Yunkyoung Loh Garrison
Biographic Data
| ID | 4410695 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yunkyoung Loh Garrison |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yunkyoung Loh |
| FAMILY NAME | Garrison |
| SIGNATURE | GARRISON Y L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Bates College |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-6892-1725 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 21 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Profiles of meritocratic beliefs and hakbeolism and psychological well-being among multicultural adolescents in South Korea
A dialectical framework of work ethic and rest ethic for Asian American psychology
The present practice-oriented article is informed by dialectical epistemologies embedded within Asian cultural traditions.It introduces a new healing framework that integrates work ethic and rest ethic for Asian American counseling practice.The article posits that engaging in the dialectics of work ethic and rest ethic provides a meaningful and practical approach to foster greater value placed on rest, both collectively and individually, within A…
When Cultural Values Clash With Leadership Stereotypes
Asian immigrant psychologists may encounter unique challenges with leadership development and opportunities due to racial stereotypes, acculturation processes, and culturally bound implicit leadership prototypes, resulting in disproportionate underrepresentation in leadership roles in the United States. The present study explored the success and challenge stories of Asian immigrant psychologists in pursuit of their leadership development. Semi-st…
Asian American college students’ reflections on the #StopAsianHate Movement
Ka Bogso
People make sense of healing and growth through their cultural lenses. This study discusses the posttraumatic growth of Somali refugee women in the aftermath of traumatic events. Specifically, the study incorporates the Somali term ka bogso (being healed toward psychological wholesomeness) that emerges in cultural and spiritual response to life’s adversities into the 5Rs posttraumatic growth model for Somali refugee women. Grounded in humanizing …
Immigrant Young Adults of Color’s Racial Dialogues in Family
Immigrant young adults of color and their family members from older generations often have a different frame of reference, acculturation, or racial consciousness, which may affect their conversations around race and racial issues. This qualitative study examined how immigrant young adults of color engage in racial dialogues with their older family members, how these discussions evolve depending on the group being discussed—such as those of the sa…
The Lotus Clinical Supervision Model for Linguistically Marginalized International Trainees
Despite the growing number of international trainees in mental health professions and their contribution to the professions, evidence-based clinical supervision models have not been developed for this population. This study aimed to create a social-justice-oriented clinical supervision model that focuses on linguistically marginalized international (LMI) trainees. Using constructivist grounded theory, we interviewed ten clinical supervisors nomin…
A framework of community-engaged vocational research methodologies from liberatory perspectives
Integration of substance use disorder treatment in traditional mental health facilities
Transracial and Transnational Adoption in Children’s Literature
This study explores how Asian American adoptee emerging adults make sense of children's literature on adoption and their own experiences. Participants included nine transracial, transnational adoptees from China and South Korea ranging from 20 to 25 years old. They participated in a survey and a semi-structured interview to discuss their reaction to adoption-related children's books and personal reflections. Using reflexive thematic analysis, the…
Storytelling for Asian–White multiracial American college students’ racial identity
This pilot study aims to explore how participatory digital storytelling can be used as an intervention to address race-based stress stemming from White supremacy and monoracism and describe the potential experiential effects on racial identity among Asian–White multiracial American college students. Specifically, we employed testimonio, or a liberation psychology-informed approach in a sample of 10 Asian–White multiracial American college student…
The Korean Version of the Classism Experiences Questionnaire-Academe
Linguistic Minority International Counseling Psychology Trainees’ Experiences in Clinical Supervision
The present study discusses clinical supervision from the perspectives of 20 international counseling psychology trainees with a focus on English-specific experiences in training. Using concept mapping, we identified four clusters of sociolinguistic experiences in clinical settings: Growth and Strength Through Embracing Vulnerability, Barriers to Showing Clinical Potential, Fear of Being Seen as Incompetent, and Self-Doubt About Therapeutic Perfo…
State population indices predict Asian American and Pacific Islander successful substance use treatment completion
Cultural capital is a known factor supporting success in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. We investigated Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) State population metrics in relation to SUD treatment completion for US clients from 2006-2017 ( N = 5,404,374). Metrics that may signify greater available cultural capital were State AAPI Percentage, State AAPI Percent Change, and State AAPI Population. AAPI Percentage, AAPI Percent Change we…
Sociopolitical Development and Healthcare Career Interest, Self-Efficacy, and Outcome Expectations Among Rural Youth
The purpose of this preliminary study was to examine the indirect effects of social cognitive career variables (healthcare career [HC] self-efficacy and outcome expectations) in the relationship between youth sociopolitical development (SPD) and HC interests. Bootstrapping analysis was conducted using samples of eighth grade students ( N = 139) attending schools in rural areas in communities that consist predominantly of Immigrants of Color. Prel…
Supervisor style as a predictor of counseling supervision relationship quality and supervisee satisfaction
The American Meritocracy Myth Stress
