Mental Health and Self-Concept: Comparison of U.S. and Peruvian Students
Disciplines
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Abstract (300 words maximum)
The purpose of the current study is to further investigate potential differences in mental health attitudes between cultures. Participants were university students from two diverse cultures/countries, the U.S. (Kennesaw State University-KSU) and South America (Universidad Peruana de Ciencias in Peru-UPC). Students were administered the Community Attitudes to Mental Illness (CAMI) and Semantic Differential Scale (SD). The CAMI, (Taylor & Dear 1970), measures attitudes toward community-based mental health facilities. Osgood (1957) developed the SD, a Likert-based attitudinal scale, measuring self-concept. The survey was administered in 2021 as well as in 2022. Additional analysis will explore the relationship between demographics collected from the Atlanta and Lima university participants and scores on the CAMI and SD scales. The hypotheses were only partially supported with the main significant differences being between years of data and specific demographic questions.
Academic department under which the project should be listed
RCHSS - Psychological Science
Primary Investigator (PI) Name
Christine Ziegler
Mental Health and Self-Concept: Comparison of U.S. and Peruvian Students
The purpose of the current study is to further investigate potential differences in mental health attitudes between cultures. Participants were university students from two diverse cultures/countries, the U.S. (Kennesaw State University-KSU) and South America (Universidad Peruana de Ciencias in Peru-UPC). Students were administered the Community Attitudes to Mental Illness (CAMI) and Semantic Differential Scale (SD). The CAMI, (Taylor & Dear 1970), measures attitudes toward community-based mental health facilities. Osgood (1957) developed the SD, a Likert-based attitudinal scale, measuring self-concept. The survey was administered in 2021 as well as in 2022. Additional analysis will explore the relationship between demographics collected from the Atlanta and Lima university participants and scores on the CAMI and SD scales. The hypotheses were only partially supported with the main significant differences being between years of data and specific demographic questions.