Acculturation and Social Stigma: Mental Health Communicative Action and Help-seeking Behaviors among Chinese Immigrants in the United States

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-17
Author(s):  
Jo-Yun Li
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Communicative Action ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Chinese Immigrants ◽  
The United States ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviors

scholarly journals An Exploratory Study of Attitudes Toward Psychological Help Seeking Among African American Men

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (4) ◽  
pp. 347-370 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael C. Cadaret ◽  
Suzette L. Speight
Keyword(s):  
African American ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
African American Men ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Community Sample ◽  
Personal Characteristics ◽  
The United States ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Help Seeking Attitudes ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviors

Disparities in health care are a significant social problem affecting millions of racial and ethnic minorities in the United States. To better understand these disparities, the current study explored the relationship between self- and social stigma, John Henryism, hardiness, and attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help in a community sample of 120 Black men ( Mage = 42.72 years, SD = 13.26). Additionally, participants completed measures of potential covariates, which included occupation, highest education, and income. Results suggest that self-stigma is a major deterrent to seeking help for psychological issues. This relationship is moderated by both age and occupation. Hardiness negatively influenced self-stigma for help seeking and had a positive indirect influence on attitudes toward help seeking. Findings support previous research on help-seeking attitudes among African American men and suggest that personal characteristics, such as age, occupation, and coping style can influence help-seeking behaviors.

Help Seeking Behaviors of International Students

2016 ◽  
pp. 1368-1386
Author(s):  
Susan Boafo-Arthur ◽  
Ama Boafo-Arthur
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
United States ◽  
International Students ◽  
Help Seeking ◽  
Culture Shock ◽  
The United States ◽  
Psychological Help ◽  
Institutions Of Higher Education ◽  
Professional Counseling ◽  
Help Seeking Behaviors

International students' pursuit of education in the United States (US) is mutually beneficial to both international students and the economy of the United States. Students often experience culture shock or transitional stress upon arrival. Despite these challenges, research indicates that international students are not likely to seek professional counseling to manage or resolve their issues. In the event that they seek help they are known to prefer medical instead of psychological help. Authors in this chapter review the influence of stigma and acculturational variables on help seeking behaviors of international students. The authors also discuss implications for international students and institutions of higher education, and conclude with recommendations that may be beneficial to international students, student counseling services, and institutions of higher education in the United States.

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