Cultural Background and Coping With Loneliness
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The present study is an examination of the influence of cultural background on an individual's ability to cope with loneliness. Participants were from 3 cultural backgrounds: North American, South Asian, and West Indian. A total of 679 participants (318 men and 361 women) answered an 18-item loneliness questionnaire. Results revealed significant differences in the coping strategies that the participants used. Gender differences were also found across the cultures and within each culture.
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Indo-Caribbean men in Rokach's study dealt with stressful situations, daily challenges, and feelings of loneliness by increasing their activity and work.
“In contrast, the Indo-Caribbean men in Rokach's study dealt with stressful situations, daily challenges, and feelings of loneliness by increasing their activity and work.”
From Indo-Caribbean Women from Trinidad and Guyana: Hardships, Conflict, and Resiliency (2016) · cites this paper as Rokach 1999
The few empirical studies that have examined the experiences of Indo-Caribbean people have been done primarily in Canada.
“Moreover, the few empirical studies that have examined the experiences of Indo-Caribbean people have been done primarily in Canada (Agnew 1998; Rokach 1999; Choudhry 2001).”
From Indo-Caribbean Women from Trinidad and Guyana: Hardships, Conflict, and Resiliency (2016) · cites this paper as Rokach 1999
Social networks and religion were identified as ways of coping with stress and loneliness.
“Social networks and religion were also identified as ways of coping with stress and loneliness.”
From Indo-Caribbean Women from Trinidad and Guyana: Hardships, Conflict, and Resiliency (2016) · cites this paper as Rokach 1999
Rokach found that Indo-Caribbean women from Trinidad and Guyana gravitated toward the concept of self-development and understanding.
“Using an i8-item loneliness questionnaire, Rokach found that Indo-Caribbean women from Trinidad and Guyana gravitated toward the concept of self-development and understanding.”
From Indo-Caribbean Women from Trinidad and Guyana: Hardships, Conflict, and Resiliency (2016) · cites this paper as Rokach 1999
Trinidadian and Guyanese women gravitated toward self-development and understanding to help them cope.
“Trinidadian and Guyanese women gravitated toward self-development and under- standing to help them cope.”
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- Authors
- Rokach, A.
- Corresponding author
- Rokach, Ami
- ORCID
- Rokach, Ami
- Venue
- The Journal of Psychology
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 1999-03
- Volume
- 133
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 217-229
- ISSN
- 0022-3980 (ISSN-L)
- 1940-1019
- OpenAlex
- W2023530660
- Cited by
- 70
- References
- 23
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 3 · 2016: 2 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 3 · 2012: 4
- FWCI
- 4.04
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- The Journal of Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Health › Health disparities and outcomes
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › Cultural Differences and Values
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Keywords
- loneliness, coping strategies, cultural background, cross-cultural comparison, gender differences
- MeSH terms
- Adaptation, Psychological, Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Culture, Female, Humans, Loneliness, Male, Middle Aged, Surveys and Questionnaires
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