Examining the Relationship between Domestic Violence and Depression among Koreans: The Role of Self‐esteem and Social Support as Mediators

Domestic violence is a prevalent social issue in Korea affecting a significant number of people every day. It is thus important to examine how the experience of domestic violence affects their mental health to better address their needs. Using stress‐coping theory as a theoretical framework, this study examines the domestic violence and depression relationship among Korean men and women. Two aspects of self‐esteem and informal and formal social support are examined as potential mediators of this relationship. The data was the first wave of Korean Welfare Panel Study data including 2477 individuals with experiences of abuse. Structural equation modeling procedures were used for analyses. Domestic violence was significantly associated with self‐worth, self‐deprecation, and depression. The experiences of violence eroded self‐worth while reinforcing self‐deprecation and those with more exposure to violence showed a higher level of depression. Self‐deprecation played a significant role in mediating the effect of domestic violence on depression. However, different findings were yielded for social support. While informal social support was significantly associated with domestic violence, formal social support was not associated with domestic violence. Findings suggest for mental health interventions targeting self‐esteem, particularly the diminution of self‐deprecation in working with the victims. Suggestions for future research and implications for social work are also discussed.     

Health Technology Literacy: A Transdisciplinary Framework for Consumer-Oriented Practice

Abstract

The present study developed a typology of self-reported coping strategies used by older adults in adapting to vision impairment using qualitative analyses. Narrative data were examined from three previous quantitative studies of adaptation to vision loss. Major themes in coping with vision loss included difficulty in balancing norms of independence with the functional losses resulting from eye disease, and the importance of the informal social network. Importantly, a number of coping mechanisms that have not been examined in prior quantitative work were identified through the present qualitative analyses. Implications of this typology of self-reported coping with age-related vision loss for research and practice are discussed.     

工科研究生压力应对方式与社会支持的差异研究

目的:调查工科研究生压力应对方式与社会支持两者之间的关系。方法:对512名学生的压力应对方式、社会支持进行问题调查。结论:工科研究生压力应对方式在性别、培养方式、婚恋状况、年龄上存在显著差异,而社会支持在性别、来源地、婚恋状况以及是否独生子女方面存在显著差异;社会支持各因子与解决问题、求助等应对方式呈显著正相关,与自责、退避、合理化等应对方式呈显著负相关。     

外语听说课教学模式初探

学习风格是学习者在学习中表现出来的一种整体性的,持久性的,并具有个性化的认知方式和处理信息的方式。语言学家Reid也认为学习风格是学习者所采用的吸收,处理和储存新的信息,掌握新技能的方式。学习风格受各种因素的影响,包括社会因素,文化因素,学习环境,社区因素,家庭背景等     

高职女生个性特征和应付方式的相关研究

本研究采用五因素个性问卷(NEO)和应付方式问卷,对当前我国高职院校女大学生的个性特征和应付方式特点进行调查研究,结果表明:1.高职院校女大学生的个性特征与女性群体之间存在一定差异。2.高职院校女大学生在个性特征上存在专业差异。3.高职院校的女生以积极的应付方式为主,较少采用消极的应付方式。4.高职院校女生的个性特征与应付方式之间存在显著相关。     

大学生社交焦虑与应对方式关系分析

大学生进入大学后,人际交往在生活中占的比重显著加大,人际交往的问题也开始显现出来。有研究表明应对方式的不同会影响个体的情绪状态,进而影响个体的心理健康。本文采用社交焦虑问卷(IAS)和应对方式问卷(CSQ)对368名大学生进行测评,并用SPSS统计软件对所得数据进行分析,从性别、专业等角度更细致地分析大学生应对方式不同的形成原因,进一步探讨其与大学生的社交焦虑水平的关系,为大学生心理健康教育提供依据。     

自主学习方式对大学生英语学习能力的促进

我国新一轮课程改革倡导新的学习方式和教学模式。教师要引导学生掌握探究、合作、自主的学习方式来取代过去被动的、接受式的、单一的及死记硬背式的学习方式。这种新的学习方式会促进各门学科的教学改革,对英语教学以及大学生在英语自主学习方面都产生了很大的影响。     

非英语专业大学生感知学习风格研究

文章通过问卷调查,运用定量分析的方法研究了非英语专业本科生英语学习的感知风格的总体趋势以及文科生与理工科生的风格差异,通过实验的方法了解网络教学与传统教学背景下的学习风格的差异,旨在发现教学手段对学习风格的影响程度,并且对目前的大学英语教学改革提出了建设性的意见。     

浅议住宅室内设计中的民族性与时代性的统一

本文根据我国住宅室内设计的实际现状和艺术发展的一般规律 ,提出了以民族美学思想的精华去驾驭现代设计艺术 ,从而实现住宅室内设计中的民族性与时代性的统一的思路。     

Stigma Management Among Gay/Bisexual Men with HIV/AIDS

People with HIV infection are subjected to prejudice, discrimination and hostility related to the stigmatization of AIDS. To manage the stigma of their disease, they mount complex coping strategies. This paper reports results from a qualitative study that examined gay/bisexual men's experiences of living with HIV infection. Unstructured interviews from a diverse sample of 139 men were analyzed to examine how men coped with AIDS-related stigma. We discerned a variety of stigma management strategies that could be arranged along a continuum from reactive to proactive based on the extent to which they implicitly accepted or challenged the social norms and values that underlie the stigmatization of HIV/AIDS. Reactive strategies to cope with stigma involve defensive attempts to avoid or mitigate the impact of stigma, but imply acceptance of the underlying social norms and values that construct the stigma. Examples of reactive strategies include hiding one's HIV status, presenting one's illness as a less stigmatizing one (e.g., cancer), or distancing one's self from more damaging aspects of AIDS-stigma (e.g., attributing infection to blood transfusion). Proactive strategies challenge the validity of the stigma and imply disavowal and resistance of the social norms and values that underlie the stigma. Examples of proactive strategies include engaging in public educational efforts that address misperceptions about HIV transmission and social activism to change the social and political conditions that affect PWA/HIV.