This article reports the development and psychometric properties of the 27-item Barriers to Seeking Mental Health Counseling (BMHC) scale, which assesses perceived help-seeking barriers among college-aged students. Across 2 studies involving ethnically diverse samples (e.g., Latinx majority students), the authors provided evidence for this new measure's validity and reliability. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses (including a bifactor analysis) provided support for the BMHC scale's multidimensionality reflecting 6 barriers: Negative Perceived Value, Discomfort with Emotions, Ingroup Stigma, Lack of Knowledge, Lack of Access, and Cultural Barriers. Evidence for criterion-related validity was shown through significant but differential correlations with self-stigma, emotional control, and the 4 components of Ajzen's (1991) Theory of Planned Behavior model-attitude, subjective norm of social stigma, perceived behavioral control, and mental health help-seeking intention. Discriminant evidence of validity was established through nonsignificant or small correlations between BMHC subscales and 2 measures of socially desirable responding. The authors also found evidence for incremental validity and measurement invariance across race, and evidence for internal reliability and temporal stability of the BMHC subscales. Findings are discussed in light of the conceptual, methodological, and clinical contributions of the BMHC scale. Public Significance StatementThis project reports a newly developed multidimensional measure assessing six specific types of perceived barriers to seeking mental health counseling, and their associations with various criterions of help-seeking decision making among ethnically diverse college students. Findings could inform prevention, intervention, and counselor training efforts on college campuses to promote college students' psychological well-being.

Resumen: El presente artículo tiene por finalidad estudiar las características que poseen las series familiares para constituirse en productos de gran audiencia y con facilidad para viajar a otros países. Se estudiarán, en primer lugar, los fundamentos económicos de las series como producto audiovisual, y desde allí, el caso concreto del dramedia español Médico de Familia y su exportación a distintos mercados, especialmente el latinoamericano. Se partirá de la consideración de las series como producto audiovisual de entretenimiento. En concreto, se centrará la atención en las series familiares, definidas así en razón de su contenido y de su público. Se prestará especial atención a las características que hacen que series familiares se constituyan en productos atractivos para su venta internacional, apoyándonos en datos empíricos del desarrollo de la serie y entrevistas personales.Palabras clave: televisión; ficción; producto cultural; entretenimiento; series.Abstract: For this article we will study the economic foundations of television series as audiovisual products and from there the case of the Spanish dramedy Médico de Familia and its Latin commercialization. We will begin by considering television series as entertainment audiovisual products. Fiction series belong to the category of audiovisual products and thus comprise cultural products that draw on the potential afforded by the art of communication keeping in mind that these series are entertainment products. The features which define them as both audiovisual and entertainment products allow for the adaptations and direct sales on a speculative and practical basis. The study will focus on family series which are defined by their content and audience. We will pay special attention to the main characteristics which enable television series to succeed beyond local frontiers, especially in regions where the culture and language are similar.

Este artículo tiene como objetivo principal explicar la influencia de la sitcom norteamericana en la producción de comedias televisivas españolas con el fin de obtener los estándares de producción de este formato en España. Se tratará, en concreto, el caso de "Friends" y "7 vidas" por ser el más paradigmático de este fenómeno. La estandarización y profesionalización del proceso creativo así como el alargamiento de la duración serán algunos aspectos característicos tratados en la producción de sitcoms en España.

El presente artículo tiene por finalidad estudiar las características que poseen las series familiares para constituirse en productos de gran audiencia y con facilidad para viajar a otros países. Se estudiarán, en primer lugar, los fundamentos económicos de las series como producto audiovisual, y desde allí, el caso concreto del dramedia español Médico de Familia y su exportación a distintos mercados, especialmente el latinoamericano. Se partirá de la consideración de las series como producto audiovisual de entretenimiento. En concreto, se centrará la  atención en las series familiares, definidas así en razón de su contenido y de su público. Se prestará especial atención a las características que hacen que series familiares se constituyan en productos atractivos para su venta internacional, apoyándonos en datos empíricos del desarrollo de la serie y entrevistas personales.

According to the National Center for Educational Statistics (n.d.), 3.6 million Latinx students enrolled in college for the Fall 2019 semester. Latinx students are the second largest racial/ethnic group to enroll in higher education and yet this population has the lowest rates of degree attainment compared to other non-Latinx college students. To better understand Latinx students’ experiences within a positive psychology and culturally relevant lens, this study examined the relationship between gratitude, social connectedness, and subjective happiness among 261 bilingual Latinx college students in the United States. We utilized structural equation modeling analysis and found that gratitude was significantly and positively correlated with subjective happiness. Both subscales of the Social Connectedness in Mainstream Society and the Ethnic Community Scales have indirect effects between gratitude and subjective happiness. Results also showed that there is no significant difference between these two indirect effects. It may be important to provide psychoeducation to Latinx college students about the benefits of gratitude (e.g., how it is related to social connectedness and subjective happiness) while fostering connections between Latinx students/communities and mainstream culture to build networks. Strengths, limitations, and other practical implications are further discussed.