Japanese Americans (N=68) completed acculturation scale and rated credibility and attractiveness of counselor in tape-recorded simulated counseling session. Bicultural participants rated counselor as more attractive than did Western-identified participants. Japanese-American counselor was rated as more attractive than white-American counselor when…

Compared perceived causes of mental illness and help-seeking preferences among Japanese-American and white college students (Total n=288). Found that Japanese-Americans were more likely than whites to attribute mental illness to social causes, to resolve problems on their own, and to seek help from family members and/or friends. (Author/NB)

The findings supported hypothesis that these two ethnic groups differ from all other students in the same direction because of similar cultural values. However, Japanese-American students consistently occupied an intermediate position between the two other groups on all three measures. Some form of differential acculturation due to historical and…