Asian Americans’ mental health help-seeking attitudes

The relative and unique roles of cultural values and ethnic identity

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ID8088376
AuthorsMehwish Shahid (0000-0002-6943-3491, corresponding author), Nicole H Wei (0000-0002-8245-0616), Gary D Stoner (0000-0002-7888-5609), Bryan M Dewsbury (0000-0003-4061-5424), Bryan Dewsbury
Year2021
Volume12
Issue2
Pages138-146
Publication date2021-03-04
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAsian American Journal of Psychology (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1948-1985 • E-ISSN: 1948-1993
PublisherAmerican Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1037/aap0000230
OpenAlexW3135479360
LanguageEN
Citations received7

Previous research has established that Asian Americans are less likely than other racial and ethnic groups to seek help from mental health professionals. In this study, we examined the relative and unique roles of cultural values and ethnic identity in Asian American college students’ mental health help-seeking attitudes. Participants were 155 Asian American college students recruited from the community (Mage = 25.23 years, 67.1% men). Results indicated that greater adherence to Asian American values, specifically emotional self-control, was uniquely associated with poorer attitudes toward seeking mental health help. Findings underscore the role of emotional processes in attitudes toward seeking mental health help. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2021 APA, all rights reserved

Asian americans · Ethnic group · Identity (music · Mental health · Psychotherapist · Sociology · Anthropology · Counseling Practices and Supervision · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Clinical Psychology · Social Psychology

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