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Thesis/Dissertation Information
- Degree Disciplines:
- Psychology
Notes
- Abstract:
- The current study investigated factors that are believed to influence treatment preferences toward psychological help seeking in college students from Jamaica and America (N = 312). Participants completed three self-report questionnaires: a) demographic questionnaire, b) Wagner et al.’s (2005) Beliefs about Medications and Psychotherapy questionnaire, and c) Triandis and Gelfand’s (1998) Individualism-Collectivism Scale (INDCOL); as well as, d) two clinical vignettes adopted from Dietrich et al. (2004). The results showed no significant difference between the INDCOL collectivism scores of people living in Jamaica and people living in America. Regardless of residence, no significant differences were found for a treatment preference for home remedies, psychotherapy or psychotropic medications between Jamaicans and Americans. Similarly, no gender differences were found for a treatment preference for home remedies (e.g., herbs) versus psychotherapy. However, the results showed that people who have experienced psychological treatments preferred psychotherapy and psychotropic medications more than people who have not experienced these treatments. Additionally, psychotherapy and psychotropic medications were the most preferred treatments for more severe schizophrenic symptoms compared to less severe depressive symptoms. An individual’s experience with psychotherapy was found to be significantly correlated with: 1) psychotropic medication experience, 2) home remedy experience, 3) treatment preference, 4) gender and 5) INDCOL score. Significant correlations were also found among the variables: 1) psychotherapy beliefs and medication beliefs, 2) INDCOL score and experience with both psychotherapy experience and psychotropic medication experience, and 3) psychotherapy experience and psychotropic medication experience. Place of residence was not found to be significantly correlated with psychotherapy or psychotropic medication experience, treatment preference, INDCOL score or psychotherapy and medication beliefs. In conclusion, Jamaicans and Americans are neither culturally different nor do they differ in their treatment preferences. It appears that a treatment preference of psychotherapy and psychotropic medications is based on an individual’s past experience with psychological help seeking, and the presence of severe psychotic symptoms. Imbalanced sample size may have affected overall findings. Further knowledge could be gained by continuing research on treatment preferences between Jamaicans and Americans.
- Thesis:
- Thesis (M.S.)--Barry University, 2012.
- Bibliography:
- Includes bibliographical references (leaves 76-89).
Record Information
- Source Institution:
- Barry University
- Holding Location:
- Barry University Archives and Special Collections
- Rights Management:
- Copyright Nicola Pierre-Smith. Permission granted to Barry University to digitize, archive and distribute this item for non-profit research and educational purposes. Any reuse of this item in excess of fair use or other copyright exemptions requires permission of the copyright holder.
- Resource Identifier:
- RC451.4.S7 P54 2012_Pierre-SmithNicola ( BU-Local )
- Classification:
- RC451.4.S7 P54 2012 ( lcc )
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