Culture-specific personality correlates of anxiety among Chinese and Caucasian college students

The present study investigated the relationship between a set of personality constructs (i.e. perfectionism, independent-interdependent self-construal, and collective self-esteem) and trait and social anxiety among 324 Mainland Chinese and 333 Caucasian college students. It was hypothesized that the strength of the correlation between these personality factors and anxiety would be different for the two samples. The results indicated that socially prescribed perfectionism was a better predictor of social anxiety for the Chinese participants, but of trait anxiety for the Caucasian participants. Independent self-construal predicted social anxiety better for the Caucasians than for the Chinese. Overall, aspects of collective self-esteem were more correlated with anxiety among the Chinese than the Caucasians. The authors argued that the findings can be used to improve multicultural counselling in China and the USA and to provide more culturally specific interventions to clients having anxiety disorders.     

Is personal growth initiative associated with later life satisfaction in Chinese college students? A 15‐week prospective analysis

Personal growth initiative (PGI) is presumed to foster positive change leading to positive psychological adjustment. Accordingly, in this study we examined PGI as a predictor of life satisfaction 15 weeks later in a sample of 152 Chinese college students. Time 1 PGI was found to explain a significant amount of unique variance in Time 2 life satisfaction, even after controlling for Time 1 life satisfaction and Time 2 PGI. Specifically, (lower) intentional behavior and planfulness at baseline emerged as significant predictors of later life satisfaction. No evidence was found indicating that life satisfaction at Time 1 accounted for any significant amount of unique variance in PGI processes at Time 2, after controlling for baseline PGI processes and concurrent life satisfaction. Overall, the present findings are the first to demonstrate the importance of PGI as a prospective predictor of positive psychological adjustment in adults.     

Sadder but wiser: Emotional reactions and wisdom in a simulated suicide intervention

Scholars within the Berlin paradigm have analysed participants' responses to a hypothetical vignette about a friend's suicide ideation. However, no study has yet focused on participants' emotional reactions to this scenario, an important aspect of wisdom performance. We conducted a Thin‐Slice Wisdom study where participants were asked to give advice to a hypothetical friend contemplating suicide. We analysed their emotional profiles using facial expression analysis software (FACET2.1 and FACEREADER7.1). Participants' verbal responses were also transcribed and then scored by 10 raters using the Berlin criteria. Results revealed that the sadder the participants felt, the wiser their performance. Wiser participants may have been better at exploring this sad, but true, existential human dilemma.     

Gender Difference of Chinese High School Students’ Math Anxiety: The Effects of Self-Esteem,Test Anxiety and General Anxiety

Sex Roles - The present study aimed to explore gender differences in, and the effects of, self-esteem on math anxiety. A total of 751 (450 young women) junior and senior high school students...     

合作与竞争人格倾向测量

该研究从人格的角度,采取定性与定量两种分析手段,对合作与竞争人格倾向进行了深入探讨,并编制了测量个体合作与竞争人格倾向的量表。研究者首先在深度访谈的基础上,编制合作与竞争人格倾向测量量表并进行指标验证。探索性因素分析发现,合作与竞争倾向是两个独立的维度,并分别包含三个子因子,构成合作与竞争倾向的二维度三因子模型。研究者随后对模型的验证性分析以及多重效度检验,结果显示量表的信效度与结构模型的拟合指标均达到可接受的标准     

试论文化道教

道教作为传统文化的一个有机组成部分,无论是过去、现在还是未来都已经、正在和必将彰显其蕴藏着的中国文化精神.为了进一步提升道教的现代性,增强道教与社会主义社会相适应的能力,彰显道教在建设先进文化和构建和谐社会中应当且可以发挥的积极作用,我们认为"文化道教"的理念在当代社会应当得到高扬.     

价值观对蓄意创伤受害者创伤后应激障碍症状的影响

探讨价值观对蓄意创伤受害者创伤后应激障碍（Posttraumatic Stress Disorder ,简称PTSD）症状的影响方式。方法：采用事件冲击量表、受害人认可评价量表、施瓦兹价值观量表作为测查工具,测查了163 名蓄意创伤受害者。结果：（1）蓄意创伤受害者的PTSD三大症状表现有显著差异,闯入症状水平最高,回避症状水平次之,高警觉症状水平最低。（2）蓄意创伤受害者所持的价值观和对外界接纳的评价能较好地预测PTSD三大症状。（3）内敛价值类型通过诸如社会接纳等反映外在标准的因素影响PTSD的闯入症状。结论：蓄意创伤受害者PTSD症状表现有其自身的特点,对外界接纳的评价和自身所持的价值观对其PTSD症状有直接或间接的影响     

脑电图分析的方法论

临床诊断中的脑电图分析方法可归为两大类：线性分析法与非线性分析法。本文介绍了这两类方法中常用的算法如谱估计、小波分析、混沌分析方法等,分析了这两类方法的特点、优势以及存在的不足。同时讨论了在临床应用中选取这两类方法所出现的问题。提出了将人工势场法用于脑电图分析的新思路,并对研究方案进行了可行性分析。     

3～6岁儿童对言语行为的元认知发展

以123名3~6岁儿童为被试,采用图片判断和个别访谈任务,从本体区分和归因的角度,对3~6岁儿童对言语行为的元认知发展进行了探查。结果表明:3~6岁儿童对言语行为和物理发音区分较早,但对于言语行为和生物发音的区分水平普遍较低;34、岁儿童对语言习得的遗传因素认知水平较低,5岁开始发展,6岁有显著提高;3~6岁儿童对语言习得的环境因素认知水平都较低。     

"缘起性空"说中的怀疑主义情结及其圆融——当代西方知识论对缘起有难题的语境主义解答

本文试图从西方知识论的视角来解读"缘起性空"说,认为"缘起性空"说中的怀疑主义情结必然导致缘起有的难题,并力图用当代知识论的语境主义解答方式来解决缘起有的"回溯论证"及"恶循环"问题。