Both, And: The Dichotomous Relationship Between the Model Minority Myth and Psychological Distress for South Asians in the United States

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dc.contributor.advisorHill, Clara Een_US
dc.contributor.authorBansal, Priyaen_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.accessioned2021-02-14T06:34:53Z
dc.date.available2021-02-14T06:34:53Z
dc.date.issued2020en_US
dc.description.abstractPsychological distress is a prominent concern for South Asian individuals in the United States. Despite substantial research indicating that the model minority myth has numerous consequences with varying implications—including mental health implications—for Asian Americans, very little is known about its impact for South Asians. The present study used an embedded mixed-methods design to explore the relationship between internalization of the model minority myth and psychological distress for South Asians in the United States. Results indicated that South Asians experience mental health consequences of the myth in complex and dichotomous ways: they balance feelings of both pride and pressure related to being a model minority, as well as experiences of both privilege and marginalization in society. Findings also elucidated meaningful differences in experience between South Asian diasporic subgroups, highlighting the importance of considering multiple marginalization and other systemic factors in assessing the impact of the model minority myth.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/puhw-63tb
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/26810
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledSouth Asian studiesen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledCounseling psychologyen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledPsychologyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCritical Raceen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledIndian Americanen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledModel Minority Mythen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledPsychological Distressen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledSouth Asianen_US
dc.titleBoth, And: The Dichotomous Relationship Between the Model Minority Myth and Psychological Distress for South Asians in the United Statesen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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