Table 1.

Ethnic differences in mental health need, cultural values and help seeking

Variables	European American		Vietnamese American		Analysis results
	M (SD)	n (%)	M (SD)	n (%)	Significance test	Effect size
Mental health need
Total problems	57.26 (9.32)		62.38 (10.23)		F(1,167)=11.07**	d = −0.52
Family stress	6.06 (4.03)		9.04 (4.58)		F(1,166)=19.17***	d =−0.69
Academic stress	3.61 (1.79)		4.69 (2.07)		F(1,167)=12.27**	d =−0.55
Peer stress	.84 (1.27)		1.39 (1.58)		F(1,167)=5.86*	d =−0.38
Cultural values
Family obligation	3.07 (.56)		3.45 (.52)		F(1,166)=19.62***	d =−0.69
Emotional restraint	20.54 (5.71)		21.70 (4.79)		F(1,167)=2.03	d = −0.22
Highest intensity of support sought					χ2(3) = 12.06**	φc = 0.27
None		7 (10.1%)		12 (12.4%)
Peer		12 (17.4%)		39 (40.2%)
Adult		43 (62.3%)		42 (43.3%)
Formal		7 (10.1%)		4 (4.1%)

Note:

^*p <.05,

^**p <.01,

^***p <.001.

Cohen’s d and Cramer’s V are used to measure effect size of ANOVA and chi-square results, respectively.