Yang Lixia, Ding Yating, Wang Miao, Xie Jingya, Zhang Weiguo, Wang Peizhong Peter
Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Centre for New Immigrant Well-Being, Toronto, Canada.
BMC Psychol. 2025 Jul 4;13(1):735. doi: 10.1186/s40359-025-02993-6.
The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on psychological wellbeing. The current study aims to identify common emotional experiences and coping strategies among Chinese migrants in Canada based on a semi-structured interview with a purposive sample of 20 young (aged 21-34), 21 middle-aged (aged 42-57), and 20 older adults (aged 65-85). Each age group was approximately split in half by gender. The qualitative analysis of the data identified some common positive (e.g., self-oriented, other-oriented and situational) and negative emotional experiences (e.g., sadness, loneliness, fear, and anger) towards the pandemic. Coping strategies were categorized into three themes: behavioural (e.g., exercise, relaxation), social (e.g., social support), and cognitive (e.g., reappraisal). The supplementary quantitative analysis showed that women reported more negative than positive experiences, while older adults (women particularly) endorsed differentially more behavioural coping. This suggests that women are likely to be emotionally vulnerable and aging is likely to be associated with more adaptive coping among this population in the context of the pandemic.
新冠疫情对心理健康产生了深远影响。本研究旨在通过对20名年轻人（21 - 34岁）、21名中年人（42 - 57岁）和20名老年人（65 - 85岁）的有目的抽样进行半结构化访谈，来确定加拿大华裔移民中的常见情绪体验和应对策略。每个年龄组大致按性别均分为两半。对数据的定性分析确定了一些针对疫情的常见积极（如自我导向、他人导向和情境导向）和消极情绪体验（如悲伤、孤独、恐惧和愤怒）。应对策略分为三个主题：行为（如锻炼、放松）、社交（如社会支持）和认知（如重新评估）。补充性定量分析表明，女性报告的消极体验多于积极体验，而老年人（尤其是女性）更多地采用行为应对方式。这表明在疫情背景下，女性在情绪上可能较为脆弱，而老龄化可能与该人群中更具适应性的应对方式相关。
