Abstract
Using a mixed-methods survey design that was predominantly quantitative, this study explored Asian international students’
willingness to seek counseling. Participants were 177 Asian international students recruited from a U.S. Midwestern University.
After controlling for attitudes toward psychological help-seeking and past counseling experience, academic stress was significantly
and positively related to willingness to seek counseling for academic problems. Qualitative data were also collected using
one open-ended question in the survey: “What comes into your mind when you think about ‘counseling’ or ‘mental health counseling’?”
The qualitative analyses revealed positive perceptions of counseling as well as a personal reluctance to seek counseling.
willingness to seek counseling. Participants were 177 Asian international students recruited from a U.S. Midwestern University.
After controlling for attitudes toward psychological help-seeking and past counseling experience, academic stress was significantly
and positively related to willingness to seek counseling for academic problems. Qualitative data were also collected using
one open-ended question in the survey: “What comes into your mind when you think about ‘counseling’ or ‘mental health counseling’?”
The qualitative analyses revealed positive perceptions of counseling as well as a personal reluctance to seek counseling.
- Content Type Journal Article
- Category ORIGINAL ARTICLE
- Pages 1-15
- DOI 10.1007/s10447-012-9163-7
- Authors
- Peiwei Li, Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, School of Education, Indiana University Bloomington, 201 N. Rose Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
- Y. Joel Wong, Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, School of Education, Indiana University Bloomington, 201 N. Rose Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
- Paul Toth, Indiana University Counseling and Psychological Services, 600 N. Jordan Ave., Bloomington, IN 47405, USA
- Journal International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling
- Online ISSN 1573-3246
- Print ISSN 0165-0653