Help-seeking experiences and attitudes among African American, Asian American, and European American college students

International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 168-180

  Masuda, Akihiko ^a   Anderson, Page L ^a   Twohig, Michael P ^b   Feinstein, Amanda B ^a   Chou, Ying Yi ^a   Wendell, Johanna W ^a   Stormo, Analia R ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ethnic minority; Help seeking attitudes; Seeking professional psychological help; Self concealment

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349629735     PISSN: 01650653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10447-009-9076-2     Document Type: Article

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