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  • About
  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
    Our metadata is collected from universities around the world. If you manage a university/consortium/country archive and want to be added, details can be found on the NDLTD website.
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South Asian Parents' Consonance with Play Therapy Attitudes: The Role of Acculturation, Help-Seeking Behaviors, and Religiosity

Godhwani, Tara Rao 07 1900 (has links)
The current study examined levels of acculturation, help-seeking behaviors, and religiosity as predictors of South Asian parents' consonance with play therapy attitudes. Participants consisted of 80 South Asian parents living in the United States, who completed a survey consisting of a demographic questionnaire, the Dimensions of Asian American Acculturation and Enculturation Measure (DAAM), the Inventory of Attitudes towards Seeking Mental Health Services (IASMHS), the Religious Attribution Scale (RAS), and the Play Therapy Parent Attitude Questionnaire (PTPAQ). Findings from the study indicated South Asian parents may agree with play therapy attitudes, specifically that the natural language of children is play and a belief that children have the capability to engage in positive self-direction and self-actualization, but also appear to value guidance, instruction, and structure for children by capable adults. A multiple regression analysis measuring the predictive value of acculturation, help-seeking behaviors, and religiosity on South Asian parents in the United States' consonance with play therapy attitudes indicated that religiosity was the only statistically significant predictor, accounting for approximately 92% of the variance in the obtained effect. Thus, religiosity seems to be an overwhelmingly important factor impacting South Asian parents in the United States' consonance with play therapy attitudes. Implications for clinical practice, implications for future research, and limitations of the study are discussed.

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