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Berry C, Acharya N, Crowter L. The light at the end of the tunnel? A systematic review of higher education student experiences of hope. PLoS One 2024; 19:e0304596. [PMID: 38885226 PMCID: PMC11182537 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0304596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/14/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024] Open
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The most dominant model of hope is cognitive, in which hope is defined as goal-directed thinking, comprising self-agency and goal route identification. Nonetheless, competing theories about the fundamental nature of hope remain and further exploration of the construct is warranted. Little is known about whether the cognitive model aligns with how higher education students themselves think about hope. Understanding how "lay" populations conceptualise and experience psychological phenomena is as important as applying scientific theory. Personal beliefs impact on how people make sense of their life experiences and on their wellbeing. Research is specifically needed to explore the conceptualisation and experience of hope within diverse student populations. A systematic review was conducted to identify published scientific research and grey literature presenting qualitative accounts of hope from higher education students. A qualitative meta-synthesis of the eight eligible reports was conducted using thematic analysis and synthesis approaches to identify conceptualisations of hope and its associations with mental health and well-being. Nine themes were identified, reflecting that hope is: fundamental; self-construal over time; goal-directed; cognitive-emotional-behavioural; connection; resilience; dynamic and reciprocal; the inverse of depression; positive. These findings were identified as reflecting conclusions in which at least a moderate level of confidence may be placed. These findings clearly align with the cognitive model of hope, but emphasise the additional facets of fundamentality, self-construal, and negative origins. The implications for higher education institutions include to promote growth mindsets, to support students to learn skills for identifying and pursuing goals, and to provide hope-enhancing interventions as part of their student support provision.
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- Clio Berry
- Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
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- Brighton and Sussex Medical School, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
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- School of Psychology, University of Sussex, United Kingdom
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Huang L, Kern ML, Oades LG. Chinese international students’ conceptualizations of wellbeing: A prototype analysis. Front Psychol 2022; 13:939576. [PMID: 36092054 PMCID: PMC9450937 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.939576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2022] [Accepted: 07/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Wellbeing can mean different things to different people, even in the same culture with the same language. People living at the intersection of two languages and cultures, such as Chinese students studying in an English-speaking nation, not only speak a different language than their host country, but also may have different conceptualizations of wellbeing itself. This study investigated Chinese international students’ (aged 18–39, N = 123) conceptualizations of wellbeing using a modified prototype analysis, which provided insights on people’s underlying structure of the construct as revealed through language. Chinese international students’ conceptualizations of wellbeing were prototypically structured; key components of wellbeing included positive relationships, security, positivity/optimism, physical health, and self-strength. The findings broaden the understanding of layperson wellbeing conceptualizations, provide insights into the wellbeing related concepts and language that are most used by international Chinese students, and inform strategies that tertiary education institutions might adopt to effectively support Chinese international students’ wellbeing.
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Li HX, Hu X. Dialectical Thinking Is Linked With Smaller Left Nucleus Accumbens and Right Amygdala. Front Psychol 2022; 13:760489. [PMID: 35222178 PMCID: PMC8866571 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.760489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Our current work examined the interface between thinking style and emotional experience at both the behavioral and neuropsychological levels. Thirty-nine Chinese participants completed the triad task, and we calculated the rate of individually selected relationship pairings to overall selections to represent their holistic thinking tendencies. In addition, participants in the top one-third of the ratio score were classified into the high holistic thinking group, while those in the bottom one-third of the ratio score were classified into the low holistic thinking group. We used the sensitivity to punishment and sensitivity to reward questionnaire (SPSRQ) to examine how people elicit positive and negative affective behaviors. Additionally, we examined the volume of the amygdala and nucleus accumbens and their functional connectivity in the resting-state. We found that high holistic thinkers were much less sensitive to rewards than low holistic thinkers. In other words, individuals with high holistic thinking are less likely to pursue behaviors that have positive emotional outcomes. Furthermore, their bilateral nucleus accumbens and right amygdala volumes were smaller than those of low holistic thinkers. Hierarchical regression analysis showed that holistic thinking tendency can negatively predict the volume of the left nucleus accumbens and right amygdala. Finally, resting-state functional connectivity results showed increased functional connectivity FC between left nucleus accumbens and bilateral amygdala in high holistic thinkers. These findings provide emotion-related manifestations of thinking styles at the behavioral and neural levels.
