Relationships Among Self-Concealment, Mindfulness and Negative Psychological Outcomes in Asian American and European American College Students

Authors: Masuda, Akihiko¹; Wendell, Johanna²; Chou, Ying-Yi²; Feinstein, Amanda²

Source: International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, Volume 32, Number 3, September 2010 , pp. 165-177(13)

Publisher: Springer

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Abstract:

Research on Asian Americans and their psychological adjustment is limited. Consisting of two cross-sectional studies, the present investigation examined the relationships among self-concealment, mindfulness, emotional distress in stressful interpersonal situations, and general psychological ill-health in Asian American college students, and in comparison with European American counterparts. In the Asian Americans, self-concealment was found to be positively related to general psychological ill-health and negatively related to mindfulness. In both ethnic groups, mindfulness was found to be negatively related to general psychological ill-health. Findings suggest that, as seen with European American counterparts, both self-concealment and mindfulness may be important concepts in understanding the psychological adjustments of Asian American college students.

Keywords: Asian American; Asian American college students; Mindfulness; Self-concealment; Psychological distress

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10447-010-9097-x

Affiliations: 1: Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA, Email: psyaxm@langate.gsu.edu 2: Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA

Publication date: 2010-09-01