Abstract
When compared with African Americans, Latinos, and Native Americans, Asian are often attributed more positive attributions from the dominant culture. The developed stereotype, Myth of the Model Minority (MMM), suggests Asian Americans achieve a higher degree of success than the general population. Under the internalized assumption of being psychologically trouble free, the MMM stereotype contributes to Asians being less inclined to proactively engage in help seeking behavior despite the presence of severe mental health concerns. Psychocultural examples relating to Asian Americans (e.g., Virginia Tech Shooter case) are reviewed to form a clinical and forensic psychological framework that offers a challenge as to why the MMM is problematic in higher education. The myths related to MMM and the experiences-positive or negative-of MMM are analyzed to encourage subsequent empirically-based applications for addressing MMM as well as serving as a caveat against using monocausal explanations or other thumbnail assessments of Asian American behavior in higher education.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Gaming and Technology Addiction |
| Subtitle of host publication | Breakthroughs in Research and Practice |
| Publisher | IGI Global |
| Pages | 38-59 |
| Number of pages | 22 |
| Volume | 1 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781522507789 |
| ISBN (Print) | 1522507787, 9781522507789 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Aug 5 2016 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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- Computer Science(all)
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Asians and the myth of the model minority in higher education : A psychocultural reality in the 21st century. / Johnson, Ronn; Kim, Ji Youn Cindy; Lee, Jo Jo Yanki.
Gaming and Technology Addiction: Breakthroughs in Research and Practice. Vol. 1 IGI Global, 2016. p. 38-59.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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