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A pilot randomized controlled trial to decrease adaptation difficulties in chinese new immigrants to Hong Kong.

Xiaonan Yu1, Sunita M Stewart2, Jolian P L Chui3

  • 1City University of Hong Kong; The University of Hong Kong.

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|January 14, 2014
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Two interventions, one providing resource knowledge and another enhancing personal resilience, helped immigrants adapt to Hong Kong. Resilience training showed lasting benefits for personal resilience, mediating adaptation improvements.

Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Sociology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Immigrants globally face adaptation challenges, with limited evidence on effective interventions outside Western contexts.
  • Hong Kong receives immigrants from Mainland China, a population group potentially vulnerable to adaptation difficulties.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To test the effectiveness of two interventions—resource knowledge and personal resilience enhancement—on reducing adaptation difficulties in immigrants to Hong Kong.
  • To evaluate the impact of these interventions on immigrants' knowledge and personal resilience.

Main Methods:

  • A pilot randomized controlled trial involving 220 immigrants from Mainland China to Hong Kong.
  • Participants were assigned to information, resilience, or control groups, with assessments at baseline, post-intervention, and 3-month follow-up.
Keywords:
Chineseadaptationimmigrantsrandomized controlled trialresilience

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  • Measures included adaptation difficulties, knowledge, and personal resilience.

    • Main Results:

    • The information intervention increased knowledge post-intervention. The resilience intervention increased personal resilience at post-intervention and 3-month follow-up.
    • Both interventions reduced adaptation difficulties compared to the control group, with no significant difference between the interventions.
    • Change in personal resilience mediated the intervention's effect on adaptation difficulties at 3-month follow-up.

    Conclusions:

    • Both information and resilience interventions show benefits for immigrant adaptation in Hong Kong.
    • Personal resilience enhancement appears to be a key factor mediating adaptation improvements.
    • Findings support the development and implementation of these programs for immigrant populations.