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CONSENT TO PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH

Department of Psychology, Fort Hays State University

Study title: A Cross-cultural Comparison of American and Chinese College Students’ Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help and Expectation about Counseling and Counselors
Name of Researcher: Xiaowei QIAO
Contact Information: [email protected]; (785)432-6426
Name of Faculty Supervisor & Contact Information, if student research:
J. April Park; (785)628-5896; [email protected]

You are being asked to participate in a research study. It is your choice whether or not to participate.

Your decision whether or not to participate will have no effect on the academic standing or performance in the course to which you are otherwise entitled. Please contact the researcher – Xiaowei Qiao at [email protected] or (785)432-6426 if you have any questions.

What is the purpose of this study ?
The purpose of the project is to examine American and Chinese college students’ attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help and expectation about counseling/ counselors. This is to provide better mental health services to American and International students.

What does this study involve ?
If you decide to participate in this study, you will need to go the online survey website. If you are an American student, you will be asked to complete demographic information, and additional measures to understand your attitude towards seeking professional psychological help, expectations about counseling and counselors, and perceived stress.
If you are a Chinese student, you will be asked to complete the same surveys as American students and one additional scale which is needed to understand Chinese students’ specific stressors. Chinese students are also given the option of completing the survey in Chinese or in English. It will take about 30 minutes to finish the survey.
Are there any benefits from participating in this study ?
You will be given a chance to self-reflect on your stress level on daily life. Also, your participation will help us learn more about cross-cultural differences in seeking psychological help. The findings from this study will provide insights for mental health practitioners to better serve clients from various cultural backgrounds with different needs. In addition, the findings may also help counseling centers on campus to provide more effective and satisfactory services to both American and Chinese students.

What are the risks involved with being enrolled in this study ?
There are some questions regarding stressors and levels of stress in your daily life. You may feel uncomfortable when answering those questions however it will not surpass your daily stress level. You may leave the questions unanswered if any of the questions make you uncomfortable.

How will your privacy be protected?
No names or identifying information will be asked. Responses to questionnaires will be collected from the online database and entered into a computer program and stored for 5 years, after which the data will be deleted. Only the student giving the study and faculty advisor will have access to the database. Results of the study will be shared with the scientific community through presentation and possible publication. When results are shared, information will be presented in aggregate form and will contain no names or identifying information.

Other important items you should know:
• Withdrawal from the study: You may choose to stop your participation in this study at any time. Your decision to stop your participation will have no effect on your academic standing.

• Funding: There is no outside funding for this research project.

Whom should you call with questions about this study ?
Questions about this study can be directed to the researcher Xiaowei QIAO ([email protected]; (785)432-6426), Ethics Chairperson in Psychology: Dr. Trey Hill at [email protected] or the thesis advisor: Dr. J. April Park at [email protected]. If you have questions, concerns, or suggestions about human research at FHSU, you may call the Office of Scholarship and Sponsored Projects at FHSU (785) 628-4349 during normal business hours.
 
 
 
* CONSENT

The purpose of this research is to examine American and Chinese college students’ attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help and expectation about counseling and counselors and the relationship between stress level and help-seeking attitudes cross-culturally. This is an online survey and it will take about 30 minutes. You will answer all the questions anonymously.

I understand by checking "I agree" below, I give my permission to participate in this study regarding students’ attitudes toward seeking psychological help and expectation about counseling and counselors. I understand that any information I give will be held confidential, otherwise if permitted. I understand my participation is voluntary and that I am free to withdraw anytime, without giving any reason and without cost. I am above 18 years old and less than 65 years old.

Do you agree with the statements above?
 
I agree.
 
I disagree.
 
 
 
Thank you for reading the consent. You can leave the survey by closing the page or hitting the "Exit Survey" button on the top.
 
 
 
Age
 
 
 
Gender
 
 
 
Classification in School
   
Study Major
   
Ethnicity
   
Country of origin
   
If international student, please indicate the length of stay in America
   
 
 
 
Any previous counseling experience
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
Any current counseling service
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
 
Any current stressors
 
Yes
 
No
 
 
Please rate the following 10 items using this scale: Agree = 3, Partly Agree = 2, Partly Disagree = 1, Disagree = 0.
3 2 1 0
1. If I believed I was having a mental breakdown, my first inclination would be to get professional attention.
2. The idea of talking about problems with a psychologist strikes me as a poor way to get rid of emotional conflicts.
3. If I were experiencing a serious emotional crisis at this point in my life, I would be confident that I could find relief in psychotherapy.
4. There is something admirable in the attitude of a person who is willing to cope with his or her conflicts and fears without resorting to professional help.
5. I would want to get psychological help if I were worried or upset for a long period of time.
6. I might want to have psychological counseling in the future.
7. A person with an emotional problem is not likely to solve it alone; he or she is likely to solve it with professional help.
8. Considering the time and expense involved in psychotherapy, it would have doubtful value for a person like me.
9. A person should work out his or her own problems; getting psychological counseling would be a last resort.
10. Personal and emotional troubles, like many things, tend to work out by themselves.
 
 
Pretend that you are about to see a counseling psychologist for your first interview. We would like to know what you think counseling will be like. The followings are statements about counseling. For each statement, indicate what you expect counseling to be like using the rating scale.
1=Not True, 2=Slightly True, 3=Somewhat True, 4=Fairly True, 5=Quite True, 6=Very True, 7=Definitely True.