The purpose of this study is to develop the American Meritocracy Myth Stress Scale (AMMSS), capable of assessing college students’ psychological stress within the context of the pervasive myth of meritocracy. This psychological stress stems from the association between their perceptions of their own hard work and social class mobility. Underpinned by the social class worldview model-revised, American meritocracy myth stress is conceptualized as t…
Admitted to treatment without diagnosis
Racial trauma, microaggressions, and becoming racially innocuous
Acculturation theories often describe how individuals in the United States adopt and incorporate dominant cultural values, beliefs, and behaviors such as individualism and self-reliance. Theorists tend to perceive dominant cultural values as "accessible to everyone," even though some dominant cultural values, such as preserving White racial status, are reserved for White people. In this article, the authors posit that White supremacist ideology i…
Spending as Social and Affective Coping (SSAC)
The Spending as Social and Affective Coping (SSAC) scale measures the degree to which people spend money to cope with negative affect and their social environment. An exploratory factor analysis yielded a three-factor model explaining 60.34% of the item variance: Affective Coping, Social Coping, and Spending Impulsivity. A confirmatory factor analysis in a new sample found that a hierarchical model with one primary factor and three secondary fact…
A Qualitative Study of Korean Men Experiencing Stress Due to Nonprestigious Hakbeol
Hakbeol refers to one’s place in a hierarchical undergraduate pedigree system in South Korea. This qualitative study explored 12 Korean men’s experiences with societal prejudices associated with nonprestigious hakbeol status (e.g., attending “lesser-known” universities). Considering the gender role strain paradigm and the Confucian historical context in Korea, this study attempted to illuminate psychological issues stemming from Korean men’s emph…
Linguistic Minority International Counseling Psychology Trainees’ Experiences in Clinical Supervision
The present study discusses clinical supervision from the perspectives of 20 international counseling psychology trainees with a focus on English-specific experiences in training. Using concept mapping, we identified four clusters of sociolinguistic experiences in clinical settings: Growth and Strength Through Embracing Vulnerability, Barriers to Showing Clinical Potential, Fear of Being Seen as Incompetent, and Self-Doubt About Therapeutic Perfo…
The American Meritocracy Myth Stress
The purpose of this study is to develop the American Meritocracy Myth Stress Scale (AMMSS), capable of assessing college students’ psychological stress within the context of the pervasive myth of meritocracy. This psychological stress stems from the association between their perceptions of their own hard work and social class mobility. Underpinned by the social class worldview model-revised, American meritocracy myth stress is conceptualized as t…
A Qualitative Study of Korean Men Experiencing Stress Due to Nonprestigious Hakbeol
Hakbeol refers to one’s place in a hierarchical undergraduate pedigree system in South Korea. This qualitative study explored 12 Korean men’s experiences with societal prejudices associated with nonprestigious hakbeol status (e.g., attending “lesser-known” universities). Considering the gender role strain paradigm and the Confucian historical context in Korea, this study attempted to illuminate psychological issues stemming from Korean men’s emph…
Ka Bogso
People make sense of healing and growth through their cultural lenses. This study discusses the posttraumatic growth of Somali refugee women in the aftermath of traumatic events. Specifically, the study incorporates the Somali term ka bogso (being healed toward psychological wholesomeness) that emerges in cultural and spiritual response to life’s adversities into the 5Rs posttraumatic growth model for Somali refugee women. Grounded in humanizing …
Sociopolitical Development and Healthcare Career Interest, Self-Efficacy, and Outcome Expectations Among Rural Youth
The purpose of this preliminary study was to examine the indirect effects of social cognitive career variables (healthcare career [HC] self-efficacy and outcome expectations) in the relationship between youth sociopolitical development (SPD) and HC interests. Bootstrapping analysis was conducted using samples of eighth grade students ( N = 139) attending schools in rural areas in communities that consist predominantly of Immigrants of Color. Prel…
A Qualitative Study of Korean Men Experiencing Stress Due to Nonprestigious Hakbeol
Hakbeol refers to one’s place in a hierarchical undergraduate pedigree system in South Korea. This qualitative study explored 12 Korean men’s experiences with societal prejudices associated with nonprestigious hakbeol status (e.g., attending “lesser-known” universities). Considering the gender role strain paradigm and the Confucian historical context in Korea, this study attempted to illuminate psychological issues stemming from Korean men’s emph…
Admitted to treatment without diagnosis
Racial trauma, microaggressions, and becoming racially innocuous
Acculturation theories often describe how individuals in the United States adopt and incorporate dominant cultural values, beliefs, and behaviors such as individualism and self-reliance. Theorists tend to perceive dominant cultural values as "accessible to everyone," even though some dominant cultural values, such as preserving White racial status, are reserved for White people. In this article, the authors posit that White supremacist ideology i…
Spending as Social and Affective Coping (SSAC)
The Spending as Social and Affective Coping (SSAC) scale measures the degree to which people spend money to cope with negative affect and their social environment. An exploratory factor analysis yielded a three-factor model explaining 60.34% of the item variance: Affective Coping, Social Coping, and Spending Impulsivity. A confirmatory factor analysis in a new sample found that a hierarchical model with one primary factor and three secondary fact…
Supervisor style as a predictor of counseling supervision relationship quality and supervisee satisfaction
The American Meritocracy Myth Stress
