Kwok-Kwan Tam
Biographic Data
| ID | 5823160 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kwok-Kwan Tam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kwok-Kwan |
| FAMILY NAME | Tam |
| SIGNATURE | TAM K |
| AFFILIATIONS | Hincks-Dellcrest Center, 440 Jarvis Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M4Y 2X4 |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1994 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Parenthood and life satisfaction
This article examines the relationship between parenthood and life satisfaction in a Chinese population according to a strain perspective. Chinese single parents in Hong Kong were found to have lower life satisfaction, less time to fulfill child-care tasks, lower income, and perceived child care as more difficult than those in dual-parent families. Findings of the path analysis further indicated a direct relationship between single parenthood and…
Validation of the parenting stress index among Chinese mothers in Hong Kong
This paper presents the validation results of the Parenting Stress Index (PSI) as applied to a sample of Chinese mothers in Hong Kong. A cross-sectional research survey was launched employing a purposive sample of 248 Hong Kong Chinese mothers. The PSI was found to have a reliability coefficient of .93. The concurrent validity of the instrument was established by correlations of the PSI with various measurements for stress. Moreover, results from…
Parenthood and life satisfaction
This article examines the relationship between parenthood and life satisfaction in a Chinese population according to a strain perspective. Chinese single parents in Hong Kong were found to have lower life satisfaction, less time to fulfill child-care tasks, lower income, and perceived child care as more difficult than those in dual-parent families. Findings of the path analysis further indicated a direct relationship between single parenthood and…
Validation of the parenting stress index among Chinese mothers in Hong Kong
This paper presents the validation results of the Parenting Stress Index (PSI) as applied to a sample of Chinese mothers in Hong Kong. A cross-sectional research survey was launched employing a purposive sample of 248 Hong Kong Chinese mothers. The PSI was found to have a reliability coefficient of .93. The concurrent validity of the instrument was established by correlations of the PSI with various measurements for stress. Moreover, results from…
Parenthood and life satisfaction
This article examines the relationship between parenthood and life satisfaction in a Chinese population according to a strain perspective. Chinese single parents in Hong Kong were found to have lower life satisfaction, less time to fulfill child-care tasks, lower income, and perceived child care as more difficult than those in dual-parent families. Findings of the path analysis further indicated a direct relationship between single parenthood and…
Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Psychology (2 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (1 work) · Child care (1 work) · Chinese population (1 work) · Clinical Psychology (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Dual (grammatical number (1 work) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (1 work)