Emotional benefits and barriers of psychological services scale: Initial construction and validation among African American women

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 64, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 684-695

  Watson Singleton, Natalie N ^a   Okunoren, Oladoyin ^b   LoParo, Devon ^c   Hunter, Carla D ^b  

^a SPELMAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American women; Health belief model; Help seeking attitudes; Validation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUNSELING; EMOTION; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; COUNSELING; EMOTIONS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85021846789     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/cou0000240     Document Type: Article

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