Gabriel Kwun Wa Lee
Biographic Data
| ID | 7862549 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Gabriel Kwun Wa Lee |
| GIVEN NAMES | Gabriel Kwun Wa |
| FAMILY NAME | Lee |
| SIGNATURE | LEE G K W |
| AFFILIATIONS | City University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8092-3272 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 9 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Online Ethnography
The study of hidden, stigmatised, and digitally mediated populations poses a methodological challenge, as their social worlds are dispersed across public, semi-private, private, online, and offline spaces. Conventional ethnography, which is largely tied to specific physical sites, cannot fully capture these dispersed activities; nor can single-platform online methods explain how such populations move across interconnected platforms. This article …
Young people’s perceptions of the challenges and opportunities during the Mainland China–Hong Kong convergence
Since the handover of the sovereignty of Hong Kong from Britain to China in 1997, convergence between Mainland China and Hong Kong has gradually emerged. During this process, young people have engaged in demonstrations to express their dissatisfaction with government policies and limited socio-economic progression. However, the underlying reasons for their dissatisfaction have not been fully investigated. This study investigates their perceived c…
De-triadization
An Innovative Model of Positive Education with Traditional Chinese Moral Values
Project Bridge, as a new, contextualized positive education program, is designed to enhance university students' character strengths and moral development, resulting in the promotion of their psychological wellbeing. Taking into account the differences between Western and Chinese cultures, the project integrated both Western and Asian concepts and values in the delivery of university education that would likely bring about optimal outcomes. In th…
An Inquiry into the Relationship between Drug Users’ Psychological Situations and Their Drug-Taking Behaviour
In view of the research gap whereby few studies have investigated the inner psychological situations underlying continuous drug use, this study used the Soulmate Scale to investigate the relationship between soulmate experience and drug-taking behaviour. Overall, 276 participants took part in this study. Results showed that soulmate experience was negatively related to drug-taking behaviour, which means that being psychologically attached to drug…
Drugs as Soulmates
Substance users use substances to tackle psychological stress, frustrations, poor social support and poor-quality relationships. Such experience resembles seeking a soulmate for receiving comfort, a sense of security and satisfaction to relieve feelings of loneliness. Against this backdrop, the study aims to develop a Soulmate Scale to measure substance use and loneliness. Data were collected from 507 drug abusers between 18-71 years of age who w…
Social Capital and Social Networks of Hidden Drug Abuse in Hong Kong
Owing to the increasing prevalence of hidden drug abuse in Hong Kong, yet scarce relevant current local research, this study seeks to carry out an in-depth investigation into the experience of hidden drug abusers, paying particular attention to their relevance to social capital and social networks. Seventy-three abusers attending drug treatment programs were interviewed, and a thematic analysis was performed. The results indicate hidden drug abus…
Intrinsic Motivation and Psychological Connectedness to Drug Abuse and Rehabilitation
This study adopts the perspective of the Self-Determination Theory to look at the psychological experience of drug users and their decisions to take drugs or not, with particular emphasis on the concept of relatedness. To achieve this objective, a qualitative methodology was employed to explore the experiences of these drug users regarding how they take drugs and/or relapse. Theory-driven thematic analysis was employed to identify themes related …
Hidden Drug Abuse in Hong Kong
The present paper examines the issue of hidden drug abuse in Hong Kong. Although official statistics show that the reported number of drug-abuse cases has been in decline in recent years, it has been reported that drug abusers tend to hide themselves at home to take drugs; thus, they are not discovered easily by the law enforcement and social control agents who report drug abuse cases to the Central Registry of Drug Abuse, resulting in the decrea…
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Hidden Drug Abuse in Hong Kong
The present paper examines the issue of hidden drug abuse in Hong Kong. Although official statistics show that the reported number of drug-abuse cases has been in decline in recent years, it has been reported that drug abusers tend to hide themselves at home to take drugs; thus, they are not discovered easily by the law enforcement and social control agents who report drug abuse cases to the Central Registry of Drug Abuse, resulting in the decrea…
Intrinsic Motivation and Psychological Connectedness to Drug Abuse and Rehabilitation
This study adopts the perspective of the Self-Determination Theory to look at the psychological experience of drug users and their decisions to take drugs or not, with particular emphasis on the concept of relatedness. To achieve this objective, a qualitative methodology was employed to explore the experiences of these drug users regarding how they take drugs and/or relapse. Theory-driven thematic analysis was employed to identify themes related …
Drugs as Soulmates
Substance users use substances to tackle psychological stress, frustrations, poor social support and poor-quality relationships. Such experience resembles seeking a soulmate for receiving comfort, a sense of security and satisfaction to relieve feelings of loneliness. Against this backdrop, the study aims to develop a Soulmate Scale to measure substance use and loneliness. Data were collected from 507 drug abusers between 18-71 years of age who w…
Social Capital and Social Networks of Hidden Drug Abuse in Hong Kong
Owing to the increasing prevalence of hidden drug abuse in Hong Kong, yet scarce relevant current local research, this study seeks to carry out an in-depth investigation into the experience of hidden drug abusers, paying particular attention to their relevance to social capital and social networks. Seventy-three abusers attending drug treatment programs were interviewed, and a thematic analysis was performed. The results indicate hidden drug abus…
An Inquiry into the Relationship between Drug Users’ Psychological Situations and Their Drug-Taking Behaviour
In view of the research gap whereby few studies have investigated the inner psychological situations underlying continuous drug use, this study used the Soulmate Scale to investigate the relationship between soulmate experience and drug-taking behaviour. Overall, 276 participants took part in this study. Results showed that soulmate experience was negatively related to drug-taking behaviour, which means that being psychologically attached to drug…
De-triadization
An Innovative Model of Positive Education with Traditional Chinese Moral Values
Project Bridge, as a new, contextualized positive education program, is designed to enhance university students' character strengths and moral development, resulting in the promotion of their psychological wellbeing. Taking into account the differences between Western and Chinese cultures, the project integrated both Western and Asian concepts and values in the delivery of university education that would likely bring about optimal outcomes. In th…
Young people’s perceptions of the challenges and opportunities during the Mainland China–Hong Kong convergence
Since the handover of the sovereignty of Hong Kong from Britain to China in 1997, convergence between Mainland China and Hong Kong has gradually emerged. During this process, young people have engaged in demonstrations to express their dissatisfaction with government policies and limited socio-economic progression. However, the underlying reasons for their dissatisfaction have not been fully investigated. This study investigates their perceived c…
Online Ethnography
The study of hidden, stigmatised, and digitally mediated populations poses a methodological challenge, as their social worlds are dispersed across public, semi-private, private, online, and offline spaces. Conventional ethnography, which is largely tied to specific physical sites, cannot fully capture these dispersed activities; nor can single-platform online methods explain how such populations move across interconnected platforms. This article …
Psychology (8 works) · Psychiatry (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (5 works) · Social Psychology (4 works) · Drug (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works) · Clinical Psychology (2 works)