Kara Chan
Biographic Data
| ID | 4263577 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kara Chan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kara |
| FAMILY NAME | Chan |
| SIGNATURE | CHAN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hong Kong Baptist University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-9805-7299 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 33 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Chinese consumer perceptions of offensive advertising
With China’s social transition and rapid economic growth, the country is now the second-largest advertising market worldwide. Yet, previous research and recent campaigns suggest that Chinese consumers are easily offended by advertising. We investigate the level of offence caused by different products (advertising matter), advertising executions (advertising manner), and different media (advertising media) among contemporary Chinese consumers, bas…
“I’m (Not) Offended by Whom I See!” The Role of Culture and Model Ethnicity in Shaping Consumers’ Responses toward Offensive Nudity Advertising in Asia and Western Europe
Based on culture identity theory and schema theory, we investigate how model ethnicity influences the perception and effectiveness of potentially offensive nudity advertising in Asia and Western Europe. Study 1 with 5,193 ad evaluations by 1,731 subjects from two countries shows that the overall perceived offensiveness in nudity advertising was higher in Asia (China) than in Western Europe (Austria). While previous research indicates that same-et…
Heroism as Narrative Strategy
Entertaining animated television programs often carry significant educational and national discourses that are rarely given much scholarly attention. This article examines the Chinese children’s animation program Boonie Bears and explores its narrative strategies in portraying heroism. By employing content analyses, in-depth interviews, and focus groups, the article discusses how producers construct animation heroes according to the ideological f…
Adolescents from low-income families in Hong Kong and unhealthy eating behaviours
The development of dietary preferences of adolescents involves a complex interplay of individual behaviours and environmental factors. Interpersonal factors-such as peer influences and unpleasant school experiences-and institutional factors-such as school rules and policies-are closely associated with unhealthy eating of adolescents. Family support and guidance are also crucial in influencing adolescents' eating habits. However, the low social st…
The social and community opportunities profile social inclusion measure
INTRODUCTION: China's future major health problem will be the management of chronic diseases - of which mental health is a major one. An instrument is needed to measure mental health inclusion outcomes for mental health services in Hong Kong and mainland China as they strive to promote a more inclusive society for their citizens and particular disadvantaged groups. AIM: To report on the analysis of structural equivalence and item differentiation …
What does social inclusion mean to Singaporeans? A qualitative study of the concept of social inclusion
In recent years, the term ‘social inclusion’ has more frequently been mentioned in policy initiatives than academic debates in an Asian context that is characterised by fast economic growth, widening poverty gap, ageing populations and prevalent stigma situation for disabled and marginal groups. It may be particularly meaningful to understand what social inclusion means to the people on the ground, in leading societies like Singapore. This paper …
Social Inclusion and Health Conditions Among Chinese Immigrants in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom
Application of SCOPE-C to Measure Social Inclusion Among Mental Health Services Users in Hong Kong
Relationship Between Health, Experience of Discrimination, and Social Inclusion Among Mental Health Service Users in Hong Kong
Gains and losses in creative personality as perceived by adults across the life span
In this study, we used a life span model to study the subjective perception of creative personality (CP) in emerging, young, middle-aged, and older Hong Kong Chinese adults. We also asked participants to estimate the approximate age by which people develop and lose CP across adulthood. We expected an interesting interplay between internalized age stereotypes and age-related differentiation in beliefs about personality development. Older adults pe…
A Concept Mapping Study on Social Inclusion in Hong Kong
Pre-pubescent girls' evaluations of female images in Hong Kong media
Interviews with pre-pubescent girls in Hong Kong explored their satisfaction with the images of females presented in the media. Sixteen girls aged 10 to 12 were asked to take images from media that are about “what girls or women should be or should not be; and what girls or women should do or should not do”. They were asked who created the images they collected and whether they were satisfied with the content. Most of these young girls were able …
Youth and Consumption
Materialism and Social Comparison Among Adolescents
Materialism and social comparison are important issues, especially in a Chinese context, and especially amongst adolescents. In this paper a theoretical model of the endorsement of materialistic values and social comparison by adolescents was proposed and tested. A survey of secondary school students in Hong Kong revealed normative peer influence and peer communication were positive predictors of social comparison with friends. In addition, motiv…
Chinese children’s understanding of commercial communications
One Country, Two Systems
