ASIAN-AMERICAN IMMIGRANT PARENTS’ BELIEFS ABOUT HELPFUL STRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNS

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dc.contributor.advisorWang, Cixinen_US
dc.contributor.authorFrese, Kristen Marieen_US
dc.contributor.departmentCounseling and Personnel Servicesen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-21T05:30:21Z
dc.date.available2019-06-21T05:30:21Z
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.description.abstractThe present exploratory, mixed-methods study explores Asian-American immigrant parents’ beliefs about helpful strategies for addressing youth mental illness (i.e., depression and eating disorders). Nineteen Asian-American immigrant parents (M=46.1 years, SD=3.9) completed closed-ended surveys and semi-structured interviews. Frequency counts were collected from the surveys on parents’ attitudes toward mental health services, products, and providers for the prevention and intervention of adolescent mental illnesses. The interviews were coded for themes using thematic analysis in order to explore parents’ beliefs about helpful strategies for addressing youth mental illness. Five primary strategies for addressing youth mental health concerns emerged: Providing social support; providing strategies to improve mental health; teaching adolescents about mental health; seeking help from professionals; and identifying the cause or diagnosing the problem. The roles that the school and culture play in each of those strategies is discussed. Implications are given for school-based mental health providers.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/yhl6-qeo7
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/22073
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPsychologyen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledSchool counselingen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledAsian-Americanen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledImmigranten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledMental health literacyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledParenten_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSchool mental health servicesen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSchool psychologyen_US
dc.titleASIAN-AMERICAN IMMIGRANT PARENTS’ BELIEFS ABOUT HELPFUL STRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING ADOLESCENT MENTAL HEALTH CONCERNSen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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