Associations Among Chinese Cultural Beliefs of Adversity, Income Recovery, and Psychological Status of Wenchuan Earthquake Survivors

Huang, Yunong; Wong, Hung; Tan, Ngoh Tiong

doi:10.1080/15332985.2014.889061

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“…Among the control variables, age was negatively associated with depression and financial strain was positively associated with depression, echoing similar results in the research on the survivors of the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake (Huang, Wong, & Tan, 2014; Xu & He, 2012). Older survivors likely had more life experiences and coping strategies for adversities and thus reported lower depression.…”

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Resilience and depression among the survivors of the 2013 Yaan earthquake

Huang

Wong

2019

Journal of Social Work

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Summary Recent research on disaster survivors has increasingly emphasized the concept of resilience. Little is known, however, about the relationship between community resilience and mental health and about the moderating effects of personal and community resilience on the relationship between disaster impact and mental health among disaster survivors. Based on a cross-sectional survey of the survivors of the 2013 Yaan earthquake (N = 495) conducted in June 2014, this research examined the relationship between community economic resilience and mental health and the moderating effects of personal and community economic resilience on the relationship between disaster impact and mental health among disaster survivors. Findings Regression analysis indicated that community economic resilience (β = −.19, p < .001) is significantly associated with depression. The relationship between earthquake impact on income and depression is moderated by community economic resilience (β = .12, p < .01) but not by personal resilience. Applications To buffer depression among disaster survivors, social workers and other mental health professionals may help enhance their personal resilience though encouraging them to develop positive attitudes toward adversities and improve community economic resilience through promoting a more effective disaster management system.

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Resilience and depression among the survivors of the 2013 Yaan earthquake

Huang

Wong

2019

Journal of Social Work

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“…Findings from this study extend the existing literature on the negative predictive role of flourishing in depression. Regarding beliefs of adversity, it refers to individuals’ positive values and beliefs about adversity that would bring positive influence on their behaviors in coping with adversity ( Huang et al, 2014 ). Based on such work, it is argued that beliefs of adversity would protect individuals from mental health problems.…”

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Stress and depressive symptoms in university students in Hong Kong under the pandemic: Moderating effect of positive psychological attributes

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IntroductionThere are very few studies examining the psychological well-being of university students in Hong Kong under the COVID-19 pandemic. Besides COVID-19-related stress, the “social event” in 2019-2020 has caused significant stress in young people. As such, we attempted to answer several research questions in this paper. First, what are the relationships between stresses (COVID-19 and “social event” related stresses) and psychological well-being indexed by depressive symptoms? Based on the stress and coping perspective, we predicted that there would be positive relationships between both types of stress and depression. Second, what are the relationships between different positive psychological factors (including life satisfaction, resilience and emotional management, flourishing, and beliefs about adversity) and depression? Based on different theoretical models of positive psychology, we hypothesized that negative relationships would exist between positive psychological factors and depressive symptoms. Third, do positive psychological attributes moderate the associations between stresses (COVID-19 and “social event” related stresses) and depressive symptoms? Based on the positive psychology literature, we hypothesized that positive psychological attributes would buffer the negative impact of stresses on depression.MethodsWe recruited university students roughly one year after the first wave of the pandemic (N = 1,648) in early 2021. We used 25 items to measure COVID-19-related stress and “social event” related stress. For psychological well-being indexed by depressive symptoms, we used the “Centre for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale Revised (CESD-R)”. For positive psychological attributes, we employed established measures of life satisfaction, resilience and emotional management, flourishing, and beliefs about adversity.ResultsRegarding the relationship between stress and depression, we found positive relationships between both types of stress and depressive symptoms. As predicted, negative relationships existed between all positive psychological attributes and depressive symptoms. Besides, the positive psychological attributes significantly moderated the effects of stresses on depression, suggesting that these factors can reduce the negative impacts of stresses on depression. The present findings provide support for those models, highlighting the importance of positive psychological attributes as protective factors for university students’ depression.DiscussionThe findings of this study underscore the important role of positive psychological attributes in the stress-depression relationship in university students under the pandemic. The findings also generalize the positive youth development theory in the Chinese context. In terms of practice, university administrators and service providers should consider cultivating positive psychological attributes in university students with the purpose of promoting their psychological well-being.

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“…Some empirical studies suggest that acceptance may help individuals face adversity. For instance, cultural beliefs such as accepting hardship as a way to expand stature strengthened the 2008 Wenchuan earthquake survivors and contributed to their recovery (Huang, Wong, & Tan, 2014). In another study with 143 Chinese patients with generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), psychologists examined the effectiveness of psychotherapy incorporating Taoist elements as a treatment for GAD (Zhang et al., 2002).…”

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Culturally sensitive conceptualization of resilience: A multidimensional model of Chinese resilience

Xie

Wong

2020

Transcult Psychiatry

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Cultural sensitivity is missing in the widely researched construct of resilience. The assumption that resilience takes the same form in all cultures fails to acknowledge that culture shapes the interpretation and instantiation of resilience. Examining how suffering and adversity are perceived and dealt with in Chinese contexts, can identify cultural concepts related to resilience. In this paper, we examine the ways in which Confucianism, Buddhism, and Taoism, the three main belief systems that have influenced Chinese people's perception of the nature of life, can serve as sources of strength to individuals facing adversity. We summarise three culturally inflected elements of dealing with adversities and compare them with existing, widely researched notions of resilience. Taking a socio-ecological perspective to explore resilience, this paper proposes a multidimensional model that can improve understanding of culturally embedded resilience.

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Associations Among Chinese Cultural Beliefs of Adversity, Income Recovery, and Psychological Status of Wenchuan Earthquake Survivors

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Resilience and depression among the survivors of the 2013 Yaan earthquake

Resilience and depression among the survivors of the 2013 Yaan earthquake

Stress and depressive symptoms in university students in Hong Kong under the pandemic: Moderating effect of positive psychological attributes

Culturally sensitive conceptualization of resilience: A multidimensional model of Chinese resilience

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