Familial Influences on Perceptions of Mental Health and Mental Health Support Seeking in Black Young Adults

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dc.contributorHaydon, KC
dc.contributorWhite, André
dc.contributor.advisorFlanders, Corey
dc.contributor.authorWilliams, Sydney
dc.date.accessioned2023-05-28T19:05:47Z
dc.date.available2023-05-28T19:05:47Z
dc.date.gradyear2023en_US
dc.date.issued2023-05-28EN
dc.description.abstractMental health in the Black community continues to be overlooked by psychological research. Due to factors such as historical trauma, generational trauma, and lack of knowledge, mental health, and mental health stigma are also significantly overlooked by the Black community (Abdullah & Brown, 2010; Krow, 2020). Individual shame and pressure from family members to conceal mental health struggles frequently influence individuals to isolate themselves and avoid seeking necessary support. The purpose of this study was to investigate the ways in which familial attitudes and behaviors during upbringing have shaped young Black adults’ attitudes and perceptions toward mental health and mental health support seeking. Data collected using a qualitative questionnaire and follow-up interviews with 16 participants revealed that mental health stigma (commonly defined as social judgment, degradation, and devaluation) and familial perceptions have a strong influence on how the Black community, and specifically Black young adults, talk about and address mental health (Abdullah & Brown, 2010). In addition, it was found that newer generations (such as Millennials and Gen Z) of Black young adults are more willing to ask for support and/or seek treatment, despite negative experiences with family when it comes to mental health struggles.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipPsychology & Educationen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10166/6413
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.rights.restrictedrestricteden_US
dc.subjectmental healthen_US
dc.subjectblacken_US
dc.subjectperceptionsen_US
dc.subjectstigmaen_US
dc.subjectmental health supporten_US
dc.subjectmental health stigmaen_US
dc.subjectBlack communityen_US
dc.subjectfamilial influencesen_US
dc.titleFamilial Influences on Perceptions of Mental Health and Mental Health Support Seeking in Black Young Adultsen_US
dc.typeThesis
mhc.degreeUndergraduateen_US
mhc.institutionMount Holyoke College

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