Improving the psychosocial wellbeing of international students: the relevance of mindfulness

ABSTRACT

In this study we analysed the potential of a mindfulness programme for improving psychosocial wellbeing among students at a Dutch university. Based on interviews and observations of sessions, the study demonstrated that students joined the programme to manage stress and anxiety, cultivate self-awareness, and regulate difficult emotions. They all reported positive outcomes, but students who participated in the sessions regularly and did the homework assignments reported better outcomes, including enhanced self-awareness, self-care, and positive attitudes towards others. Although students reported improved emotion regulation, many still believed that the programme was less strong in this area. The study affirms the potential of mindfulness programmes for improving the psychosocial wellbeing, and builds a case for the integration of mindfulness interventions in university counselling services.     

Word Reading Efficiency,Text Reading Fluency,and Reading Comprehension Among Chinese Learners of English

This study examined the relationship among word reading efficiency, text reading fluency, and reading comprehension for adult English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. Data from 185 adult Chinese EFL learners preparing to take the Test-of-English-as-a-Foreign-Language? (TOEFL®) were analyzed in this study. The participants completed a computer-based test battery of word reading efficiency and text reading fluency in addition to TOEFL iBT (Internet-Based Test) reading comprehension. The findings showed a stronger relationship between text oral reading fluency and reading comprehension than between word reading efficiency and reading comprehension. The authors recommended that attention be paid to text oral reading fluency in adult EFL reading research and instruction.     

悦城龙母传说探源

悦城龙母传说源远流长,影响深广。但长期以来,学人们都把它看作是唐代的产物,但从历史文献来看,其最早记载当在西晋,比唐代的记载要早五百余年。从历史记忆的视角考察,龙母传说与秦始皇发生联系并非故事情节的任意粘连,而是有着地域历史文化的积淀,它既保留了秦始皇时期帝国征服与土著抵抗的集体记忆,又形象、真实地反映了秦始皇统一岭南时期的政治、经济和文化等多方面的历史状况,起源古老,值得珍视。     

Modelling the surface stress of alkali halides

A model to determine the stress on the (100) surface of NaCl-type alkali halides is developed. The model predictions correspond to those of other theoretical calculations.     

重建人类禁忌观念

禁忌是指被禁止或忌讳的言行,在古代被认为是不可触犯的戒律。禁忌作为人类最古老的观念,从原始社会到传统社会一直是人类生命安全的守护神。然而,近代以来市场经济、工业革命和现代科技汇聚成的巨大力量使过去建立在畏惧敬畏对象和恇畏对象基础上的禁忌消失殆尽,导致了许多前所未有的重大社会问题和灾难性事件。因此,重建近代以来被否弃的禁忌观念必须提上议事日程。今天的禁忌对象也无非就是敬畏对象和恇畏对象这两大类,前者包括自然、神灵和祖先,后者包括战争、恐怖主义、干预人类自然生长和生活的各种科学研究,以及毒品、性乱、谣言、不讲卫生等。重建禁忌观念,就是要努力促使人们将禁忌内化为自己的底线生存观念,从而在内心深处对触犯禁忌感到羞耻和有罪。当前尤其要注重从小培养人们的畏惧和禁忌意识,强化触犯禁忌的耻感和罪感,营造切忌触犯禁忌的舆论氛围,用法律和道德促进禁忌观念形成。     

公共利益的经济法哲学透视

法学家们在运用传统的“种加属差”的方式定义公共利益时遭遇了概念的不确定性的强烈冲击,迫使一部分人转向对公共利益的描述而非界定。维特根斯坦的“家族类似”与韦伯的“理想类型”认为概念的形成对对象要一定有所取舍,这种取舍只能采取对核心特征的强调来进行,于是一定的典型便成为人们观察问题的焦点。现代经济法的产生及变迁轨迹无不表明其利益观毋庸置疑的定格在公共利益本位上,将经济法中以经济自由和经济秩序为表征的公共利益观上升为公共利益的典型和理想类型也是方法论上的必然。     

Meaning in life accounts for the association between long-term ostracism and depressive symptoms: The moderating role of self-compassion

ABSTRACT

According to the temporal need–threat model, ostracism results in three stages of responses. Research on the responses to ostracism has predominantly focused on the first two stages, and the literature needs further empirical evidence on responses to long-term ostracism. We conducted two studies to better understand the association between long-term ostracism and depressive symptoms. Study 1 found a positive association between long-term ostracism and depressive symptoms. More importantly, Study 1 found the threatened sense of meaning in life partially mediates the relationship. Study 2 further found that self-compassion, a positive and healthy trait, weakens the relationship between long-term ostracism and depressive symptoms. More specifically, self-compassion moderates the relationship between the threatened sense of meaning in life and depressive symptoms. Our findings not only further our understanding about the negative consequences of long-term ostracism but also suggest a possible way to mitigate depressive symptoms associated with long-term ostracism.     

栖真观碑记所见沂蒙山区早期全真道

早期全真道在山东的活动,根据以往的研究,似乎只集中于胶东半岛,沂蒙山区未见记述。然而新见考古资料《仙公山建栖真观记》揭示了早期全真道一段不为人知的历史,它表明,沂蒙山区也是早期全真道的重要活动区域。沂源县安平村栖真观是早期全真道在山东地区最重要的活动中心之一,其辐射面相当大,影响西至济南,并且在当时全真道当中十分活跃,具有重要地位。这一新发现将改写山东地区早期全真道的历史。     

田单与田横

田单与田横是中国古代历史上的两个重要人物，他们分别生活在战国末年和秦朝末年，对中国古代历史的发展都产生了重要的影响。对两人进行比较研究，不仅有利于我们加深对两人及其所处历史时代的认识，而且更重要的是能从两人的成败得失中得到启迪。