Sociocultural contexts of anthropophobia: a sample of Chinese youth

Zhang, A. Y.; Yu, Lu; Draguns, Juris G.; Zhang, J.; Tang, Dezheng

doi:10.1007/s001270050259

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“…Caring for a family member with schizophrenia may bring about a positive transformation in a caregiver's life and can promote positive inner feelings, such as improved self-admiration, self-affirmation, self-confidence, self-satisfaction and personal growth; referred to as caregiving rewarding feelings [10,19]. In addition, caregiving may also impact family functional dynamics and relationships in a positive way, especially in Asian countries that attach great importance to familism and collectivism consistent with Confucian cultural values [20][21][22][23][24]. Research has identified various aspects of positive family functional dynamics in caregiving families, including family cohesion, family connectedness, family resilience and family hardiness, which may be generally referred to as family functioning [23,24].…”

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A cross-sectional study on spouse and parent differences in caregiving experiences of people living with schizophrenia in rural China

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Background: Conflicting evidence exists on whether parent or spouse caregivers experience better outcomes when caring for family members with schizophrenia. The current study aims to examine relative caregiving experiences and impacts of spouse and parent caregivers for people living with schizophrenia (PLS) in China. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of 264 community-dwelling primary family caregivers of PLS. Face-to-face interviews were conducted to collect information on family caregiving activities; negative caregiving impacts including objective and subjective burden, and caregiver psychological distress such as depression and anxiety; positive caregiving impacts including caregiving rewarding feelings, and family functioning for spouse and parent caregivers. Results: Both types of caregivers report engaging in similar caregiving activities and report comparable levels of objective burden. However, parent caregivers report significantly higher subjective burden than spouse caregivers (b = 7.94, 95%CI:2.08, 13.80, P < 0.01), which is also reflected in significantly higher depression (b = 3.88, 95%CI:1.35, 6.41, P < 0.01) and anxiety (b = 2.53, 95%CI: 0.22, 4.84, P < 0.05), and lower family functioning (b = − 1.71, 95%CI: − 2.73, − 0.49, P < 0.01). Despite these differences, both groups of caregivers report comparable rewarding feelings about caregiving. Conclusions: Our findings have implications for family caregivers globally, but especially for countries that adhere to Confucian cultural values and provide guidance for future family intervention programs. Such programs may do well to incorporate cultural values and beliefs in understanding caregiving and kinship family dynamics so as to support family caregivers, and in particular, the specific vulnerabilities of parent caregivers.

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A cross-sectional study on spouse and parent differences in caregiving experiences of people living with schizophrenia in rural China

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“…These findings also reveal some of the assumptions of normal social relationships in North America: one is to portray one’s true self and have it be positively evaluated by others. Studies of socially anxious patients in other cultural groups can serve the same function, showing for example how fear of causing discomfort to others – perhaps by inappropriately revealing one’s true self – is a central concern for many socially anxious people in East Asian contexts (Rector, Kocovski, & Ryder, 2006; Sasaki & Tanno, 2005; Zhang, Yu, Draguns, Zhang, & Tang, 2000).…”

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Towards a Cultural–Clinical Psychology

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Chentsova‐Dutton

2011

Social & Personality Psych

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For decades, clinical psychologists have catalogued cultural group differences in symptom presentation, assessment, and treatment outcomes. We know that 'culture matters' in mental health -but do we know how it matters, or why? Answers may be found in an integration of cultural and clinical psychology. Cultural psychology demands a move beyond description to explanation of group variation. For its part, clinical psychology insists on the importance of individual people, while also extending the range of human variation. Cultural-clinical psychology integrates these approaches, opening up new lines of inquiry. The central assumption of this interdisciplinary field is that culture, mind, and brain constitute one another as a multi-level dynamic system in which no level is primary, and that psychopathology is an emergent property of that system. We illustrate cultural-clinical psychology research using our work on depression in Chinese populations and conclude with a call for greater collaboration among researchers in this field.

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“…In a recent cross-cultural study, a conviction subtype of taijin kyofusho, c-TK, was further defined, which was characterized by the strong fear of offending others in social situations (Kinoshita et al, 2008). In mainland China, a syndrome known as ‘anthropophobia’ also emphasizes the fear of awkward appearance, causing the disruption of social harmony (Zhang et al, 2000).…”

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