A cross-cultural study of mental health beliefs and attitudes towards seeking professional help

2000 ◽  
Vol 35 (7) ◽  
pp. 326-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Sheikh ◽  
A. Furnham
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cultural Study ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Professional Help ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
Mental Health Beliefs ◽  
Health Beliefs And Attitudes ◽  
Beliefs And Attitudes

Modernization, Value Identification, and Mental Health: A Cross-Cultural Study

1966 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 197 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norman A. Chance ◽  
Hsien Rin ◽  
Hung-Ming Chu
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cultural Study ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cross Cultural Study

A Cross-Cultural Study in Germany, Russia, and China: Are Resilient and Social Supported Students Protected Against Depression, Anxiety, and Stress?

2017 ◽  
Vol 121 (2) ◽  
pp. 265-281 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Brailovskaia ◽  
Pia Schönfeld ◽  
Xiao Chi Zhang ◽  
Angela Bieda ◽  
Yakov Kochetkov ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Protective Factors ◽  
Cultural Study ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Cross Cultural Study

This study cross-culturally investigated resilience and social support as possible protective factors for mental health. The values of depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms, resilience and social support were collected from German (N = 4433), Russian (N = 3774), and Chinese students (N = 4982). The samples were split (two-thirds vs. one-third) to cross-validate the results. In all samples, resilience and social support were significantly negatively associated with depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms. While in Germany those associations were stronger for social support, in Russia and in China stronger associations were found for resilience. Furthermore, in all samples, resilience was found to mediate the association between social support and the negative mental health variables significantly. In conclusion, resilience and social support are universal interrelated protective factors for mental health independently of historical, cultural, social, and geographical conditions of a country.

scholarly journals A Cross-Cultural Study of Distress during COVID-19 Pandemic: Some Protective and Risk Factors

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (14) ◽  
pp. 7261
Author(s):  
Ankica Kosic ◽  
Tamara Džamonja Ignjatović ◽  
Nebojša Petrović
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Social Support ◽  
Cultural Study ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
European Countries ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

Previous studies on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health in different countries found an increase in anxiety, stress, and an exacerbation of previous mental health problems. This research investigated some of the protective and risk factors of distress during the COVID-19 pandemic, among which were the perception of receiving social support from family members and friends, and a chronic tendency to worry. The study was conducted in three European countries: Italy, Serbia, and Romania. A total of 1100 participants (Italy n = 491; Serbia n = 297; Romania n = 312) responded to a questionnaire. Results from this study show that distress during the COVID-19 pandemic is higher for people who are chronic worriers and those who have higher levels of fear of COVID-19. More specifically, it is confirmed that a chronic tendency to worry exacerbates the relationship between fear and distress: it is stronger for people who have a greater tendency to worry.

Changes in attitudes toward mental health services: A cross cultural study problem or major purpose

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Drew Harlos ◽  
Craig Pulsipher ◽  
Rachel Bradford ◽  
Monica Shipp ◽  
Karen Dawson
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Health Services ◽  
Health Services ◽  
Cultural Study ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Major Purpose ◽  
Cross Cultural Study

Designing and Adapting Instruments for a Cross-Cultural Study on Migration and Mental Health in Peru

1985 ◽  
pp. 505-509 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. Moises Gaviria ◽  
Dev. S. Pathak ◽  
Joseph Flaherty ◽  
Carlos Garcia Pacheco ◽  
Hector Martinez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cultural Study ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Cross Cultural Study
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