Date of Last Revision
2023-05-03 05:04:39
Major
Psychology
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Date of Expected Graduation
Fall 2018
Abstract
The main purpose of this study was to investigate the correlational relationships between help seeking attitudes, marianismo, and mental health symptoms in a sample of Latinas. Marianismo is a Latina-specific value system based on the idea that women are to be self-sacrificing, chaste, and family oriented. Data from self-identified Latinas (N=77) were used to determine how degrees of adherence to marianista values correlate with various mental health symptoms and reported instances of professional help seeking attitudes. Results yielded a weak positive relationship between adherence to marianismo-like values and prevalence of mental health symptoms, and no relationship between adherence to marianismo-like values and prevalence of psychological help-seeking attitudes. Such findings lend themselves to further investigation of possible relationships and additional variables concerning marianismo and further implications in the field of psychology.
Research Sponsor
Dr. Charles Waehler
First Reader
Shana Pryor
Second Reader
Sarah Sanders
Recommended Citation
Tilisky, Sara, "Marianismo and Mental Health: A Cross-Sectional Study on Latina Perspectives" (2018). Williams Honors College, Honors Research Projects. 687.
https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/honors_research_projects/687
Included in
Counseling Psychology Commons, Latina/o Studies Commons, Multicultural Psychology Commons