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Service Utilization, Self-Efficacy, Positive Attitude and Well-Being Among Asian American Family Caregivers of Persons with Serious Mental Illnesses.
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Community Mental Health Journal . Aug2022, Vol. 58 Issue 6, p1038-1048. 11p. 4 Charts. - Publication Year :
- 2022
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Abstract
- The well-being of the family caregivers of people with serious mental illnesses (SMIs) is a crucial success factor in the recovery of the afflicted family member. This cross-sectional quantitative study examined the associations between the use of formal mental health services, self-efficacy, and positive attitudes and their effects on the well-being of Asian American family caregivers of people with SMIs. Using convenience and snowball sampling, 116 Asian American family caregivers of people with SMIs in Northern California were recruited for this study. We found that formal mental health service utilization predicted an enhanced sense of self-efficacy. Higher levels of self-efficacy were related to attitudes being more positive, and these positive attitudes contributed to enhanced overall well-being. These findings suggest that mental health professionals should develop culturally competent and tailored services for Asian American family caregivers to support self-efficacy, which is fundamental to maintaining positive attitudes and promoting wellness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *MENTAL illness treatment
*CAREGIVER attitudes
*POSITIVE psychology
*WELL-being
*ATTITUDES toward mental illness
*CROSS-sectional method
*CONVALESCENCE
*ASIANS
*QUANTITATIVE research
*MEDICAL care use
*SELF-efficacy
*SEVERITY of illness index
*PSYCHOSOCIAL factors
*PSYCHOLOGY of caregivers
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
*STATISTICAL sampling
*MENTAL health services
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00103853
- Volume :
- 58
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Community Mental Health Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 157629839
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10597-021-00912-8