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Journal of Clinical and
Basic Psychosomatics Seeking common ground while reserving differences

participants to view problems from a holistic and dynamic and American schools of psychotherapy. They kept
perspective, leading to faster psychological adjustment. In assigning homework or asking me to increase my
contrast, psychotherapy in Western sociocultural contexts pain tolerance, and I was falling apart. I’m still
tends to be individual-centered, with an emphasis on self- psychologically miserable and keep running a knife
actualization and independence. These values may be less up my arm. SCGWRD was easy for me to accept.
applicable in China culture and can make it difficult for Futhermore, in the mutual debate session, it suddenly
participants to understand and accept such approaches. gave me a new perspective on my parents, and I could
understand them. This helped me a lot in looking at
Before joining this program, my psychotherapist and dealing with family conflicts, and I am now on
was replaced five times. Their CVs showed that better terms with my classmates. (Participant 4)
these psychotherapists were all from European
3.2. Theme 2: Acceptance processes with low
Table 3. Demographic characteristics of participants cognitive load
Characteristics Information SCGWRD was easy to understand. The concept of
Age (years) Median=15, range=13–17 SCGWRD was first introduced, followed by the study of
Gender Male (n=2), female (n=10) relevant historical events, and then personal experiences.
Education level Primary school (n=2), junior high school Participants also gained insight from group interactions,
(n=5), senior high school (n=5) often engaging in transpersonal thinking without realizing
NSSI duration ≤6 months (n=2); 6 months to 1 year (n=3), 1 it, eventually applying what they learned to manage parent–
year (n=7) child conflicts. Most participants responded positively
Type of conflict object Only father (n=2), only mother (n=1), both to this approach, which is in line with the cognitive
parents (n=9) characteristics of adolescents. Some individuals responded
Residence Rural (n=4), urban (n=8) that although they still felt resistance toward their parents,
they gained a new understanding of SCGWRD, which
Only child Yes (n=5), no (n=7) helped them navigate interpersonal relationships.
Left-behind child Yes (n=4), no (n=8)
Parents’ marital status Divorced (n=3), not divorced (n=9) “It felt like a learning experience, interlocking, without
realizing it, I understood SCGWRD and resolving
Smoking Yes (n=5), no (n=7)
conflicts with my parents along the way, it felt pretty
Alcohol use Yes (n=3), no (n=9) good, it was amazing.” (Participant 5)
Abbreviation: NSSI: Non-suicidal self-injury.
3.3. Theme 3: Cognitive reconstruction
Table 4. Overview of findings Differences were no longer seen as sources of
antagonism but as opportunities to understand one
Category Subcategories another. Most participants reported that, in the past,
Distinguishes SCGWRD Culturally adaptable they perceived their parents with a victim mentality,
from traditional
intervention models believing their parents did not love them, respect
Acceptance processes with Easy to understand them, or understand them, and even tried to control
low cognitive load them. These perceptions led to emotions like anger,
Cognitive reconstruction Differences are no longer a source of disappointment, and resistance, and behaviors such as
antagonism, but an opportunity to arguing with parents, refusing to go to school, hurting
understand each other themselves, and running away from home. Through the
Stabilization of negative Viewing disagreements with gratitude lens of SCGWRD, participants began to recognize their
emotions and reduction of Development of a more positive outlook parents’ nurturing behavior and the good intentions
self-injury behaviors behind it. For example, they observed that although their
Improvement and Improved satisfaction scores and parents were generally frugal, they made sacrifices for
harmony in parent–child evaluations toward parents their children’s education and healthcare. After cognitive
relationships Increased inclusiveness reconstruction, participants became more rational and
Reduced feelings of rejection balanced in their thinking, experiencing fewer mood
Emergence of familial warmth and swings, less complaining, and reduced self-injurious
confidence in the future behavior. A small number of participants, however,
Abbreviation: SCGWRD: Seeking common ground while reserving reported that their parents’ harsh, authoritarian, or
differences. selfish behavior, such as marital infidelity, caused severe

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