title: Examining culturally based variables associated with ethnicity: influences on credibility perceptions of empirically supported interventions.
abstract: Treatment rationales for 2 widely used and empirically supported interventions, cognitive therapy (CT) and time-limited dynamic psychotherapy (TLDP), were examined for their perceived credibility among 136 Asian American college students. This study conducted a comprehensive analysis of culturally based variables (often assumed to underlie ethnicity) and their related effects on credibility perceptions. Variables assessed included cultural identity, self-construals, values, and mental health beliefs. Participants were randomly assigned to read either a CT or TLDP treatment rationale for depression and then rated the credibility of the interventions. Results indicated that cultural identity and self-construals moderated credibility ratings across CT and TLDP rationales. Findings underscore the importance of moving beyond ethnic group analyses to the examination of specific culturally based variables.
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Education, University of California, Santa Barbara, California 93106-9490, USA. eunice@education.ucsb.edu
authors.forename: Eunice C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Wong
authors.forename: Bryan S K
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Nolan W S
authors.initials: NW
authors.lastname: Zane
authors.forename: Irene J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D015928:Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology*; D011614:Psychotherapy, Brief; D012933:Social Identification; D012945:Social Values / Q000208:ethnology; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014481:United States; D014495:Universities