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The Relationships Between Mexican American Acculturation, Cultural Values, Gender, and Help‐Seeking Intentions
Author(s) -
RamosSánchez Lucila,
Atkinson Donald R.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of counseling and development
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.805
H-Index - 78
eISSN - 1556-6676
pISSN - 0748-9633
DOI - 10.1002/j.1556-6678.2009.tb00550.x
Subject(s) - acculturation , mexican americans , psychology , social psychology , help seeking , cultural values , mental health , culture of the united states , ethnic group , sociology , gender studies , political science , psychiatry , anthropology , law
This study examined the relationships between Mexican acculturation, cultural values, gender, and help‐seeking intentions among Mexican American community college students. Findings suggest that as Mexican Americans lose their culture of origin and increase their generational status, their attitudes toward help seeking become less favorable. This contradicts cultural barrier theory as an explanation for underuse of mental health services by Mexican Americans. Furthermore, adherence to traditional Mexican culture and cultural values may actually encourage help seeking.