Date of Award
1-1-2017
Language
English
Document Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
College/School/Department
Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology
Program
Counseling Psychology
Content Description
1 online resource (ii, vii, 76 pages)
Dissertation/Thesis Chair
Alex L Pieterse
Committee Members
Myrna L Friedlander, LaRae Jome
Keywords
Acculturation, Attitudes, Counseling, Eastern Europeans, Psychological Help, Therapy, East Europeans, East European Americans
Subject Categories
Counseling Psychology
Abstract
Although approximately 2.1 million Eastern European immigrants are presently living in the U.S (Migration Policy Institute [MPI], 2011), this population has received little attention in the mental health field. Eastern European immigrants face many challenges to adapting to a new a culture, yet their process of acculturating has received little attention in counseling research. Based on Berry’s (1980) bidirectional model of acculturation as a framework, the present study examined the relationships of acculturation, enculturation, gender, and stigma of mental illness on Eastern European immigrants’ attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help. It was hypothesized that gender and stigma would moderate the relationship between level of acculturation and enculturation, and attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help.
Recommended Citation
Xhihani, Andi, "Acculturation, enculturation, stigma, and attitudes toward seeking psychological help among Eastern Europeans in the U.S" (2017). Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024). 1979.
https://scholarsarchive.library.albany.edu/legacy-etd/1979