Acculturative stress and experiential avoidance: relations to depression, suicide, and anxiety symptoms among minority college students

Zvolensky, Michael J.; Jardin, Charles; Garey, Lorra; Robles, Zuzuky; Sharp, Carla

doi:10.1080/16506073.2016.1205658

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“…Similarly, the population which has no religious belief (n = 3,242) is also significantly higher than that has a religious belief (n = 379). Many studies support the evidence that minorities in a population are more likely to suffer depression 29,30 . Maybe more efforts need to be done to support the minority students in the universities.…”

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Prevalence of depression among Chinese university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Gao

Xie

Chun-hua

et al. 2020

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Estimates of the depression prevalence among Chinese university students vary considerably across studies. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to comprehensively analyze the depression prevalence among Chinese university students. We searched four electronic databases with the search terms of depression, China, university student, and questionnaire. Studies reporting depression among Chinese university students were included in the analysis. Two reviewers independently extracted the data and assessed the qualities of the studies. The package of “meta” in R Foundation for Statistical Computing was used to calculate an overall proportion in a random-effects model with 95% confidence intervals. Subgroup analysis was conducted to analyze the influencing factors on the depression prevalence. Any conflict in the data analysis was discussed by all the reviewers. A total of 113 studies were included in the meta-analysis. The overall prevalence of depression among Chinese university students was shown to be 28.4% (n = 185,787), with 95%CI from 25.7 to 31.2%. The overall depression prevalence among Chinese university students was still relatively high. More efforts need to be done to provide better mental healthcare to university students in China.

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confidence: 86%

Prevalence of depression among Chinese university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Gao

Xie

Chun-hua

et al. 2020

Sci Rep

139

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“…While the AAQ-II's psychometric properties have been supported in previous work, the samples have primarily consisted of Non-Hispanic White (NHW) or White European individuals. Assessment of the AAQ-II's psychometric properties among racially/ethnically diverse samples is particularly important given that cultural beliefs and acculturative stress have been shown to impact experiential avoidance (Su, Wei, & Tsai, 2014;Zvolensky, Jardin, Garey, Robles, & Sharp, 2016). Specifically, a recent study found that among Hispanic/Latinx (H/L) individuals that were high on experiential avoidance also experienced significantly more acculturative stress as compared to those who were lower on experiential avoidance.…”

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Acceptance and Action Questionnaire – II: Confirmatory factor analysis and measurement invariance between Non-Hispanic White and Hispanic/Latinx undergraduates

Edwards

Vowles

2020

Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science

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The AAQ-II is a widely used measure of experiential avoidance, which is defined as an unwillingness to experience aversive private events (i.e. body sensations, emotions, thoughts).Previous studies examining the AAQ-II's psychometric properties have found broad support for a one factor model. However, only one study has examined the factor structure among Hispanic/Latinx (H/L) individuals, and no study has tested for measurement invariance in this group. Measurement invariance is an important consideration, as it is a requirement for score comparisons between distinct samples. Therefore, the current study sought to test a one factor model and measurement invariance in a large sample of H/L and Non-Hispanic White (NHW) individuals attending a large university in the Southwest of the United States. Confirmatory factor analyses found a one factor structure to fit adequately in the entire sample, as well as within the H/L and NHW groups separately. Tests of measurement invariance found the one factor structure to be invariant across racial/ethnic groups. Correlational analyses found higher AAQ-II scores to be moderately associated with worse social functioning, depression, anxiety, stress, and self-compassion, and weakly associated with worse physical functioning and dispositional mindfulness. These findings suggest that the one factor model is appropriate and can be used for score comparison between H/L and NHW individuals.

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“…A study found that acculturative stress was related to greater levels of suicidal symptoms, social anxiety, and anxious arousal among minority college students with higher, but not lower, levels of experiential avoidance (Zvolensky et al 2016).…”

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Stress and Sensitivity to Frustration Predicting Depression among Young Adults in Poland and Korea - Psychological and Philosophical Explanations

2017

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The present study examined the differences in the psychological wellbeing of 270 Polish (198 female) and 209 South Korean (87 female) students. Specifically, it tested the difference in depressive symptom severity between Polish and Korean students, and how this difference may be accounted for by stress and sensitivity to frustration. Poles and Koreans were chosen for this investigation as they vary in terms of culture with Koreans being more collectivistic and more dependent on social context. It was hypothesized that Koreans will have higher levels of depressive symptom severity than Poles due to the elevated levels of stress and sensitivity to frustration. Participants in both countries completed a set of questionnaires including the PHQ-9 -Patient Health Questionnaire, the STAR -Situational Triggers of Aggressive Responses Scale, and the Perceived Stress Scale -PSS 10. We found that Koreans were more depressed than Poles due to the higher stress levels and sensitivity to frustration. We discuss our study from two culturally distinct perspectives: psychological and philosophical. As this article addresses the problem of frustration and stress with attention to social context of emotional expression (or restraining from it), a philosophical concept of resentment may turn out to be a promising area of further research and interpretation.

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Acculturative stress and experiential avoidance: relations to depression, suicide, and anxiety symptoms among minority college students

Cited by 45 publications

References 46 publications

Prevalence of depression among Chinese university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Prevalence of depression among Chinese university students: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Acceptance and Action Questionnaire – II: Confirmatory factor analysis and measurement invariance between Non-Hispanic White and Hispanic/Latinx undergraduates

Stress and Sensitivity to Frustration Predicting Depression among Young Adults in Poland and Korea - Psychological and Philosophical Explanations

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