Cultural Values Influence Mental-Health Help-Seeking in Asian and Latinx College Students

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elayne Zhou ◽  
Yena Kyeong ◽  
Cecilia Cheung ◽  
Kalina Michalska;Michalska
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviors ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Ethnic Group Membership

The current study examined the influence of cultural values on mental health attitudes and help-seeking behaviors in college students of diverse ethnic backgrounds. Asian and Latinx college students (N = 159) completed an online survey in which they reported their adherence to cultural values and general attitudes towards mental health and help-seeking behavior. Factor analysis revealed two common factors of cultural values irrespective of ethnic background: Interdependent Orientation (IO) and Cultural Obligation (CO). Regardless of ethnicity, the more students endorsed IO values, the less likely they were to perceive a need for mental health treatment. IO value adherence also predicted more negative attitudes towards mental health. CO values were not predictive of perceived need or help-seeking behaviors. Findings highlight the importance of assessing certain cultural values independently from ethnicity and considering how the multidimensionality of culture may help explain shared mental health behaviors across ethnic group membership.

scholarly journals Shared Cultural Values Influence Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviors in Asian and Latinx College Students

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Zhou ◽  
Y. Kyeong ◽  
C. S. Cheung ◽  
K. J. Michalska
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Cultural Values ◽  
Mental Health Treatment ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Racial Groups ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviors ◽  
Ethnic Group Membership

AbstractThe current study sought to understand the influence of cultural values on mental health attitudes and help-seeking behaviors in college students of diverse ethnic backgrounds. Asian and Latinx college students (N = 159) completed an online survey in which they reported on their adherence to cultural values as measured by ethnicity-specific cultural values and general attitudes towards mental health. Factor analysis revealed two common factors of cultural values irrespective of ethnicity: Interdependent Orientation (IO) and Cultural Obligation (CO). Regardless of ethnicity, the more students endorsed IO values, the less likely they were to perceive a need for mental health treatment. IO value adherence was also predictive of more negative attitudes towards mental health. CO values were not predictive of perceived need or help-seeking behaviors. Findings highlight the importance of understanding shared cultural values across ethnic-racial groups and considering how the multidimensionality of culture may help explain shared mental health behaviors crossing lines of ethnic group membership.

Promoting Mental Health Help-Seeking Behavior Among First-Year College Students

2016 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
pp. 102-110 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristin Pace ◽  
Kami Silk ◽  
Samantha Nazione ◽  
Laura Fournier ◽  
Jan Collins-Eaglin
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
First Year ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
First Year College ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
First Year College Students

scholarly journals PERCEIVED STIGMATIZATION, SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS, AND MENTAL HEALTH HELP-SEEKING BEHAVIORS AMONG PSYCHIATRIC OUTPATIENTS ATTENDING A PSYCHIATRIC HOSPITAL IN LAGOS, NIGERIA

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ifeanyichukwu Anthony Ogueji ◽  
Taiye Emmanuel Ojo ◽  
Taiwo Nurudeen Gidado
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Significant Relationship ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Religious Affiliation ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Psychiatric Outpatients ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviors ◽  
Seeking Behavior

ABSTRACTObjectiveAmong the general population of patients with mental illness is a sub-population (psychiatric outpatients) who often encounter limited mental health help-seeking behaviors due to many unknown factors. Therefore, this study aimed to explore some predictors of mental health help-seeking behaviors among psychiatric outpatients.DesignThis cross-sectional study accidentally recruited 42 psychiatric outpatients receiving treatment at the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos State, Nigeria. Their mean age was 27.03±7.05 years (age range = 18-48 years). Data was collected using standardized questionnaire, and analyzed using SPSS (v. 22). Statistical significance set at p<.05.ResultsThe first finding showed a positive but not significant relationship between perceived stigmatization and mental health help-seeking behavior. Second showed that gender had no significant influence on mental health help-seeking behavior. Third showed that age had a positive but not significant relationship with mental health help-seeking behavior. Last finding submitted that clinical diagnosis, religious affiliation, marital status, and educational qualification had a significant joint prediction on mental health help-seeking behaviour, with 28% variance explained. Only religious affiliation had a significant independent prediction.ConclusionOur findings have practical implications for enhancing mental health help-seeking behavior and strengthening an interdisciplinary approach to mental health care.

