The relationship between emotional openness and the attitudes towards seeking professional counseling of English-speaking Caribbean college students

International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 191-201

  Greenidge, Wendy lou L ^a   Daire, Andrew P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Emotional openness; Mental health

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955577340     PISSN: 01650653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10447-010-9100-6     Document Type: Article

References (39)

1. Ali, A., & Toner, B. B. (2001). Symptoms of depression among Caribbean women and Caribbean-Canadian women: an investigation of self-silencing and domains of meaning. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 25, 175-180.
2. American College Health Association. (2007). American College Health Association-National College Health Assessment (ACHA-NCHA) Web Summary. Retrieved December 03, 2007, from http://www.acha-ncha.org/data_highlights.html/.
3. Arredondo, P., & Arcinega, M. (2001). Strategies and techniques for counselor training based on the multicultural counseling competencies. Journal of Multicultural Counseling & Development, 29(4), 263-272.
4. Baysden, M. (2002). International and United States citizen student adaptation to college, opinions about mental illness, and attitudes toward seeking professional help. Dissertation Abstracts International Section A: Humanities and Social Sciences, 64(2-A), 393.
5. Campbell, C., & McLean, C. (2002). Inter-ethnic comparisons in peoples' accounts of local community participation: the context of health inequalities in England. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 12(1), 13-30.
6. Campbell, C., Cornish, F., & McLean, C. (2004). Social capital, participation and the perpetuation of health inequalities: Obstacles to African-Caribbean participation in 'partnerships' to improve mental health. Ethnicity and Health, 9(3), 305-327.
7. Dadfar, S., & Friedlander, M. L. (1982). Differential attitudes of international students toward seeking professional psychological help. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 29, 335-338.
8. Edge, D., & Rogers, A. (2005). Dealing with it: Black Caribbean women's response to adversity and psychological distress associated with pregnancy, childbirth, and early motherhood. Social Science & Medicine, 61, 15-25.
9. Fallon, B. J., & Bowles, T. V. P. (2001). Family functioning and adolescent help-seeking behavior. Family Relations, 50(3), 239-245.
10. Fischer, H. E., & Turner, J. L. (1970). Orientations to seeking professional help: development and research of an attitude scale. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 35, 70-74.
11. Fisher, S., & Hood, B. M. (1987). The stress of the transition to university: A longitudinal study of psychological disturbance, absent-mindedness and vulnerability to homesickness. British Journal of Psychology, 78(4), 425-441.
12. Greenidge, W. L. (2007). Attitudes towards seeking professional counseling of Caribbean college students: the role of emotional openness and outcome expectations. Dissertation Abstracts International Section A: Humanities and Social Sciences, 68(3-A), 886.
13. Hyun, J., Quinn, B., Madon, T., & Lustig, S. (2008). Mental health needs, awareness and use of counseling services among international graduate students. Journal of American College Health, 56(2), 109-118.
14. Kahn, J. H., & Hessling, R. M. (2001). Measuring the tendency to conceal versus disclose psychological distress. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 20, 41-65.
15. Kelly, A., & Achter, J. (1995). Self-concealment and attitudes towards counseling in university students. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 42(1), 40-46.
16. Komiya, N., Good, G., & Sherrod, N. (2000). Emotional openness as a predictor of college students' attitudes toward seeking psychological help. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 47(1), 138-143.
17. Koyama, M., & Thiagarajan, M. (2003). A women's support group for Asian international students. Journal of American College Health, 52(3), 131-134.
18. Leaf, P. J., Bruce, M. L., Tischler, G. L., & Holzer, C. E. III. (1987). The relationship between demographic factors and attitudes toward mental health services. Journal of Community Psychology, 15, 275-284.
19. Liao, H., Rounds, J., & Klein, A. (2005). A test of Cramer's (1999) help-seeking model and acculturation effects with Asian and Asian American college students. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 52(3), 400-411.
20. Lin, Y. (2002). Taiwanese university students' conceptions of counseling. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 31, 199-211.
21. Lin, J. G., & Yi, J. K. (1997). Asian international students' adjustment: issues and program suggestions. College Student Journal, 31, 473-479.
22. Lopez, F. G., & Fons-Scheyd, A. (2008). Role balance and depression among college students: the moderating influence of adult attachment orientations. Journal of College Counseling, 11(2), 133-146.
23. Lopez, F. G., Campbell, V. L., & Watkins, C. E. (1988). Effects of marital conflict and family coalition patterns on college student adjustment. Journal of College Student Development, 30, 46-52.
24. Marwaha, S., & Livingston, G. (2002). Stigma, racism and choice: why do depressed ethnic elders avoid psychiatrists? Journal of Affective Disorders, 72, 257-265.
25. McClanahan, G., & Holmbeck, G. N. (1992). Separation-individuation, family functioning and psychological adjustment in college students: a construct validity study of the separation-individuation test of adolescence. Journal of Personality Assessment, 59, 468-485.
26. Mitchell, N. (2005). Academic achievement among Caribbean immigrant adolescents: the impact of generational status on academic self-concept. Professional School Counseling, 8(3), 209-219.
27. Peluso, E., & Blay, S. L. (2004). Community perception of mental disorders: a systematic review of Latin American and Caribbean studies. Social Psychiatry Psychiatric Epidemiology, 39, 955-961.
28. Penza, K., Reiss, A., & Scott, H. (1997). Sexual orientation and communication in relationships: Self-silencing, mutuality and power heterosexual and lesbian relationships. Paper presented at the 9th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Society, Washington, D. C.
29. Pessar, P. (1995). A visa for a dream: Dominicans in the United States. Boston: Allyn and Bacon.
30. Pinkey, J. W. (1992). Inventory of college adjustment scale. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 25, 42-45.
31. Ponterotto, J. G., Rao, V., Zweig, J., Reiger, B., Schaefer, K., & Michelakou, S. (2001). The relationship of acculturation and gender to attitudes toward counseling in Italian and Greek American college students. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 7(4), 362-375.
32. Russell, J., Thomson, G., & Rosenthal, D. (2008). International student use of university health and counseling services. Higher Education: The International Journal of Higher Education and Educational Planning, 56(1), 59-75.
33. Schreiber, R., Stern, P., & Wilson, C. (2000). Being strong: how black West-Indian Canadian women manage depression and its stigma. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 32(1), 39-45.
34. Stepick, A. (1998). Pride against prejudice: Haitians in the United States. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
35. Thomas, T. (1992). Psychoeducational adjustment of English-speaking Caribbean and Central American immigrant children in the United States. School Psychology Review, 21(4), 566-576.
36. Vogel, D. L., & Wester, S. R. (2003). To seek help or not to seek help: the risks of self-disclosure. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 50, 351-361.
37. Waters, C. (2001). Black identities: West Indian immigrant dreams and American realities. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.
38. Yoon, E., & Jepsen, D. (2008). Expectations of and attitudes toward counseling: a comparison of Asian and U. S. graduate students. Journal for the Advancement of Counseling, 30(2), 116-127.
39. Zunker, V. G. (2006). Career counseling: A holistic approach (7th ed.). Montery: Brooks/Cole.