Chinese people’s experiences of mental health - A Review of Family Support Globally and an Analysis of Hong Kong Second-Generation Chinese Immigrants’ Lived Experiences in the UK - Thesis portfolio

Sep 1, 2026

Research examining Chinese people’s mental health experiences through a global review of family support and an interpretive analysis of Hong Kong second-generation Chinese immigrants’ lived experiences in the UK. The thesis integrates an IPA process and an empirical component, using a meta-ethnographic review to synthesize existing qualitative evidence and subsequent empirical findings to deepen understanding of care, burdens, and coping within family contexts. It highlights implications for clinical psychology practice and explores themes including stigma, financial hardship, spirituality, and relationship conflict.

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Pages126

Reading Time44 min

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Thesis Abstract

Paper 1: Literature Review

Introduction

Method

A meta-ethnographic review

Search strategy

Results

Discussion

Paper Two: Empirical Paper

Abstract

Introduction

Method

Results

Discussion

Implications

Chinese people’s experiences of mental health: A Review of Family Support Globally and an Analysis of Hong Kong Second-Generation Chinese Immigrants’ Lived Experiences in the UK Natalie Cheung Thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of Staffordshire University for the degree of Doctorate in Clinical Psychology April 2021 Total word count: 19,082 (Excluding references and appendices) Acknowledgements First and foremost, special thanks to Dr Stephanie Archer, Sue Ledwith and Dr Elly Philips for your support, supervision, and guidance through the IPA process. To Dr Anna Hooper, for believing in me and promoting my wellbeing when I found it difficult to do this myself when completing my literature review, during my first clinical placement in the pandemic. Your memes and encouragement to get my daily exercise and vitamin D intake kept me sane. To all the participants who graciously shared their stories and experiences with me, I will be forever grateful for how much I have learnt about myself, my culture, and the experiences of Chinese people. My friends for forever cheering me on from the sidelines and checking in on me, particularly my small network of Chinese friends and extended family who gave their thoughts and feedback on the executive summary. I hope that together we will take comfort from sharing our emotions with each other more. The one and only Dr Jodie Westhead, for the endless hours “virtual officing” throughout the pandemic, for being an inspiration of what can be achieved even in the most difficult and trying of circumstances. Martin, for being my true other half, taking care of everything else in our lives to ensure I could give my all to this doctoral thesis and for his thorough proof reading! Finally, my deepest appreciation is to my family - my grandad, Cheung For Yau for taking the opportunity to emigrate from Hong Kong to the UK. My parents, for always encouraging me to achieve the career I wanted, despite not always fully understanding my ambition to become a Clinical Psychologist. My brother, Dr Kevin Cheung, for being my role model and always encouraging me to reach for the stars, starting with applying for one of those limited Psychology A-Level places many years ago. Thank you for believing in me. It is with honour that I dedicate this thesis to my family. Contents TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u HYPERLINK \l "_Toc70544601" Thesis Abstract PAGEREF _Toc70544601 \h 7 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc70544602" Paper 1: Literature Review PAGEREF _Toc70544602 \h 8 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc70544603" Abstract PAGEREF _Toc70544603 \h 9 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc70544604" Introduction PAGEREF _Toc70544604 \h 10 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc70544605" Method PAGEREF _Toc70544605 \h 12 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc70544606" A meta-ethnographic review PAGEREF _Toc70544606 \h 12 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc70544607" Search strategy PAGEREF _Toc70544607 \h 12 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc70544608" Search terms PAGEREF _Toc70544608 \h 14 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc70544609" Search returns PAGEREF _Toc70544609 \h 15 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc70544610" Results PAGEREF _Toc70544610 \h 15 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc70544611" Data extraction PAGEREF _Toc70544611 \h 16 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc70544612" Critical appraisal PAGEREF _Toc70544612 \h 16 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc70544613" Reflexivity PAGEREF _Toc70544613 \h 25 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc70544614" Interpretation of findings PAGEREF _Toc70544614 \h 25 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc70544615" Mental health professionals and services PAGEREF _Toc70544615 \h 26 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc70544616" The burden of care PAGEREF _Toc70544616 \h 27 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc70544617" Financial hardship PAGEREF _Toc70544617 \h 30 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc70544618" Spirituality and Religion PAGEREF _Toc70544618 \h 30 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc70544619" Family conflict and relationships PAGEREF _Toc70544619 \h 31 HYPERLINK \l "_Toc70544620" Stigma and social isolation PAG

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What is the thesis focused on regarding mental health?

It examines Chinese people’s mental health experiences by combining a global review of family support with an analysis of Hong Kong second-generation Chinese immigrants’ lived experiences in the UK.

How are the research methods structured in this thesis?

The work includes a literature review using a meta-ethnographic approach and a separate empirical paper with its own method, analysis, and results sections.

Which themes are highlighted in the findings?

The table of contents indicates coverage of mental health professionals and services, the burden of care, financial hardship, spirituality and religion, family conflict and relationships, stigma and social isolation, and positive aspects of care.

Sep 1, 2026

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