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In 3 studies, Mexican-American college students reported a clear preference for ethnically similar counselors. These findings are robust because they pertain to both men and women, they pertain to persons who have and have not sought counseling, they are not significantly influenced by the experimenter's ethnicity, and they apply to students who have considered professional help for a wide range of personal problems. Furthermore, the 3rd study demonstrated that these preference ratings are unlikely to be a function of the participants' knowing the intent of the studies. Contrary to the mixed findings of past research, the present research suggests that ethnicity plays an important role in the counseling of Mexican Americans. It is argued that the methodologies used to assess preference (as either a judgment or a choice) may be an important factor in the study of Mexican Americans' preferences for their counselor's ethnic background.

The purpose of this survey was to examine the extent to which community psychology has committed itself to one of its original missions: to foster cultural relativity and diversity. Content analyses were conducted of all articles published in the American Journal of Community Psychology, Community Mental Health Journal, and the Journal of Community Psychology from the journals' inception through 1985. Of all articles published, 13% furthered the goals of cultural diversity, and 86% did not. Further breakdown revealed that 5.5% of the articles were on a single U.S. ethnic minority group, 5% compared an ethnic minority group(s) to Whites, 2% were on an international cultural group, and .5% compared two or more ethnic minority groups to each other. Compared to CMHJ, a higher proportion of articles published in AJCP and JCP were devoted to cultural diversity. Greater attention has been given to the study of Blacks and Hispanics/Puerto Ricans than to Asian Americans or Native Americans. For all journals combined, there was an overall increase in the proportion of articles devoted to cultural diversity and ethnicity over time. Still, 5% to 11% was considered short of the proportion of ethnic minorities in the United States (over 20%), leading the researchers to conclude that progress has been made, but more needs to be done.

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