Sociocultural predictors of psychological help-seeking attitudes and behavior among Mexican American college students.
Sociocultural variables of acculturation, enculturation, cultural congruity, and perceived social support were used as predictors of psychological help-seeking attitudes and behaviors among 162 Mexican American college students. Multivariate multiple regression analyses indicated that higher cultural congruity, lower perceived social support from family, and higher perceived social support from significant others were significant predictors of positive help-seeking attitudes. In addition, higher acculturation into the dominant society, lower perceived social support from family, and lower perceived social support from friends were significantly predictive of greater help-seeking behavior. Implications for research and practice are discussed.
Miville
Marie L
ML
Department of Counseling and Clinical PsychologyTeachers College, Columbia University, New York, NY 10027, USA. mlm2106@columbia.edu
Constantine
Madonna G
MG
D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005190:Family / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D033062:Friends / Q000208:ethnology; D015438:Health Behavior / Q000208:ethnology*; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D017058:Mexican Americans / Q000523:psychology*; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000208:ethnology*; D012933:Social Identification; D012944:Social Support; D015206:Southwestern United States; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000208:ethnology / Q000628:therapy; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities