The effectiveness of an educational psychotherapy presentation on Asians' therapy expectations and help-seeking attitudes was investigated. Subjects were foreign-born Asian university students. Compared to a non-Asian American normative sample, the Asian group demonstrated significantly less accurate expectations about therapy and less positive attitudes about seeking help for psychological problems. A psychotherapy presentation was used to modify expectations and attitudes. It consisted of an audiotaped lecture on therapist and client roles and the types of problems discussed in therapy. It also included a written transcript of therapist-client dialogues for subjects to read. The experimental group, which received the presentation, was compared to placebo control and delayed-treatment control groups. The psychotherapy presentation did not modify Asians' expectations or attitudes more than the control groups. Instead, all three groups showed improvement at posttest. Because there is a clear need to assess further the therapy expectations and attitudes of Asians, future research was recommended.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc330915 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Plotkin, Rosette Curcuruto |
| Contributors | Peek, Leon A., Sininger, Rollin Albert, Holloway, Harold D., Burke, Angela J. |
| Publisher | North Texas State University |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 123 leaves, Text |
| Rights | Public, Plotkin, Rosette Curcuruto, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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