Huang Chien-Chung, Chen Yafan, Jin Huiying, Stringham Marci, Liu Chuwei, Oliver Cailee
Huamin Research Center, School of Social Work, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ, United States.
Front Psychol. 2020 Mar 31;11:594. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00594. eCollection 2020.
In contrast to emotional and behavioral problems (EBPs), which can disrupt normal adolescent development, resilience can buffer the effects of stress and adverse childhood experiences and can help youth overcome adversity. While research has looked at the relationship between adolescent resilience and EBPs, current literature relatively lack a discussion of a strengths-based approach of resilience framework, nor discuss non-western sociocultural contexts. In this study, we utilized the resilience theory to examine the effects of individual mindfulness and life skills on resilience and consequently on EBPs in a group of low-income and gifted adolescents in China. A secondary data of 152 adolescents from a specialized school for low-income and gifted students in Guangzhou, China was used for the analysis. The findings from structural equation modeling indicated that mindfulness and life skills were associated with heightened resilience and reduced EBPs. In addition, resilience reduced EBPs for this group of adolescents. These findings underscore the promise of mindfulness and life skills training on increasing resilience and reducing EBPs in gifted adolescents.
与可能扰乱青少年正常发育的情绪和行为问题（EBPs）不同，心理韧性可以缓冲压力和童年不良经历的影响，并帮助年轻人克服逆境。虽然已有研究探讨了青少年心理韧性与EBPs之间的关系，但当前文献相对缺乏对基于优势的心理韧性框架方法的讨论，也未涉及非西方社会文化背景。在本研究中，我们运用心理韧性理论，考察了个体正念和生活技能对中国一组低收入和有天赋青少年心理韧性的影响，进而对EBPs的影响。分析使用了来自中国广州一所针对低收入和有天赋学生的特殊学校的152名青少年的二手数据。结构方程模型的结果表明，正念和生活技能与增强心理韧性及减少EBPs相关。此外，心理韧性降低了这组青少年的EBPs。这些发现凸显了正念和生活技能训练在提高有天赋青少年心理韧性和减少EBPs方面的前景。
