Patrick Leung
Biographic Data
| ID | 4176412 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Patrick Leung |
| GIVEN NAMES | Patrick |
| FAMILY NAME | Leung |
| SIGNATURE | LEUNG P |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Houston |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-0423-2346 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 51 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 130 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 51 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1998 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 7 |
Loneliness among Chinese Adults
Purpose: This study validates the ALONE Scale (Chinese) and examines its age association. Method: We analyzed 2,019 anonymous adult responses from a nationwide Wenjuanxing survey in China. Using locally weighted scatterplot smoothing (LOWESS) curves and logistic regression, we compared age differences in loneliness. Results: The scale demonstrated modest internal consistency (Cronbach's α = .600) and a moderate concurrent association ( r = .606) …
The stigma paradox
Psychological resilience and mental health among older Tekun men in long-term care facilities in rural China
This study examines age differences in the association of psychological resilience with mental health among older Tekun (socially and economically vulnerable) men. It analyzed the 2019 data from 718 Tekun men (≥60 years) residing in rural long-term care (LTC) facilities in Anhui Province, China. Results indicated that the oldest-old (≥80 years) reported significantly lower levels of psychological resilience than the other age groups (the young-ol…
Parental access to ‘Sexual Conviction Record Check’ sex offender registry in Hong Kong
Evolution of values in China
This study, guided by Taylor’s Great Disembedding Theory, examines global and Chinese societal values through the World Values Survey’s four-wave data from 1994 to 2014. Factor analysis shows six core values as disembedding factors (friends, leisure, politics) and embedding factors (family, work, religion). These data collected during China’s one-child policy and economic reforms reveal the country’s value shifts: leisure gains importance while p…
The impact of title IV-E training on public child welfare turnover
Title-IV E training is thought to minimize PCW employee turnover. A total of 969 PCW workers in a southern state completed an anonymous survey about their intentions to remain employed in PCW. A multigroup path analysis compared intention to leave for IV-E and non-IV-E participants. BIPOC respondents reported lower intention to stay employed relative to their peers, regardless of Title IV-E training. Title IV-E did not serve as a protective facto…
Timing of Sexuality Education
Formal versus informal pathways to mental health care in China
The reported 20% prevalence rate of diagnosable mental illnesses in China might be underestimated due to individuals' hesitation to report mental health problems. This study tested whether a person's mental health diagnosis would lead to endorsement and preference for professional care. A community-based survey was conducted in Shanghai, China (n = 466). A structural model showed that 68.8% of the respondents endorsed professional help. Male resp…
Effects of individual differences, society, and culture on youth‐rated problems and strengths in 38 societies
BACKGROUND: Clinicians increasingly serve youths from societal/cultural backgrounds different from their own. This raises questions about how to interpret what such youths report. Rescorla et al. (2019, European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 28, 1107) found that much more variance in 72,493 parents' ratings of their offspring's mental health problems was accounted for by individual differences than by societal or cultural differences. Although p…
Examining public stigma of schizophrenia in China
Stigma, perception and beliefs about mental illness can significantly affect the ability of individuals with a mental health diagnosis to access and engage in treatment and, ultimately, their overall functioning. Despite these significant implications, the stigma towards individuals with schizophrenia, a serious mental disorder, in China is under-investigated. To address this gap, this study, based on knowledge support theory, examines stigma, at…
Suicide in China
China accounts for an estimated third of the world's suicides, yet individuals experiencing suicidality typically do not seek out or receive treatment. This study examines community perceptions and public stigma toward suicide. In Shanghai, China 186 adults were recruited to participate in a survey with an experimental vignette describing a suicidal individual, manipulated on gender and age, followed by questions eliciting attitudes toward suicid…
Collaboration with China in social work education
The theme of this special issue is Global Collaboration with China in Social Work Education. The goals of this special issue are (1) to increase our understanding of the expansion of social work ed
Mental health and social work in Chinese contexts
The earlier development of social work involvement in mental health practice in China was mostly based on Western assumptions and beliefs, particularly focusing on self-determination and a rational
Guidelines for culturally adapting mental health interventions in China
