Nelson W S Chow
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 309380 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Nelson W S Chow |
| PRENOMES | Nelson W S |
| SOBRENOME | Chow |
| ASSINATURA | CHOW N W S |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong. |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 14 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 81 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 14 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1981 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2016 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Measuring Older Adults’ Individual Modernity
Research shows that maintaining high individual modernity level can enable the shaping of positive self-image and boost life satisfaction for older people along with better adaptation to the process of societal modernization. This study examined the factorial structure and evaluated the psychometric properties of the adapted Multidimensional Scale of Chinese Individual Modernity (MS-CIM) in a sample of 445 elders (the finalized version is named “…
Correlates of Quality of Life in New Migrants to Hong Kong from Mainland China
Interaction Between Pre- and Post-Migration Factors on Depressive Symptoms in New Migrants to Hong Kong from Mainland China
The goal of the current study is to examine the role of poor migration planning as a moderator for the effects of two post-migration factors, namely acculturation stress and quality of life, on symptoms of depression. Using a random sample of 347 Hong Kong new migrants from a 1-year longitudinal study, we used multiple regression analyses to examine both the direct and interaction effects of poorly planned migration, acculturation stress, and qua…
The roles of human capital and social capital in the economic integration of new arrivals from Mainland China to Hong Kong
Willingness to consider applying for reverse mortgage in Hong Kong Chinese middle-aged homeowners
Economic status of the elderly in Hong Kong
English This article examines the economic status of elderly people in Hong Kong based on data collected by the government. The Hong Kong elderly population is not a homogeneous group, as their economic status is significantly related to their gender, age, marital status, education and employment status. French Se basant sur des données recueillies par le gouvernement, cet article examine le statut économique des personnes âgées à Hong Kong. La p…
To Retire or Not to Retire
Over the next thirty years, Hong Kong will have a rapidly ageing population. One possible consequence of this will be a labour shortage, which means that it will be essential to strike a proper balance between the amount of time spent in work and the amount spent in retirement in old age. The balance is determined by the interaction between the aspiration of workers, employers’ attitudes to older workers, as well as the productivity of the labour…
Leisure participation amongst Hong Kong Chinese older adults
Gerontologists have recognised the important influence of leisure activity on the mental and physical health of older adults. To date, however, there have been few studies of the patterns of participation in leisure activity among older adults in Hong Kong. This study examines a large representative sample of Hong Kong older adults and the associations between their socio-economic and health characteristics and their leisure activities. The data …
Aging in China
This article reports on a description of aging in China, in general, and Shanghai, in particular, with contrasts to the aging taking place in Hong Kong. Focused upon are the consequences of population aging on informal and formal support systems in the present and for the future. The efforts in the two cities of Shanghai and Hong Kong reflect differences in systems but are both influenced by traditional practices of a Chinese society
The Chinese Society and Family Policy for Hong Kong
As in other industrial societies, family in Hong Kong has undergone rapid and drastic change since the 1970s. This paper uses the development of governmental family policy as a vehicle for examining the various topics and methods that have been of interest to family scholars in Hong Kong. Considerable attention is given to the suggestions of a White Paper (policy paper) published in March 1991 by the Hong Kong Government on the future development…
Leading Article
On 1st July 1997 Hong Kong will be transformed from a British colony into a Special Administration Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. Although the Basic Law, a mini‐constitution for the future SAR government, states that “Hong Kong's capitalist system and lifestyle will remain unchanged for 50 years after the establishment of the SAR”, changes are perceived to be inevitable, not least in respect of the welfare policies to be implemen…
Western and Chinese ideas of social welfare
Social Security Provision in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea
It is the usual assumption that social security is closely linked up with the industrialization process and as a country industrializes, so will its social security system. Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea are industrially the fastest growing countries in Asia but so far, very little has been documented about their social security provision. This paper examines the social security systems in these four countries and tries to find out …
Social Security Provision in Singapore and Hong Kong
Singapore and Hong Kong are two of the most advanced industrial countries in east and south-east Asia. Comparisons between them have often been made, and this article takes their social security systems as a subject for examination. It begins with a brief discussion of the social, economic and political structures of Singapore and Hong Kong, identifying their similarities and differences; this is followed by a comparison of their existing social …
Western and Chinese ideas of social welfare
Correlates of Quality of Life in New Migrants to Hong Kong from Mainland China
The roles of human capital and social capital in the economic integration of new arrivals from Mainland China to Hong Kong
Leisure participation amongst Hong Kong Chinese older adults
Gerontologists have recognised the important influence of leisure activity on the mental and physical health of older adults. To date, however, there have been few studies of the patterns of participation in leisure activity among older adults in Hong Kong. This study examines a large representative sample of Hong Kong older adults and the associations between their socio-economic and health characteristics and their leisure activities. The data …
Willingness to consider applying for reverse mortgage in Hong Kong Chinese middle-aged homeowners
Interaction Between Pre- and Post-Migration Factors on Depressive Symptoms in New Migrants to Hong Kong from Mainland China
The goal of the current study is to examine the role of poor migration planning as a moderator for the effects of two post-migration factors, namely acculturation stress and quality of life, on symptoms of depression. Using a random sample of 347 Hong Kong new migrants from a 1-year longitudinal study, we used multiple regression analyses to examine both the direct and interaction effects of poorly planned migration, acculturation stress, and qua…
Economic status of the elderly in Hong Kong
