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The Chinese cultural beliefs about adversity scale is an Indigenously developed scale that attempts to assess positive and negative Chinese cultural beliefs about adversity. This is an update of Shek and Yu (2014).
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Personal and Cultural Beliefs About Adversity
When facing adversities or socioeconomic disadvantages, some people adapt well, while others do not. Why is there such a difference? The literature suggests a variety of psychosocial factors that could protect people in adverse circumstances. Personal beliefs (e.g., optimism, faith) are believed to be important protective factors on an individual level. For example, optimism and an internal locus of control were associated with at-risk children’s adjustment (Werner 1989). It was also found that religious beliefs, as well as faith, were crucial personal protective factors (Werner and Smith 1992). This is in concordance with the primary assertion from a cognitive point of view that people are upset by their...
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Shek, D.T.L., Yu, L., Zhou, X. (2021). Chinese Beliefs About Adversity Scale. In: Maggino, F. (eds) Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69909-7_3558-2
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