A content analysis of 1387 commercials broadcast in China and Hong Kong in 1993 and 1998 was conducted using Cheng and Schweitzer's framework of cultural values. The five cultural values that dominated Chinese television advertising were ‘modernity’, ‘family’, ‘tradition’, ‘technology’ and ‘collectivism’. The five dominant cultural values in Hong Kong television advertising were ‘quality’, ‘effectiveness’, ‘economy’, ‘enjoyment’ and ‘modernity’. …
The Media and Environmental Issues in Hong Kong 1983-95
Journal Article THE MEDIA AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN HONG KONG 1983–95 Get access Kara Chan Kara Chan Kara Chan is Associate Professor at the Department of Communication Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University. She worked in the advertising and public relations profession and as a statistician for the Hong Kong Government before she joined the University. Her research areas are about Hong Kong and China's mass communication, advertising and enviro…
Mass communication and pro-environmental behaviour
Cross-Curricular Themes and Curriculum Reform in Hong Kong
This paper critically evaluates the Hong Kong government's recent attempt to introduce cross-curricular themes into the school curriculum. It is argued that the policy failed to have a significant impact because many of its key elements defined the themes as marginal and dispensable. Moreover, the policy embodied a discourse which portrayed teachers as empowered and, consequently, as the primary source of problems of its implementation
Illegal pharmaceutical advertising in China
A content analysis of 83 pharmaceutical commercials broadcast in national and local channels in China was conducted. The official Regulations on pharmaceutical advertisements were itemized and adopted as evaluation criteria to determine whether the commercial was illegal. Over 50 percent of the sampled drug commercials were found illegal, among which 29 percent omitted the official drug code and 19 percent did not carry the physician's advice. Un…
A Concept Mapping Study on Social Inclusion in Hong Kong
One Country, Two Systems
A content analysis of 1387 commercials broadcast in China and Hong Kong in 1993 and 1998 was conducted using Cheng and Schweitzer's framework of cultural values. The five cultural values that dominated Chinese television advertising were ‘modernity’, ‘family’, ‘tradition’, ‘technology’ and ‘collectivism’. The five dominant cultural values in Hong Kong television advertising were ‘quality’, ‘effectiveness’, ‘economy’, ‘enjoyment’ and ‘modernity’. …
Social Inclusion and Health Conditions Among Chinese Immigrants in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom
Relationship Between Health, Experience of Discrimination, and Social Inclusion Among Mental Health Service Users in Hong Kong
Adolescents from low-income families in Hong Kong and unhealthy eating behaviours
The development of dietary preferences of adolescents involves a complex interplay of individual behaviours and environmental factors. Interpersonal factors-such as peer influences and unpleasant school experiences-and institutional factors-such as school rules and policies-are closely associated with unhealthy eating of adolescents. Family support and guidance are also crucial in influencing adolescents' eating habits. However, the low social st…
Application of SCOPE-C to Measure Social Inclusion Among Mental Health Services Users in Hong Kong
Gains and losses in creative personality as perceived by adults across the life span
In this study, we used a life span model to study the subjective perception of creative personality (CP) in emerging, young, middle-aged, and older Hong Kong Chinese adults. We also asked participants to estimate the approximate age by which people develop and lose CP across adulthood. We expected an interesting interplay between internalized age stereotypes and age-related differentiation in beliefs about personality development. Older adults pe…
Cross-Curricular Themes and Curriculum Reform in Hong Kong
This paper critically evaluates the Hong Kong government's recent attempt to introduce cross-curricular themes into the school curriculum. It is argued that the policy failed to have a significant impact because many of its key elements defined the themes as marginal and dispensable. Moreover, the policy embodied a discourse which portrayed teachers as empowered and, consequently, as the primary source of problems of its implementation
Illegal pharmaceutical advertising in China
A content analysis of 83 pharmaceutical commercials broadcast in national and local channels in China was conducted. The official Regulations on pharmaceutical advertisements were itemized and adopted as evaluation criteria to determine whether the commercial was illegal. Over 50 percent of the sampled drug commercials were found illegal, among which 29 percent omitted the official drug code and 19 percent did not carry the physician's advice. Un…
Cross-Curricular Themes and Curriculum Reform in Hong Kong
This paper critically evaluates the Hong Kong government's recent attempt to introduce cross-curricular themes into the school curriculum. It is argued that the policy failed to have a significant impact because many of its key elements defined the themes as marginal and dispensable. Moreover, the policy embodied a discourse which portrayed teachers as empowered and, consequently, as the primary source of problems of its implementation
Mass communication and pro-environmental behaviour
The Media and Environmental Issues in Hong Kong 1983-95
Journal Article THE MEDIA AND ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES IN HONG KONG 1983–95 Get access Kara Chan Kara Chan Kara Chan is Associate Professor at the Department of Communication Studies, Hong Kong Baptist University. She worked in the advertising and public relations profession and as a statistician for the Hong Kong Government before she joined the University. Her research areas are about Hong Kong and China's mass communication, advertising and enviro…
One Country, Two Systems