Globally, mental illness ranks first among the causes of disability. In China, 17.5% of individuals have a mental illness, with only 150 people per 100,000 people receiving treatment for their diagnosis. To effectively address the growing unmet mental health needs in China, it is essential that China develops and adapts evidence-based and empirically supported treatment interventions. Although many researchers have begun to disseminate their inte…
Reflections on Social Work Doctoral Pedagogy
Eleven doctoral interns and 9 faculty mentors participated in a two-year Teaching Mentorship Project (TMP). Qualitative analyses of 20 interviews and reflective writing by the interns resulted in six themes: preparation and guidance from mentors; teaching innovation; teaching rehearsal with intern peers; mentor-intern reciprocal support; teaching readiness/empowerment; and pedagogical reflexivity. Interns valued teaching empowerment, intern-mento…
The Impact of Learning Abroad Programs on Graduate Social Work Students’ Competency Development
This research examines students’ perceptions of how learning abroad programs furthered the development of the nine core EPAS social work competencies. Ninety MSW graduates who participated in a learning abroad course during their graduate program completed an anonymous online survey assessing the association between study abroad participation, cultural engagement, attitudes toward diversity, and social work competency development. Results indicat…
Who Is Citing Your Work? Journals With Impact Factor and h -Index in Social Work and Related Fields
Purpose: With journal publishing being an important task for academicians, this article aims to help faculty and researchers increase their productivity by identifying journals with influential impacts on producing scientific knowledge. Method: Since 2004, the authors compiled and updated a journal list annually for social work faculty to use. This list aims to help faculty and researchers, including doctoral students, identify journals with sign…
How to Determine the Order of Authorship for Social Work Research
Purpose: Coauthorship is a means for assessing each contributor’s effort on a joint publication. This study aims to identify methods to determine publication coauthorship for crediting effort and order. Method: The research team searched for a framework to affirm the decision-making process when preparing for a coauthored publication by analyzing existing literature and published guidelines in authorship determination. Results: Four coauthorship …
Major-to-employment mismatch in social work
A total of 31 Bachelor of Social Work Chinese graduates were interviewed in college exit interviews in Shanghai about their job search processes. Their responses generated an 87.1 percent major-to-employment mismatch rate between their study major and the postgraduation employment type. Five findings on employment decisions emerged, namely, causation, contextual factors, intervening conditions, job-seeking outcomes, and a positive-but-negative fe…
Religion Affiliation and Depression Risk
Brief Report
Community advocates in Hong Kong found no formal curriculum on child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention and started a newspaper column in 1999 to disseminate public education. This study analyzed the inquiries sent to this prevention column from 2000 to 2017. Content analysis found that, in 515 inquiries, 170 (33%) reported CSA incidents. Based on age information in 147 incidents, female abusers (n = 28) targeted victims averaging 6.48 years of age, w…
Depression Reduction Among Acupuncture Patients in an Interprofessional Study
Purpose: Acupuncture as a sole treatment was tested for patients with depressive symptoms when seeking treatment in an interprofessional project. This study aims to test the relative effects of depression-specific acupuncture treatment (DSAT) versus nondepression-specific acupuncture treatment (Non-DSAT) on depression scores of patients seeking acupuncture care. Method: In this chart-review quasi-experimental study, former patient charts were ran…
Title IV-E education
Public child welfare (PCW) is always seen as a state concern. This Special Issue addresses child protection issues from the angle of analyzing the educational preparedness of child protection servi
Migrant child phenomenon in China
Hot Topic
The 2018 proposed Family First Prevention Services Act suggests a change in the funding formula of Title IV-E of the Social Security Act-from entitlement to block grants. This study aimed to support the continuation of entitlement support based on the evidence that Title IV-E educational programs are effective in improving retention after the workers have obtained an MSW degree. Using a multigroup, multiple regression approach, this study analyze…
Voices from Social Work Graduates in China
Although previous studies have addressed turnover issues after being a social worker, this study identifies factors that may block initial entry to the profession. Using a semistructural interview method with 20 BSW graduates, the researchers transcribed the reasons for BSW graduates not entering a career in social work. Through element-centered content analysis, 76 reasons were sorted into nine categories: (1) income insufficient for basic needs…
A prevalence study on partner abuse in six Asian American ethnic groups in the USA
English In a survey of 1577 Asian Americans, the average partner abuse prevalence was 16.4 percent, that is, 22.4 percent among Vietnamese, 21.8 percent among Filipinos, 19.5 percent among Indians, 19.5 percent among Koreans, 9.7 percent among Japanese and 9.7 percent among Chinese. Asian partner abuse victims are likely to seek help from medical professionals or friends. French Cette étude qui porte sur 1577 Asiatiques Américains révèle que le p…
