The salience of cultural values and religiosity in help-seeking of Asian Indian Christians residing in the United States
by Philip, Sindhu Elizabeth, Psy.D., WHEATON COLLEGE, 2009, 113 pages; 3369018

Abstract:

This study explored the relationship between cultural values, religiosity and help-seeking attitudes within the Asian Indian Christian community residing in the United States. Sixty-seven Asian Indian Christians over the age of 18 completed measures of Asian values enculturation, religious commitment and attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help. Greater adherence to the Asian values dimension of Collectivism was found to be predictive of more negative attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help. Those who had a previous counseling history endorsed lower adherence to the Asian values dimension of Emotional Self-Control than those who reported no previous counseling history. Overall, however, general adherence to Asian cultural values and religious commitment were not found to be predictive of attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help. The majority of the sample appeared to be relatively open to seeking professional counseling services in the future (67.2%). When asked about help-seeking preferences, friends, family, and spiritual resources were reported most frequently.

 
AdviserJanelle L. Kwee
SchoolWHEATON COLLEGE
SourceDAI/B 70-08, p. , Sep 2009
Source TypeDissertation
SubjectsReligion; Clinical psychology; Ethnic studies
Publication Number3369018
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