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Self-Esteem, Resilience, Social Support, And Acculturative Stress As Predictors Of Loneliness In Chinese Internal Migrant Children: A Model-Testing Longitudinal Study, Ben C.H. Kuo, Siqi Huang, Xiaoyan Li, Danhua Lin
Self-Esteem, Resilience, Social Support, And Acculturative Stress As Predictors Of Loneliness In Chinese Internal Migrant Children: A Model-Testing Longitudinal Study, Ben C.H. Kuo, Siqi Huang, Xiaoyan Li, Danhua Lin
Psychology Publications
The present study examined the risk and protective factors of loneliness among Chinese internal migrant children (CIMC) in Beijing, China, including self-esteem, resilience, social support, and acculturative stress. Longitudinal survey data were collected from a large sample of 4th, 5th, and 6th grade CIMC from three schools in Beijing, at four time points (N=862 at T1 to N=837 at T4) over a 20-month period. Grounded in the Cultural and Contextual Model of Coping and the Acculturation Theory, two predictor models of loneliness were tested with path analysis. The results yielded the following: a) the two predictor models fit the data …
Resilience Pathways, Childhood Escape Routes, And Mentors Reported By Gay And Bisexual Men Affected By Syndemic Conditions, Barry D. Adam
Resilience Pathways, Childhood Escape Routes, And Mentors Reported By Gay And Bisexual Men Affected By Syndemic Conditions, Barry D. Adam
Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminology Publications
Investigation of the social and psychological antecedents of the HIV epidemic has identified a syndemic of conditions associated with risk behavior and seroconversion. This study inquires into the resilient practices and developmental processes of gay and bisexual men at the nexus of syndemic conditions to understand the pathways that lead to health problems or well-being. Interviews with 40 men identified branching pathways from home environments into schools that either offer refuge or a regime of gender discipline and bullying. Some found escape routes from hostile environments in worlds of books, pop culture, or internet chat. In adolescence, one set of …
Exploring The Role Of School Engagement In Predicting Resilience Among Bahamian Youth, Jones Giavana, Kathryn Lafreniere
Exploring The Role Of School Engagement In Predicting Resilience Among Bahamian Youth, Jones Giavana, Kathryn Lafreniere
Psychology Publications
In the simplest terms, resilience is doing better than expected, particularly given the presence of some disadvantage that threatens positive outcomes. Like many other countries worldwide, The Bahamas has areas of poverty that provide many challenges for families raising children. Although the consequences of poverty are rampant, not all the youth who are raised in these conditions succumb to these effects. This study sought to identify the internal and external factors that are predictive of resilience in a sample of 103 urban Bahamian students. Ninth- and 11th-grade students from two local public schools completed surveys. Of special interest to this …