Search Results - "Stewart, Sunita Mahtani"

The Effects of Self-Efficacy and Relationship Harmony on Depression Across Cultures: Applying Level-Oriented and Structure-Oriented Analyses by Chen, Sylvia Xiaohua, Chan, Wai, Bond, Michael Harris, Stewart, Sunita Mahtani

“…Cross-cultural theories of individualism and collectivism have stimulated the development of the personal constructs of independence and interdependence to…”
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Hopelessness and suicidal ideation among adolescents in two cultures by Stewart, Sunita Mahtani, Kennard, Betsy D., Lee, Peter W.H., Mayes, Taryn, Hughes, Carroll, Emslie, Graham

“…Background:  This study examines the cross‐sectional and longitudinal associations among cognitive variables, depressive symptoms and suicidal ideation in Hong…”
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A critical look at parenting research from the mainstream: Problems uncovered while adapting Western research to non-Western cultures by Stewart, Sunita Mahtani, Bond, Michael Harris

“…Although there is some consensus among theorists regarding attributes of parents that associate with optimal child outcomes, translation of the theory into…”
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Effects of a Brief Health Education Intervention on AIDS among Young Chinese Adults in Hong Kong by Abdullah, Abu Saleh Mohammad, Fielding, Richard, Hedley, Anthony Johnson, Stewart, Sunita Mahtani

“…To examine the effects of an HIV/AIDS educational intervention among young Chinese adults in Hong Kong, we carried out a study among a group of 118 young…”
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Cultural Influences on Sharer and Recipient Behavior: Sharing in Chinese and Indian Preschool Children by Rao, Nirmala, Stewart, Sunita Mahtani

“…Seventy-two 4-year-old Chinese and Indian children were paired with a friend and with an acquaintance in their class. One child (sharer) was given 10 pieces…”
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The Beck Depression Inventory-II as a screening tool of depression in the Chinese adolescent population in Hong Kong: A validation study using the Composite International Diagnostic Interview as the gold standard by Yang, Xue, Stewart, Sunita Mahtani

“…•The area under the curve (AUC) of the Chinese version of Beck Depression Inventory-II was acceptable.•The sensitivity of the scale was acceptable.•The…”
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Symptom Patterns in Depression and “Subthreshold” Depression among Adolescents in Hong Kong and the United States by Stewart, Sunita Mahtani, Lewinsohn, Peter M., Lee, Peter W. H., Ho, L. M., Kennard, Betsy, Hughes, Carroll W., Emslie, Graham J.

“…This study compared the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (4th ed.) Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) diagnostic interview information from a…”
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Autonomy as a Psychological Need: Perceptions of Pakistani Mothers by Stewart, Sunita Mahtani, Zaman, Riffat Moazam, Dar, Rabiya

“…In-depth interviews were conducted with 22 mothers of adolescents in Pakistan to explore the meaning of “autonomy” in this collective, highly…”
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Intergenerational Patterns of Values and Autonomy Expectations in Cultures of Relatedness and Separateness by Stewart, Sunita Mahtani, Bond, Michael Harris, Deeds, Osvelia, Chung, Siu Fung

“…This study assessed the assumption that socialization practices relevant to value priorities and autonomy expectations differ between collectivist and…”
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Influences on Children’s Sharing in a Multicultural Setting by Stewart, Sunita Mahtani, McBride-Chang, Catherine

“…The authors examined contributors to sharing in Western and Asian children in relation to hypotheses derived from the cross-cultural framework. Parenting…”
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Perceptions of parents and adolescent outcomes in Pakistan by Stewart, Sunita Mahtani, Bond, Michael H., Ho, L. M., Zaman, Riffat Moazam, Dar, Rabiya, Anwar, Muhammad

“…The purpose of this study was to examine associations among perceived parenting variables (warmth, parental knowledge of their child's daily activities, shame…”
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Suicide Ideation and Its Relationship to Depressed Mood in a Community Sample of Adolescents in Hong Kong by Stewart, Sunita Mahtani, Lam, T. H., Betson, Carol, Chung, S. F.

“…A sample of 996 Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong provided information about their suicide ideation. Their depressive symptoms were measured by the Chinese Beck…”
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A Cross-Cultural Investigation of Cognitions and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents by Stewart, Sunita Mahtani, Kennard, Betsy D, Lee, Peter W. H, Hughes, Carroll W, Mayes, Taryn L, Emslie, Graham J, Lewinsohn, Peter M

“…Adolescents ( N = 2,272) from Hong Kong and the United States provided information regarding their depressive symptoms, cognitions (self-efficacy, negative…”
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Gender, Parenting, and Adolescent Functioning in Bangladesh by Stewart, Sunita Mahtani, Bond, Michael Harris, Abdullah, Abu Saleh M., Ma, Stefan S. L.

“…This study is an initial attempt to examine the association between perceived parental styles and practices and academic achievement in Bangladesh, a Muslim…”
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Cognitions and Depressive Symptoms Among Ethnic Minority Adolescents by Kennard, Betsy D, Stewart, Sunita Mahtani, Hughes, Jennifer L, Patel, Puja G, Emslie, Graham J

“…Cognitive models have guided effective intervention strategies in the treatment of depression. However, little is known about the cognitive model's relevance…”
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Cognitions and Depressive Symptoms among Ethnic Minority Adolescents by Kennard, Betsy D, Stewart, Sunita Mahtani, Hughes, Jennifer L, Patel, Puja G, Emslie, Graham J

“…Cognitive models have guided effective intervention strategies in the treatment of depression. However, little is known about the cognitive model's relevance…”
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Does the Chinese construct of guan export to the West? by Stewart, Sunita Mahtani, Bond, Michael H., Kennard, Betsy D., Ho, L.M., Zaman, Riffat Moazam

“…This study reverses the usual process of assessing universality by examining whether a construct originating in non‐western cultures has functional relevance…”
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Chinese Dimensions of Parenting: Broadening Western Predictors and Outcomes by Stewart, Sunita Mahtani, Rao, Nirmala, Bond, Michael H., McBride-Chang, Catherine, Fielding, Richard, Kennard, Betsy D.

“…This study examined perceived parental styles and psychosocial adjustment in 97 Hong Kong Chinese late adolescent girls, using culturally sensitive measures of…”
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Personal versus interpersonal contributions to depressive symptoms among Hong Kong adolescents by Stewar, Sunita Mahtani, Byrne, Barbara M., Lee, Peter W.H., Ho, L.M., Kennard, Betsy D., Hughes, Carroll, Emslie, Graham

“…Cross‐cultural theory proposes that an essential distinction between cultures lies in the extent to which individual members see themselves as either…”
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Psychological adjustment to cancer in a collective culture by Sun, Lina N.N., Stewart, Sunita Mahtani

“…We examined the associations between social support, health locus of control, neuroticism, and psychological adjustment (PA) in 152 Hong Kong Chinese patients…”
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