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SELF-HELP GROUP... THE "DISCOVERY FILES": NEW ADVANCES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING, FROM THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION. NEW RESEARCH OUT OF U-C-SANTA BARBARA SAYS THAT, IN TIMES OF STRESS, ASIAN-AMERICANS MAY BE LESS LIKELY TO REACH OUT FOR HELP--OPTING INSTEAD TO WORK OUT PERSONAL PROBLEMS INDIVIDUALLY, AND NOT BURDEN OTHERS. EMOTIONAL SUPPORT, ADVICE, SOCIAL PROGRAMS: FOR AMERICANS OF OTHER ETHNIC BACKGROUNDS, THESE HAVE BECOME A WAY OF LIFE. FOR ASIAN-AMERICANS, WEARING YOUR HEART ON YOUR SLEEVE IS NOT PART OF THE CULTURE. HERE'S WHERE THE RESEARCH GETS INTERESTING--ALMOST SURPRISING. ASIAN-AMERICANS ARE TYPICALLY PART OF A "COLLECTIVISTIC" CULTURE IN WHICH THE GROUP SHARES A SOCIAL AND EMOTIONAL BOND--AND THE GOALS OF THE GROUP ARE MOST IMPORTANT. SO, YOU WOULD THINK THAT THEY WOULD BE MORE APT TO SEEK GROUP SUPPORT--BUT THE OPPOSITE SEEMS TO BE TRUE: BECAUSE OF THEIR RESPECT FOR THE GROUP, AND A DESIRE NOT TO TROUBLE OTHERS, ASIAN-AMERICANS MOST OFTEN EXHIBITED "INDIVIDUALISTIC" BEHAVIOR--STILL SEEKING THE COMPANY OF FAMILY AND FRIENDS, BUT RARELY DISCUSSING PERSONAL ISSUES WITH THEM. THE RESEARCH CAN HELP US TO ANALYZE AND IMPROVE SOCIAL PROGRAMS, TO MAKE THEM MORE APPROPRIATE TO ALL CULTURES. THE "DISCOVERY FILES" COVERS PROJECTS FUNDED BY THE GOVERNMENT'S NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION: FEDERALLY SPONSORED RESEARCH BROUGHT TO YOU BY YOU! LEARN MORE AT "N-S-F"-DOT-GOV--OR ON THEIR PODCAST.
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