The impact of empathy, sensation seeking, anxiety, uncertainty, and mindfulness on the intercultural communication in China during the COVID-19

Frontiers in Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 11

Published: July 13, 2023

This study seeks to explore factors that have shaped the intercultural communication effectiveness (ICE) of international students (IS) during COVID-19 pandemic. Theoretical predictions anxiety uncertainty management (AUM) are considered assess ICE IS who stayed in China throughout The prime causal AUM theory (anxiety, uncertainty, and mindfulness) included with empathy sensation, seeking examine their impact on among China.A quantitative research design was designed survey via convenience samples from across a total 261 42 different cultural backgrounds responding invitations participate Chinese-English survey. Well-established measurement tools were adopted measure (Cultural Empathy scale), sensation (Brief Sensation Seeking Scale), (Intercultural Anxiety Uncertainty mindfulness (Cognitive Affective Mindfulness Scale-Revised), (Perceived Effectiveness Communication scale).The findings revealed (t = -3.61, p < 0.05) -2.51, had negative ICE. However, 3.93, 0.05), 3.60, 7.93, positive influence Furthermore, moderating effect is affirmed this study.This has reconfirmed theoretical reasonings applicability addition by context

Language: Английский

“I’m not an anxious person”: end-of-life care workers constructing positive psychological states

BMC Psychology, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(1)

Published: Aug. 9, 2024

Abstract Background Mental health is an issue of social and economic importance. Sociocultural scholarly attention has largely focused on the negative aspects mental health. That is, disorders illness how they adversely impact our lives. In contrast, this paper forms part a recent alternative empirical perspective in discourse-based research, by focusing positive article, we investigate end-of-life care workers construct their psychological states. Methods Our data are 38 audio-recorded transcribed semi-structured interviews with from Hong Kong United Kingdom. We utilized thematic analysis to identify common categorial strands across discourse linguistic strategies that these interviewees used talk about Results generated superordinate theme interviews—namely, talking three generic ways talked states; “foregrounding positive,” “reformulating negative,” “dismissing negative.” also explicates connected organizational support being benefit Conclusions work contributes existing sociolinguistic research turning focus towards consideration its dimensions. recurrent linguistics people analyses point importance investigating as multidimensional concept considers participants’ own reflections

Language: Английский

Growth in the first two years in children born to mothers infected with COVID-19 during pregnancy: َ A cohort study

Research Square (Research Square), Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Nov. 12, 2024

Introduction: Because the impact of COVID-19 on growth infants whose mothers were infected with this virus during pregnancy is unclear, study investigated effect mothers’ infection their infant's first two years life. Method In prospective cohort study, available information from 697 referring to Iran’s health care centers for and breastfeeding was used compare 367 children born that 330 who not exposed pregnancy. Their evaluated years. Results Concerning weight, height, head circumference 6 months, 12 24 months after birth, although values obtained in group slightly higher than non-exposed group, no statistically significant difference observed (P > 0.05). Comparing group's indices (weight, circumference) based whether mother first, second, or third trimester showed The birth height babies second trimesters lower those = 0.019). Children weighed 76.61 grams more 0.018). Conclusion More long-term studies different populations about are needed generalized findings.

Language: Английский