Asian International Students' Mental Health-Related Outcomes: A Person x Context Cultural Framework
Guided by a Person x Context cultural framework, this is the first known study to examine the relationship between cultural values and mental health-related outcomes (depressive symptoms and professional psychological help seeking) across diverse interpersonal contexts. Using a quasi-experimental research design, 465 Asian international college students were randomly assigned to report their adherence to the Asian cultural values of emotional self-control and humility during interactions with (a) their families of origin, (b) peers from their country of origin, or (c) American peers. Humility was positively associated with...
Source: The Counseling Psychologist - January 13, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Wong, Y. J., Wang, K. T., Maffini, C. S. Tags: Regular Manuscript Source Type: research
Examining the Relationships Between Physical Functioning, Ethnic Identity, Acculturation, Familismo, and Depressive Symptoms for Latino Older Adults
In this study, the authors examined the contributions of physical functioning, acculturation, the Latino cultural value of familismo, and ethnic identity in predicting depressive symptoms in a community sample of Latino older adults. The participants were 98 Latino older adults, age 65 and older, from a moderately sized Midwestern city. Multiple regression analyses indicated that physical functioning, acculturation, familismo, and ethnic identity were significantly related to depressive symptoms. Due to the limited empirical research focused on ethnic identity among older adults, the construct of ethnic identity was closel...
Source: The Counseling Psychologist - January 13, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Chavez-Korell, S., Benson-Florez, G., Rendon, A. D., Farias, R. Tags: Major Contribution Source Type: research
Perceived Stress and Depressive Symptoms Among Latino Adults: The Moderating Role of Ethnic Identity Cluster Patterns
The present study examined whether ethnic identity cluster patterns, using Ethnic Identity Scale (EIS) subscale scores, moderated the relationship between perceived stress and depressive symptoms. Participants were 390 Latino adults from a moderately sized Midwestern city. Four ethnic identity cluster patterns were identified through cluster analysis: Achieved Positive, Diffuse Positive, Foreclosed Positive, and Diffuse Negative. Results from a moderated multiple regression analysis indicated a significant interaction effect of ethnic identity clusters (i.e., Achieved Positive vs. Diffuse Negative) and perceived stress on ...
Source: The Counseling Psychologist - January 13, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Chavez-Korell, S., Torres, L. Tags: Major Contribution Source Type: research
Toward an Asset Orientation in the Study of U.S. Latina/o Youth: Biculturalism, Ethnic Identity, and Positive Youth Development
In this study, two specific asset variables—leadership and social responsibility—were used to test hypotheses about the role of biculturalism in adaptive psychological functioning among U.S. Latina/o youth. Results suggest that bicultural identity is meaningfully associated with asset variables, whereas bicultural involvement is not. Implications for research and practice are discussed. (Source: The Counseling Psychologist)
Source: The Counseling Psychologist - January 13, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Acevedo-Polakovich, I. D., Cousineau, J. R., Quirk, K. M., Gerhart, J. I., Bell, K. M., Adomako, M. S. Tags: Major Contribution Source Type: research
Mexican-Origin Early Adolescents' Ethnic Socialization, Ethnic Identity, and Psychosocial Functioning
This study examined how parental ethnic socialization informed adolescents’ ethnic identity (EI) development and, in turn, youths’ psychosocial functioning (i.e., mental health, social competence, academic efficacy, externalizing behaviors) among 749 Mexican-origin families. In addition, school ethnic composition was examined as a moderator of these associations. Findings indicated that mothers’ and fathers’ ethnic socialization were significant longitudinal predictors of adolescents’ EI, although fathers’ ethnic socialization interacted significantly with youths’ school ethnic com...
