Cultural influences on willingness to seek treatment for social anxiety in Chinese- and European-heritage students
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12474604 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lorena Hsu (University of British Columbia, corresponding author), Lynn E Alden (0000-0002-0978-2999, University of British Columbia) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 215-223 |
| Publication date | 2008-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cultural Diversity & Ethnic Minority Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1099-9809 • E-ISSN: 1939-0106 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037/1099-9809.14.3.215 |
| PMID | 18624586 |
| OpenAlex | W2055630345 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 21 |
We examined culture-related influences on willingness to seek treatment for social anxiety in first- and second-generation students of Chinese heritage (Ns=65, 47, respectively), and their European-heritage counterparts (N=60). Participants completed measures that assessed their willingness to seek treatment for various levels of social anxiety. Results showed that participants were similar on willingness to seek treatment at low- and high-severity levels of social anxiety; however, at moderate levels, first-generation Chinese participants were significantly less willing to seek treatment compared to their European-heritage counterparts. The reluctance of first-generation Chinese participants to seek treatment was associated with greater Chinese-heritage acculturation, and was not related to perceiving symptoms of social anxiety as less impairing. The findings support the general contention that Asians in North America tend to delay treatment for mental health problems
Acculturation · Anxiety · Cultural heritage · Ethnic group · Mental health · Political science · Psychiatry · Social anxiety · Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Cultural Differences and Values · Psychology
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