ERIC Number: EJ1187355
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Publication Date: 2018-Sep
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Intersectionality of Ethnicity/Race and Gender in the Phenomenology of African American College Students' Presenting Problems: A Profile Analysis Using Nonmetric Multidimensional Scaling
Whaley, Arthur L.; Dubose, John
International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling, v40 n3 p279-297 Sep 2018
Multidimensional scaling analyses (MDS) was used to uncover the phenomenology or implicit cognitions underlying presenting problems for which African American male and female students reported seeking college counseling services, in comparison to their European American counterparts. Normative, idiographic, and idiothetic approaches to the measurement of explicit versus implicit dimensions of students' reports of eight psychological issues (seven disorders and medication use) for which they sought counseling in two timeframes (historical and current) were conducted by ethnicity/race and gender. It was hypothesized that idiographic and idiothetic approaches, which involved profile analyses using nonmetric MDS, would be more likely to reveal intersectionality between ethnicity/race and gender than the normative approach. Results supported the hypothesis of the greater sensitivity of the two individual difference models. Nonmetric MDS analyses revealed significant differences across profiles, with African American males underutilizing mental health services but displaying significant psychological distress; and African American females receiving significantly more pharmacotherapy for depression. Implications for college mental health services for African Americans are discussed.
Descriptors: Race, Ethnicity, Gender Differences, Mental Health, Health Services, Profiles, Emotional Disturbances, African American Students, College Students, Counseling Services, Phenomenology, Student Attitudes, Correlation, Drug Therapy, Depression (Psychology)
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Education Level: Higher Education
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