Zhongyong thinking (Doctrine of the Mean) is a traditional Confucius interpersonal style with emphasis on harmony and connection. In contemporary society, beneficial to, or has become an old-fashioned idea trivial even detrimental influence mental health? The current study explored relationship health measures in two studies. Study 1 was cross-sectional survey involving large representative sample 8,178 Chinese undergraduate students. We found that negatively associated anxiety ( r = −.23, p...

Mental stress mainly induces depression, and predictable stress, as well a constant bombardment of chronic unpredictable micro-stressors, always coexist in daily life. However, the combined effect on depression is still not fully understood.The restraint (CRS) to restrain mice for 6 h per day 3 weeks, mild (CUMS) stimulate with 7 different stressors weeks. We evaluated CRS CUMS depression-like symptoms using behavioral tests investigated action mechanism through analysis neurotransmitters,...

Abstract Background Research suggests that Chinese religious believers are more likely to commit suicide than those identifying as non-religious among rural young adults, contrary findings in Western countries. However, one cannot conclude religiosity is associated with elevated risk without examining the effect of political and beliefs a generally atheist country like China where belief plays dominant role system adults. The present study investigated effects on suicidality meaningfulness...

Previous studies suggested that parenting style was associated with college student′s emotional distress. However, little is known about the underlying mechanisms this relation in Chinese culture. The present study investigated associations between and distress (depression anxiety symptoms), examined mediating effects of Confucian personality-Zhongyong thinking, explored whether gender, age, socioeconomic status (SES) moderated direct and/or indirect on Results from a large representative...

Few studies on anxiety in China have used the full version of Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) due to its length, despite numerous advantages. The goal this study was develop a short Chinese STAI and examine reliability validity among general population psychiatric patients diagnosed with anxiety.A total 1,142 participants were invited test STAI; item analysis, testing internal consistency analysis performed. Subsequently, 40 enrolled assess retest 1 week later. Finally, 330...

Traditional mental health models focus on psychopathological symptoms. In contrast, a dual-factor model of integrates psychopathology and subjective well-being into continuum, it is adjustment supplement for traditional research paradigm. The present study explores the applicability in screening Chinese college students. To assess statuses 2,065 students, we used Flourishing Scale Version, Satisfaction With Life Scale, seven-item Patient Health Questionnaire, Mental Continuum–Short Form,...

Abstract Background Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a first‐line treatment for the prevention of suicide. Zhong‐Yong thinking could be viewed as Chinese way dialectical thinking, has long been culturally dictating style in China. To enhance cultural adaptability, we integrated into DBT group skills training and examined its efficacy suicidal compared with supportive wait‐list high‐risk college students. Methods A total 97 participants were randomized to either based (DBT ZYT , n = 33),...

Abstract Anhedonia, or the inability to experience pleasure, is a key clinical feature of many mental disorders such as depression and schizophrenia. Although various valid measurements anhedonia pleasure exist, no scales exist that quantify smell taste experiences. The Chemosensory Pleasure Scale (CPS) was therefore designed assess hedonic capacity for pleasure. We examined reliability validity CPS in our study. First, we conducted exploratory factor analysis (EFA) confirmatory (CFA)...

Background: Adolescent non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) is becoming a serious public health concern worldwide. In recent years, there has seen significant increase in both the growth rate and cases of NSSI Eastern countries, such as Japan, India, China. China, most schools have mental office that comprises professionals (MHPs), who are first to respond student problems, which include NSSI. MHPs possess comprehensive knowledge well unique insight into adolescent However, very few studies on...

This study used event-related potentials (ERPs) to investigate the effects of age on neural temporal dynamics processing task-relevant facial expressions and their relationship cognitive functions. Negative (sad, afraid, angry, disgusted), positive (happy) neutral faces were presented 30 older 31 young participants who performed a emotion categorization task. Behavioural ERP indices analyzed. An enhanced N170 for negative faces, in addition intact right-hemispheric was observed adults...

"Early-onset schizophrenia" (EOS) is defined as disease with onset before the age of 18 years. This subset schizophrenia exhibits worse cognitive function and carries a prognosis than adult-onset (AOS). Olfactory impairment has been found in patients schizophrenia-spectrum disorders. However, most research focused on olfactory AOS: EOS not known. The aim this study was to investigate identification ability EOS, its relationship negative symptoms. We compared between two independent samples:...

Olfactory deficits have been reported in bipolar disorder, but this finding is controversial. This study investigated whether olfactory deficit can serve as a specific marker for disorder by comparing function different mood episodes of disorder. We also compared and other mental disorders - namely, major depressive schizophrenia.The consisted two experiments. Experiment 1 enrolled 175 patients (70 depressed subgroup, 70 manic subgroup 35 euthymic subgroup) 47 controls. 2 the participants...