Abstract: Attitudes toward people with dementia influence how these patients are treated. Knowledge of intercultural differences in attitudes enables specific concepts of care. We validated the Dementia Attitudes Scale (DAS) for Mandarin Chinese to ...
Abstract: This study aims to investigate the psychometric properties of the WRS-C (Work Resilience Scale – Chinese version) through two studies. In Study 1 (Sample 1: N = 463), we conducted an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and ...
Objective: To assess the prevalence of folate, vitamin B12, and iron deficiencies and their associations with anemia among women of childbearing age in northern China, an area with a reported high incidence of neural tube defects. Methods: Plasma folate, ...
Inadequate vitamin A (VA) nutrition continues to be a major problem worldwide, and many interventions being implemented to improve VA status in various populations need to be evaluated. The interpretation of results after an intervention depends greatly ...
Abstract: Educational psychology in China has experienced a history of around 100 years. It has gone through many stages, including introduction and imitation of research in Western countries, learning from others’ experience and reform, and getting ...
<span class="fett">Background:</span> There has been opiate abuse in China for several centuries. When the Peoples Republic of China was founded in 1949, there were more than 20 million opiate abusers (5 % of the population). In the early 1950s, the new ...
Academic Self-Concepts of German Language University Students and Middle-School Pupils from China: Structure and Psychometric Properties of the DISK-GridAbstract. The German Differential Scholastic Self-Concept Grid (DISK-Grid; Rost, Sparfeldt & ...
Suicide rates in China have in the past been reported to be very low for a variety of historical and political reasons. In recent years, however, the reported suicide rates in China have increased alarmingly among certain age groups. This article reviews ...
Summary: In 1994, the International Test Commission (ITC) and seven other international organizations published a draft set of guidelines for adapting educational and psychological tests from one language and culture to other languages and cultures. The ...
Background: Community attitudes about suicide and their relationship to suicidal behavior have not been adequately investigated in low- and middle-income countries. Aims: To compare the acceptability of suicide in different population cohorts in China, ...
Suicide is an important public health problem in China: It is the fifth leading cause of death in China, and suicide in China accounts for over 30% of the worlds overall suicide deaths. The substantial burden due to suicide has not been well recognized. ...
Background: Chinese suicide samples have provided opportunities to study the differences between suicides with and without psychiatric diagnoses. Aims: To examine the differences between suicides with and without mental disorders. Methods: Sixty-six ...
Background: In studies about the risk factors for suicidal behavior, the assessment of impulsiveness and aggression often depend on information from proxy informants. Aims: To assess the validity of proxy informants’ reports on impulsiveness and ...
Background: Attempted suicide, a deliberate self-directed behavior situated within the unique social world of an individual, is a major risk factor for suicide. Efforts aimed at addressing female suicide must be based on understanding their perceived ...
Background: The self-presentation of suicidal acts in social media has become a public health concern. Aims: This article centers on a Chinese microblogger who posted a wrist-cutting picture that was widely circulated in Chinese social media in 2011. This ...
Background: Physical illness is linked with an increased risk of suicide; however, evidence from China is limited. Aims: To assess the influence of physical illness on risk of suicide among rural residents of China, and to examine the differences in the ...
Abstract.Background: In mainland China, frequent Internet suicide pacts in recent years have raised strong concerns from several social sectors and the influence of social networks on suicide is constantly growing. Aims: To identify the ...
Abstract.Background: According to the strain theory of suicide, strains, resulting from conflicting and competing pressures in an individual's life, are hypothesized to precede suicide. But social support is an important factor that can mitigate strains ...