China lecture
October 24, 12:00pm - 1:30pmMānoa Campus, Moore Hall 319 (Tokioka Room)
“Psychological Distress of Older Chinese: Exploring the Roles of Leisure Activities, Social Support, and Subjective Social Statusâ€
by Wei Zhang, UHM Sociology
Date: Wednesday, October 24
Time: 12:00 noon
Place: Moore Hall 319 (Tokioka Room)
Abstract: The goal of this research is to examine if the long neglected correlates such as leisure activities, social support, and subjective social status contribute to variations in psychological distress among older Chinese. Using data collected in one of the most developed areas in China—Suzhou city, Jiangsu province, we find that engaging in collective exercises, living with both spouse and adult children, providing support to other family members as well as perceived availability of social support from others are particularly beneficial for mental health whereas perception of relative deprivation and low life quality is detrimental to mental health of older Chinese. This work is among the first studies that comprehensively examined various important correlates of psychological distress and indicate the unique patterns of distress among the elderly in the most developed area in the contemporary China.
About the Speaker: Wei Zhang is an Assistant Professor of Sociology at The University of Hawaii, Manoa. Her research primarily focuses on Medical Sociology, Asian Americans, and Aging in China. Her recent articles appear in Social Science & Medicine, Health & Place, Sociology of Religion, Journal of Gerontology: Social Science, and Journal of Aging and Health.
The Center for Chinese Studies China Research Seminars series is cosponsored by the Confucius Institute at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. The University community and public are cordially invited to attend.
Event Sponsor
Center for Chinese Studies & Confucius Institute at UHM, Mānoa Campus
More Information
Daniel, 956-8891, china@hawaii.edu
Thursday, March 28 |
|
9:00am |
PI-CASC Graduate Student Symposium
Mānoa Campus, Inmin Conference Room, East West Center
|
9:30am |
Mathematics Final Oral
Mānoa Campus, George 213
|
12:00pm |
Lunchbreak Mindfulness Series: The Spring Refresh
Mānoa Campus, Online
|
2:00pm |
ASUHWO General Senate Meeting
West Oʻahu Campus, Student Life Center, C-214 OR Online via Zoom
|
3:00pm |
Oceanography Seminar - Daniela Koenig
Mānoa Campus, Marine Science Building 100
|
3:00pm |
Gaza is Palestine: On Bakers and Storytellers
Mānoa Campus, 3114 Paliuili st
|
4:30pm |
Gaza is Palestine: On Bakers and Storytellers
Mānoa Campus, 3114 Paliuili st
|
5:00pm |
Part Time JD Flex and Law School Admissions - Zoom Information Session - March
Mānoa Campus, Virtual
|
5:00pm |
Maika'i Tubbs: Candidate Presentation for Asst. Prof. Kanaka Maoli Visual Art
Mānoa Campus, ART 101
|
7:00pm |
Navigators Bible Study
Mānoa Campus, Honolulu Christian Church 2207 Oahu Ave, Honolulu, HI 96822
|
Friday, March 29 |
|
3:00pm |
Business Administration Final Oral
Mānoa Campus, Zoom
|
Saturday, March 30 |
|
7:30pm |
JAVANESE GAMELAN CONCERT
Mānoa Campus, Music Department Barbara Smith Amphiteater
|