Attitudes Toward Seeking Therapy Among Puerto Rican And Cuban American Young Adults And Their Parents
Year: 2011
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Puerto Rican and Cuban American young adults and one of their parents (mother or father) completed the Beliefs toward Mental Illness Scale, the Stigma Scale for Receiving Psychological Help, the Attitudes toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help Scale-Short Form, and additional measures. Among parents, but not young adults, the more they believed there is social stigma attached to those with mental illnesses and that mental illnesses are untreatable, the less likely they would seek therapy for emotional problems. The young adults were significantly less likely than their parents to perceive those with mental illnesses as dangerous, lacking social skills or being stigmatized, and were more open to seeking therapy. For young adults and parents, increases in acculturation toward the United States culture were significantly associated with less pejorative attitudes toward mental illness and therapy. Other findings and recommendations for therapists treating Puerto Rican and Cuban American clients are provided. © International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology.
Institutions: University of Central Florida, University of Alicante
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2140259891