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.

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

Compliance in Chinese and Canadian toddlers: A cross-cultural study

2003 ◽  
Vol 27 (5) ◽  
pp. 428-436 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xinyin Chen ◽  
Kenneth H. Rubin ◽  
Mowei Liu ◽  
Huichang Chen ◽  
Li Wang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Study ◽  
Observational Data ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Child Rearing ◽  
Cultural Meanings ◽  
Negatively Associated ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
Child Compliance ◽  
Pr China ◽  
Committed Compliance

Observational data concerning children’s compliance were collected from samples of 2-year-olds in PR China and Canada. Information on child-rearing attitudes was obtained from mothers. It was found that Chinese toddlers had higher scores on voluntary committed compliance than their Canadian counterparts. In contrast, Canadian toddlers had higher scores on externally imposed or situational compliance and overt protest than Chinese toddlers. Girls displayed more committed compliance than boys in both samples. Maternal warmth and induction were positively associated with committed compliance in Chinese toddlers, and maternal induction was positively associated with situational compliance in Canadian toddlers. Maternal punishment orientation was negatively associated with committed compliance and positively associated with situational control in Chinese toddlers, but not in Canadian toddlers. The results might indicate specific cultural “meanings” of different forms of child compliance.

Culture and Importance of Backgrounds: A Cross-Cultural Study of Photograph Taking

2010 ◽  
Vol 107 (2) ◽  
pp. 603-606 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jie Zhang ◽  
Chen Li ◽  
Adam Smithson ◽  
Ethan Spann ◽  
Fang Ruan
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Cultural Study ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Cross Cultural ◽  
Digital Cameras ◽  
Chinese College Students ◽  
Intended Target ◽  
Cross Cultural Study ◽  
American Students ◽  
Individualistic Culture

To compare the focus on targeted people while taking a photograph, samples of American and Chinese college students were randomly selected and asked to take casual pictures of people around them with digital cameras. About 200 photographs were rated for the focus on the intended target in the picture. American students were more likely to focus on the targeted individual, while the Chinese students were more likely to attend to the background and the environment of the targeted individual. The findings imply that for the Chinese college students, the environment can be equally important as the person. Possibly for Americans the environment is less important due to the more individualistic culture.

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