The mental health status and possible culturally relevant resilient factors against the development of mental health issues among a total of 405 aged 12–17 South Asian youth (Pakistanis, Indians, Pakistani Hongkongers or Indian Hongkongers) were investigated. Findings of the study show that female participants reported high levels of depression compared to their male counterparts. Based on the hierarchical linear regression analyses, the cultural variations or similarities of resilience were found to facilitate South Asian youth positive mental health in Hong Kong. Indian participants, contextual resilience and Asian values were found to predict low levels of depression (β = .191, p < .05; β = .248, p = .003). Stronger Asian values and higher contextual resilience were found as strong predictors of lower anxiety among Pakistanis, Indian Hongkongers, and Pakistani Hongkongers.

本研究對像為405位年齡12至17歲的南亞青年 (巴基斯坦人, 印度人, 巴基斯坦裔香港人或印度裔香港人), 主要探討他們的心理健康狀況, 與文化有關的抗逆因素和出現心理健康問題 (抑郁、焦慮) 的關系。研究結果顯示, 與男性相比, 女性受訪者出現更高水平的抑郁情緒 (以印度人為例, 出現抑郁情緒的女性為47.0％, 而男性則為30.5％； p< .05；β = .248, p = .003) 。在巴基斯坦人, 印度香港人和巴基斯坦香港人的受訪者中, 較強亞洲人價值觀及較佳的處境性抗逆能力則是低焦慮情緒的更強預測因素。

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