The Impact of Race-Ethnicity on Foreign-Born Students’ Counselor Self-Efficacy and Acculturative Stress

Authors

Claudia Interiano-Shiverdecker, University of Texas at San AntonioFollow
Sejal Parikh, University of North Carolina at CharlotteFollow
Claudia Flowers, University of North Carolina at CharlotteFollow
Mahsa Maghsoudi, Wichita State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Empirical Research Article

Keywords

Foreign-born students, counselor self-efficacy, and acculturative stress.

Subject Area

Counseling, Counselor Education

Abstract

Foreign-born students are present in counselor education programs, yet limited research exists understanding how their race-ethnicity impacts their counselor self-efficacy or acculturative stress. This current investigation examined the effects of race-ethnicity on counselor self-efficacy and acculturative stress within a sample of 94 foreign-born counseling students (FBCSs). Results of a one-way MANOVA revealed that compared with Caucasian FBCSs, students who self-identified as Hispanic/Latinx, Asian/Pacific Islander, Black/African, and other reported significant changes in counselor self-efficacy and acculturative stress. These groups reported less counselor self-efficacy and higher levels of acculturative stress than Caucasian FBCSs, highlighting the importance of with-in group differences, such as race-ethnicity. Implications for counselor educators and supervisors, limitations, and recommendations for future research are provided.

Recommended Citation

Interiano-Shiverdecker, C., Parikh, S., Flowers, C., & Maghsoudi, M. (2021). The Impact of Race-Ethnicity on Foreign-Born Students’ Counselor Self-Efficacy and Acculturative Stress. Journal of Counselor Preparation and Supervision, 14(3). Retrieved from https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/jcps/vol14/iss3/8