K W Boey
Biographic Data
| ID | 2409702 |
|---|---|
| NAME | K W Boey |
| GIVEN NAMES | K W |
| FAMILY NAME | Boey |
| SIGNATURE | BOEY K W |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9127-6138 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 33 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 10 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Mental and Sexual Health Status of Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse: Implications for Helping Professionals
Objectives This study explored the mental and sexual health status among adult female survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) to inform community-based helping professionals.Methods Data were collected anonymously via a structured questionnaire assessing sociodemographic and sexuality-related variables, using convenience sampling. Informed consent was obtained prior to participation.Results Based on the measures included in the questionnaire an…
Secondary School Students’ Views on Sexuality and Sexual Health Education
Objective: This study examined the views of secondary school students on sexuality and sexual health education in Hong Kong, China. Methods: A total of 818 secondary school students (mean age = 15.3 years, SD = 1.6) participated in this study by completing a questionnaire consisted of items on sociodemographic characteristics, sexual attitudes, and other measuring scales. Results: Students were slightly permissive in sexual attitudes and supporte…
Sexual Self-Concept and Psychological Functioning of Women With a History of Childhood Sexual Abuse in Hong Kong
Sexual self-concept (SSC) is an important component of health that is closely associated with the well-being of survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA). Compared with non-CSA respondents, SSC of CSA survivors was deleteriously affected, resulting in ineffective psychological functioning (negative self-evaluation, psychological ill-health, and difficulties in interpersonal relationships). Negative SSC (sexual anxiety, sexual depression, and sexual f…
Enhancement of Hong Kong Nursing Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Sexuality in Older Adults
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a 7-h educational intervention in enhancing Hong Kong nursing students’ knowledge and attitudes regarding sexuality in older adults. Its content encompassed perspectives of love, theory of sexuality, and topics on sexual health. A total of 169 first-year Hong Kong nursing students participated in the intervention program. The intervention significantly enhanced nursing students’ knowledge [F (1, 218) = 25…
Measuring Drug Abuse: The Development of the Chinese Drug Involvement Scale in Hong Kong
Objective: The development of the Chinese Drug Involvement Scale for use in Chinese communities. Method: A battery of scales, including the Chinese Drug Involvement Scale and three mental health measures, were administered to 152 students of 13 to 18 years of age. Reliability and validity analyses were performed. The refined version was then cross-validated on a group of identified drug abusers (N = 77). Results: The final version of the Chinese …
Self-rated economic condition and the health of elderly persons in Hong Kong
Work stress among six professional groups: The Singapore experience
Cross-validation of a short form of the CES-D in Chinese elderly
OBJECTIVE: To establish the reliability and validity of a 10-item short form of the CES-D (CESD-10). DESIGN: Cross-sectional and longitudinal follow-up over 3 years. Standardized questionnaire and face-to-face interview were conducted. SETTING: Community and psychogeriatric assessment clinic of a voluntary organization. PARTICIPANTS: Five hundred and fifty-four elderly in the general community, 30 elderly from a community centre and 31 elderly pa…
Help-Seeking Preference of College Students in Urban China After the Implementation of the "Open-Door" Policy
A sample of 466 college students (228 males, 238 females) in urban China completed a questionnaire to indicate their help-seeking preferences with respect to 8 types of problem. The results indicated that our subjects, particularly male students, preferred to rely on their own in resolving their problems, although this self-reliant tendency was less obvious for problems of future employment and severe psychological distress. When help was sought,…
Psychosocial and Symptom Characteristics of Government Outpatient Clinic Attenders in Singapore
Caracteristiques des populations psychiatriques traitees en ambulatoire dans les services de sante mentale du gouvernement de Singapour: comparaison avec les patients de l'hopital Woodbridge et avec les pays occidentaux
Psychosocial and Symptom Characteristics of Government Outpatient Clinic Attenders in Singapore
Caracteristiques des populations psychiatriques traitees en ambulatoire dans les services de sante mentale du gouvernement de Singapour: comparaison avec les patients de l'hopital Woodbridge et avec les pays occidentaux
Cross-validation of a short form of the CES-D in Chinese elderly
OBJECTIVE: To establish the reliability and validity of a 10-item short form of the CES-D (CESD-10). DESIGN: Cross-sectional and longitudinal follow-up over 3 years. Standardized questionnaire and face-to-face interview were conducted. SETTING: Community and psychogeriatric assessment clinic of a voluntary organization. PARTICIPANTS: Five hundred and fifty-four elderly in the general community, 30 elderly from a community centre and 31 elderly pa…
Help-Seeking Preference of College Students in Urban China After the Implementation of the "Open-Door" Policy
A sample of 466 college students (228 males, 238 females) in urban China completed a questionnaire to indicate their help-seeking preferences with respect to 8 types of problem. The results indicated that our subjects, particularly male students, preferred to rely on their own in resolving their problems, although this self-reliant tendency was less obvious for problems of future employment and severe psychological distress. When help was sought,…
Work stress among six professional groups: The Singapore experience
Measuring Drug Abuse: The Development of the Chinese Drug Involvement Scale in Hong Kong
Objective: The development of the Chinese Drug Involvement Scale for use in Chinese communities. Method: A battery of scales, including the Chinese Drug Involvement Scale and three mental health measures, were administered to 152 students of 13 to 18 years of age. Reliability and validity analyses were performed. The refined version was then cross-validated on a group of identified drug abusers (N = 77). Results: The final version of the Chinese …
Self-rated economic condition and the health of elderly persons in Hong Kong
Enhancement of Hong Kong Nursing Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Sexuality in Older Adults
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a 7-h educational intervention in enhancing Hong Kong nursing students’ knowledge and attitudes regarding sexuality in older adults. Its content encompassed perspectives of love, theory of sexuality, and topics on sexual health. A total of 169 first-year Hong Kong nursing students participated in the intervention program. The intervention significantly enhanced nursing students’ knowledge [F (1, 218) = 25…
Sexual Self-Concept and Psychological Functioning of Women With a History of Childhood Sexual Abuse in Hong Kong
Sexual self-concept (SSC) is an important component of health that is closely associated with the well-being of survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA). Compared with non-CSA respondents, SSC of CSA survivors was deleteriously affected, resulting in ineffective psychological functioning (negative self-evaluation, psychological ill-health, and difficulties in interpersonal relationships). Negative SSC (sexual anxiety, sexual depression, and sexual f…
Secondary School Students’ Views on Sexuality and Sexual Health Education
Objective: This study examined the views of secondary school students on sexuality and sexual health education in Hong Kong, China. Methods: A total of 818 secondary school students (mean age = 15.3 years, SD = 1.6) participated in this study by completing a questionnaire consisted of items on sociodemographic characteristics, sexual attitudes, and other measuring scales. Results: Students were slightly permissive in sexual attitudes and supporte…
Mental and Sexual Health Status of Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse: Implications for Helping Professionals
Objectives This study explored the mental and sexual health status among adult female survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA) to inform community-based helping professionals.Methods Data were collected anonymously via a structured questionnaire assessing sociodemographic and sexuality-related variables, using convenience sampling. Informed consent was obtained prior to participation.Results Based on the measures included in the questionnaire an…
Psychology (9 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Mental health (6 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (3 works) · Psychosocial (3 works)