Vietnamese and British expectations of counselling: a cross-cultural comparison
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- Title
- Vietnamese and British expectations of counselling: a cross-cultural comparison
- Creator
- Janak N. Vadgama
- Supervisor
- Justyna Kucharska.
- Date
- 2016
- Abstract
- Collectivist cultures often view mental illness more negatively than individualist ones, and expect psychological counselling to be a more passive and counsellor-directed experience. A factor which may influence these attitudes is higher external locus of control in collectivists. This study compared Vietnamese and British expectations about counselling, while also measuring levels of collectivism and locus of control in each group. It hypothesised that Vietnamese would express more passive attitudes to counselling, and demonstrate higher collectivism and external locus of control. Additionally, it anticipated that nationality, individualism-collectivism and locus of control would predict expectations of counselling. One hundred and fourteen participants, aged 18 to 60, from Vietnam and the UK (Vietnamese, n=54; British, n=60) completed a three-part online survey which measured expectations of counselling, individualism-collectivism and locus of control. The results indicated that overall Vietnamese do expect a more authoritative style of counselling, but only display higher collectivist behaviour towards family. However, no significant differences were found for locus of control. Furthermore, nationality and internal locus of control were found to predict attitudes to counselling. This study suggests that Western-style counselling may not be appropriate for Vietnamese unless adapted, and that development of an indigenous form of counselling might be more suitable. Furthermore, the results obtained suggest the need for further research about counselling and culture in Vietnam to assess the reliability of this study's findings.
- Subject
- Psychology
- Extent
- 102 pages : illustrations
- Format
- Publisher
- Regent's University London
- degree
- MSc Psychology
- Language
- English
- Date Issued
- 2016
- Type
- Thesis & Dissertation
- Rights Holder
- Regent's University London & Janak N. Vadgama
- Item sets
- Theses or Dissertation