Correlates and prevalence of depression in chinese residents of nursing homes in Hong Kong and implications for services and intervention policies

202012 bcrcVersion of RecordPublishe

Stresses and mental health of fathers with younger children in Hong Kong: Implications for social work practices

This study aimed to explore the sources of parenting stress and the mental health of fathers with kindergarten and primary-school children in Hong Kong. It examined the intervening effects of parenting self-efficacy on the mental health of fathers. Results suggested that fathers who perceived their children as more demanding, less acceptable, less adaptable and less reinforcing had more parenting stress, as well as those fathers with lower educational levels and less family income. Parenting self-efficacy moderated the effects of parenting stress on the mental health of fathers. Cultural and social factors were advanced to explain these findings. Suggestions were made about organizing parenting skills training programmes and reducing parenting stress of these fathers.link_to_subscribed_fulltex

Evaluating Effectiveness of Cognitive–Behavior Therapy for Hong Kong Adolescents With Anxiety Problems

Objectives: The aims of this study were to examine the effects of group cognitive–behavior therapy (CBT) on improving anxiety symptoms and enhancing personal growth among adolescents at risk of developing anxiety disorders in school settings in Hong Kong. Method: A total of 26 participants received an eight-session CBT group and 20 received treatment as usual in the waitlist control condition. Instruments measuring anxiety symptoms, types of anxiety in children, dysfunctional thoughts, and personal growth were used to assess the changes in severity of anxiety symptoms, dysfunctional thoughts, and personal growth among the participants. Results: A 2 × 2 mixed model analyses of variance were employed, results demonstrated significantly greater improvements in overall anxiety symptoms, generalized anxiety symptoms, and personal growth—use of resources in the participants of the CBT group compared to the control group. Conclusion: Group CBT may potentially improve anxiety symptoms of adolescents in school settings in Hong Kong

The moderating effects of gratitude on the association between perceived parenting styles and suicidal ideation

202208 bcchSelf-funde

Quality of life among adolescents in Hong Kong : general and gender-specific effects of self-efficacy and mindfulness

202208 bcchSelf-funde

Predictors to happiness in primary students : positive relationships or academic achievement

202305 bcwwAccepted ManuscriptOthersBei Shan Tang FoundationPublishe

The significance of emotional intelligence to students’ learning motivation and academic achievement : a study in Hong Kong with a Confucian heritage

202305 bcwwNot applicableOthersBei Shan Tang FoundationPublished36 month