The Representation of Asian Women in Counseling Psychology Research: A Systematic Content Analysis From 2000 to 2020.
Asian women in the United States (AWUS) are part of the most rapidly growing racial group in the United States today (Budiman & Ruiz, 2021). AWUS have a long history of facing unique challenges at the intersection of their race and gender (Mukkamala & Suyemoto, 2018). However, there is a gap in coun...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Counseling Psychology Vol. 72; no. 5; pp. 487 - 503 |
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American Psychological Association
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ssf&AN=188276479&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ssf uiTerm: 188276479 longDbName: Social Sciences Full Text (H.W. Wilson) uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: jinfo: jid: 00220167 JCP jtl: Journal of Counseling Psychology issn: 00220167 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Oct2025 vid: 72 iid: 5 pid: 34 pub: American Psychological Association artinfo: ui: 188276479 10.1037/cou0000819 ppf: 487 ppct: 16 formats: tig: atl: The Representation of Asian Women in Counseling Psychology Research: A Systematic Content Analysis From 2000 to 2020. aug: au: Shah, Tanvi N. Kim, Grace S. Arcot, Rohan R. McFarland, Georgia Songtachalert, Tanya Chen, Amy Holt, Melissa K. affil: Department of Counseling Psychology and Applied Human Development, Wheelock College of Education and Human Development, Boston University The Jewish Board of Family and Children's Services, Queens, New York, United States Back to Good Counseling, Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States su: United States Women Mental health Sex crimes Group identity Human research subjects Content analysis Culture Psychology Eating disorders Attitude (Psychology) Medical research Counseling Patient selection Serial publications Thematic analysis sug: subj: Women Mental health Sex crimes Group identity Human research subjects Content analysis Culture Psychology Eating disorders Attitude (Psychology) Medical research Counseling United States Other Individual and Family Services Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Biotechnology) Offices of Mental Health Practitioners (except Physicians) Patient selection Serial publications Thematic analysis keyword: Asian women content analysis counseling psychology intersectionality Asian women content analysis counseling psychology intersectionality ab: Asian women in the United States (AWUS) are part of the most rapidly growing racial group in the United States today (Budiman & Ruiz, 2021). AWUS have a long history of facing unique challenges at the intersection of their race and gender (Mukkamala & Suyemoto, 2018). However, there is a gap in counseling psychology literature focused on AWUS (Kiang et al., 2016), leaving critical questions unanswered about their needs and experiences in the United States. This study examines the scope of this gap through a systematic content analysis of 3,913 articles published in the Journal of Counseling Psychology and The Counseling Psychologist between 2000 and 2020. The specific research questions were as follows: (1) How many articles in Journal of Counseling Psychology and The Counseling Psychologist include the demographically representative 3% of AWUS, based on 2020 census data, in their study sample? (2) Among these articles, what key qualitative themes emerge? (3) How many articles focused solely on AWUS experiences? We found that 137 (3.5%) articles included a demographically representative number of AWUS as part of their samples, while only 10 (0.26%) articles focused solely on AWUS. Results revealed five major themes: (a) factors and processes shaping the mental health of AWUS, (b) centrality of, and external influences on, the cultural identities of AWUS, (c) enhancing the efficacy of counseling for AWUS, (d) AWUS within scales assessing experiences of Asians in the United States, and (e) the professional identity and career aspirations of AWUS. Implications for research, practice, and training are discussed. Public Significance Statement: Through an exploratory systematic content analysis of 20 years (2000–2020) of literature in two counseling psychology flagship journals, the Journal of Counseling Psychology and The Counseling Psychologist, this study identifies publication themes and gaps in counseling psychology research on Asian women in the United States. The article offers recommendations for researchers to study the experiences of Asian women in the United States using an intersectional lens and highlights implications for clinical practice with Asian women in the United States. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Article src: R language: English refInfo: copyright: @attributes: flag: N holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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