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International Journal of Behavioral Medicine

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01.06.2012

Perceived Social Support, Coping Styles, and Chinese Immigrants’ Cardiovascular Responses to Stress

verfasst von: Yuen Shan Christine Lee, Sonia Suchday, Judith Wylie-Rosett

Erschienen in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine | Ausgabe 2/2012

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Abstract

Background

Social support and coping strategies are important determinants of health, especially for those in the immigrant community adjusting to a new environment.

Purpose

This study assessed the buffering effects of perceived social support and different coping styles on cardiovascular reactivity to stress among Chinese immigrants in the New York City Chinatown area.

Method

Participants (N = 50, 76% women, and 22–84 years old) completed questionnaires assessing their perceived social support and coping strategy preferences. They were then asked to recall a stress-provoking event related to their immigration experience in a semi-structured interview format.

Results

Hierarchical multiple regression analyses confirmed the interaction effect between perceived social support and problem-focused, emotion-focused, or reappraisal coping on heart rate reactivity. Additionally, Chinese immigrants who upheld more Chinese values were highly correlated with stronger perceived availability of social support and were more likely to incorporate the use of problem-focused and reappraisal coping styles.

Conclusion

Findings suggest that high level of social support and the use of reappraisal coping strategies were associated with attenuated cardiovascular responses to stress.

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Titel: Perceived Social Support, Coping Styles, and Chinese Immigrants’ Cardiovascular Responses to Stress
verfasst von: Yuen Shan Christine Lee
Sonia Suchday
Judith Wylie-Rosett
Publikationsdatum: 01.06.2012
Verlag: Springer US
Erschienen in: International Journal of Behavioral Medicine / Ausgabe 2/2012
Print ISSN: 1070-5503
Elektronische ISSN: 1532-7558
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-011-9156-7

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