A content analysis of 1387 commercials broadcast in China and Hong Kong in 1993 and 1998 was conducted using Cheng and Schweitzer's framework of cultural values. The five cultural values that dominated Chinese television advertising were ‘modernity’, ‘family’, ‘tradition’, ‘technology’ and ‘collectivism’. The five dominant cultural values in Hong Kong television advertising were ‘quality’, ‘effectiveness’, ‘economy’, ‘enjoyment’ and ‘modernity’. …
Chinese children’s understanding of commercial communications
Materialism and Social Comparison Among Adolescents
Materialism and social comparison are important issues, especially in a Chinese context, and especially amongst adolescents. In this paper a theoretical model of the endorsement of materialistic values and social comparison by adolescents was proposed and tested. A survey of secondary school students in Hong Kong revealed normative peer influence and peer communication were positive predictors of social comparison with friends. In addition, motiv…
Youth and Consumption
Pre-pubescent girls' evaluations of female images in Hong Kong media
Interviews with pre-pubescent girls in Hong Kong explored their satisfaction with the images of females presented in the media. Sixteen girls aged 10 to 12 were asked to take images from media that are about “what girls or women should be or should not be; and what girls or women should do or should not do”. They were asked who created the images they collected and whether they were satisfied with the content. Most of these young girls were able …
Gains and losses in creative personality as perceived by adults across the life span
In this study, we used a life span model to study the subjective perception of creative personality (CP) in emerging, young, middle-aged, and older Hong Kong Chinese adults. We also asked participants to estimate the approximate age by which people develop and lose CP across adulthood. We expected an interesting interplay between internalized age stereotypes and age-related differentiation in beliefs about personality development. Older adults pe…
A Concept Mapping Study on Social Inclusion in Hong Kong
Application of SCOPE-C to Measure Social Inclusion Among Mental Health Services Users in Hong Kong
Relationship Between Health, Experience of Discrimination, and Social Inclusion Among Mental Health Service Users in Hong Kong
The social and community opportunities profile social inclusion measure
INTRODUCTION: China's future major health problem will be the management of chronic diseases - of which mental health is a major one. An instrument is needed to measure mental health inclusion outcomes for mental health services in Hong Kong and mainland China as they strive to promote a more inclusive society for their citizens and particular disadvantaged groups. AIM: To report on the analysis of structural equivalence and item differentiation …
What does social inclusion mean to Singaporeans? A qualitative study of the concept of social inclusion
In recent years, the term ‘social inclusion’ has more frequently been mentioned in policy initiatives than academic debates in an Asian context that is characterised by fast economic growth, widening poverty gap, ageing populations and prevalent stigma situation for disabled and marginal groups. It may be particularly meaningful to understand what social inclusion means to the people on the ground, in leading societies like Singapore. This paper …
Social Inclusion and Health Conditions Among Chinese Immigrants in Hong Kong and the United Kingdom
Adolescents from low-income families in Hong Kong and unhealthy eating behaviours
The development of dietary preferences of adolescents involves a complex interplay of individual behaviours and environmental factors. Interpersonal factors-such as peer influences and unpleasant school experiences-and institutional factors-such as school rules and policies-are closely associated with unhealthy eating of adolescents. Family support and guidance are also crucial in influencing adolescents' eating habits. However, the low social st…
Heroism as Narrative Strategy
Entertaining animated television programs often carry significant educational and national discourses that are rarely given much scholarly attention. This article examines the Chinese children’s animation program Boonie Bears and explores its narrative strategies in portraying heroism. By employing content analyses, in-depth interviews, and focus groups, the article discusses how producers construct animation heroes according to the ideological f…
“I’m (Not) Offended by Whom I See!” The Role of Culture and Model Ethnicity in Shaping Consumers’ Responses toward Offensive Nudity Advertising in Asia and Western Europe
Based on culture identity theory and schema theory, we investigate how model ethnicity influences the perception and effectiveness of potentially offensive nudity advertising in Asia and Western Europe. Study 1 with 5,193 ad evaluations by 1,731 subjects from two countries shows that the overall perceived offensiveness in nudity advertising was higher in Asia (China) than in Western Europe (Austria). While previous research indicates that same-et…
Chinese consumer perceptions of offensive advertising
With China’s social transition and rapid economic growth, the country is now the second-largest advertising market worldwide. Yet, previous research and recent campaigns suggest that Chinese consumers are easily offended by advertising. We investigate the level of offence caused by different products (advertising matter), advertising executions (advertising manner), and different media (advertising media) among contemporary Chinese consumers, bas…
Psychology (15 works) · Political science (11 works) · Sociology (11 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Advertising (7 works) · Business (7 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Social science (6 works) · Consumer Behavior in Brand Consumption and Identification (5 works) · Inclusion (mineral (5 works)