The Mediating Role of Stress in Cultural Differences in Depression: A Comparison of US American and Chinese Culture
- DOI
- 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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- © 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/).
Cite this article
TY - CONF AU - Wendi Jia PY - 2020 DA - 2020/08/28 TI - The Mediating Role of Stress in Cultural Differences in Depression: A Comparison of US American and Chinese Culture BT - Proceedings of the 2020 4th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2020) PB - Atlantis Press SP - 270 EP - 275 SN - 2352-5398 UR - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.200826.054 DO - 10.2991/assehr.k.200826.054 ID - Jia2020 ER -