English This article examines the economic status of elderly people in Hong Kong based on data collected by the government. The Hong Kong elderly population is not a homogeneous group, as their economic status is significantly related to their gender, age, marital status, education and employment status. French Se basant sur des données recueillies par le gouvernement, cet article examine le statut économique des personnes âgées à Hong Kong. La p…
To Retire or Not to Retire
Over the next thirty years, Hong Kong will have a rapidly ageing population. One possible consequence of this will be a labour shortage, which means that it will be essential to strike a proper balance between the amount of time spent in work and the amount spent in retirement in old age. The balance is determined by the interaction between the aspiration of workers, employers’ attitudes to older workers, as well as the productivity of the labour…
The Chinese Society and Family Policy for Hong Kong
As in other industrial societies, family in Hong Kong has undergone rapid and drastic change since the 1970s. This paper uses the development of governmental family policy as a vehicle for examining the various topics and methods that have been of interest to family scholars in Hong Kong. Considerable attention is given to the suggestions of a White Paper (policy paper) published in March 1991 by the Hong Kong Government on the future development…
Social Security Provision in Singapore and Hong Kong
Singapore and Hong Kong are two of the most advanced industrial countries in east and south-east Asia. Comparisons between them have often been made, and this article takes their social security systems as a subject for examination. It begins with a brief discussion of the social, economic and political structures of Singapore and Hong Kong, identifying their similarities and differences; this is followed by a comparison of their existing social …
Leading Article
On 1st July 1997 Hong Kong will be transformed from a British colony into a Special Administration Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. Although the Basic Law, a mini‐constitution for the future SAR government, states that “Hong Kong's capitalist system and lifestyle will remain unchanged for 50 years after the establishment of the SAR”, changes are perceived to be inevitable, not least in respect of the welfare policies to be implemen…
Social Security Provision in Singapore and Hong Kong
Singapore and Hong Kong are two of the most advanced industrial countries in east and south-east Asia. Comparisons between them have often been made, and this article takes their social security systems as a subject for examination. It begins with a brief discussion of the social, economic and political structures of Singapore and Hong Kong, identifying their similarities and differences; this is followed by a comparison of their existing social …
Social Security Provision in Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea
It is the usual assumption that social security is closely linked up with the industrialization process and as a country industrializes, so will its social security system. Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea are industrially the fastest growing countries in Asia but so far, very little has been documented about their social security provision. This paper examines the social security systems in these four countries and tries to find out …
Western and Chinese ideas of social welfare
Leading Article
On 1st July 1997 Hong Kong will be transformed from a British colony into a Special Administration Region (SAR) of the People's Republic of China. Although the Basic Law, a mini‐constitution for the future SAR government, states that “Hong Kong's capitalist system and lifestyle will remain unchanged for 50 years after the establishment of the SAR”, changes are perceived to be inevitable, not least in respect of the welfare policies to be implemen…
The Chinese Society and Family Policy for Hong Kong
As in other industrial societies, family in Hong Kong has undergone rapid and drastic change since the 1970s. This paper uses the development of governmental family policy as a vehicle for examining the various topics and methods that have been of interest to family scholars in Hong Kong. Considerable attention is given to the suggestions of a White Paper (policy paper) published in March 1991 by the Hong Kong Government on the future development…
Aging in China
This article reports on a description of aging in China, in general, and Shanghai, in particular, with contrasts to the aging taking place in Hong Kong. Focused upon are the consequences of population aging on informal and formal support systems in the present and for the future. The efforts in the two cities of Shanghai and Hong Kong reflect differences in systems but are both influenced by traditional practices of a Chinese society
Leisure participation amongst Hong Kong Chinese older adults
Gerontologists have recognised the important influence of leisure activity on the mental and physical health of older adults. To date, however, there have been few studies of the patterns of participation in leisure activity among older adults in Hong Kong. This study examines a large representative sample of Hong Kong older adults and the associations between their socio-economic and health characteristics and their leisure activities. The data …
To Retire or Not to Retire
Over the next thirty years, Hong Kong will have a rapidly ageing population. One possible consequence of this will be a labour shortage, which means that it will be essential to strike a proper balance between the amount of time spent in work and the amount spent in retirement in old age. The balance is determined by the interaction between the aspiration of workers, employers’ attitudes to older workers, as well as the productivity of the labour…
Willingness to consider applying for reverse mortgage in Hong Kong Chinese middle-aged homeowners
Economic status of the elderly in Hong Kong
English This article examines the economic status of elderly people in Hong Kong based on data collected by the government. The Hong Kong elderly population is not a homogeneous group, as their economic status is significantly related to their gender, age, marital status, education and employment status. French Se basant sur des données recueillies par le gouvernement, cet article examine le statut économique des personnes âgées à Hong Kong. La p…
The roles of human capital and social capital in the economic integration of new arrivals from Mainland China to Hong Kong
Interaction Between Pre- and Post-Migration Factors on Depressive Symptoms in New Migrants to Hong Kong from Mainland China
The goal of the current study is to examine the role of poor migration planning as a moderator for the effects of two post-migration factors, namely acculturation stress and quality of life, on symptoms of depression. Using a random sample of 347 Hong Kong new migrants from a 1-year longitudinal study, we used multiple regression analyses to examine both the direct and interaction effects of poorly planned migration, acculturation stress, and qua…
Correlates of Quality of Life in New Migrants to Hong Kong from Mainland China
Measuring Older Adults’ Individual Modernity
Research shows that maintaining high individual modernity level can enable the shaping of positive self-image and boost life satisfaction for older people along with better adaptation to the process of societal modernization. This study examined the factorial structure and evaluated the psychometric properties of the adapted Multidimensional Scale of Chinese Individual Modernity (MS-CIM) in a sample of 445 elders (the finalized version is named “…
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