Family Functioning of Adoptive Children with Special Needs
Help-Seeking Behaviors among Chinese Americans with Depressive Symptoms
An exploratory survey indicated that the depression prevalence among Chinese Americans is 17.4 percent. Of 516 respondents, 34.9 percent preferred seeking advice from friends or relatives, followed by 30.2 percent not showing any preference when facing a mental health problem. Logistic regression results pointed to three contributing factors: anxiety problems, acculturation concerns, and domestic violence. Learning from these factors, the authors…
Asian Indians and depressive symptoms
Survey results from 96 Asian Indians in the USA found that those having depressive symptoms were more likely to have experienced social, family or relationship issues. Logistic regression analysis indicated three significant predictors: 1) individuals with anxiety problems were 11.34 times more likely to have depressive symptoms; 2) each unit increase in the score for family or relationship issues increased the likelihood of depression by 3.74 ti…
Help‐seeking among male victims of partner abuse
Sixty‐eight agency representatives in the United States completed a survey to identify issues of male victims in partner abuse: half referenced responses from male clients and the other half responses from male victims who were their family members, friends, colleagues, or themselves. Almost 25% revealed that male victims did not utilize social services. For those men who used services, individual counseling and legal advice were most popular; gr…
Asian Male Domestic Violence Victims
A comparison of family functioning in gay/lesbian, heterosexual and special needs adoptions
Major-to-employment mismatch in social work
A total of 31 Bachelor of Social Work Chinese graduates were interviewed in college exit interviews in Shanghai about their job search processes. Their responses generated an 87.1 percent major-to-employment mismatch rate between their study major and the postgraduation employment type. Five findings on employment decisions emerged, namely, causation, contextual factors, intervening conditions, job-seeking outcomes, and a positive-but-negative fe…
The Impact of Child Protective Service Training
A longitudinal study was conducted to evaluate the impact of an entry-level training program on caseworkers'performance, knowledge, and attitudes. The skill competencies of 152 trainees were compared to a random sample of 51 caseworkers who did not participate in such training. Pre- and post-training results of knowledge tests and attitudinal measures were analyzed. Improved skill levels were found within both training and nontraining groups acro…
Factors contributing to family functioning of adoptive children with special needs
The changing status and growth of social work education worldwide
The dramatic growth in social work education is documented in the International Association of Schools of Social Work’s 2010 census of institutions offering at least one degree program in social work. The census gathered data on program structure, personnel, student enrollment and curriculum from 473 respondents in the five IASSW regions. Half of the respondents reported requiring course content in social work history, values or ethics, and 20 pe…
Depressive symptoms and help‐seeking behaviors among Korean Americans
Cheung M, Leung P, Cheung A. Depressive symptoms and help-seeking behaviors among Korean Americans Int J Soc Welfare 2011: 20: 421–429 © 2010 The Author(s), International Journal of Social Welfare © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the International Journal of Social Welfare. Korean Americans represent the fifth largest group of Asian Americans in the USA. This exploratory survey of 205 Korean Americans (92.2 percent foreign born) found that tho…
The impact of title IV-E training on public child welfare turnover
Title-IV E training is thought to minimize PCW employee turnover. A total of 969 PCW workers in a southern state completed an anonymous survey about their intentions to remain employed in PCW. A multigroup path analysis compared intention to leave for IV-E and non-IV-E participants. BIPOC respondents reported lower intention to stay employed relative to their peers, regardless of Title IV-E training. Title IV-E did not serve as a protective facto…
Migrant child phenomenon in China
Prevalence and predictors of depression in the older Asian Americans in Houston
A study was conducted in the greater Houston area in the United States with 1840 Asian American participants where 413 (22.5%) were 55 years and older and 12.6 percent had depressive symptoms. Logistic regression analysis found that the likelihood of being depressed was significantly increased among individuals with anxiety symptoms (odds ratio (OR) = 769.36), at least a high school education (OR = 21.756), a greater number of generations living …
The Impact of Learning Abroad Programs on Graduate Social Work Students’ Competency Development
This research examines students’ perceptions of how learning abroad programs furthered the development of the nine core EPAS social work competencies. Ninety MSW graduates who participated in a learning abroad course during their graduate program completed an anonymous online survey assessing the association between study abroad participation, cultural engagement, attitudes toward diversity, and social work competency development. Results indicat…
Hot Topic
