Asian Indian Male International Graduate Students' Help-Seeking Intentions Toward Formal and Informal Supports: The Role of Cultural and Familial Factors

The present study explored the associations between perceived family stigma, parental support, cultural values, and help-seeking intentions among male Asian Indian international graduate students studying computer science at one university in the United States (N = 205; M-age = 23.58 years). Hierarchical multiple regressions indicated that perceived family stigma predicted higher intentions to seek help from both formal and informal sources for stress and psychological distress described in hypothetical vignettes. Perceived parental support was positively associated with help-seeking intentions from informal sources but not formal mental health services. Cultural values did not predict intentions to seek help. In addition, participants were most likely to seek help from informal sources versus formal sources of support for all problem types described in the vignettes.