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  • 2008 - Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA)

Overview

Bryan S. K. Kim is affiliated with the University of Hawaii at Hilo in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with a concentration in clinical psychology, social psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, and applied psychology.

The scientist's recent publications reveal engagement with a range of topics related to mental health, counseling, assessment, and well-being. These topics include counseling practices and supervision, psychotherapy techniques and applications, psychological testing and assessment, resilience and mental health, sleep and related disorders, COVID-19 and mental health, and sleep and work-related fatigue.

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by Bryan S. K. Kim include:

  • Asian American child-parent cultural value discrepancies, family conflict, life satisfaction, and self-esteem. (2023) Journal of Counseling Psychology
  • Responsibilities of Users of Standardized Tests (RUST-4E) (2022) Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development
  • University students' sleep during the COVID-19 pandemic in the State of Hawaiʻi (2023) Journal of American College Health
  • Introduction to the Special Issue: Dismantling Anti-Black Racism and Counseling Psychology (2024) The Counseling Psychologist
  • Indigenous and Native American Perspectives on Mental Health and Well-Being: Introduction to the Special Issue (2024) The Counseling Psychologist

Frequent collaborators of Bryan S. K. Kim reflect cross-disciplinary connections within the field and include:

  • Han Na Suh
  • Alex L. Pieterse
  • A. Stephen Lenz
  • Haley R. Ault
  • Richard S. Balkin

Their work appears repeatedly in key publication venues such as:

  • The Counseling Psychologist
  • Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development
  • Journal of Counseling Psychology
  • Journal of American College Health
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Bryan S. K. Kim was recognized as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2008.

Best Publications

  • The Asian Values Scale: Development, Factor Analysis, Validation, and Reliability.

    Bryan S. K. Kim;Donald R. Atkinson;Peggy H. Yang

  • Asian Cultural Values and the Counseling Process Current Knowledge and Directions for Future Research

    Bryan S. K. Kim;Donald R. Atkinson;Dawn Umemoto

  • Asian American Multidimensional Acculturation Scale: Development, Factor Analysis, Reliability, and Validity.

    Ruth H. Gim Chung;Bryan S. K. Kim;José M. Abreu

  • Asian Cultural Values, Attitudes toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help, and Willingness to See a Counselor:

    Bryan S. K. Kim;Michael M. Omizo

  • Cultural value similarities and differences among Asian American ethnic groups.

    Bryan S. K. Kim;Peggy H. Yang;Donald R. Atkinson;Maren M. Wolfe

  • Acculturation measurement: Theory, current instruments, and future directions.

    Bryan S. K. Kim;José M. Abreu

  • Asian and European American Cultural Values, Collective Self-Esteem, Acculturative Stress, Cognitive Flexibility, and General Self-Efficacy Among Asian American College Students.

    Bryan S. K. Kim;Michael M. Omizo

  • The Asian American Racism-Related Stress Inventory: Development, factor analysis, reliability, and validity

    Christopher T. H. Liang;Lisa C. Li;Bryan S. K. Kim

  • A qualitative study of adaptation experiences of 1.5-generation Asian Americans.

    Bryan S. K. Kim;Bradley R. Brenner;Christopher T. H. Liang;Penelope A. Asay

  • Experiential Activities and Multicultural Counseling Competence Training

    Bryan S. K. Kim;Bryan S. K. Kim;Heather Z. Lyons

  • A psychometric revision of the Asian values scale using the Rasch model

    Bryan S. K. Kim;Sehee Hong

  • Adherence to Asian and European American cultural values and attitudes toward seeking professional psychological help among Asian American college students.

    Bryan S. K. Kim

  • The Asian American values scale--multidimensional: development, reliability, and validity.

    Bryan K. Kim;Lisa C. Li;Gladys F. Ng

  • Behavioral acculturation and enculturation and psychological functioning among Asian American college students.

    Bryan S. K. Kim;Michael M. Omizo

  • Asian and European American cultural values and communication styles among Asian American and European American college students.

    Yong S. Park;Bryan S. K. Kim

  • Acculturation and Enculturation.

    Bryan S. K. Kim

  • Acculturation, Enculturation, Perceived Racism, Minority Status Stressors, and Psychological Symptomatology Among Latino/as:

    Saul G. Alamilla;Bryan S. K. Kim;N. Alexandra Lam

  • Effects of Client Expectation for Counseling Success, Client-Counselor Worldview Match, and Client Adherence to Asian and European American Cultural Values on Counseling Process with Asian Americans.

    Bryan S. K. Kim;Gladys F. Ng;Annie J. Ahn

  • Successful and Unsuccessful Multicultural Supervisory Behaviors: A Delphi Poll

    Jeana L. Dressel;Andrés J. Consoli;Bryan S. K. Kim;Donald R. Atkinson

  • Asian American Client Adherence to Asian Cultural Values, Counselor Expression of Cultural Values, Counselor Ethnicity, and Career Counseling Process.

    Bryan S. K. Kim;Donald R. Atkinson

  • • SCIENTIFIC FORUM Asian Cultural Values, Attitudes Toward Seeking Professional Psychological Help, and Willingness To See a Counselor

    Bryan S. K. Kim;Michael M. Omizo

Frequent Co-Authors

Donald R. Atkinson
Donald R. Atkinson University of California, Santa Barbara
Y. Joel Wong
Y. Joel Wong Indiana University
Karen M. O'Brien
Karen M. O'Brien University of Maryland, College Park
Jon D. Elhai
Jon D. Elhai University of Toledo
Jennifer Greif Green
Jennifer Greif Green Boston University
Charles J. Gelso
Charles J. Gelso University of Maryland, College Park

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