Help-Seeking Attitudes Among Vietnamese Americans: The Impact of Acculturation, Cultural Barriers, and Spiritual Beliefs

Luu, Thang D.; Leung, Patrick; Nash, Susan

doi:10.1080/15332980802467456

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“…The main finding of the current study confirmed the significant effect of stigma and mental health seeking behaviors among Asian American students, which is congruent with previous research (Kim & Park, 2009;Lee et al, 2009;Leong & Zachar, 1999;Luu, Leung, & Nash, 2009;Masuda et al, 2009;Ting & Hwang, 2009). Although each Asian group has a unique immigration history and acculturation stage, most of them have been influenced by Confucian teachings and philosophies of collectivist tradition, which discourage emotional expressions in order to avoid disclosure of personal weakness and/or maintain harmony in family and society (Kim & Park, 2009;Lin & Cheung, 1999).…”

Section: Mental Health Stigma and Help-seeking Behaviorssupporting

confidence: 79%

Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Asian American Community College Students: The Effect of Stigma, Cultural Barriers, and Acculturation

Han

Pong²

2015

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140

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According to the 2008 U.S. Census, there are 15.5 million Asian Americans in the United States, and 17% are students enrolled in a university (Shea & Yeh, 2008). Asian American college students in higher education are oftentimes perceived as the “model minority” with high academic achievements and few mental and/or behavioral problems (Park, 2010). In contrast to this general assumption, studies have shown that many Asian American college students suffer from psychological distress (Abe-Kim et al., 2007; Breaux, Matsuoka, & Ryujin, 1997; Lee et al., 2009; Mallinckrodt, Shigeoka, & Suzuki, 2005; Nguyen & Anderson, 2005). In fact, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2008) highlighted considerable disparities in mental health among racial/ethnic groups, including the fact that Asian Americans 15–24 years old have significantly higher suicidal rates than do other racial/ethnic groups of the same age range. Researchers have attributed this mental health disparity to Asian students’ underutilization of professional services. Consequently, a growing number of empirical studies have been conducted to identify the contributors to low mental health service utilization (Abe-Kim et al., 2007; Kim & Park, 2009; Lee et al., 2009; Nguyen & Anderson, 2005; Umemoto, 2004). These studies have found that acculturation, cultural barriers, and stigma attached to mental health problems are common factors that significantly contribute to Asian American college students’ low mental-health-seeking behaviors. However, based on the authors’ knowledge, these studies have focused on Asian American students who attend 4-year colleges. There is very little known about Asian American students attending 2-year community colleges, who comprise over 40% of Asian American undergraduates enrolled in higher education (Park, 2010).

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Section: Mental Health Stigma and Help-seeking Behaviorssupporting

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Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Asian American Community College Students: The Effect of Stigma, Cultural Barriers, and Acculturation

Han

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2015

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“…Despite its limitations, the ATSPPH-SF has been frequently used with culturally diverse populations in the U.S., including Asian Americans (Kim and Omizo 2003;Omizo et al 2008;Luu et al 2009;Sung and Tidwell 2005) (Leach et al 2007), Turkish university students (Turkum 2005), Taiwanese students (Chang 2007(Chang , 2008, and Mainland Chinese college students (Cao 2007).…”

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Assessing the Psychometric Properties of the Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale-Short Form in Mainland China

Fang

Pieterse

Friedlander

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Int J Adv Counselling

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This investigation tested the psychometric properties of the Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale-Short Form (ATSPPH-SF; Fisher and Farina [Journal of College Student Development, 36, 368-373, 1995]) in a sample of 338 Mainland Chinese college students. Using back-translation, the ATSPPH-SF was translated into simplified Chinese. Confirmatory factor analysis did not support the original one-factor model. Subsequently, exploratory factor analysis suggested a 7-item, two-factor model; however, the new factor structure yielded poor reliability coefficients, below .60. Results suggest that the help-seeking construct as operationalized by the ATSPPH-SF may not be valid for the Chinese population. The importance of designing indigenous instruments for help-seeking attitudes is discussed.

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“…In comparison with their counterparts who report low levels of acculturation, Vietnamese women with higher levels of acculturation are more likely to endorse help-seeking behaviors for mental health (Luu, Leung, & Nash, 2009) and to undergo cancer screenings (Tang, Solomon, & McCracken, 2000; Yi & Reyes-Gibby, 2002). The intermediary between acculturation and the well-being of the ethnic minority individual lies within the type of normative behavior found in the dominant society.…”

Section: Acculturationmentioning

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The Role of Acculturation and Collectivism in Cancer Screening for Vietnamese American Women

Nguyen

Clark

2014

Health Care for Women International

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The aim of this study was to examine the influence of demographic variables and the interplay between collectivism and acculturation on breast and cervical cancer screening outcomes among Vietnamese American women. Convenience sampling was used to recruit 111 Vietnamese women from the Richmond, VA, metropolitan area, who participated in a larger cancer screening intervention. All participants completed measures on demographic variables, collectivism, acculturation, and cancer-screening-related variables (i.e., attitudes, self-efficacy, and screening behavior). Findings indicated that collectivism predicted both positive attitudes and higher levels of self-efficacy with regard to breast and cervical cancer screening. Collectivism also moderated the relationship between acculturation and attitudes toward breast cancer screening such that for women with low levels of collectivistic orientation, increasing acculturation predicted less positive attitudes towards breast cancer screening. This relationship was not found for women with high levels of collectivistic orientation. The current findings highlight the important roles that sociodemographic and cultural variables play in affecting health attitudes, self-efficacy, and behavior among Vietnamese women. The findings potentially inform screening programs that rely on culturally relevant values in helping increase Vietnamese women’s motivation to screen.

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Help-Seeking Attitudes Among Vietnamese Americans: The Impact of Acculturation, Cultural Barriers, and Spiritual Beliefs

Cited by 50 publications

References 25 publications

Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Asian American Community College Students: The Effect of Stigma, Cultural Barriers, and Acculturation

Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviors Among Asian American Community College Students: The Effect of Stigma, Cultural Barriers, and Acculturation

Assessing the Psychometric Properties of the Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale-Short Form in Mainland China

The Role of Acculturation and Collectivism in Cancer Screening for Vietnamese American Women

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