Esther O W Chow
Biographic Data
| ID | 1724352 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Esther O W Chow |
| GIVEN NAMES | Esther O W |
| FAMILY NAME | Chow |
| SIGNATURE | CHOW E O W |
| AFFILIATIONS | City University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3904-4847 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Art Training and Artistic Efficacy as Predictors of Volunteerism in Elders
Facilitating elders’ volunteerism, which comprises motivation and practice to help people formally, is beneficial to the elders and their volunteering beneficiaries. According to social–cognitive theory, such facilitation supposedly benefits from art training to raise elders’ artistic efficacy. This study examines such a supposition with a two-wave panel survey of 118 elders in Hong Kong, China. Among them, forty-seven were art trainees in a seni…
Positive life stories of Stroke-Survivor's spousal caregiving in Hong Kong
Development and Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of a Brief Wisdom Development Scale
This study was to develop an 18-item Brief Wisdom Development Scale, based on the original 66-item Wisdom Development Scale, and evaluate the psychometric properties of the proposed scale using a sample of older adults. This longitudinal study recruited 153 community-dwelling adults (mean = 72.55 years old; SD = 8.47) from older adult service centres. Using a repeated measures design, the study obtained four waves of data from the participants ov…
Examining the Psychometrics of the Professional Suitability Scale for Social Work
The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Professional Suitability Scale (PSS) for social work. A test–re-test design was used to collect data from social work undergraduate students in Hong Kong (n = 269). The instrument administered was a self-report questionnaire survey. Results of this study showed that the PSS established modest-strong stability reliability (r = 0.62) and moderate concurrent validity. For const…
An Assessment of Social Networking Intervention With Older Chinese Adults in Hong Kong
Purpose: This article assessed the effectiveness of social networking strategies (networking strategic initiative [NSI]) to overcome stressful life events experienced in normal aging in Hong Kong. Method: A three-wave quasi-experimental panel design with an overall sample consisting of n = 288 Chinese elderly placed into two groups: NSI group: n 1 = 175 and comparison group: n 2 = 113. Face-to-face structured interviews were conducted for over 30…
Calibrating field practicum assessment in social work education with a competency-based evaluation tool in Hong Kong
As social work is an international profession, it is necessary to establish the validity of assessment of the field practicum of students for the purpose of professional accreditation. This study calibrates an indigenous assessment tool, the Social Work Practicum Assessment (SWPA), developed in Hong Kong with a competency-based evaluation (CBE) tool popularized in North America, using data collected from 171 social work final-year undergraduates.…
Spiritual distress to spiritual transformation
Raising Self-esteem through Social Networking Intervention for Older Chinese Adults in Hong Kong
Sudden physical changes can take a toll on older adults' self-esteem. Broadening their social support networks is one approach to retaining their self-esteem. This quasi-experimental study aims to test the effectiveness of a social networking program to raise self-esteem. The results from split-group analyses demonstrate that those who maintained active participation exhibited higher self-esteem. The results provide significant implications for f…
Empowering the Stroke Victims through Self-help/Mutual Aid
Cerebrovascular disease (CVD) is a common cause of death and perhaps the first cause of disability in adults in Hong Kong. CVD inevitably takes its toll on the patients and their family members and the slow and difficult rehabilitation period can be a very disempowering experience. This paper aims to report the effectiveness of using self-help/mutual help groups as a means to overcome powerlessness of the stroke victims
Spiritual distress to spiritual transformation
Art Training and Artistic Efficacy as Predictors of Volunteerism in Elders
Facilitating elders’ volunteerism, which comprises motivation and practice to help people formally, is beneficial to the elders and their volunteering beneficiaries. According to social–cognitive theory, such facilitation supposedly benefits from art training to raise elders’ artistic efficacy. This study examines such a supposition with a two-wave panel survey of 118 elders in Hong Kong, China. Among them, forty-seven were art trainees in a seni…
Examining the Psychometrics of the Professional Suitability Scale for Social Work
