Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Yeshiva University, Bronx, NY 10461, USA.
Int J Behav Med. 2012 Jun;19(2):174-85. doi: 10.1007/s12529-011-9156-7.
Social support and coping strategies are important determinants of health, especially for those in the immigrant community adjusting to a new environment.
This study assessed the buffering effects of perceived social support and different coping styles on cardiovascular reactivity to stress among Chinese immigrants in the New York City Chinatown area.
Participants (N = 50, 76% women, and 22-84 years old) completed questionnaires assessing their perceived social support and coping strategy preferences. They were then asked to recall a stress-provoking event related to their immigration experience in a semi-structured interview format.
Hierarchical multiple regression analyses confirmed the interaction effect between perceived social support and problem-focused, emotion-focused, or reappraisal coping on heart rate reactivity. Additionally, Chinese immigrants who upheld more Chinese values were highly correlated with stronger perceived availability of social support and were more likely to incorporate the use of problem-focused and reappraisal coping styles.
Findings suggest that high level of social support and the use of reappraisal coping strategies were associated with attenuated cardiovascular responses to stress.
社会支持和应对策略是健康的重要决定因素，特别是对于那些移民社区的人来说，他们需要适应新的环境。
本研究评估了感知社会支持和不同应对方式对纽约唐人街地区中国移民心血管对压力反应的缓冲作用。
参与者（N=50，76%为女性，年龄在 22-84 岁之间）完成了评估感知社会支持和应对策略偏好的问卷。然后，他们被要求以半结构化访谈的形式回忆与移民经历相关的压力事件。
层次多重回归分析证实了感知社会支持与问题聚焦、情绪聚焦或重新评价应对之间的交互作用对心率反应的影响。此外，坚持更多中国价值观的中国移民与更高水平的感知社会支持可用性高度相关，并且更有可能采用问题聚焦和重新评价应对方式。
研究结果表明，高水平的社会支持和使用重新评价应对策略与减轻对压力的心血管反应有关。
