Proceedings of the 2020 4th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2020)

The Mediating Role of Stress in Cultural Differences in Depression: A Comparison of US American and Chinese Culture

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Wendi Jia
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Wendi Jia
Available Online 28 August 2020.
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10.2991/assehr.k.200826.054How to use a DOI?
Keywords
depression, IU, mindfulness, stress, culture
Abstract

The current study examined the associations between depression and several potential predictors: intolerance of uncertainty (IU), mindfulness and stress between two different cultures (US America and China). US American participants reported higher levels of depression and stress compared to their Chinese counterparts, and stress was strongly and positively associated with depression for both cultural groups. These results suggest that stress fully mediates the cultural difference in depression. Contrary to our hypotheses, however, there were no cultural differences in IU nor mindfulness. These findings have implications for counseling practice and future research.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2020 4th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2020)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
28 August 2020
ISBN
978-94-6239-048-5
ISSN
2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.200826.054How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2020, the Authors. Published by Atlantis Press.
Open Access
This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/).

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