Acculturation, civic engagement, and help-seeking behaviors in the Latinx community
| dc.contributor.advisor | Porras Pyland, Claudia | |
| dc.creator | Sierra, Josefina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-02-12T20:54:47Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-02-12T20:54:47Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2018-12 | |
| dc.date.issued | 1/9/2019 | |
| dc.date.submitted | 18-Dec | |
| dc.date.updated | 2019-02-12T20:54:47Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | This research study examined the impact of civic engagement and acculturation on the help-seeking behaviors of Latinx individuals living in the United States as well as examine civic engagement as a mediator between acculturation and help-seeking behavior. The likelihood of engaging in help-seeking behaviors is related to race and inversely related to acculturation, with White individuals and more acculturated Latinx individuals engaged in more help-seeking behaviors than less acculturated Latinx individuals (Sabina, Cuevas, & Schally, 2012b). Civic engagement entails a similar process as acculturation by forming social networks within a community and is typically less present in the Latinx community. A demographic form created by the researcher, the Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans-II, Civic Engagement Scale, the Digital Citizenship Scale, the researcher-created Informal Help-Seeking Questionnaire, and the Attitudes Towards Seeking Professional Psychological Help were administered through an online survey in PsychData. Ninety participants completed the survey of whom 90% identified as women and 10% identified as men. A series of regression analyses was used to analyze the hypotheses on acculturation, civic engagement, and help-seeking behaviors. Based on the results, it appeared that there is no significant positive relationship between acculturation and help-seeking behaviors for Latinx individuals. Civic engagement and acculturation did not appear to have a statistically significant positive relationship therefore, civic engagement was not shown to be a mediator in the relationship between acculturation and help-seeking behaviors. Limitations and implications for theory, research, and practice are discussed. | |
| dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11274/11019 | |
| dc.subject | help-seeking | |
| dc.subject | Latinx | |
| dc.subject | civic enagagement | |
| dc.subject | acculturation | |
| dc.title | Acculturation, civic engagement, and help-seeking behaviors in the Latinx community | |
| dc.type | Thesis | |
| dc.type.material | text | |
| thesis.degree.department | Psychology and Philosophy | |
| thesis.degree.discipline | Counseling Psychology | |
| thesis.degree.grantor | Texas Woman's University | |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | |
| thesis.degree.name | Master of Art |
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