Positive self-talk as a protective factor in the relationship between perceived stress and depressive symptoms among Myanmar migrant workers: A cross-sectional study
Mi M. Maung, Tinakon Wongpakaran, Peerasak Lerttrakarnnon, Shirley Worland, Nahathai Wongpakaran, Justin DeMaranville · 2026
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Mi M. Maung and five colleagues studied in 2026 whether talking kindly to oneself shields Myanmar migrant workers in Thailand from depression. Migrants face layered stresses, and positive self-talk is a plausible coping tool whose volume, not only frequency, might matter. Their cross-sectional survey in Chiang Mai covered 204 workers aged twenty to fifty-eight, layering statistical blocks for background, perceived stress, personality, and finally self-talk habits.
The final model explained just over half of the differences in depressive symptoms between workers. Stress and the anxious personality trait neuroticism pushed symptoms up, while frequent positive self-talk pulled them down, adding explanatory power beyond everything entered before it. The authors frame self-talk as a trainable protective factor worth building into migrant mental health programmes, while noting that a one-time survey cannot prove which way the influence runs.
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| CREATOR | Mi M. Maung, Tinakon Wongpakaran, Peerasak Lerttrakarnnon, Shirley Worland, Nahathai Wongpakaran, Justin DeMaranville |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 41257 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |