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Self-Disclosure by Mexican-American Women: The Effects of Acculturation and Language of Therapy

The present study proposed to investigate the effects of level of acculturation and of language of the therapy interview on self-disclosure by Mexican-American women. It was predicted that self-disclosure would be affected by both level of acculturation and by the language of the initial therapy interview. The principal implication of this finding is that for the first-generation Mexican-American woman, that is, a woman who has not acculturated to the mainstream society, the language in which therapy is conducted constitutes a significant factor in predicting whether she is likely to self disclose and thereby benefit from the therapy. The findings of this study suggest that less acculturated Mexican-American women would be more likely to utilize mental health services if they are available in Spanish.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc330901
Date12 1900
CreatorsCortese, Margaret
ContributorsHughes, Howard, 1937-, Stephens, Elvis C., Hughes, Anita E., Johnson, Ray W., Holloway, Harold D.
PublisherNorth Texas State University
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatv, 113 leaves : ill., Text
CoverageUnited States
RightsPublic, Cortese, Margaret, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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