Social Support and Subjective Well-Being Among Hong Kong Chinese Young Adults

Abstract. Conflict avoidance increases across the adult lifespan. This cross-sectional study looks at conflict avoidance as part of a mechanism to regulate belongingness needs ( Sheldon, 2011 ). We assumed that older adults perceive more threats to their belongingness when they contemplate their future, and that they preventively react with avoidance coping. We set up a model predicting conflict avoidance that included perceptions of future nonbelonging, termed anticipated loneliness, and other predictors including sociodemographics, indicators of subjective well-being and perceived social support (N = 331, aged 40–87). Anticipated loneliness predicted conflict avoidance above all other predictors and partially mediated the age-association of conflict avoidance. Results suggest that belongingness regulation accounts may deepen our understanding of conflict avoidance in the second half of life.

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The Effects of Social Comparison Tendency and Instructor’s Social Support on Subjective Well-being among College Students Majoring in Music

Korean Music Education Society ◽

10.30775/kmes.49.1.229 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 49 (1) ◽

pp. 229-247

Author(s):

Go-eun Baek

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

College Students ◽

Social Comparison ◽

Well Being ◽

Subjective Well Being

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Mediating Effects of Children’s Desire for Autonomy and Socially Prescribed Perfectionism on Mothers’ Child-Based Self-Worth and Psychological Control and the Subjective Well-Being of Young Adults

THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY ◽

10.35574/kjdp.2019.12.32.4.103 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 32 (4) ◽

pp. 103-121

Author(s):

InYeong Lee ◽

YoungSook Chong

Keyword(s):

Young Adults ◽

Psychological Control ◽

Well Being ◽

Subjective Well Being ◽

Mediating Effects ◽

Socially Prescribed Perfectionism ◽

Self Worth

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De-Sexualizing Partner Notification: A Qualitative Study on Chinese Young Adults with Chlamydia

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health ◽

10.3390/ijerph18084032 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 18 (8) ◽

pp. 4032

Author(s):

Bobo H. P. Lau ◽

Lucia Liu ◽

Celia H. Y. Chan ◽

Cecilia L. W. Chan ◽

Jason J. Ong ◽

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Keyword(s):

Hong Kong ◽

Sexual Partner ◽

Social Acceptance ◽

Public Awareness ◽

Partner Notification ◽

Well Being ◽

Transmitted Infection ◽

Sexually Transmitted ◽

Active Population ◽

Chinese Young Adults

Background: Chlamydia is common amongst the sexually active population in Hong Kong. As most cases are asymptomatic, partner notification may be helpful in controlling chlamydia. This study examined attitudes towards partner notification for chlamydia among Hong Kong Chinese youths in order to inform a culturally appropriate, patient-empowering sexual health service. Methods: Sixteen individuals (aged 20 to 31) who received a confirmed diagnosis of chlamydia within the previous twelve months of data collection were recruited from two community-based organizations between June and December 2017. Semi-structured individual interviews were conducted by a health psychologist. Results: Nine participants notified a total of eleven current and ex-partners. Seven participants did not notify their sexual partner(s). Our findings revealed how participants struggled with the discrediting sexual aspect of their infection, and how de-sexualizing the infection and selected disclosure facilitated partner notification and social acceptance. Perceived stigma regarding chlamydia however did not dissipate with their disclosure. Participants did not perceive lasting impact of chlamydia on their well-being as they thought they have much control over whether and how to disclose to their (future) partners. All participants agreed there was a pressing need to raise public awareness on this silent but highly prevalent sexually transmitted infection. Conclusions: Our findings illustrate the complex struggle behind communicating about chlamydia to one’s sexual partner and how strategizing the disclosure process served to circumvent embarrassment and foster testing of sexual partners.

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