Document Type
Article
Publication Title
International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling
Publication Date
Winter 2015
Keywords
Help-seeking, Theory of reasoned action, Acculturation, Familism, Coping, Latino
DOI
10.1007/s10447-015-9236-5
Abstract
The current study investigated the psychosocial and cultural predictors of psychological help-seeking based on the Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA: Ajzen and Fishbein 1980) in a sample of 223 adult Latin American immigrants living in Canada. Using path analysis, the results provided empirical support for the TRA, as both help-seeking attitudes and subjective norms were found to influence participants’ help-seeking intentions. Moreover, the re-specified culturally-expanded model showed a good fit to the data and revealed the direct and indirect effects that bi-directional acculturation (Latino and Canadian Cultural orientations), familism, and collective coping had on help-seeking intentions. The results point to the integral roles familism and subjective norms of social referents (e.g., parents, siblings) play in the help-seeking decision process among Latin Americans. Limitations, future research directions and clinical implications are considered and discussed.
Recommended Citation
Kuo, B.C.H; Roldan-Bau, Alma; and Lowinger, Robert. (2015). Psychological Help-Seeking among Latin American Immigrants in Canada: Testing a Culturally-Expanded Model of the Theory of Reasoned Action Using Path Analysis. International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling.
https://scholar.uwindsor.ca/psychologypub/34
Comments
This article is first published in the International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling. (http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10447-015-9236-5) Copyright Springer International Publishing.