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Allen GEK, Masuda A, Griner D, Beecher M, Cline J, Hee C, Ming M. Examining Expectations Among Polynesian Americans About Seeking Psychotherapy. Am J Psychother 2022; 75:154-160. [PMID: 36018598 DOI: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.20210031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE Research on culturally diverse clients has investigated expectations about psychotherapy and intention to seek counseling. However, few studies have investigated how these factors may be linked to specific client expectations, such as advice-seeking (the client expecting the therapist to give advice) and audience-seeking (the client expecting to lead the sessions) behaviors, particularly for U.S. racial-ethnic minority populations. METHODS This study used a survey to investigate 593 Polynesian Americans' gender and ethnic preferences for therapists, as well as the mediating effects of advice- and audience-seeking behaviors and their associations with intention to seek counseling and expectations about psychotherapy. RESULTS Results indicated that audience-seeking behavior mediated the association between expectations about the psychotherapy process and intention to seek counseling for psychological and interpersonal concerns and between expectations about psychotherapy outcomes and intention to seek counseling for academic concerns. CONCLUSIONS Culturally competent counseling for Polynesian Americans, a fast-growing yet understudied population in the United States, is needed, particularly by psychotherapists working with these individuals. Expectations about the process of therapy, such as audience-seeking behavior, may be important to consider in working with this population.
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Affiliation(s)
- G E Kawika Allen
- Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education (Allen, Cline), Department of Counseling and Psychological Services (Griner, Beecher), Department of Marriage and Family Therapy (Hee), and Department of Psychology (Ming), Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah; Department of Psychology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu (Masuda)
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- Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education (Allen, Cline), Department of Counseling and Psychological Services (Griner, Beecher), Department of Marriage and Family Therapy (Hee), and Department of Psychology (Ming), Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah; Department of Psychology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu (Masuda)
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- Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education (Allen, Cline), Department of Counseling and Psychological Services (Griner, Beecher), Department of Marriage and Family Therapy (Hee), and Department of Psychology (Ming), Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah; Department of Psychology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu (Masuda)
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- Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education (Allen, Cline), Department of Counseling and Psychological Services (Griner, Beecher), Department of Marriage and Family Therapy (Hee), and Department of Psychology (Ming), Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah; Department of Psychology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu (Masuda)
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- Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education (Allen, Cline), Department of Counseling and Psychological Services (Griner, Beecher), Department of Marriage and Family Therapy (Hee), and Department of Psychology (Ming), Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah; Department of Psychology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu (Masuda)
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- Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education (Allen, Cline), Department of Counseling and Psychological Services (Griner, Beecher), Department of Marriage and Family Therapy (Hee), and Department of Psychology (Ming), Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah; Department of Psychology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu (Masuda)
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- Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education (Allen, Cline), Department of Counseling and Psychological Services (Griner, Beecher), Department of Marriage and Family Therapy (Hee), and Department of Psychology (Ming), Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah; Department of Psychology, University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Honolulu (Masuda)
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Cutrer-Parraga B, Allen GEK, Conklin H, Hee C, Miller E, Chapman R, Gancinia B, Roan M, Norton A. Culture-Centered Psychotherapy Preferences for Polynesian Americans: An Interpretative Phenomenological Approach. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COUNSELLING 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10447-022-09472-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Cline JI, Larsen RA, Griner D, Beecher ME, Allen GEK, Lee C, Lefrandt JB, Worthen V. Ethnoracial comparisons in anxiety and depression outcomes among Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander college students. JOURNAL OF MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING AND DEVELOPMENT 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/jmcd.12254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Jared I. Cline
- Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education Brigham Young University Columbia Missouri USA
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- Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education Brigham Young University Columbia Missouri USA
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- Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education Brigham Young University Columbia Missouri USA
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- Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education Brigham Young University Columbia Missouri USA
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- Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education Brigham Young University Columbia Missouri USA
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- Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education Brigham Young University Columbia Missouri USA
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- Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education Brigham Young University Columbia Missouri USA
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- Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education Brigham Young University Columbia Missouri USA
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Hafoka Kanuch O, Smith TB, Griner D, Allen GEK, Beecher ME, Young E. Psychotherapy utilization, presenting concerns, and outcomes among Pacific Islander and Asian American Students. COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY QUARTERLY 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/09515070.2019.1699502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Ofa Hafoka Kanuch
- Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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- Department of Counseling Psychology & Special Education, Brigham Young University, McKay School of Education, Provo,UT, USA
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- Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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- Department of Counseling Psychology & Special Education, Brigham Young University, McKay School of Education, Provo,UT, USA
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- Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS), Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA
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- Department of Counseling Psychology & Special Education, Brigham Young University, McKay School of Education, Provo,UT, USA
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Anderberg E, Cox JC, Neeley Tass ES, Erekson DM, Gabrielsen TP, Warren JS, Cline J, Petersen D, South M. Sticking with it: Psychotherapy outcomes for adults with autism spectrum disorder in a university counseling center setting. Autism Res 2017; 10:2048-2055. [PMID: 28815985 DOI: 10.1002/aur.1843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Revised: 05/28/2017] [Accepted: 06/26/2017] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Young adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) experience high rates of comorbid mental health concerns in addition to distress arising from the core symptoms of autism. Many adults with ASD seek psychological treatment in outpatient facilities in their communities that are not specifically geared toward individuals with ASD. However, few studies have looked at the effectiveness of standard psychotherapeutic care in adults with ASD. This study aimed to discover how individuals with ASD fare in psychotherapy within a college counseling setting, compared to their neurotypical peers. Clients with ASD (n = 76) or possible ASD (n = 91) were retrospectively identified from counseling center case notes. Data from the Outcome Questionnaire-45 (OQ) were retrieved for each therapy session as a measure of client distress. Clients with ASD showed no difference in level of distress at intake compared to their neurotypical peers (n = 21,546), and improved about the same amount from pre- to post-treatment. However, students with ASD stayed in treatment for significantly more sessions than neurotypical clients, and took significantly longer to achieve maximum improvement on OQ reports. Results are discussed with implications for university and other community based treatment settings. Autism Res 2017, 10: 2048-2055. © 2017 International Society for Autism Research, Wiley Periodicals, Inc. LAY SUMMARY This study aimed to discover how individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) fare in psychotherapy within a university counseling setting, compared to their neurotypical peers. Clients with ASD showed no difference in level of distress at intake compared to their neurotypical peers, and improved about the same amount from pre- to post-treatment. However, students with ASD stayed in treatment for significantly more sessions than neurotypical clients, and took significantly longer to achieve maximum improvement on Outcome Questionnaire-45 reports.
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- Emily Anderberg
- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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- Counseling and Psychological Services Center, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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- Counseling and Psychological Services Center, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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- Counseling Psychology and Special Education, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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- Department of Psychology, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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- Department of Psychology and Neuroscience Center, Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah
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