A Phenomenological Study of East Asian International Students' Experience of Counseling

Autor/inn/en	Liu, Huabing; Wong, Y. Joel; Mitts, Nancy Goodrich; Li, P. F. Jonah; Cheng, Jacks
Titel	A Phenomenological Study of East Asian International Students' Experience of Counseling
Quelle	In: International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, 42 (2020) 3, S.269-291 (23 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0165-0653
DOI	10.1007/s10447-020-09399-6
Schlagwörter	Phenomenology; Help Seeking; Asians; Foreign Students; Student Attitudes; Counseling Services; Mental Health; Health Services; Decision Making; College Students; Social Bias; Cultural Awareness; Social Networks; Counselor Characteristics; Stereotypes; Medical Services; Expectation + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Phenomenological psychology; Phänomenologie; Psychologie; Help-seeking behavior; Help-seeking behaviour; Hilfe suchendes Verhalten; Asian; Asiat; Asiatin; Asiaten; Asiate; Schülerverhalten; Psychohygiene; Health service; Gesundheitsdienst; Gesundheitswesen; Decision-making; Entscheidungsfindung; Collegestudent; Cultural identity; Kulturelle Identität; Social network; Soziales Netzwerk; Klischee; Arzt; Expectancy; Erwartung
Abstract	Although research has identified factors associated with U.S.-based Asian international students' psychological help-seeking attitudes, there is scant research addressing how those who have sought counseling services perceived their counseling experiences. Therefore, this is the first known qualitative study to examine the experiences of East Asian international students who had sought mental health counseling in the United States. Using an interpretative phenomenological approach, the authors examined East Asian international students' perceptions of (a) factors that facilitated or inhibited their decision to seek counseling; (b) their positive and negative experiences in counseling, and (c) the role of culture in their decision to seek counseling as well as in their overall experience of counseling. Five Chinese and four Korean international students who had sought counseling services at U.S. universities were interviewed. Six themes emerged: (1) Perceived Influence of Social Networks on the Decision to Seek Counseling, (2) Perceived Stigma, (3) Expectations of a Medical Model of Counseling, (4) Perceived Cultural Incompetence of Counselors, (5) Positive Experience of Counseling, and (6) Expectations of the Counselor's Background. The findings provide an account of East Asian international students' experiences of counseling that align with the extant literature on counseling in some respects but also diverge in others, thus contributing to a more complex and less stereotypical view of East Asian international students' counseling needs. (As Provided).
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Update	2022/1/01