Cultural orientation moderates the association between desired affect and depressed mood among Chinese international students living in the United States.

Lin, Jiquan; Dmitrieva, Julia

doi:10.1037/emo0000415

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“…An examination of the direct effects only (ethnic identity or acculturation and racism-related stress) is largely consistent with previous research (Chen et al, 2006;Concepcion et al, 2013;Le & Raposa, 2019). These findings also underscore the utility of examining ethnic identity in tandem with acculturation status measures, as suggested by the MAIP model (Dana, 2000;Gamst et al, 2011) and others (Hsu et al, 2012;Lin & Dmitrieva, 2019), as well as in conjunction with racial identity measures (Iwamoto & Liu, 2010).…”

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Shifting mediates the relationship between ethnic identity, acculturation status, and racism-related stress among Asian American women.

Gamst¹,

Ma-Kellams²,

Meyers³

et al. 2023

Asian American Journal of Psychology

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The present study was designed to examine Asian American women's shifting, a coping mechanism that includes altering or modifying one's self-presentation to cope with racism-related stress. In particular, the relationship between Asian American ethnic identity, acculturation status, and racism-related stress was examined among Asian American women, to determine whether these hypothesized associations were mediated by shifting. A convenience sample of 483 Asian American adult women completed measures of acculturation, ethnic identity, racism-related stress, and shifting. Results of three structural equation models (full model with ethnic identity and acculturation as latent predictors and simplified models with each predictor examined separately) indicated partial mediation. Both ethnic identity and shifting positively predicted the outcome variable of racism-related stress; acculturation status was not a significant predictor of racism-related stress. These data extend our understanding of the shifting coping mechanism among Asian American women and the factors that are associated with racism-related stress. Implications for clinical work and future research are also discussed.What is the public significance of this article? Our findings reinforce the importance of examining racism-related stress, given the paucity of research regarding racism-related stress among Asian American women and the factors that may facilitate or hinder their well-being. Researchers and mental health providers should continue to examine shifting, as it may paradoxically allow Asian American women to cope with their racism-related stressors but perhaps with significant personal consequences.

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confidence: 84%

Shifting mediates the relationship between ethnic identity, acculturation status, and racism-related stress among Asian American women.

Gamst¹,

Ma-Kellams²,

Meyers³

et al. 2023

Asian American Journal of Psychology

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“…The present study was conducted in a fairly homogenous sample of university students (mostly Caucasian British). It is therefore possible that the mechanisms under investigation—perhaps specifically the experience and expression of depressive symptoms (Lin & Dmitrieva, 2019; Soto et al, 2011)—would operate differently in radically different sociocultural contexts. However, the stimuli used here were tailored to, and piloted on, a U.K. student demographic, which we believe justifies the focus of the present article.…”

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confidence: 99%

Differentiating anticipated and anticipatory emotions and their sensitivity to depressive symptoms.

Clayton McClure,

Riggs,

Dewhurst

et al. 2024

Emotion

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Anticipated emotions are the feelings one expects if a hypothetical future event were to occur, whereas anticipatory emotions are those one experiences right now while imagining the event. There has been little direct comparison of these two forms of future-oriented emotion, and authors have typically focused on positive emotions (e.g., pleasure). Besides, their sensitivity to depressive symptoms-which may help to explain motivational problems in depression-has only recently been investigated (e.g., Anderson et al., 2023;Gamble et al., 2021). The present study (conducted September-November 2022) used innovative picture-and-text vignettes depicting everyday positive and negative future events, to which participants rated their anticipated and anticipatory responses on separate dimensions of valence (i.e., how positive or negative) and arousal (i.e., emotional intensity). Based on prior literature, anticipatory emotions were expected to be correlated with, yet weaker than, anticipated emotions, reflecting a conceptualization of anticipatory emotions as a "foretaste" of the affective response one expects in the future. We also predicted that high depressive symptoms would coincide with diminished emotion ratings overall and specifically for anticipatory emotions (tightly coupled with event expectations; Carrera et al., 2012). Results largely supported these preregistered predictions, yet anticipatory emotions (positive and negative) were only weaker in more highly depressed participants. Depressive symptoms may therefore affect how one currently feels about future possibilities without altering one's expectations of how such events would actually feel. Implications and future research objectives arising from this are discussed.

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“…The degree to which negative affect leads to more negative problem orientation could depend on adherence to European American values and engagement with the host culture (De Leersnyder, Mesquita, & Kim, 2011; Lin & Dmitrieva, 2018). The prospective association between negative affect and maladaptive problem solving may be attenuated among Asian Americans who identify with and practice Western ways of living.…”

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Feeling good—and feeling bad—Affect social problem solving: A test of the broaden-and-build model in Asian Americans.

Chang

2019

Asian American Journal of Psychology

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We examined the reciprocal relationship between affect and social problem solving in 329 Asian Americans over 3 months. A cross-lagged panel analysis showed initial positive affect predicted more positive problem orientation, more rational problem solving, and less avoidance style 3 months later. However, the adaptive facets of problem solving did not lead to more prospective positive affect. Further, positive affect was not the only antecedent to problem solving. Initial negative affect also played a role and predicted more negative problem orientation. Conversely, initial negative problem orientation predicted reduced positive affect over time. Results suggest the cultural shaping of Fredrickson’s broaden-and-build model on the upward spiral effects of positive affect. Our findings underscore not only the promotion of positive affect but also the reduction of negative affect as avenues of intervention in cultivating effective problem-solving strategies for Asian Americans.

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Cultural orientation moderates the association between desired affect and depressed mood among Chinese international students living in the United States.

Cited by 5 publications

References 25 publications

Shifting mediates the relationship between ethnic identity, acculturation status, and racism-related stress among Asian American women.

Shifting mediates the relationship between ethnic identity, acculturation status, and racism-related stress among Asian American women.

Differentiating anticipated and anticipatory emotions and their sensitivity to depressive symptoms.

Feeling good—and feeling bad—Affect social problem solving: A test of the broaden-and-build model in Asian Americans.

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