Asian American Psychology

First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The Second Edition of the Handbook of Asian American Psychology fills a fundamental gap in the Asian American literature by addressing the full spectrum of methodological, substantive, and theoretical areas related to Asian American Psychology. This new edition provides important scholarly contributions by a new generation of researchers that address the shifts in contemporary issues for Asians and Asian Americans in the U.S.

This comprehensive volume, now available in paperback, examines current research and constructs necessary for improving our understanding of Asian Americans. The contributors focus on a wide range of topics, including racism, family violence, addictive behaviours, interracial marriage, academic achievement, interpersonal relationships, career development and mental health.

This widely adopted text synthesizes an extensive body of research on Asian American personality development, identity, and mental health. Uba focuses on how ethnocultural factors interact with minority group status to shape the experiences of members of diverse Asian American groups. Cultural values and norms shared by many Asian Americans are examined and common sources of stress described, including racial discrimination and immigrant and refugee experiences. Rates of mental health problems in Asian American communities are reviewed, as are predictors and manifestations of specific disorders. The volume also explores patterns in usage of available mental health services and considers ways that service delivery models might be adapted to better meet the needs of Asian American clients.

Asian Americans are proportionally the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States. Over the past 30 years, Asian American psychology has been an emerging field, with an increasingly complex and sophisticated research base. Until recently, much of the work in the field has proceeded without a theoretical or conceptual framework. This book offers such a framework for the conceptual development of Asian American psychology and provides future research directions by experts in the field. The book demonstrates that Asian Americans are a heterogeneous group that must be understood in context, with multiple racial, ethnic, gender, and cultural identities. Conceptual models highlighted in this volume contribute parallel advances not only in the psychological studies of other ethnic minority groups but also in the psychological research of an increasingly multicultural and global American population. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved).

The Handbook of Asian American Psychology stands alone as the most comprehensive handbook on Asian Americans. A select group of prominent scholars and clinicians focus on a wide range of topics, including racism, family violence, addictive behaviors, interracial marriage, academic achievement and performance, interpersonal relations, career development, mental health services and treatment. It will be highly valued by professionals, students, and academics in ethnic studies, psychology, social welfare, gender studies, family studies, nursing, gerontology, research methods, and interpersonal communication.

This is the first textbook accessible to undergraduate students and those with minimal exposure to Asian American psychology. Concepts and theories come to life by relating the material to everyday experiences. The book further engages the reader through its inclusion of activities, discussion questions, exercises, clinical case studies, and Internet resources. Current perspectives and key findings from the psychological literature as well as content from Asian American Studies and related disciplines (history, literature, media, etc.), provides a unique cross-disciplinary understanding of Asi.

Asian Trauma and Recovery addresses the double-bind Asian diaspora in the West commonly find themselves in—that of having to cope with high rates of maltreatment within the family, as well as racism and other forms of discrimination from without.