RT Article
T1 Race/Ethnicity, Acculturation, Mental Health Stigma, and Counseling Use among U.S. College Students
JF Race and social problems
VO 17
IS 2
SP 140
OP 151
A1 Fleming, Kristen M.
A1 Kalibatseva, Zornitsa
A1 Yang, Kaite
A2 Kalibatseva, Zornitsa
A2 Yang, Kaite
LA English
YR 2025
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1927084814
AB Racial/ethnic disparities in counseling use and mental health-related stigma have been documented, but their relation to acculturation processes is less well known. Although some studies have examined the relationship between acculturation and mental health stigma, few studies have examined both other-focused and self-focused stigmas in relation to acculturation and counseling use. This pilot study examined (1) racial/ethnic differences in other-focused stigma (perceived public stigma and social network stigma) and self-focused stigma (self-stigma and personal stigma) among college students, (2) racial/ethnic differences in stigma based on mainstream and heritage acculturation, and (3) the association of race/ethnicity, stigma, and acculturation with counseling use. The sample consisted of 414 college students (17% male, 83% female), of which 11.1% identified as African American, 64.3% as European American, 16.4% as Hispanic American, and 8.2% as Asian American. Identifying as Hispanic or African American, and lower mainstream acculturation were associated with higher levels of perceived public stigma. Low heritage and mainstream acculturation were positively associated with personal stigma. Finally, high personal stigma, high self-stigma, low social network stigma, low mainstream acculturation, and identifying as Asian American or Hispanic were associated with lower counseling use. Our findings reaffirm the importance of acculturation and help disentangle the relationship between race/ethnicity and acculturation in various types of mental health stigma and counseling use.
K1 College students
K1 Counseling
K1 Stigma
K1 Acculturation
K1 Race/ethnicity
K1 Race and Ethnicity Studies
K1 Race and Ethnicity
K1 Multicultural Education
K1 Ethnicity in Education
K1 Cross-Cultural Psychology
K1 Counseling Psychology
DO 10.1007/s12552-024-09432-y