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Protocol for Contextualizing Stigma Reduction in Jinan, Shandong, China: Examining the Psychosocial Contexts of University Student Mental Health
Josephine Pui-Hing Wong;
Cun-Xian Jia;
Mandana Vahabi;
Jenny Jing Wen Liu;
Alan Tai-Wai Li;
Xiaofeng Cong;
Maurice Kwong-Lai Poon;
Janet Yamada;
Xuan Ning;
Jianguo Gao;
Shengli Cheng;
Guoxiao Sun;
Xinting Wang;
Kenneth Po-Lun Fung
ABSTRACT
Chinese students experience increased vulnerability to mental illness. Stigma associated with mental illness presents a barrier to service seeking. The Linking Hearts (LH) – Linking Youth and ‘Xin’ (hearts) project is an implementation science project that seeks to reduce mental illness stigma and promote mental health in university students in Jinan, China. In this paper, we outline protocols for the contextual assessment of mental health needs as a first step to adapting the evidence-informed approaches in order to engage in the implementation of our project in Jinan, China. Six local universities will participate in this project. A total of 100 students from each university will first complete self-report surveys on background information and assessments of depression, anxiety, stress, mental health knowledge, and mental health stigma. A smaller number of participants (n = 144 students, n = 144 service providers) will also be engaged in focus groups. Mental health resources will be collected, analyzed, and visualized with Social Network Analysis using EgoNet. Qualitative data will be transcribed verbatim and N-Vivo will be used for data management. This Canada-China implementation project and its study protocols have been approved by the research ethics boards of all participating institutions in Canada and China. Canadian institutions include Ryerson University (REB2018-455), University of Toronto (RIS37724), university of Alberta (Pro00089364), and York University (e2019-162).
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Wong JPH, Jia CX, Vahabi M, Liu JJW, Li ATW, Cong X, Poon MKL, Yamada J, Ning X, Gao J, Cheng S, Sun G, Wang X, Fung KPL
Promoting the Mental Health of University Students in China: Protocol for Contextual Assessment to Inform Intervention Design and Adaptation