The purpose of this study is to develop the American Meritocracy Myth Stress Scale (AMMSS), capable of assessing college students’ psychological stress within the context of the pervasive myth of meritocracy. This psychological stress stems from the association between their perceptions of their own hard work and social class mobility. Underpinned by the social class worldview model-revised, American meritocracy myth stress is conceptualized as t…
State population indices predict Asian American and Pacific Islander successful substance use treatment completion
Cultural capital is a known factor supporting success in substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. We investigated Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) State population metrics in relation to SUD treatment completion for US clients from 2006-2017 ( N = 5,404,374). Metrics that may signify greater available cultural capital were State AAPI Percentage, State AAPI Percent Change, and State AAPI Population. AAPI Percentage, AAPI Percent Change we…
Sociopolitical Development and Healthcare Career Interest, Self-Efficacy, and Outcome Expectations Among Rural Youth
The purpose of this preliminary study was to examine the indirect effects of social cognitive career variables (healthcare career [HC] self-efficacy and outcome expectations) in the relationship between youth sociopolitical development (SPD) and HC interests. Bootstrapping analysis was conducted using samples of eighth grade students ( N = 139) attending schools in rural areas in communities that consist predominantly of Immigrants of Color. Prel…
The Korean Version of the Classism Experiences Questionnaire-Academe
Linguistic Minority International Counseling Psychology Trainees’ Experiences in Clinical Supervision
The present study discusses clinical supervision from the perspectives of 20 international counseling psychology trainees with a focus on English-specific experiences in training. Using concept mapping, we identified four clusters of sociolinguistic experiences in clinical settings: Growth and Strength Through Embracing Vulnerability, Barriers to Showing Clinical Potential, Fear of Being Seen as Incompetent, and Self-Doubt About Therapeutic Perfo…
Storytelling for Asian–White multiracial American college students’ racial identity
This pilot study aims to explore how participatory digital storytelling can be used as an intervention to address race-based stress stemming from White supremacy and monoracism and describe the potential experiential effects on racial identity among Asian–White multiracial American college students. Specifically, we employed testimonio, or a liberation psychology-informed approach in a sample of 10 Asian–White multiracial American college student…
A framework of community-engaged vocational research methodologies from liberatory perspectives
Integration of substance use disorder treatment in traditional mental health facilities
Transracial and Transnational Adoption in Children’s Literature
This study explores how Asian American adoptee emerging adults make sense of children's literature on adoption and their own experiences. Participants included nine transracial, transnational adoptees from China and South Korea ranging from 20 to 25 years old. They participated in a survey and a semi-structured interview to discuss their reaction to adoption-related children's books and personal reflections. Using reflexive thematic analysis, the…
Asian American college students’ reflections on the #StopAsianHate Movement
Ka Bogso
People make sense of healing and growth through their cultural lenses. This study discusses the posttraumatic growth of Somali refugee women in the aftermath of traumatic events. Specifically, the study incorporates the Somali term ka bogso (being healed toward psychological wholesomeness) that emerges in cultural and spiritual response to life’s adversities into the 5Rs posttraumatic growth model for Somali refugee women. Grounded in humanizing …
Immigrant Young Adults of Color’s Racial Dialogues in Family
Immigrant young adults of color and their family members from older generations often have a different frame of reference, acculturation, or racial consciousness, which may affect their conversations around race and racial issues. This qualitative study examined how immigrant young adults of color engage in racial dialogues with their older family members, how these discussions evolve depending on the group being discussed—such as those of the sa…
The Lotus Clinical Supervision Model for Linguistically Marginalized International Trainees
Despite the growing number of international trainees in mental health professions and their contribution to the professions, evidence-based clinical supervision models have not been developed for this population. This study aimed to create a social-justice-oriented clinical supervision model that focuses on linguistically marginalized international (LMI) trainees. Using constructivist grounded theory, we interviewed ten clinical supervisors nomin…
Profiles of meritocratic beliefs and hakbeolism and psychological well-being among multicultural adolescents in South Korea
A dialectical framework of work ethic and rest ethic for Asian American psychology
The present practice-oriented article is informed by dialectical epistemologies embedded within Asian cultural traditions.It introduces a new healing framework that integrates work ethic and rest ethic for Asian American counseling practice.The article posits that engaging in the dialectics of work ethic and rest ethic provides a meaningful and practical approach to foster greater value placed on rest, both collectively and individually, within A…
When Cultural Values Clash With Leadership Stereotypes
Asian immigrant psychologists may encounter unique challenges with leadership development and opportunities due to racial stereotypes, acculturation processes, and culturally bound implicit leadership prototypes, resulting in disproportionate underrepresentation in leadership roles in the United States. The present study explored the success and challenge stories of Asian immigrant psychologists in pursuit of their leadership development. Semi-st…
Psychology (12 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Political science (7 works) · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Counseling Practices and Supervision (6 works) · Gender Studies (6 works) · Gender Studies (6 works)