I EXPECT TO...
1. Not True 2. Slightly True 3. Somewhat True 4. Fairly True 5. Quite True 6. Very True 7. Definitely True
1. Like the counselor.
2. Gain some experience in new ways of solving problems within the counseling process.
3. Openly express my emotions regarding myself and my problems.
4. Take responsibility for making my own decisions.
5. Talk about my present concerns.
 
 
I EXPECT TO...
1. Not True 2. Slightly True 3. Somewhat True 4. Fairly True 5. Quite True 6. Very True 7. Definitely True
6. Get practice in relating openly and honestly to another person within the counseling relationship.
7. Enjoy my interviews with the counselor.
8. Practice some of the things I need to learn in the counseling relationship.
9. Get a better understanding of myself and others.
10. Stay in counseling for at least a few weeks, even if at first I am not sure it will help.
 
 
I EXPECT TO...
1. Not True 2. Slightly True 3. Somewhat True 4. Fairly True 5. Quite True 6. Very True 7. Definitely True
11. See the counselor for more than three interviews.
12. Enjoy being with the counselor.
13. Stay in counseling even though it may be painful or unpleasant at times.
14. Contribute as much as I can in terms of expressing my feelings and discussing them.
15. Find that the counseling relationship will help the counselor and me identify problems on which I need to work.
 
 
I EXPECT TO...
1. Not True 2. Slightly True 3. Somewhat True 4. Fairly True 5. Quite True 6. Very True 7. Definitely True
16. Become better able to help myself in the future.
17. Feel safe enough with the counselor to really say how I feel.
18. Improve my relationships with others.
19. Ask the counselor to explain what he or she means whenever I do not understand something that is said.
20. Work on my concerns outside the counseling interviews.
 
 
THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS CONCERN YOUR EXPECTATIONS ABOUT THE COUNSELOR

I EXPECT THE COUNSELOR TO...
1. Not True 2. Slightly True 3. Somewhat True 4. Fairly True 5. Quite True 6. Very True 7. Definitely True
21. Explain what’s wrong.
22. Help me identify and label my feelings so I can better understand them.
23. Tell me what to do.
24. Know how I feel even when I cannot say quite what I mean.
25. Know how to help me.
 
 
I EXPECT THE COUNSELOR TO...
1. Not True 2. Slightly True 3. Somewhat True 4. Fairly True 5. Quite True 6. Very True 7. Definitely True
26. Help me identify particular situations where I have problems.
27. Give encouragement and reassurance.
28. Help me to know how I am feeling by putting my feelings into words for me.
29. Be a “real” person not just a person doing a job.
30. Help me discover what particular aspects of my behavior are relevant to my problems.
 
 
I EXPECT THE COUNSELOR TO...
1. Not True 2. Slightly True 3. Somewhat True 4. Fairly True 5. Quite True 6. Very True 7. Definitely True
31. Inspire confidence and trust.
32. Frequently offer me advice.
33. Be honest with me.
34. Be someone who can be counted on.
35. Be friendly and warm towards me.
 
 
I EXPECT THE COUNSELOR TO...
1. Not True 2. Slightly True 3. Somewhat True 4. Fairly True 5. Quite True 6. Very True 7. Definitely True
36. Help me solve my problems.
37. Discuss his or her own attitudes and relate them to my problem.
38. Give me support.
39. Decide what treatment plan is best.
40. Know how I feel at times, without my having to speak.
 
 
I EXPECT THE COUNSELOR TO...
1. Not True 2. Slightly True 3. Somewhat True 4. Fairly True 5. Quite True 6. Very True 7. Definitely True
41. Respect me as a person.
42. Discuss his or her experiences and relate them to my problems.
43. Praise me when I show improvement.
44. Make me face up to the differences between what I say and how I behave.
45. Talk freely about himself or herself.
 
 
I EXPECT THE COUNSELOR TO...
1. Not True 2. Slightly True 3. Somewhat True 4. Fairly True 5. Quite True 6. Very True 7. Definitely True
46. Have no trouble getting along with people.
47. Like me.
48. Be someone I can really trust.
49. Like me in spite of the bad things that he or she knows about me.
50. Make me face up to the differences between how I see myself and how I am seen by others.
 
 
I EXPECT THE COUNSELOR TO...
1. Not True 2. Slightly True 3. Somewhat True 4. Fairly True 5. Quite True 6. Very True 7. Definitely True
51. Be someone who is calm and easygoing.
52. Point out to me the differences between what I am and what I want to be.
53. Get along well in the world.
 
 
The questions in this scale ask you about your feelings and thoughts during THE LAST MONTH. In each case, please indicate your response by choosing a number representing HOW OFTEN you felt or thought a certain way.
0 Never 1 Almost Never 2 Sometimes 3 Fairly Often 4 Very Often
1. In the last month, how often have you been upset because of something that happened unexpectedly?
2. In the last month, how often have you felt that you were unable to control the important things in your life?
3. In the last month, how often have you felt nervous and “stressed”?
4. In the last month, how often have you felt confident about your ability to handle your personal problems?
5. In the last month, how often have you felt that things were going your way?
6. In the last month, how often have you found that you could not cope with all the things that you had to do?
7. In the last month, how often have you been able to control irritations in your life?
8. In the last month, how often have you felt that you were on top of things?
9. In the last month, how often have you been angered because of things that were outside your control?
10. In the last month, how often have you felt difficulties were piling up so high that you could not overcome them?