Mental Health Stigma,Self-Concealment,and Help-Seeking Attitudes among Asian American and European American College Students with No Help-Seeking Experience

The present study examined whether mental health stigma (i.e., negative attitudes toward people with a psychological disorder) and self-concealment are unique predictors of help-seeking attitudes in Asian American and European American college students with no history of seeking professional psychological services. The Asian American group had less favorable help-seeking attitudes overall, lower levels of stigma tolerance and interpersonal openness, greater mental health stigma, and greater self-concealment than the European American group. Mental health stigma and self-concealment were unique predictors of help-seeking attitudes overall in both groups. However, mental health stigma was not a unique predictor of recognition of need for psychotherapeutic help and confidence in mental health practitioners, the components of help-seeking attitudes theorized to be most associated with actual help-seeking behavior. Self-concealment was a unique predictor of confidence in mental health practitioners in the Asian American group, but not in the European American group.     

Disordered Eating Cognitions as Predictors of Attitudes toward Seeking Professional Psychological Services

The present study investigated whether young adults’ disordered eating cognitions predicted attitudes toward seeking professional psychological services. Two hundred and eighty three 18- to 24-year-old undergraduate students completed a survey package that included measures of disordered eating cognitions and help-seeking attitudes. Hierarchical regression analyses revealed that greater disordered eating cognitions uniquely predicted lower degrees of favorable help-seeking attitudes overall, lower stigma tolerance with respect to seeking professional psychological services, lower interpersonal openness in the context of help-seeking, and lower confidence in psychological professionals. The findings suggest that outreach interventions should, among other things, focus on stigma associated with help-seeking and disordered eating problems.     

The Role of Disordered-Eating Cognitions and Psychological Flexibility on Distress in Asian American and European American College Females in the United States

The present study investigated whether different forms of disordered-eating-related cognitions and psychological flexibility were associated with psychological distress among female Asian American and European American college students in the United States. Disordered-eating-related cognitions examined in the present study included thoughts (a) associated with the fear of gaining weight, (b) on perceived importance of having an ideal weight and shape as a means of being accepted by others, and (c) of perceived self-worth related to self-control over diet and weight levels. Data from 87 Asian American and 231 European American female college students were used for the present analyses. In both groups, all forms of disordered-eating cognitions were positively associated with psychological distress, which was in turn inversely associated with psychological flexibility. In the Asian American group, cognitions on perceived importance of having an ideal body shape and weight to be socially accepted by others and psychological flexibility were uniquely related to psychological distress when controlling for other disordered-eating cognitions (i.e., thoughts related to fear of weight gain, self-worth from feeling in control of eating), age, and Body Mass Index (BMI). In the European American group, when controlling for other study variables, only psychological flexibility uniquely related to psychological distress. Implications of the present findings for counseling practice are discussed.     

Mutuality,Self-Silencing,and Disordered Eating in College Women

Abstract

The current study examined patterns of association among mutuality, self-silencing, and disordered eating in an ethnically diverse sample of college women (N = 149). Partner mutuality and overall self-silencing were negatively correlated and together were associated with six disordered eating indices. All four self-silencing subscales were associated with disordered eating patterns. For example, external self-perception was associated with drive for thinness, bulimia, body dissatisfaction, and interoceptive awareness. Implications of the findings for college counselors are discussed.     

Help-Seeking Experiences and Attitudes among African American, Asian American, and European American College Students

The study examined African American, Asian American, and European American college students’ previous direct and indirect experiences of seeking professional psychological services and related attitudes. Survey data were collected from 254 European American, 182 African American and 82 Asian American college students. Results revealed that fewer African American and Asian American college students had sought professional psychological services, knew someone who had sought psychological services, and knew a close person who was diagnosed with a psychological disorder, relative to European American students. Furthermore, African American and Asian American participants showed less favorable attitudes on a variety of help-seeking attitudes, compared to the European American group.     

Relationships Among Self-Concealment,Mindfulness and Negative Psychological Outcomes in Asian American and European American College Students

Research on Asian Americans and their psychological adjustment is limited. Consisting of two cross-sectional studies, the present investigation examined the relationships among self-concealment, mindfulness, emotional distress in stressful interpersonal situations, and general psychological ill-health in Asian American college students, and in comparison with European American counterparts. In the Asian Americans, self-concealment was found to be positively related to general psychological ill-health and negatively related to mindfulness. In both ethnic groups, mindfulness was found to be negatively related to general psychological ill-health. Findings suggest that, as seen with European American counterparts, both self-concealment and mindfulness may be important concepts in understanding the psychological adjustments of Asian American college students.     

Predictors of Familial Acculturative Stress in Asian American College Students

The authors examined the predictors of familial acculturative stress in 85 Asian American college students. Participants were primarily 1st‐ and 2nd‐generation U.S. citizens. Results showed that perceived acculturative family conflict and family intragroup marginalization were related to higher levels of familial acculturative stress for participants. Family intragroup marginalization accounted for a statistically significant proportion of the variance in familial acculturative stress after all variables were controlled. The findings emphasize the need to recognize culture‐specific stressors of college students. Implications for college counselors are discussed.     

