Cultural Influences on Willingness to Seek Treatment for Social Anxiety in Chinese- and European-Heritage Students

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 215-223

  Hsu, Lorena ^a   Alden, Lynn E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chinese immigrants; cultural values; impairment; social anxiety; treatment seeking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; SOCIAL PHOBIA; THERAPY DELAY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CULTURE; EUROPE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PHOBIC DISORDERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; VOLITION;

EID: 47749133760     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1099-9809.14.3.215     Document Type: Article

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