Shared Cultural Values Influence Mental Health Help-Seeking Behaviors in Asian and Latinx College Students.

ABSTRACT: The current study sought to understand the influence of cultural values on mental health attitudes and help-seeking behaviors in college students of diverse ethnic backgrounds. Asian and Latinx college students (N = 159) completed an online survey in which they reported on their adherence to cultural values as measured by ethnicity-specific cultural values and general attitudes towards mental health. Factor analysis revealed two common factors of cultural values irrespective of ethnicity: Interdependent Orientation (IO) and Cultural Obligation (CO). Regardless of ethnicity, the more students endorsed IO values, the less likely they were to perceive a need for mental health treatment. IO value adherence was also predictive of more negative attitudes towards mental health. CO values were not

SUBMITTER: Zhou E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9249685 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature