their help-giving responses. Most participants were able to recognise a child experiencing an internalising disorder, with 84% accurately identifying anxiety and 71% accurately identifying depression. Multiple regression analyses showed that being female and having more exposure to mental illness were significantly associated with greater concern for affected children. Greater concern and confidence in one's ability to help students in need were significantly associated with teachers' intention to offer support. More years of teaching experience was associated with less help-giving intentions. MHL training for teachers is recommended so as to improve their ability to identify and respond to children's mental health difficulties in a timely manner.

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Mental health literacy and help-giving responses of Irish primary school teachers

Chorcora

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2021

Irish Educational Studies

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“…Moreover, the codes of ethics pertinent to professional social workers (National Association of Social Workers, 1999) and professional psychologists (American Psychological Association, 1993) are unequivocal: Unbiased and accepting attitudes toward the client and patient groups treated or served are ethical -imperatives and consequently prerequisites for professional practice. Understandably, therefore, the attitudes of professional social workers and psychologists toward women and racial minorities have been the topic of continuing investigations within both professions (see, for example, Dailey, 1983;McMahon & Meares, 1992;Ottavi, Pope-Davis, & Dings, 1994;Kaplan & Free, 1995;Collins, Kamya, & Tourse, 1997;Tredinnick & Fowers, 1997;Black, Oles, & Moore, 1998;Heesacker, Wester, Vogel, Wentzel, Jeffrey, Mejia-Millan, & Goodholm, 1999;Tinsley-Jones, 2001). However, because the results of these studies have largely been based on small convenience samples and the measurement devices have not been consistent, aggregation and generalization of the findings to population parameters are not warranted.…”

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Some Normative Data on Mental Health Professionals' Attitudes about Racial Minorities and Women

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Although codes of ethics of the mental health professions and the recently developed race- and gender-specific models of counseling and psychotherapy stipulate positive and accepting attitudes toward racial minorities and women, formal assessment of these attitudes has been hindered by the absence of appropriate measurement tools and generalizable data. This study provides some normative data by reporting responses of 705 psychologists and social workers to the Quick Discrimination Index, a psychometrically sound 23-item self-report measure previously administered to several different professional groups. Analysis indicated psychologists and social workers reported particularly positive attitudes toward racial minorities and women but expressed the same racial and sex contradictions, ambivalences, and vulnerabilities reported by the general public.

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“…Researchers’ assumptions can be investigated with different methods. For instance, “surveys” have documented that some therapists erroneously believe lesbian and gay clients are more mentally ill compared to straight clients (Garfinkle & Morin, 1978), some psychologists, university professors, and college students tend to exaggerate the rationality of men compared to women (Tredinnick & Fowers, 1997), and some psychology faculty in the United States endorse the misplaced belief that culture is more important for BIPOC people than for Whites (Causadias, Vitriol, et al, 2018).…”

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The importance of research about research on culture: A call for meta-research on culture.

Causadías¹,

Korous²,

Cahill³

et al. 2023

Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology

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Objectives: It is crucial to examine how research on culture is fueled by assumptions, policies, and practices. The goal of this article is to promote meta-research on culture, the critical study of how investigations on culture are performed and interpreted, how scientific knowledge about culture is produced and transmitted, and the importance of scrutinizing assumptions, policies, and practices in a way that challenge views of minoritized groups as deviant and pathological. Method: We define key concepts, such as meta-research, culture, and meta-research on culture. Results: We approach cultural research as a system of people (researchers, participants), places (academic institutions, journals), practices (sampling, comparing groups), and power (legitimizing some groups as normative and others as deviant). We discuss assumptions, policies, and practices, and review landmark studies and methods. Conclusions: Meta-research on culture is an emerging field that can improve scientific understanding of human culture, guide efforts to elevate the perspectives of people who have historically experienced marginalization, inform institutional support and the creation of nurturing academic spaces, and guide the implementation of better research and training practices. Public Significance StatementIt is critical to study of how investigations on culture are performed and interpreted, how scientific knowledge about culture is produced and transmitted, and the importance of scrutinizing assumptions, policies, and practices in a way that challenge views of minoritized groups as deviant and pathological.

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Gender bias and individualism: Responses to case vignettes among psychologists, professors, and students

Cited by 4 publications

References 11 publications

Mental health literacy and help-giving responses of Irish primary school teachers

Mental health literacy and help-giving responses of Irish primary school teachers

Some Normative Data on Mental Health Professionals' Attitudes about Racial Minorities and Women

The importance of research about research on culture: A call for meta-research on culture.

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