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Figueroa, Chantal; Zheng, Yi; Adams, Joshua – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2020
This mixed-methods study identified the help-seeking attitudes of Guatemalan college students. A random sample of 248 students across 2 universities responded to a cultural adaptation of the Beliefs About Psychological Services (BAPS; AEgisdóttir & Gerstein, 2009) survey. The directors of both universities and a subsample of participants were…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Students, Help Seeking, Mental Health
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Arora, Prerna G.; Metz, Kristina; Carlson, Cindy I. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2016
This study examined (a) the roles of perceived and personal stigma on attitudes toward professional psychological help seeking and (b) the effects of these constructs across gender in South Asians. Personal stigma and being male was negatively associated with attitudes toward professional psychological help seeking; no difference in the…
Descriptors: Help Seeking, Social Bias, Attitude Measures, Mental Health
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Li, Jiaqi; Marbley, Aretha Faye; Bradley, Loretta J.; Lan, William – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 2016
The authors examined the help-seeking attitudes of 109 Chinese international students studying in the United States. Results revealed that significant relationships exist among acculturation, ethnic identity, English proficiency, and attitudes toward seeking professional counseling services. Limitations and recommendations for future research are…
Descriptors: Acculturation, Ethnicity, Self Concept, Language Proficiency
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Mau, Wei-Cheng; Jepsen, David A. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 1990
Compared attitudes of Chinese and American graduate students toward counselors/counseling process. Findings from 148 American and 102 Chinese students suggest that American students tended to perceive problems as more serious than did Chinese students. It appeared that Chinese students did not differ from American students in preference for…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Counseling, Cultural Differences, Foreign Students
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Lucas, Margaretha S. – Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development, 1993
Investigated self-reported career, study skills, and personal adjustment status of 75 minority first-year college students attending predominantly white university and whether they requested help with these issues from their university's counseling center. Students had concerns about grades, career issues, assertiveness problems, career…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Choice, College Freshmen, Help Seeking