The 2018 proposed Family First Prevention Services Act suggests a change in the funding formula of Title IV-E of the Social Security Act-from entitlement to block grants. This study aimed to support the continuation of entitlement support based on the evidence that Title IV-E educational programs are effective in improving retention after the workers have obtained an MSW degree. Using a multigroup, multiple regression approach, this study analyze…
Attitudinal and behavioral indicators influencing employment decisions among married and single mothers in Taipei, Taiwan
This study examines employment decisions of 113 single and 322 married mothers and predicts that mothers were more likely to engage in paid work when the following factors were present: the acceptance of childcare from others, the association of positive meaning with employment, the importance of being part of the workforce, and the belief in enriched human capital. Mothers who believed that housework affects the ability to work outside the home …
The impact of self-construals and perceived social norms on social anxiety in young adults
Feelings of intense anxiety associated with social situations are a universal phenomenon. However, the expression of a social anxiety reaction and the situation in which it is elicited may differ across cultures. The main aims of the present study were to compare the frequency of social anxiety symptoms among young adults in Hong Kong and in the UK and to examine the association between social anxiety, self-construals and perceived social norms. …
Bridging help-seeking options to Vietnamese Americans with parent–child conflict and depressive symptoms
Incidences of sexual contacts of children
The Impact of Child Protective Service Training
A longitudinal study was conducted to evaluate the impact of an entry-level training program on caseworkers'performance, knowledge, and attitudes. The skill competencies of 152 trainees were compared to a random sample of 51 caseworkers who did not participate in such training. Pre- and post-training results of knowledge tests and attitudinal measures were analyzed. Improved skill levels were found within both training and nontraining groups acro…
Factors contributing to family functioning of adoptive children with special needs
Family Functioning of Adoptive Children with Special Needs
A Comparative Analysis of Adoptive Family Functioning with Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Parents and Their Children
The objectives of this comparative study were to examine adoptive family functioning with a sample of gay, lesbian, and heterosexual adoptive parents and their children. The results suggested that parent sexual orientation is not a significant predictor of adoptive family functioning, adopted child's behavior, and parent's perceptions of helpfulness from family support networks. Furthermore, a regression analysis suggested the following variables…
A comparison of family functioning in gay/lesbian, heterosexual and special needs adoptions
Behavioral and Emotional Problems Reported by Parents of Children Ages 6 to 16 in 31 Societies
This study compared parents' ratings of behavioral and emotional problems on the Child Behavior Checklist (Achenbach, 1991;Achenbach & Rescorla, 2001) for general population samples of children ages 6 to 16 from 31 societies ( N = 55,508). Effect sizes for society ranged from .03 to .14. Effect sizes for gender were ≤ .01, with girls generally scoring higher on Internalizing problems and boys generally scoring higher on Externalizing problems. Ef…
A prevalence study on partner abuse in six Asian American ethnic groups in the USA
English In a survey of 1577 Asian Americans, the average partner abuse prevalence was 16.4 percent, that is, 22.4 percent among Vietnamese, 21.8 percent among Filipinos, 19.5 percent among Indians, 19.5 percent among Koreans, 9.7 percent among Japanese and 9.7 percent among Chinese. Asian partner abuse victims are likely to seek help from medical professionals or friends. French Cette étude qui porte sur 1577 Asiatiques Américains révèle que le p…
A Culturally Sensitive Interview Guide for Social Work Faculty Searches
Based on a review of employment practice literature, social work has not addressed the interviewing process in faculty hiring. Recently, the demand for social work educators has drawn many social work educators to respond to faculty searches. This study focuses on how the legal questions used in the United States for interviewing faculty candidates can be expanded in developing strategies in faculty interviews within certain culturally sensitive …
Asian Male Domestic Violence Victims
Depressive symptoms and help‐seeking behaviors among Korean Americans
Cheung M, Leung P, Cheung A. Depressive symptoms and help-seeking behaviors among Korean Americans Int J Soc Welfare 2011: 20: 421–429 © 2010 The Author(s), International Journal of Social Welfare © 2010 Blackwell Publishing Ltd and the International Journal of Social Welfare. Korean Americans represent the fifth largest group of Asian Americans in the USA. This exploratory survey of 205 Korean Americans (92.2 percent foreign born) found that tho…
Incidences of sexual contacts of children
Help‐seeking among male victims of partner abuse
Sixty‐eight agency representatives in the United States completed a survey to identify issues of male victims in partner abuse: half referenced responses from male clients and the other half responses from male victims who were their family members, friends, colleagues, or themselves. Almost 25% revealed that male victims did not utilize social services. For those men who used services, individual counseling and legal advice were most popular; gr…