scholarly journals The Effects of Stigma on Determinants of Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Male College Students: An Application of the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1286-1296 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rita DiGioacchino DeBate ◽  
Amy Gatto ◽  
Gregor Rafal
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Mental Health ◽  
College Students ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Well Being ◽  
College Campuses ◽  
Behavioral Skills ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviors ◽  
Male College ◽  
Mental Well Being

Considered a public health issue, the prevalence and severity of poor mental well-being on college campuses has continued to rise. While many college campuses offer mental health counseling services, and utilization rates are increasing, their proportional usage is low especially among males, who often deal with poor mental well-being by adopting unhealthy coping strategies. The purpose of this study was to use the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills (IMB) model to assess the relationship between the determinants as factors that may impact help-seeking behaviors in a large sample ( n = 1,242) of male college students. Employing a cross-sectional study design, a 71-item online survey assessed information via total mental health literacy (MHL), motivation via attitudes toward mental health and subjective norms regarding mental health, and behavioral skills via intentions regarding help-seeking behaviors, and stigma. Results revealed correlations between information and motivation ( r = .363, p < .01), information and behavioral skills ( r = .166, p < .01), and motivation and behavioral skills ( r = .399, p < .01). Multiple regression was used to determine stigma is a mediator for all relationships. These findings represent an opportunity to take a public health approach to male mental health through developing multilayered interventions that address information, motivation, behavioral skills, and stigma.

scholarly journals Help Seeking Behavior in a Diverse Sample of Asian American Adults

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 1 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Nguyen ◽  
Rosalie Corona ◽  
Matthew Peter DeCarlo ◽  
Anna Yaros ◽  
Anh Thuy Le ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Domestic Violence ◽  
Asian Americans ◽  
Asian American ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviors ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Seeking Behavior

We sought to characterize the help-seeking behavior of Asian Americans living in a Southeastern community in the U.S. by examining different types of services sought, help-seeking preferences, and how demographic characteristics and mental health problems (including domestic violence) predicted these behaviors. 610 Asian Americans (mean age = 39.43 years; 59.6% female; 75% immigrants) completed an anonymous, community survey that included measures of different types of help-seeking behaviors and preferences, mental health symptoms, and exposure to domestic violence. The two most-frequently help-seeking behaviors included seeking advice from friends, family members, or relatives (66.7%), and visiting a medical doctor (46.4%).  In logistic regression models, older age, sex, immigrant status and symptomatic depression predicted different types of help-seeking behaviors and preferences. Neither domestic violence experience or symptomatic anxiety significantly predicted help-seeking.

scholarly journals Care-seeking behavior and disclosure on self-reported mental health among young women in urban Shanghai, China

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 205510291989738
Author(s):  
Simone Eliane Schwank ◽  
Ewa Andersson ◽  
Birgitta Wickberg ◽  
Shih-Chien Fu ◽  
Yan Ding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Care Seeking ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Help Seeking Behavior ◽  
Care Seeking Behavior ◽  
Seeking Behavior ◽  
Professional Contact

Mental health is a major public health concern in China. Help-seeking behavior typically does not involve professionals. Aim of the study was to assess Shanghai women’s care-seeking behavior for common mental health disorders. Using an online survey, fielding questions regarding perinatal mental health status and help-seeking behavior. A total of 487 women participated. One fifth of participants reporting badwell-being did not seek help for mental distress. A total of 82.2 percent seek online support. A majority entrusted in family and avoided professional contact. Mother-in-laws were the least trusted source of support. Shanghai women avoid seeking professional help for mental health issues. Friends, spouses, and online resources are preferred venues.

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