An age and gender stratified interview on emotional experiences and coping of Chinese migrants in Canada amidst the pandemic.

Lixia Yang, Yating Ding, Miao Wang, Jingya Xie, Weiguo Zhang, Peizhong Peter Wang

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Lixia YangToronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON, Canada. lixiay@torontomu.ca.

Yating DingToronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Miao WangToronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Jingya XieTed Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University, Toronto, ON, Canada.

Weiguo ZhangDepartment of Sociology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, ON, Canada.

Peizhong Peter WangDivision of Population Health and Applied Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University, St. John's, NL, Canada.

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New Frontiers Research Fund through the Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) NFRF-2019-00012

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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic had a profound impact on psychological wellbeing. The current study aims to identify common emotional experiences and coping strategies among Chinese migrants in Canada based on a semi-structured interview with a purposive sample of 20 young (aged 21-34), 21 middle-aged (aged 42-57), and 20 older adults (aged 65-85). Each age group was approximately split in half by gender. The qualitative analysis of the data identified some common positive (e.g., self-oriented, other-oriented and situational) and negative emotional experiences (e.g., sadness, loneliness, fear, and anger) towards the pandemic. Coping strategies were categorized into three themes: behavioural (e.g., exercise, relaxation), social (e.g., social support), and cognitive (e.g., reappraisal). The supplementary quantitative analysis showed that women reported more negative than positive experiences, while older adults (women particularly) endorsed differentially more behavioural coping. This suggests that women are likely to be emotionally vulnerable and aging is likely to be associated with more adaptive coping among this population in the context of the pandemic.

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Adaptation, PsychologicalCOVID-19EmotionsTransients and MigrantsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsCanadaEast Asian PeopleFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPandemicsQualitative ResearchChinese migrantsCopingCOVID-19 pandemicEmotional experiencesPsychological well being

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PMID40615935

DOI10.1186/s40359-025-02993-6

PMCPMC12228377

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