Japanese Americans' Health Concerns and Depressive Symptoms
Implications for Disaster Counseling
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10550287 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Monit Cheung (0000-0002-0433-4767, University of Houston, corresponding author), P Leung (0000-0002-2188-3944), Venus Tsui (Our Lady of the Lake University) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 201-211 |
| Publication date | 2013-06-20 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0037-8046 • E-ISSN: 1545-6846 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/sw/swt016 |
| PMID | 24032301 |
| OpenAlex | W2121565374 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 32 |
This study examined factors contributing to depressive symptoms among Japanese Americans. Data were collected in Houston, Texas, in 2008, before the March 2011 Japan earthquake, through a community survey including demographic and mental health questions and the Hopkins Symptoms Checklist. Among 43 Japanese American respondents in this convenience sample, the depression prevalence was 11.6 percent. Chi-square results found that having anxiety symptoms and holding a master's degree had statistically significant relationships with depressive symptoms. An independent sample t test found that those having depressive symptoms experienced significantly more health issues than those without depressive symptoms. When these statistically significant variables were entered into a logistic regression model, the overall effect of having health issues, anxiety symptoms, and a master's degree collectively predicted depressive symptoms. It was also found that Japanese Americans rarely consult mental health professionals; in particular, female Japanese American respondents tend to seek help from religious leaders. As implied by these findings, the reluctance of Japanese Americans to seek formal help can be explained by social stigma, a health-oriented approach to treatment, and other cultural considerations. Practice implications focus on disaster counseling with a connection between mental health needs and health care support
Anxiety · Checklist · Depression (economics · Depressive symptoms · Logistic regression · Mental health · Psychiatry · Clinical Psychology · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research · Psychology · Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
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| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,17 |
| Citation span | 2020 - 2020 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |