FAMILY ENMESHMENT AND MENTAL HEALTH HELP-SEEKING ATTITUDES OF FILIPINO AMERICANS: A CORRELATIONAL STUDY

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Doctor of Social Work (DSW)
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Social Work
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Filipino American
Mental Health
Mental Health Help-seeking
Family Enmeshment
Family Cohesion
Filipino
Colonial Mentality
Enculturation and Acculturation
Mental Health Help-seeking Attitudes
Mental Health Help-seeking Utilization
Filipino American Mental Health
Filipino American Mental Health Help-seeking
Filipino American Family Enmeshment
Filipino American Family Cohesion
Filipino American Family
Filipino American Colonial Mentality
Filipino American Enculturation and Acculturation
Filipino American Mental Health Help-seeking Attitudes
Filipino American Mental Health Help-seeking Utilization
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2024-04-08
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Brion Neely, Eden
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Literature shows a disparity between Filipino American mental health needs and mental health help-seeking, with Filipino Americans historically showing lower mental health service utilization than the general population. Due to the unique significance of family, cultural values, and colonialism to Filipino Americans, this study examined the following question: Among Filipino American individuals with a need for mental health services, to what extent is the degree of family enmeshment, enculturation, and colonial mentality associated with mental health help-seeking attitudes? Using a correlational design, a final sample of eighty three eligible adult Filipino Americans responded to sociodemographic questions and established instruments. SPSS Statistics software was used to generate descriptive statistics and multiple regression analyses to test the hypothesis: Among Filipino American individuals with a need for mental health services, the higher the degree of family enmeshment, enculturation, and colonial mentality will be associated with a lower level of mental health help-seeking attitudes. Study results suggest that family enmeshment, colonial mentality and enculturation were associated with lower levels of mental health help-seeking attitudes. Findings from the multiple regression analyses conducted for both of the proposed models yielded mixed results. As expected, family enmeshment and colonial mentality significantly predicted changes in mental health help-seeking attitudes, with increases in both associated with decreases in mental health help-seeking. Contrary to expectations, findings suggested that enculturation was not statistically significant in predicting changes in mental health help-seeking attitudes. Unexpectedly, 25% of consenting study respondents were seeking or in treatment and were ineligible to participate. The researcher hopes that the study will contribute to the knowledge base about Filipino American mental health and will guide the development of culturally appropriate interventions, programs, and policies aimed at enhancing the quality of life for Filipino Americans.

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Masin-Moyer, Melanie
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2024-05-18
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