Gender and acculturation as predictors of attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help among the Hmong community
Author(s):
Thao, Debbie Dao
Format:
Thesis
Degree granted:
Psy.D.
Publisher:
Ann Arbor : Alliant International University, Fresno, 2006.
Pages:
111
Language:
English
Abstract:
This study investigated the effects of the level of acculturation and gender on the attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help among the Hmong community. In addition, it assessed the relationship between the attitudes toward seeking help and prior experience in mental health counseling. Sixty-one adult male and 72 adult female Hmong individuals participated in this study. The results indicated that (a) a high level of acculturation led to more positive attitudes toward seeking professional help, (b) women did not hold more positive attitudes toward seeking professional help than did men, (c) highly acculturated women held more positive attitudes toward seeking professional help than did less acculturated women, and (d) age was the strongest predictor of attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help. An interesting finding was that 35.8% of the participants indicated that they would seek a counselor in time of crisis, although only 12.4% reported actually having done so.