Illness Experiences among Chinese College Students: A Negotiation Process between Social Connections and Protection of Self-Image  

作　　者：Sunny ZQ Li Johnston HC Wong 

机构地区：[1]Guangzhou Yuekang Social Service Center,Guangzhou,China [2]Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences,BNU-HKBU United International College,Zhuhai,Guangdong,China

出　　处：《Journal of Psychological Research》2022年第3期14-25,共12页心理学研究（英文）

摘　　要：This study explored the experience of illness in relation to self-image,biographical disruption,and the process of coping through semi-structured interviews with students of a university in China.Twelve students were recruited under three categories,having a physical chronic illness,mental health illness,and chronic multiple morbidities.In-depth interviews were conducted and content analyses were applied to their recordings to identify major themes and subordinate themes in the illness experience.Results showed a distorted sense of self and biographical disruptions in young adulthood were common,as reported by the respondents.Students tried to cope with these disruptions with both individual strengths and social support,but not always with positive results.Reconstruction of self,in the analysis of illness experiences,was found a crucial strategy in overcoming disruptions.Social support of evaluative nature facilitated the adoption of the reconstruction strategy.A network-building approach is recommended for student servi es in higher education whereas further research is necessary to understand the processes of self-reconstruction.

关 键 词：Illness experience Biographical disruption Coping strategies Higher education 

分 类 号：H31[语言文字—英语]