Source: The Counseling Psychologist - January 13, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Umana-Taylor, A. J., O'Donnell, M., Knight, G. P., Roosa, M. W., Berkel, C., Nair, R. Tags: Major Contribution Source Type: research
U.S. Latinas/os' Ethnic Identity: Context, Methodological Approaches, and Considerations Across the Life Span
This article introduces the rationale for consideration of context, incorporation of a life span perspective, and expansion of methodological approaches in the study of U.S. Latina/o ethnic identity, describing the manner in which the four empirical studies in this major contribution illustrate these issues. The practice implications of current findings are summarized after offering suggestions for future research. (Source: The Counseling Psychologist)
Source: The Counseling Psychologist - January 13, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Acevedo-Polakovich, I. D., Chavez-Korell, S., Umana-Taylor, A. J. Tags: Major Contribution Source Type: research
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Source: The Counseling Psychologist - January 13, 2014 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Articles Source Type: research
SCP Members in APA Governance: 2013 APA Boards and Committees
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Source: The Counseling Psychologist - December 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the American Psychological Association Source Type: research
Recognition of New Fellows and Award Recipients in 2013
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Source: The Counseling Psychologist - December 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Tags: Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the American Psychological Association Source Type: research
2013 Report: Student Affiliates of Seventeen (SAS)
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Source: The Counseling Psychologist - December 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Lantz, M. M., Hutman, H. Tags: Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the American Psychological Association Source Type: research
We've Been Great Places, We Will Go to Even Greater Places: 2013 Presidential Address
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Source: The Counseling Psychologist - December 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Horne, A. M. Tags: Society of Counseling Psychology, Division 17 of the American Psychological Association Source Type: research
Contextual School Counseling: A Framework for Training With Implications for Curriculum, Supervision, Practice, and Future Research
The current article provides a framework for training professional school counselors based on contextual school counseling (CSC). This framework includes a competency-based approach to training using the clusters identified by the Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs (CCPTP) working group on master’s-level professional psychology training—professionalism, relational, science, application, and systems. Foundational competencies for school counselors are proposed under each cluster, and the differences between clinical mental health competencies and school counseling competencies are emphasized and ...
Source: The Counseling Psychologist - December 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Slaten, C. D., Baskin, T. W. Tags: Major Section: Counseling Psychologists in School Settings Source Type: research
Contextual School Counseling Approach: Linking Contextual Psychotherapy With the School Environment
This article, and the one that follows (Slaten & Baskin, Contextual School Counseling: A framework for training with implications for curriculum, supervision, practice, and future research), describe an approach to school counseling and an integrated new training framework, titled "Contextual School Counseling" (CSC). CSC is an approach where the contextual perspective of psychotherapy is understood, relied upon, and applied to activities by a counselor within the school environment. The use of CSC will help school counselors to focus on vulnerable and diverse populations. Furthermore, it will add cohesion to an ever-...
Source: The Counseling Psychologist - December 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Baskin, T. W., Slaten, C. D. Tags: Major Section: Counseling Psychologists in School Settings Source Type: research
A Framework for Bridging Cultural Barriers in Suicide Risk Assessment: The Role of Compatibility Heuristics
The incidence and prevalence of death by suicide and nonlethal suicidal behaviors such as suicide attempts, thoughts, and feelings are increasing in the United States and throughout the world. Efforts to prevent suicide deaths and suicide attempts, and reduce the likelihood that suicidal thoughts and feelings will lead to those outcomes, rest on the accuracy of suicide risk assessments primarily conducted in the context of clinical interviews. Despite being armed with lists of empirically derived "correlates" of suicide (i.e., risk factors), suicide risk assessment continues to be a challenging task faced by counseling psy...
Source: The Counseling Psychologist - December 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Rogers, J. R., Russell, E. J. Tags: Major Section: Suicide-Related Outcomes in Communities of Color Source Type: research
The Racial-Cultural Framework: A Framework for Addressing Suicide-Related Outcomes in Communities of Color
Suicide-related outcomes are a major public health challenge in communities of color in the United States. To address these challenges, this Major Contribution makes theoretical, empirical, and practice-related contributions to scholarship on suicide-related outcomes among people of color. In this article, the authors present a new framework to conceptualize previous suicidology scholarship, address existing literature gaps, and inform counseling psychologists’ future work on suicide-related outcomes in U.S. communities of color. The framework consists of three components and nine principles that highlight the types ...
Source: The Counseling Psychologist - December 18, 2013 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Wong, Y. J., Maffini, C. S., Shin, M. Tags: Major Section: Suicide-Related Outcomes in Communities of Color Source Type: research
