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| Research article summary (published 30 Dec 2001): |
Stage-specific and culture-specific coping strategies used by mainland Chinese immigrants during resettlement in Hong Kong: a qualitative analysis.
Full Abstract
A qualitative study was undertaken to explore the stage-specific and culture-specific coping strategies used by Mainland Chinese immigrants in Hong Kong to handle psychosocial stressors experienced during the resettlement stage of the migration process. While direct action coping strategies of problem-solving and compromise were used by immigrants to deal with recurring, daily resettlement difficulties, cognitive strategies of positive comparisons and positive and optimistic thinking were utilized to change the meanings of these difficulties. Emotion-focused coping of acceptance and avoidance strategies were culture-specific, and were useful in reducing the stress associated with the resettlement difficulties encountered. It was also found that strategies such as acceptance, compromise and avoidance might have deleterious effects on the longer-term adjustment of immigrants. Implications for services and counseling for the immigrants were suggested.
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Author information
Author/s: Wong, Daniel Fu Keung (DF);
Affiliation: Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong. dfkwong@hkucc.hku.hk
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Journal Article
Journal: Social work in health care (Soc Work Health Care), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2002-; vol 35 (issue 1-2) : pp 479-99
Dates: Created 2002/10/07; Completed 2003/01/23; Revised 2007/11/15;
PMID: 12365755, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 11/6/2008)
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