Adherence to Asian and European American cultural values and attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help among Asian American college students.

2007 ◽  
Vol 54 (4) ◽  
pp. 474-480 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan S. K. Kim
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
European American ◽  
Professional Psychological Help ◽  
Asian American College Students

Asian Cultural Values, Attitudes toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help, and Willingness to See a Counselor

2003 ◽  
Vol 31 (3) ◽  
pp. 343-361 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bryan S. K. Kim ◽  
Michael M. Omizo
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Health Problems ◽  
Demographic Variables ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Asian Values ◽  
Professional Psychological Help ◽  
Asian Cultural Values ◽  
The Relationship

The purpose of this study was to examine the relationships among Asian American adherence to Asian cultural values, attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help, and willingness to see a counselor. Based on the data from 242 Asian American college students, the results revealed that adherence to Asian cultural values inversely predicted both attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help and general willingness to see a counselor, above and beyond the effects of related demographic variables. The results also indicated that attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help were a perfect mediator on the relationship between adherence to Asian cultural values and willingness to see a counselor in general and between adherence to Asian values and willingness to see a counselor for personal and health problems in particular.

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