African and African American Graduate Students' Racial Identity and Personal Problem‐Solving Strategies
- 12 November 1994
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Counseling & Development
- Vol. 73 (2), 167-171
- https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1556-6676.1994.tb01730.x
Abstract
This study examined differences on the Racial Identity Attitude Scale (RIAS; Helms & Parham, 1985) and the Problem Solving Inventory (PSI; Heppner, 1981, 1988) among 34 African and 48 African American graduate students. Significant differences were found on the preencounter and internalization scales of the RIAS. There were no group differences in coping ability as measured by the PSI. In addition, the African group experienced an acculturation effect as time in the United States was extended beyond 3 years. These differences in racial identity states have implications for cross‐cultural counseling.Keywords
This publication has 23 references indexed in Scilit:
- Eurocentricism Strikes in Strange Ways and in Unusual PlacesThe Counseling Psychologist, 1989
- Considering Some Methodological Issues in Racial Identity Counseling ResearchThe Counseling Psychologist, 1989
- Expanding racial identity theory to cover counseling process.Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1986
- A component analysis of problem-solving skills trainingCognitive Therapy and Research, 1985
- The relationship between problem-solving self-appraisal and psychological adjustmentCognitive Therapy and Research, 1985
- The Black American and psychotherapy: The dilemma.Psychotherapy, 1985
- Cognitive variables associated with personal problem-solving appraisal: Implications for counseling.Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1983
- The development and implications of a personal problem-solving inventory.Journal of Counseling Psychology, 1982
- The Thomas and Cross Models of Psychological NigrescenceJournal of Black Psychology, 1978
- Psychotherapy: Implications of a Black-consciousness process model.Psychotherapy, 1975