Developing Help-Seeking Strategies for Pakistani Clients with Depressive Symptoms
A survey of 76 Pakistanis in the United States found a 26.3 percent prevalence rate of having self-reported depressive symptoms as measured by HSCL-25. The respondents with depressive symptoms preferred to visit physicians or talk with friends for dealing with mental health issues. Visiting the physician was significantly related to having depressive symptoms. Logistic regression found four significant factors contributing to depression among the…
The impact of self-construals and perceived social norms on social anxiety in young adults
Feelings of intense anxiety associated with social situations are a universal phenomenon. However, the expression of a social anxiety reaction and the situation in which it is elicited may differ across cultures. The main aims of the present study were to compare the frequency of social anxiety symptoms among young adults in Hong Kong and in the UK and to examine the association between social anxiety, self-construals and perceived social norms. …
Bridging help-seeking options to Vietnamese Americans with parent–child conflict and depressive symptoms
Asian Indians and depressive symptoms
Survey results from 96 Asian Indians in the USA found that those having depressive symptoms were more likely to have experienced social, family or relationship issues. Logistic regression analysis indicated three significant predictors: 1) individuals with anxiety problems were 11.34 times more likely to have depressive symptoms; 2) each unit increase in the score for family or relationship issues increased the likelihood of depression by 3.74 ti…
Help-Seeking Behaviors among Chinese Americans with Depressive Symptoms
An exploratory survey indicated that the depression prevalence among Chinese Americans is 17.4 percent. Of 516 respondents, 34.9 percent preferred seeking advice from friends or relatives, followed by 30.2 percent not showing any preference when facing a mental health problem. Logistic regression results pointed to three contributing factors: anxiety problems, acculturation concerns, and domestic violence. Learning from these factors, the authors…
Hardships and Interpersonal Relationships among Asian-Americans with Same-Sex Partners
This study takes a first-ever look at how hardship variables (i.e., rape, robbery, murder, loss/separation of family, loss of income, serious illness, refugee camps, war trauma) are related to family/relationship issues faced by Asian-Americans with same-sex partners. Data were analyzed from 163 Asian-American respondents from 10 Asian ethnic backgrounds who self-identified as having same-sex partners. Regression results indicated that age of the…
Factor analyzing the “ASK” cultural competency self-assessment scale for child protective services
Attitudinal and behavioral indicators influencing employment decisions among married and single mothers in Taipei, Taiwan
This study examines employment decisions of 113 single and 322 married mothers and predicts that mothers were more likely to engage in paid work when the following factors were present: the acceptance of childcare from others, the association of positive meaning with employment, the importance of being part of the workforce, and the belief in enriched human capital. Mothers who believed that housework affects the ability to work outside the home …
Examining children’s health equity under the Chinese basic medical insurance system
Public health insurance for China’s children is analyzed using an equity analysis framework and compared to US public health insurance for low-income children. Four dimensions of comparisons are addressed: fairness of financial support, equal treatment for equal need, equality of access to services, and equality of health outcomes. Secondary data from China and US government statistics were used for the comparisons. Recommendations to strengthen …
The changing status and growth of social work education worldwide
The dramatic growth in social work education is documented in the International Association of Schools of Social Work’s 2010 census of institutions offering at least one degree program in social work. The census gathered data on program structure, personnel, student enrollment and curriculum from 473 respondents in the five IASSW regions. Half of the respondents reported requiring course content in social work history, values or ethics, and 20 pe…
Voices from Social Work Graduates in China
Although previous studies have addressed turnover issues after being a social worker, this study identifies factors that may block initial entry to the profession. Using a semistructural interview method with 20 BSW graduates, the researchers transcribed the reasons for BSW graduates not entering a career in social work. Through element-centered content analysis, 76 reasons were sorted into nine categories: (1) income insufficient for basic needs…
Prevalence and predictors of depression in the older Asian Americans in Houston
A study was conducted in the greater Houston area in the United States with 1840 Asian American participants where 413 (22.5%) were 55 years and older and 12.6 percent had depressive symptoms. Logistic regression analysis found that the likelihood of being depressed was significantly increased among individuals with anxiety symptoms (odds ratio (OR) = 769.36), at least a high school education (OR = 21.756), a greater number of generations living …
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