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China and England possess different cultural values, with China characterized by collectivism and strong social norms, and England by individualism. These cultural features could have important implications on children’s experience of school bullying in each country. The current study explored these issues with samples of Chinese and English primary and secondary school children, using the same methodology in each country to assess the prevalence of general bullying/victimization and different types of victimization, and children’s attitudes towards it. The findings revealed both similarities and differences. Regarding similarities, in both cultures, primary school children and boys were more likely to take part in school bullying than secondary school children; verbal victimization was the most prevalent form; and primary school children and girls held more positive attitudes towards bullying/victimization than secondary school children. Regarding differences, these were found in the prevalence of general bullying/victimization and its various forms; in gender differences in relational bullying; and in children’s attitudes. The differences between China and England could be attributed to their different positions in the cultural dimensions of collectivism vs. individualism and tightness vs. looseness. The design of effective intervention programs should take these commonalities and cultural variations into consideration.
To find the psychological competencies for surviving a disaster and develop a self-report questionnaire to assess them.
Methods
Interviews with 16 earthquake survivors and 16 fire fighters followed by qualitative analysis were used to find psychological competencies. Formation of the item pool, a pilot study among 20 college teachers and students, a series of principal component analyses for the data from 345 college students, and a confirmatory factor analysis for the data from 307 participants with various occupations were used to develop the Psychological Competencies for Surviving a Disaster Questionnaire (PCSDQ).
Results
We found 4 psychological competencies: risk perception of a disaster, disaster knowledge and self-relief skills, low fear in a disaster, and sense of control over a disaster. The 24-item PCSDQ assessed these psychological competencies. The Cronbach alpha of PCSDQ subscales ranged from .75 to .87.
Conclusions
The psychological competencies for surviving a disaster were found to be risk perception of a disaster, disaster knowledge and self-relief skills, low fear in a disaster, and sense of control over a disaster. Using the PCSDQ to assess a person’s psychological competencies for disaster survival will make it possible to provide that person with an individualized and targeted disaster self-relief education and/or training program. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2014;0:1-9)
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