Comparing Japanese International College Students' and U.S. College Students' Mental-Health-Related Stigmatizing Attitudes

This study examined differences between Japanese international college students and U.S. college students on stigma toward people with psychological disorders, stigma tolerance in help seeking, and self‐concealment. Japanese international students had greater stigma toward individuals with psycholog...

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Published in:Journal of Multicultural Counseling and Development 2009-07, Vol.37 (3), p.178-189
Main Authors: Masuda, Akihiko, Hayes, Steven C., Twohig, Michael P., Lillis, Jason, Fletcher, Lindsay B., Gloster, Andrew T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acculturation
Americans
Behavior
Behavior Patterns
College Students
Comparative analysis
Cross Cultural Studies
Ethnic Groups
Foreign Students
Help Seeking
Higher Education
Internal Consistency
International Education
Japan
Japanese
Mental Health
Minority & ethnic groups
Psychological Services
Psychology
Social aspects
Stigma (Social psychology)
Studies
United States
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Summary:This study examined differences between Japanese international college students and U.S. college students on stigma toward people with psychological disorders, stigma tolerance in help seeking, and self‐concealment. Japanese international students had greater stigma toward individuals with psychological disorders than did their U.S. counterparts. No interrelationships between these variables, however, were found in the Japanese international student group. Este estudio examinó las diferencias entre estudiantes universitarios internacionales japoneses y estudiantes universitarios estadounidenses en lo concerniente al estigma hacia las personas con trastornos psicológicos, la tolerancia del estigma al buscar ayuda y la auto‐ocultación. Los estudiantes internacionales japoneses mostraron un mayor estigma hacia los individuos con trastornos psicológicos que sus homólogos estadounidenses. Sin embargo, no se encontró ninguna interrelación entre estas variables en el grupo de estudiantes internacionales japoneses.
ISSN:0883-8534
2161-1912
DOI:10.1002/j.2161-1912.2009.tb00101.x