Degree Type
Thesis
Date of Award
2011
Degree Name
Master of Science
Department
Psychology
First Advisor
Loreto Prieto
Abstract
Reasons for underutilization of mental health services by the Latino/a population have been examined in previous research. In the current study, I explored Latino/as college students' perceptions of the common factors in therapy and how these perceptions explain willingness to seek professional mental health services. A comparison group of European American college students was utilized to examine similarities and differences between racial groups. No statistically significant differences were noted between groups for the perceived helpfulness of the common factors. However, perceptions of helpfulness significantly accounted for more variance in willingness to seek help for Latino/as (15%) than European Americans (5%) when controlling for previous therapy experiences.
Copyright Owner
Sara Schwatken
Copyright Date
2011
Language
en
Date Available
2012-04-30
File Format
application/pdf
File Size
136 pages
Recommended Citation
Schwatken, Sara, "Latino/a help-seeking behavior and endorsement of common factors" (2011). Graduate Theses and Dissertations. 12027.
https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/etd/12027
