A resilience-based and meaning-oriented model of acculturation: A sample of mainland Chinese postgraduate students in Hong Kong

Pan, Jia-Yan

doi:10.1016/j.ijintrel.2011.02.009

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“…There is only a small body of literature on perception of existential meaning and related factors among the Chinese (see Ho et al 2010;Lin 2001;Pan et al 2008;Pan 2011;Shek 1988Shek , 1992Shek , 1993Shek 1987), and almost none of these studies involved mainland Chinese (see Pan 2011, for an exception). The most systematic work in this regard may be the one conducted by Lin (2001), in which sources of meaning among Chinese immigrants in Canada were examined via a revised edition of the PMP.…”

Section: Previous Studies On Sources Of Meaningmentioning

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Sources of Meaning in Life Among Chinese University Students

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The current studies were designed to explore the structure of sources of meaning in life among Chinese university students. In Study 1, we content-analyzed 171 students' answers to the question of what made their lives meaningful and derived 74 frequently mentioned ideas. Then, we composed a questionnaire based on these ideas and administered it to another sample of 523 university students in Study 2. Seven underlying dimensions were identified through exploratory factor analysis: Self-development (i.e., to accomplish one's aspirations and actualize one's potential), social commitment (i.e., to contribute to society and to adhere to moral principles), interpersonal relationships (i.e., relationships with family members, friends and others), secular pursuits (i.e., stable jobs, material possessions and social status), experiences in life (i.e., to experience all the joys and sorrows in life), civilization (i.e., reading, thinking, music and arts), and autonomy (i.e., to make decisions freely and take charge of one's own life). Results are discussed in light of the philosophical influences in Chinese culture, especially those from Confucianism and Taoism.

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“…However, to our knowledge, only a few studies have explored the cultural resources and strategies that might promote resilience within families in exile (Kibria, 1993; Conchas & Peres, 2003; Pan, 2011; Zhou & Bankston, 1994). Key resources and social environments used by refugee parents have largely been unrecognized in previous research that has focused on cultural and contextual understandings based on European and North-American cultural assumptions about parenting (Ungar, 2006).…”

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Seeking balance between the past and the present: Vietnamese refugee parenting practices and adolescent well-being

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Allen³

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International Journal of Intercultural Relations

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This qualitative study examines the resources that Vietnamese refugee parents use in raising their adolescent youth in exile and how they, and their adolescents, regard their experiences of different parenting styles. The study is based on 55 semi-structured interviews and several focus groups performed with a small sample of Vietnamese refugee parents and their adolescent children. Three main themes from the interviews were identified: the role of the extended family and siblings in bringing up children; language acquisition and cultural continuity and, finally, religion and social support. Our findings suggest extended kin are involved in the raising of adolescent children, providing additional family ties and support. Parents regarded Vietnamese language acquisition by their youth as facilitating both communication with extended kin and cultural transmission. Several parents stressed the importance of religious community to socialising and creating a sense of belonging for their youth. Vietnamese refugee parents seek a balance between Vietnamese values and their close extended family social networks, and the opportunities in Norway to develop autonomy in pursuit of educational and economic goals. Together these parenting practices constituted a mobilization of resources in support of their youth. These findings may have important implications for future research on resiliency and the role of these strategies as protective factors mediating mental health outcomes. They may also have implications for treatment, in terms of the types of resources treatment can access and for prevention strategies that maximize key cultural resources for Vietnamese refugee youth.

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“…Most widely investigated variables were social support as a protective factor between acculturative stress and psychological adjustment (Crockett, Iturbide, Stone, McGinley, & Raffaelli, 2007) and between life stress and reactions to stressors (Misra, Crist, & Burant, 2003); coping as a protective factor between stress and psychological well-being (Crockett et al, 2007), and meaning in life as a protective factor between acculturation and outcomes of positive affect and satisfaction with life (Pan et al, 2008). Other protective factors that were reported in research were assertiveness (Lee & Ciftci, 2014); stereotypes (López-Rodrígueza, Zagefkab, Navasa, & Cuadrado, 2014); sense-making (Pan, 2011); social connectedness (Yoon, Lee, & Goh, 2008;Zhang & Goodson, 2011), and social interaction (Zhang & Goodson, 2011). There is no indication of studies in Taiwan that used protective factors in investigating the effects of acculturative stress.…”

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“…However, recent focus on resilience model represents a significant research paradigm shift in the I. R. Edara Psychology health-related fields. Resilience paradigm emphasizes a shift from a focus on negative risk factors and problems to a concentration on positive strengths, resources, and competencies of individuals (Pan, 2011). Hence, one of the approaches in applying the resilience paradigm to study acculturative stress and positive outcomes is to identify the significant protective factors and to investigate the mechanisms through which these factors work to reduce acculturative stress and promote well-being.…”

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Social and Spiritual Dimensions as Protective Factors in the Relationship between Acculturative Stress and Subjective Well-Being among International Students in Taiwan

Edara¹

2018

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The purpose of this study was to use the resilience model in investigating the selected factors that reduce acculturative stress and promote well-being among international students in Taiwan. Research has indicated that acculturative stress has been identified as a major issue experienced by many international students in various host countries, resulting in an increase in mental illness and decrease in well-being. A few international studies suggested that factors such as social support and coping strategies mitigated the effects of acculturative stress on negative emotions. In the absence of such studies and as the international student population continues to increase in Taiwan, this project examined the role of social connectedness, social assurance, and spiritual well-being as potential mediators or protective factors in the relationship between acculturative stress and subjective well-being (positive affect and satisfaction with life) in a sample of international students. Data from 214 participants were subjected to regression analyses to analyze for mediation effects. The results indicated significant effects of social connectedness and spiritual well-being on subjective well-being. Of the two significant mediators, social connectedness emerged as a stronger mediator, accounting for 53% and 55% of the mediation effect on positive affect and satisfaction with life, respectively. Spiritual well-being accounted for 7% and 4% of the variance, respectively. These results validate the resilient and positive psychology model, in which the resilience part evades pathological signs when individuals are exposed to stressors, while the positive aspect promotes subjective well-being. These results are discussed in detail and the implication of such results for building appropriate social and spiritual resources and designing interventions are elucidated.

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A resilience-based and meaning-oriented model of acculturation: A sample of mainland Chinese postgraduate students in Hong Kong

Cited by 58 publications

References 54 publications

Sources of Meaning in Life Among Chinese University Students

Sources of Meaning in Life Among Chinese University Students

Seeking balance between the past and the present: Vietnamese refugee parenting practices and adolescent well-being

Social and Spiritual Dimensions as Protective Factors in the Relationship between Acculturative Stress and Subjective Well-Being among International Students in Taiwan

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