Boasting a booming economy and having showcased itself to the world as the host of the 2008 Olymp... more Boasting a booming economy and having showcased itself to the world as the host of the 2008 Olympic Games, China is poised to become one of the most powerful nations in the world. Signs of economic progress abound in the massive urban centers. As part of this rapid economic and social change, the Chinese people are experiencing significant multiple stressors. At the World Mental Health Day held in Beijing on October 2, 2006, Zhou Dongfeng, president of the Chinese Society of Psychiatry, revealed that at least 100 million of China's 1.3 billion people have various mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and social phobias. According to one report, mental illness accounts for 20% of the total patients in hospitals, making it the most widespread disease in China (Fei, 2006). Although the worldwide average rate for suicide is 14 per 10,000, the suicide rate in China is approximately 20 to 30 per 10,000. In urban areas, where the signs of economic progress are most obvious, suicide is often committed by jumping from high-rise buildings or into rivers, whereas in rural areas, suicide is often committed by ingesting pesticides or other poisons. According to gender, the suicide rate is higher among Chinese women than among Chinese men. Suicide is the leading cause of death for Chinese individuals between the ages of 15 and 34 (Ji, Kleinman, & Becker, 2001; Liu, 2003). Xinhua news agency reported that approximately 10% of 340 million youth under the age of 17 experience mental and/or behavioral problems such as anxiety, depression, alcoholism, and criminal activity (Radio Free Asia, 2004). During Chinese Vice Health Minister Zhu Qingsheng's address at the 13th World Mental Health Day, he expressed concern that the "problems with mental health have threatened the development of China's human resources" (Radio Free Asia, 2004, para. 2). In addition to these mental illness concerns, there are many other reasons for the Chinese to seek psychological help; among the most common are mental distress, school-related problems, finan
ABSTRACT. Parenting style is an important familial variable in the study of child development. Un... more ABSTRACT. Parenting style is an important familial variable in the study of child development. Unlike research on white populations, re-sults on how parenting style affects child outcomes are less conclusive in Chinese and Chinese immigrant families. This is largely ...
Boasting a booming economy and having showcased itself to the world as the host of the 2008 Olymp... more Boasting a booming economy and having showcased itself to the world as the host of the 2008 Olympic Games, China is poised to become one of the most powerful nations in the world. Signs of economic progress abound in the massive urban centers. As part of this rapid economic and social change, the Chinese people are experiencing significant multiple stressors. At the World Mental Health Day held in Beijing on October 2, 2006, Zhou Dongfeng, president of the Chinese Society of Psychiatry, revealed that at least 100 million of China's 1.3 billion people have various mental disorders, such as schizophrenia, bipolar depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and social phobias. According to one report, mental illness accounts for 20% of the total patients in hospitals, making it the most widespread disease in China (Fei, 2006). Although the worldwide average rate for suicide is 14 per 10,000, the suicide rate in China is approximately 20 to 30 per 10,000. In urban areas, where the signs of economic progress are most obvious, suicide is often committed by jumping from high-rise buildings or into rivers, whereas in rural areas, suicide is often committed by ingesting pesticides or other poisons. According to gender, the suicide rate is higher among Chinese women than among Chinese men. Suicide is the leading cause of death for Chinese individuals between the ages of 15 and 34 (Ji, Kleinman, & Becker, 2001; Liu, 2003). Xinhua news agency reported that approximately 10% of 340 million youth under the age of 17 experience mental and/or behavioral problems such as anxiety, depression, alcoholism, and criminal activity (Radio Free Asia, 2004). During Chinese Vice Health Minister Zhu Qingsheng's address at the 13th World Mental Health Day, he expressed concern that the "problems with mental health have threatened the development of China's human resources" (Radio Free Asia, 2004, para. 2). In addition to these mental illness concerns, there are many other reasons for the Chinese to seek psychological help; among the most common are mental distress, school-related problems, finan
ABSTRACT. Parenting style is an important familial variable in the study of child development. Un... more ABSTRACT. Parenting style is an important familial variable in the study of child development. Unlike research on white populations, re-sults on how parenting style affects child outcomes are less conclusive in Chinese and Chinese immigrant families. This is largely ...
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