Help-seeking and coping behaviors for emotional distress in Asian Americans were examined with Asian values, perceived emotional intelligence, and optimism as predictors. Participants were 160 self-identified Asian American college students. Out of 6 identified coping methods, disengagement and meditation/exercise were reported to be the more predominant help-seeking strategies. Asian values and the perceived ability to manage others’ emotions predicted the reported use of family supports. The perceived ability to manage one’s own emotions predicted reported use of meditation/exercise and substance use as coping methods; however, this predictor strongly overlapped with optimism. Utilization of professional supports, such as psychologists and other mental health professionals, were predicted by past use of counseling services. Management of one’s emotions and optimism distinguished those who had used counseling services from those who had not. Implications are made for adapting professional services to be culturally sensitive, in order to better address mental and emotional health needs in the Asian American community.

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亚裔美国人的求助和应对行为：亚洲价值观、情商和乐观主义的作用。

以亚洲价值观、感知的情商和乐观作为预测因素，研究了亚裔美国人寻求帮助和应对情绪困扰的行为。参与者是 160 名自我认同的亚裔美国大学生。据报告，在 6 种已确定的应对方法中，脱离接触和冥想/锻炼是更主要的寻求帮助策略。亚洲价值观和管理他人情绪的感知能力预测了家庭支持的报告使用情况。管理自己情绪的感知能力预测报告使用冥想/锻炼和物质使用作为应对方法；然而，这个预测指标与乐观情绪强烈重叠。专业支持的使用，例如心理学家和其他心理健康专业人员，是通过过去使用咨询服务来预测的。一个人的情绪管理和乐观主义将那些使用过咨询服务的人和那些没有使用过的人区分开来。这意味着使专业服务具有文化敏感性，以更好地满足亚裔美国人社区的心理和情感健康需求。