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Resilience Interventions Conducted in Western and Eastern Countries—A Systematic Review

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  • Manpreet Blessin

    (Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research (LIR), 55122 Mainz, Germany
    Department of Social Psychology, Goethe University, 60323 Frankfurt, Germany)

  • Sophie Lehmann

    (Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research (LIR), 55122 Mainz, Germany
    Department of Social Psychology, Goethe University, 60323 Frankfurt, Germany)

  • Angela M. Kunzler

    (Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research (LIR), 55122 Mainz, Germany)

  • Rolf van Dick

    (Department of Social Psychology, Goethe University, 60323 Frankfurt, Germany)

  • Klaus Lieb

    (Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research (LIR), 55122 Mainz, Germany
    Department of Psychiatry and Psychotherapy, University Medical Center Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany)

Abstract

Previous research has demonstrated the efficacy of psychological interventions to foster resilience. However, little is known about whether the cultural context in which resilience interventions are implemented affects their efficacy on mental health. Studies performed in Western ( k = 175) and Eastern countries ( k = 46) regarding different aspects of interventions (setting, mode of delivery, target population, underlying theoretical approach, duration, control group design) and their efficacy on resilience, anxiety, depressive symptoms, quality of life, perceived stress, and social support were compared. Interventions in Eastern countries were longer in duration and tended to be more often conducted in group settings with a focus on family caregivers. We found evidence for larger effect sizes of resilience interventions in Eastern countries for improving resilience (standardized mean difference [ SMD ] = 0.48, 95% confidence interval [ CI ] 0.28 to 0.67; p < 0.0001; 43 studies; 6248 participants; I 2 = 97.4%). Intercultural differences should receive more attention in resilience intervention research. Future studies could directly compare interventions in different cultural contexts to explain possible underlying causes for differences in their efficacy on mental health outcomes.

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  • Manpreet Blessin & Sophie Lehmann & Angela M. Kunzler & Rolf van Dick & Klaus Lieb, 2022. "Resilience Interventions Conducted in Western and Eastern Countries—A Systematic Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(11), pages 1-25, June.
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