Cultural Mistrust of Mental Health Professionals Among Black Males Transitioning from Foster Care

Lionel D. Scott; Henrika McCoy; Michelle R. Munson; Lonnie R. Snowden; J. Curtis McMillen

doi:10.1007/s10826-010-9434-z

Cultural Mistrust of Mental Health Professionals Among Black Males Transitioning from Foster Care

Lionel D. Scott, Henrika McCoy, Michelle R. Munson, Lonnie R. Snowden, J. Curtis McMillen

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We examined cultural mistrust of mental health professionals among Black males who are transitioning from the foster care system (N = 74) and its relationship to their level of satisfaction with child welfare services and the frequency of negative social contextual experiences. Results of hierarchical regression analysis showed that the level of satisfaction with child welfare services moderated the relationship between negative social contextual experiences and cultural mistrust of mental health professionals. Specifically, more frequent negative social contextual experiences were related to greater cultural mistrust of mental health professionals for Black males reporting low satisfaction with child welfare services, but not for those reporting high satisfaction with child welfare services. Implications for service delivery are discussed.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	605-613
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Child and Family Studies
Volume	20
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10826-010-9434-z
State	Published - Oct 2011

Keywords

Black males
Cultural mistrust
Foster care
Negative social contextual experiences
Service satisfaction

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Developmental and Educational Psychology
Life-span and Life-course Studies

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