Post-disaster Psychosocial Capacity Building for Women in a Chinese Rural Village

Sim, Timothy; Lau, Jocelyn; Cui, Ke; Wei, Hsi Hsien

doi:10.1007/s13753-019-0221-1

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“…The trait anxiety score and the state anxiety score showed a positive relationship. This result suggests that improving mental resilience, resilience to stress, and personality traits can make people more resistant to sudden irritant events [61,62]. Trait anxiety and state anxiety are negatively related to social support [11], which reveals that the higher the degree of social support, the lower the anxiety level.…”

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The Impact of Social Support on Public Anxiety amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic in China

Zhu

Meng

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The recent coronavirus outbreak has captured worldwide attention. This study investigated the anxiety of the Chinese public and its relationship with social support during the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, thereby providing empirical support for interventions on improving the public’s mental health. On the basis of an online questionnaire survey conducted on 10–18 February 2020, this study shows that 19.8%, 68.5%, and 11.1% of the respondents suffered mild anxiety, moderate anxiety, and severe anxiety, respectively. Significant differences are reported in state anxiety between people with different household incomes. There are significant differences in trait anxiety and state anxiety between different social support groups. Social support and trait anxiety are negatively correlated. Social support and state anxiety are negatively correlated. Social support affects state anxiety both directly and indirectly (through the mediation of trait anxiety). Therefore, during the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing public support for society can effectively reduce public anxiety.

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The Impact of Social Support on Public Anxiety amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic in China

Zhu

Meng

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“…We also examined how shocks may serve as the impetus for new women’s groups to form. Women’s groups may form organically after a shock as a way for members to provide psychosocial support to one another ( Berry, 2015 ; Huang & Wong, 2013 ; Sim et al, 2019 ; Tol et al, 2020 ), to pool resources for survival ( Corbin & Hall, 2019 ; Falk, 2014 ; Porter, 2001 ; Tawodzera, 2012 ), and to advocate for inclusion in community response ( Clissold et al, 2020 ; Fordham et al, 2011 ).…”

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Women's groups, covariate shocks, and resilience: An evidence synthesis of past shocks to inform a response to COVID-19

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Background: Interventions with women’s groups are increasingly seen as an important strategy for advancing women’s empowerment, health, and economic outcomes in low- and middle-income countries, with the potential to increase the resiliency of members and their communities during widespread covariate shocks, such as coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Methods: This evidence synthesis compiles evidence from past shocks on women’s group activities and the extent to which women’s groups mitigate the effects of shocks on members and communities. We reviewed 90 documents from academic databases, organizational reports, and additional gray literature, and included literature diverse in geography, type of women’s group, and shock. Results: The literature suggests that covariate shocks tend to disrupt group activities and reduce group resources, but linkages to formal institutions can mitigate this impact by extending credit beyond the shock-affected resource pool. Evidence was largely supportive of women’s groups providing resilience to members and communities, though findings varied according to shock severity, group purpose and structure, and outcome measures. Further, actions to support individual resilience during a shock, such as increased payment flexibility, may run counter to group resilience. The findings of the evidence synthesis are largely consistent with emerging evidence about women’s groups and COVID-19 in South Asia and sub-Saharan Africa. Conclusions: We finalize the paper with a discussion on policy implications, including the importance of sustainable access to financial resources for women’s group members; equity considerations surrounding the distribution of group benefits and burdens; and the potential for meaningful partnerships between women’s groups and local governments and/or non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to enhance community response amidst crises.

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“…A new baby could bring great emotional comfort to a bereaved mother and help her to work through grief with her family and maintain bonds with the dead child [41]. Professional interventions, such as those provided by social workers for bereaved mothers immediately after the Wenchuan earthquake, might have contributed to their enhanced psychosocial well-being [42,43]. Although mothers of shidu families were significantly older than those of non-shidu families, age did not appear to be associated with the mothers' general health status in this study.…”

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Psychosocial Well-Being of School-Aged Children Born to Bereaved (Shidu) Families: Associations with Mothers’ Quality of Life and Involvement Behaviors

Cui

Sim

2020

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Parents who lost their only child in the 12 May 2018 Wenchuan earthquake came to be known as the “shidu” (loss of an only child) parents. After the earthquake, they were beneficiaries of free reproductive health services, and most had another child. This study focuses on the psychosocial well-being of those children born to the shidu parents, and explores factors associated with mothers’ quality of life (QoL) and their involvement with their children. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in two primary schools in Wenchuan County. A sample of 192 families was analyzed (147 non-shidu and 45 shidu). The statistical analyses indicated that the children of shidu families had poorer peer relationships than children of non-shidu families. Moreover, shidu mothers’ expectations of their children’s achievements were significantly lower than for non-shidu mothers, but there was no statistically significant difference in the QoL between them. Additionally, a higher home-based involvement of mothers was found to be moderately associated with peer relationship problems of children in shidu families. Therefore, we suggest a future research focus on developing joint activities for parents and children that help to increase emotional communication for the psychosocial development of children in shidu families after disasters in China.

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Post-disaster Psychosocial Capacity Building for Women in a Chinese Rural Village

Cited by 15 publications

References 39 publications

The Impact of Social Support on Public Anxiety amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic in China

The Impact of Social Support on Public Anxiety amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic in China

Women's groups, covariate shocks, and resilience: An evidence synthesis of past shocks to inform a response to COVID-19

Psychosocial Well-Being of School-Aged Children Born to Bereaved (Shidu) Families: Associations with Mothers’ Quality of Life and Involvement Behaviors

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