The Impact of Acculturation and Religiosity on Help-Seeking Attitudes toward Mental Health among Muslim Arab Americans
[Thesis]
Dena Elghoroury
Crockett, Stephanie A.
Oakland University
2017
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Committee members: Hansen, James T.; Leibert, Todd W.; Scott, Chaunda L.
Place of publication: United States, Ann Arbor; ISBN=978-0-355-66080-7
Ph.D.
Education
Oakland University
2017
This study investigated the relationship of acculturation and religiosity on help-seeking attitudes toward mental health among Muslim Arab Americans. Religiosity was also examined as a moderator between acculturation and help-seeking attitudes toward mental health. One hundred thirty one Muslim Arab Americans residing in the United States completed a survey consisting of basic demographics, the Attitudes Toward Seeking Formal Mental Health Services Instrument (ATSFMHS) to measure help-seeking attitudes toward mental health, the Psychological Acculturation Scale (PAS) to measure acculturation level, and the Sahin-Francis Scale of Attitudes toward Islam to measure religiosity.