Internalized model minority myth, asian values, and help-seeking attitudes among Asian American students

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 98-106

  Kim, Paul Youngbin ^a   Lee, Donghun ^a  

^a SEATTLE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian values; Help seeking attitudes; Model minority myth

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; COLLEGE STUDENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURAL VALUE; EMOTION; EXPLANATORY VARIABLE; FEMALE; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; PREDICTION; SELF CONTROL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ETHNOLOGY; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MINORITY GROUP; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STUDENT; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MINORITY GROUPS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOCIAL DISTANCE; SOCIAL VALUES; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893494304     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0033351     Document Type: Article

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