The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Professional Suitability Scale (PSS) for social work. A test–re-test design was used to collect data from social work undergraduate students in Hong Kong (n = 269). The instrument administered was a self-report questionnaire survey. Results of this study showed that the PSS established modest-strong stability reliability (r = 0.62) and moderate concurrent validity. For const…
Calibrating field practicum assessment in social work education with a competency-based evaluation tool in Hong Kong
As social work is an international profession, it is necessary to establish the validity of assessment of the field practicum of students for the purpose of professional accreditation. This study calibrates an indigenous assessment tool, the Social Work Practicum Assessment (SWPA), developed in Hong Kong with a competency-based evaluation (CBE) tool popularized in North America, using data collected from 171 social work final-year undergraduates.…
Empowering the Stroke Victims through Self-help/Mutual Aid
Cerebrovascular disease (CVD) is a common cause of death and perhaps the first cause of disability in adults in Hong Kong. CVD inevitably takes its toll on the patients and their family members and the slow and difficult rehabilitation period can be a very disempowering experience. This paper aims to report the effectiveness of using self-help/mutual help groups as a means to overcome powerlessness of the stroke victims
Raising Self-esteem through Social Networking Intervention for Older Chinese Adults in Hong Kong
Sudden physical changes can take a toll on older adults' self-esteem. Broadening their social support networks is one approach to retaining their self-esteem. This quasi-experimental study aims to test the effectiveness of a social networking program to raise self-esteem. The results from split-group analyses demonstrate that those who maintained active participation exhibited higher self-esteem. The results provide significant implications for f…
Spiritual distress to spiritual transformation
An Assessment of Social Networking Intervention With Older Chinese Adults in Hong Kong
Purpose: This article assessed the effectiveness of social networking strategies (networking strategic initiative [NSI]) to overcome stressful life events experienced in normal aging in Hong Kong. Method: A three-wave quasi-experimental panel design with an overall sample consisting of n = 288 Chinese elderly placed into two groups: NSI group: n 1 = 175 and comparison group: n 2 = 113. Face-to-face structured interviews were conducted for over 30…
Calibrating field practicum assessment in social work education with a competency-based evaluation tool in Hong Kong
As social work is an international profession, it is necessary to establish the validity of assessment of the field practicum of students for the purpose of professional accreditation. This study calibrates an indigenous assessment tool, the Social Work Practicum Assessment (SWPA), developed in Hong Kong with a competency-based evaluation (CBE) tool popularized in North America, using data collected from 171 social work final-year undergraduates.…
Examining the Psychometrics of the Professional Suitability Scale for Social Work
The aim of this study was to examine the reliability and validity of the Professional Suitability Scale (PSS) for social work. A test–re-test design was used to collect data from social work undergraduate students in Hong Kong (n = 269). The instrument administered was a self-report questionnaire survey. Results of this study showed that the PSS established modest-strong stability reliability (r = 0.62) and moderate concurrent validity. For const…
Development and Evaluation of the Psychometric Properties of a Brief Wisdom Development Scale
This study was to develop an 18-item Brief Wisdom Development Scale, based on the original 66-item Wisdom Development Scale, and evaluate the psychometric properties of the proposed scale using a sample of older adults. This longitudinal study recruited 153 community-dwelling adults (mean = 72.55 years old; SD = 8.47) from older adult service centres. Using a repeated measures design, the study obtained four waves of data from the participants ov…
Positive life stories of Stroke-Survivor's spousal caregiving in Hong Kong
Art Training and Artistic Efficacy as Predictors of Volunteerism in Elders
Facilitating elders’ volunteerism, which comprises motivation and practice to help people formally, is beneficial to the elders and their volunteering beneficiaries. According to social–cognitive theory, such facilitation supposedly benefits from art training to raise elders’ artistic efficacy. This study examines such a supposition with a two-wave panel survey of 118 elders in Hong Kong, China. Among them, forty-seven were art trainees in a seni…
Psychology (9 works) · Medicine (7 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Stroke (engine (3 works) · Aging and Gerontology Research (2 works)