Religiosity, spirituality, and help‐seeking among Filipino Americans: Religious clergy or mental health professionals?

Religious Activity and Pastoral Counseling Among Protestant Youth with SED

“…This variable was assessed by a single item that asked caregivers, "How many religious services or activities sponsored by a religious organization did [child's name] attend in the past month?" Although single item measures are often criticized, in terms of research related to religious activity, such measurement has been found to be acceptable (George et al, 2000;van Olphen et al, 2003;Abe-Kim et al, 2004).…”

“…In one model in the adult literature, religiosity is conceptualized as a coping mechanism that has a direct effect on mental health (Abe-Kim, Gong, & Takeuchi, 2004;Brega & Coleman, 1999;Dalton, Elias, & Wandersman, 2001;Larson & Larson, 2003). In the other model, the effect of religion on mental health is thought to be mediated by social support (Abe-Kim et al, 2004;van Olphen, Schulz, Israel, Chatters, & Klem, 2003).…”

Mental health help seeking among Filipinos: a review of the literature

“…Although the concrete role of hiya on mental health help-seeking behavior has not yet been studied, loss of face, an arguably related construct, has been previously researched (Abe-Kim et al, 2004;David, 2010;Gong et al, 2003). Loss of face has been defined as the threat or loss of one's social integrity, especially as it relates to social relationships and one's social standing, and oftentimes measured using the Loss of Face Scale (Zane & Yeh, 2002).…”

“…Filipinos prefer to seek help from their lay networks for their emotional problems rather than from mental health professionals (Abe-Kim et al, 2004;Bunagan et al, 2011;Gong et al, 2003;Hechanova et al, 2011;Thompson et al, 2002), and the Filipino core value of kapwa could elucidate this phenomenon. Kapwa emphasizes treating others as kapwa or a fellow human being, a tenet that goes beyond mere conformity, avoidance of conflict, or the simplistic Individualism-Collectivism dichotomy (Pe-Pua & Protacio-Marcelino, 2000).…”

After discharge from hospital, where do we go? Follow-up of clients with mental illness and/or addiction: 30 days post-acute care.

“…Abe-Kim, Gong, and Takeuchi (2004) discuss the influence of spirituality and religion on help seeking activities for Filipino Americans. Their research concludes "spirituality was associated with lower stress and a lowered probability of seeking help from mental health professionals, while religiosity was associated with a preference for seeking help from religious clergy" (Abe- Kim et al, 2004, p. 686).…”