Testing a multiple mediation model of Asian American college students' willingness to see a counselor.
Adapting the theory of reasoned action, the present study examined help-seeking beliefs, attitudes, and intent among Asian American college students (N = 110). A multiple mediation model was tested to see if the relation between Asian values and willingness to see a counselor was mediated by attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help and subjective norm. A bootstrapping procedure was used to test the multiple mediation model. Results indicated that subjective norm was the sole significant mediator of the effect of Asian values on willingness to see a counselor. The findings highlight the importance of social influences on help-seeking intent among Asian American college students.
Kim
Paul Youngbin
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Department of Psychology, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
Park
Irene J K
IJ
D000069:Acculturation; D000293:Adolescent; D001213:Asian / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000523:psychology*; D001294:Attitude to Health / Q000208:ethnology; D003376:Counseling; D003469:Culture; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033182:Intention; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology*; D012945:Social Values / Q000208:ethnology*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult