The Role of Acculturation, Ethnic Identity, and Religious Fatalism on Attitudes Towards Seeking Psychological Help Among Coptic Americans.
dc.contributor.advisor | Brossart, Daniel | |
dc.creator | Boulos, Sallie Ann | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-07-16T15:57:16Z | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-07-16T20:27:28Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-07-16T15:57:16Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-07-16T20:27:28Z | |
dc.date.created | 2011-05 | |
dc.date.issued | 2012-07-16 | |
dc.date.submitted | May 2011 | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2011-05-9426 | |
dc.description.abstract | The purpose of this current study was to determine the role of acculturation, ethnic identity, and religious fatalism regarding attitudes towards seeking psychological help among Coptic (Egyptian Christian) Americans. In addition, differences between groups of gender and generational status, first-generation adult immigrants versus U.S.-born second-generation Copts, were analyzed. The study had a total sample of 91 individuals that self-identified as Coptic by race and/or Coptic Orthodox by religion, who voluntarily completed an anonymous online questionnaire. Results indicate that ethnic identity and acculturation are strong predictors of religious fatalistic beliefs, and those who identified as having more Arab ethnic identity and less assimilation to dominate culture have stronger religious fatalistic beliefs than those who identified with more western culture and an American ethnic identity. However, religious fatalism and ethnic identity were not significant predictors of attitudes towards seeking psychological help, and other variables such as stigma, language barriers, and skepticism of western psychology may be better predictors of attitudes towards seeking psychological help. Between groups comparisons identified subtle differences between males and females, and between first and second-generation Coptic Americans on acculturation, ethnic identity, and religious fatalism, but the groups were not statistically significant from one another. Clinical implications and directions for future research will also be discussed. | en |
dc.format.mimetype | application/pdf | |
dc.language.iso | en_US | |
dc.subject | Coptic | en |
dc.subject | Coptic Orthodox | en |
dc.subject | Middle-East | en |
dc.subject | Middle-Eastern | en |
dc.subject | Gender | en |
dc.subject | Acculturation | en |
dc.subject | Ethnic Identity | en |
dc.subject | Arab, Christian | en |
dc.subject | Religious Fatalism | en |
dc.subject | Attitudes towards seeking psychological help | en |
dc.subject | Orthodox | en |
dc.subject | Egyptian | en |
dc.subject | Health Disparities | en |
dc.subject | Health Seeking Behavior | en |
dc.subject | Determinism | en |
dc.subject | Locus of Control | en |
dc.subject | Religious Beliefs | en |
dc.subject | Structural Equation Modeling | en |
dc.subject | Multigroup Analysis | en |
dc.subject | First-generation | en |
dc.subject | Second Generation | en |
dc.subject | Immigration. | en |
dc.title | The Role of Acculturation, Ethnic Identity, and Religious Fatalism on Attitudes Towards Seeking Psychological Help Among Coptic Americans. | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
thesis.degree.department | Educational Psychology | en |
thesis.degree.discipline | Counseling Psychology | en |
thesis.degree.grantor | Texas A&M University | en |
thesis.degree.name | Doctor of Philosophy | en |
thesis.degree.level | Doctoral | en |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Duffy, Michael | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Elliott, Timothy | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | LeUnes, Arnold | |
dc.type.genre | thesis | en |
dc.type.material | text | en |
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