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- Hui-Xian Li
- CAS Key Laboratory of Behavioral Science, Institute of Psychology, Beijing, China
- Department of Psychology, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Department of Psychology, Renmin University of China, Beijing, China
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Li PFJ, Wong YJ, Granderson RM, Jackson D. Comprehension, purpose, and mattering? A latent profile analysis of laypeople’s beliefs about meaning in life. THE JOURNAL OF POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/17439760.2021.1991445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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- P. F. Jonah Li
- Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, School of Education, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA
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Li PFJ, Wong YJ. Strength-centered therapy: a positive and culturally flexible therapeutic approach. ASIA PACIFIC JOURNAL OF COUNSELLING AND PSYCHOTHERAPY 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/21507686.2021.1925313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- P. F. Jonah Li
- Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States
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- Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, United States
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Cao H, Mak YW, Li HY, Leung DY. Chinese validation of the Brief Experiential Avoidance Questionnaire (BEAQ) in college students. JOURNAL OF CONTEXTUAL BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2021.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Heintzelman SJ, Mohideen F, Oishi S, King LA. Lay beliefs about meaning in life: Examinations across targets, time, and countries. JOURNAL OF RESEARCH IN PERSONALITY 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jrp.2020.104003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Deng K, Wong YJ, Li JPF, McCullough KM. Dialectical coping and well-being among Chinese college students: the mediating role of resilience. COUNSELLING PSYCHOLOGY QUARTERLY 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/09515070.2020.1783641] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Kuo Deng
- Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology, Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA
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Yung TWK, Lai CYY, Gomez IN, Loh V, Wang J, Chan JYC, Krishnamurthy K, Lau BWM, Ng SSM. Parents’ perceptions of children’s executive functions across different cities. Child Neuropsychol 2017; 25:152-161. [DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2017.1406075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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- Trevor Wai-kit Yung
- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
- Department of Psychology, Heep Hong Society, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
- Center for Health Research and Movement Science, College of Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Counseling Psychology, Social Psychology, and Counseling, Ball State University, Muncie, IN, USA
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
- Hypergiant Occupational Therapy Service and Research Centre (HOTSRC), Chennai, India
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hong Kong
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Ferguson KT, Ferguson YL, Ferguson GM. “I am Malawian, Multicultural or British”: Remote acculturation and identity formation among urban adolescents in Malawi. JOURNAL OF PSYCHOLOGY IN AFRICA 2017. [DOI: 10.1080/14330237.2017.1301701] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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- Department of Psychology, Truman State University, Missouri, USA
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- Department of Human Development and Family Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Illinois, USA
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Cheung CK, Jia X, Li JCM, Lee TY. Engaging adolescent girls in transactional sex through compensated dating. J Adolesc 2016; 52:124-34. [PMID: 27551992 DOI: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2016.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2016] [Revised: 07/26/2016] [Accepted: 07/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Transactional sex through so-called compensated dating in adolescent girls is a problem in need of public concern. Compensated dating typically involves the use of information communication technology to advertise, search, bargain, and eventually arrange for transactional sex. The technology enables the sexual partners to maintain privacy and secrecy in transactional sex. Such secrecy necessitates the girls' disclosure about their life experiences in order to address the concern. The disclosure is the focus of the present qualitative study of 27 girls practicing the dating in Hong Kong, China. Based on the disclosure, the study presents a grounded theory that epitomizes engagement in compensated dating by referential choice. Such a referential choice theory unravels that choice with reference to the family push and social norms sustains the engagement. Meanwhile, the choice rests on expectancy and reinforcement from experiential learning about compensated dating. The theory thus implies ways to undercut the engagement through diverting the referential choice of the dating.
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- Chau-Kiu Cheung
- Department of Applied Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
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- Department of Applied Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Applied Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
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Wang SY, Wong YJ, Yeh KH. Relationship Harmony, Dialectical Coping, and Nonattachment. COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST 2015. [DOI: 10.1177/0011000015616463] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Our study aims to examine the salutary effects and interactions of three Chinese indigenous well-being (CIWB) constructs, namely relationship harmony (advocated by Confucianism), dialectical coping (derived from Taoism), and nonattachment (based on Buddhism) on mental health. Participants were 262 Taiwanese college students. Results revealed that the three CIWB constructs showed distinct associations with mental health. Relationship harmony was related negatively to psychological distress and positively to meaning in life and happiness. Dialectical coping predicted higher levels of positive affect and meaning in life, whereas nonattachment was the only and strongest protective factor against negative affect and psychological distress. Overall, nonattachment demonstrated the most adaptive effects on mental health. Additionally, moderation effects between dialectical coping and nonattachment on self-esteem, psychological distress, and happiness were observed. These findings underscore the importance of simultaneously investigating CIWB constructs to capture their unique and interactive contribution to psychological adjustment. Practical and research implications are discussed.
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- Shu-Yi Wang
- Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA
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- Indiana University Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA
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Thompson ER, Prendergast GP. The influence of trait affect and the five-factor personality model on impulse buying. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2014.12.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Bergheim K, Eid J, Hystad SW, Nielsen MB, Mearns K, Larsson G, Luthans B. The Role of Psychological Capital in Perception of Safety Climate Among Air Traffic Controllers. JOURNAL OF LEADERSHIP & ORGANIZATIONAL STUDIES 2013. [DOI: 10.1177/1548051813475483] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Previous research has shown that psychological capital (PsyCap) is associated with desired employee behavioral and performance outcomes. Extending previous research, we examine, in two studies, if the PsyCap of Norwegian air traffic controllers is related to their perceptions of safety climate. Based on bootstrapping procedures, results from Study 1 ( N = 77) and Study 2 ( N = 38) revealed that PsyCap was positively correlated with safety climate. In Study 1, PsyCap explained 31% of the variance in safety climate. Controlling for mediating effects of positive and negative emotions in Study 2, PsyCap explained 15.5% of the variance. These results provide first-time empirical evidence linking PsyCap to safety climate in safety critical organizations.
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- University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- Missouri Western State University, St. Joseph, MO, USA
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