Yung, Ka Hing, AlvinKa Hing, AlvinYung2012-10-112012-10-112012http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11861/844Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.) -- Hong Kong Shue Yan University, 2012.Includes bibliographical references (p. 58-65).xi, 76 p.The purposes of this study are to evaluate the relationship between self-talk, psychological resilience and psychological distress. There were 111 participants (43 male and 68 female). The results showed that Hong Kong citizens shared similar patterns of self-talk strategies to those used by westerners; and the negative self-talk showed the significant positive relationships with depression, anxiety and stress, and it showed a negative correlation with psychological resilience, while positive self-talk was found to have a positive relationship with psychological resilience capacity. As a result, it seems that it can be concluded that in order to increase psychological resilience and prevent psychological distress, an individual should minimize the use of negative self-talk and increase positive self-talk in their daily life.eng chiSelf-TalkPsychological ResilienceDistressesDepressionAnxietyStressEducation, Physical.Thesis