论心理健康教育在大学生思想道德教育中的作用

近年来,心理健康教育工作在高校逐步深入展开。心理健康教育不仅是一项专门的教育活动,更是渗透在所有教育活动中的一种教育理念和态度。在德育工作实践中,教育者们逐渐认识到,如果把思想道德教育与心理健康教育有机结合,会使德育理念走向人性化。二者相互补充、相互促进,会大大提高大学生思想道德教育的效果。本文论述了心理健康教育在大学生思想道德教育中的作用。认为心理健康教育有助于培养大学生良好的个性心理品质,有助于大学生树立正确的人生价值观、心理健康教育有助于大学生创造力的培养。     

论高校退休教师心理调适及作用发挥

高校退休教师具有政治优势、经验优势和智慧优势,是不可替代的老龄人才资源,但由于发挥作用的渠道不畅,导致人力资源闲置与浪费。从个体层面分析高校退休教师应当如何科学合理地进行退休心理调适,并从社会层面剖析如何通过实行弹性退休制度、拓宽作用发挥平台等措施,引导帮助高校退休教师贡献社会、释放正能量。     

大学生心理效应在体育锻炼中的作用

对于大学生而言,体育锻炼是大学生活中必不可少的一部分,而克服心理障碍并养成持续性锻炼的习惯是重中之重。我们小组调查发现,心理效应对于大学生体育锻炼起着十分关键的作用。不同的心理因子对于大学生的体育锻产生不同的效果,且不同年级不同性别的同学由于心理状况不同,其对于自身体育锻炼状况以及体育认可程度也不同。     

高职院校女大学生就业角色定位及心理调适研究

高职院校女大学生在就业过程中普遍存在着如角色转换困难、就业预期不够理性、性别自觉意识弱等就业角色定位问题,解决这一问题的根本方法在于引导他们进行正确的就业角色定位,在出现心理问题时做适时的自我心理调适,使她们能以最优秀的状态完成就业。     

论“督导见习”在学校心理教师专业发展中的作用

督导见习是培养与发展学校心理学者实践能力的一项有效的制度。本文在对该制度的产生及内涵进行概述的基础上,论述了督导见习在促进学校心理学者获得实践能力、提高理论与技术水平以及促进个人职业道德发展中的作用,并对该制度对我国当前学校心理教师专业化发展的启示意义进行深入的分析。     

高校心理健康教育三级网络在大学生心理危机干预中的作用研究

将心理健康教育三级网络与心理危机干预体系有机地结合起来,有利于整合资源,调动各方面的积极性,提高心理危机干预的有效性。高校心理健康教育三级网络在大学生心理危机干预的预防教育、早期预警、危机干预、后期跟踪等各个阶段中都起着重要作用。因此,心理健康教育三级网络与心理危机干预有着必然的内在联系。高校心理健康教育三级网络是大学生心理危机干预的基础,将两者有机地结合起来,是提高心理危机干预有效性,实现危机干预目的,确保校园安全的最佳途径。     

Internalization of the Thin Ideal as a Predictor of Body Dissatisfaction and Disordered Eating in African,African-American,and Afro-Caribbean Female College Students

This study, conducted at a historically Black university, evaluated the impact of awareness and internalization of the Western thin ideal of beauty on body dissatisfaction, drive for thinness, and bulimia in African-American, African, and Caribbean women. The relationship between internalization of the thin ideal and disordered eating was moderated by ethnicity, with the relationship significant only for the African-American group. Internalization functioned as a mediator between awareness of the thin ideal and both drive for thinness and bulimia, but only for the African-American group. These results suggest that the sociocultural model may not be as valuable in predicting eating disturbance in women from non-Western societies.     

高校女教师的角色冲突与协调发展

本文就作为现代职业知识女性代表的高校女教师角色冲突产生的原因和新时期高校女教师角色冲突的四个特征做了详细阐述后明确指出：高校女教师应理性地认识到,现代知识女性由角色冲突走向角色和谐发展是一个艰难而漫长的历程,应该大胆正视冲突,作出合理选择,力争向优秀女学者女专家学习,为社会的协调发展贡献自己的力量。     

Vagal Suppression Buffers Against the Negative Effects of Psychological Inflexibility on Parenting Behaviors in Combat Deployed Fathers

SYNOPSIS

Objective : Vagal suppression is a parasympathetic physiological indicator of emotion regulation and social engagement behaviors, often measured via heart rate variability. Experiential avoidance reflects psychological inflexibility or poor emotion regulation. We tested the interaction effects of parental vagal suppression and experiential avoidance on observed parenting behaviors among combat deployed fathers. Design . We analyzed data from 92 male National Guard/Reserve members who had returned from a deployment to Iraq and/or Afghanistan since 2001. They were mostly European American, in their 30s, middle-class, and married. All fathers participated in home-based assessments with their spouses (if married) and a target child aged 4–13 years. Fathers’ vagal suppression was measured as the decrease in cardiac vagal tone (i.e., high frequency heart rate variability) from a neutral reading task to a father-child conflict resolution task. Experiential avoidance was self-reported. Parenting behaviors were observed during family interaction tasks and coded into positive engagement and withdrawal avoidance using a macro-level coding system. Results . Multiple regression analysis showed no main effects of vagal suppression on observed parenting, but interaction effects of experiential avoidance by vagal suppression on observed parenting. Specifically, among fathers with higher vagal suppression, we found no relations between experiential avoidance and observed parenting; among fathers with lower vagal suppression, we found an inverse association between experiential avoidance and positive engagement as well as a positive association between experiential avoidance and withdrawal avoidance. Conclusions . The effect of psychological inflexibility on military fathers’ parenting behaviors was moderated by vagal suppression. The findings have implications for the linkage between emotion regulation and parenting in military fathers.     

心理契约视角下的中美大学生课堂行为

介绍心理契约的内涵,对中美大学生课堂行为调研情况进行分析,重点分析中美大学生课堂行为差异。运用心理契约理论,分析中美大学生对课堂内学习过程中自身责任和义务感知的差异,进而剖析中美大学生课堂行为差异产生的原因。