Department of Psychology, University of California Riverside, 900 University Ave. Riverside, California, CA, 92521, USA.
J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2022 Aug;9(4):1325-1334. doi: 10.1007/s40615-021-01073-w. Epub 2021 Jun 23.
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 predictive of perceived need or help-seeking behaviors. Findings highlight the importance of understanding shared cultural values across ethnic-racial groups and considering how the multidimensionality of culture may help explain shared mental health behaviors crossing lines of ethnic group membership.
本研究旨在探讨文化价值观对不同族裔背景的大学生心理健康态度和寻求帮助行为的影响。亚裔和拉丁裔大学生(N=159)完成了一项在线调查,报告了他们对文化价值观的遵从程度,这些价值观由特定族裔的文化价值观和对心理健康的一般态度来衡量。因素分析显示,无论族裔如何,文化价值观都有两个共同的因素:相互依存取向(IO)和文化义务(CO)。无论族裔如何,学生越认同 IO 价值观,他们就越不可能认为自己需要心理健康治疗。IO 价值观的遵从也预示着对心理健康的更负面态度。CO 价值观与感知的需求或寻求帮助的行为无关。研究结果强调了理解跨族裔群体共享文化价值观的重要性,并考虑了文化的多维性如何有助于解释跨越族裔群体成员身份的共同心理健康行为。