Cecilia L W Chan
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3675136 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Cecilia L W Chan |
| PRENOMES | Cecilia L W |
| SOBRENOME | Chan |
| ASSINATURA | CHAN C L W |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Hong Kong |
| VERIFICADO | Não |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 46 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 95 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 46 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 1992 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2021 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Resilience in the Storm
Studies have shown individuals with chronic illnesses tend to experience poorer mental health compared to their counterparts without a chronic illness under the COVID-19 pandemic. The pervasive disruption on daily lifestyles due to social distancing could be a contributing factor. In this study, we collaborated with local patient support groups to explore the psychological adjustment among a group of community-dwelling individuals with chronic il…
Risk perception as a double-edged sword in policy compliance in Covid-19 pandemic? A two-phase evaluation from Hong Kong
The emphasis of risk has been recognized as a crucial component to effective and successful policy compliance amidst a crisis. Yet, during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the impact of risk may fluctuate with the severity of the prolonged pandemic, and that the public consider not only public health factors when they choose but also whether to follow a COVID-19-related policy, perceived risk may not always lead to policy compliance. Two cross-section…
Efficacy of Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit Group Intervention for Parents of Children With Eczema
Objectives: This randomized controlled trial evaluated the effects of a psychosocial intervention developed based on the Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit (IBMS) model that aimed to enhance the well-being of parents of children with eczema. Methods: Ninety-one families were randomly allocated to either the six-session intervention group ( n = 48) or the wait-list control group ( n = 43) and completed the randomized trial. For both groups, a range of p…
Effectiveness of an Integrative Body-Mind-Spirit group intervention in improving the skin symptoms and psychosocial well-being in children living with atopic dermatitis
Mothers’ Grief Experiences of Losing Their Only Child in the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake
The purpose of this study is to explore bereaved mothers' 2-year experiences of losing their only child in the 2008 Sichuan earthquake. Taking an interpretative phenomenological approach, this study interviewed six bereaved mothers four times (6 months, 12 months, 18 months, and 24 months) in Dujiangyan area in Sichuan Province. The findings suggest that these mothers' personal grief experiences evolved: initially, anger toward the cause of their…
Association Between Spirituality and Depression Among Depressive Disorder Patients in India
This study examined the association between spirituality and depression among depressive disorder patients in India an eastern country. Methods: This study included 120 Hindu and Muslim adult depressive disorder patients from an urban hospital-based outpatient department of psychiatry at Karnataka, India. Participants were assessed for depression and spirituality. Results: Participants with mild depression scored significantly higher on the spiri…
Fate control and well-being in Chinese rural people living with HIV
Fate control has been often misconceptualized as a superstitious belief and overlooked in health psychology. It is not known how this cultural belief might impact the well-being of Chinese people living with HIV. This study examined the protective role of fate control for well-being and the potential mediation effect of resilience. Participants in this study were rural patients who contracted HIV via commercial blood donation. In this cross-secti…
Mothers Coping With Bereavement in the 2008 China Earthquake
The purpose of this study is to explore the grief experiences of mothers after they lost their children in the 2008 China earthquake. Informed by the Dual Process Model, this study conducted in-depth interviews to explore how six bereaved mothers coped with such grief over a 2-year period. Right after the earthquake, these mothers suffered from intensive grief. They primarily coped with loss-oriented stressors. As time passed, these mothers began…
The buffering effect of child-caregiver relationships
Resilience and vulnerability
Spousal bereavement is closely linked to prolonged grief, that is, significant adjustment symptoms that last for more than six months after the loss. This article focused on potential risk and protective factors that may influence bereavement outcomes. Participants in this study were surviving spouses of individuals who died of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). These participants were themselves living with human immunodeficiency syndro…
Exploring personality characteristics of Chinese adolescents with internet-related addictive behaviors
HIV/Aids-related deaths in China, 2000–2012
This study examined the time trend and pattern of HIV/AIDS-related deaths in China. Data on HIV deaths and AIDS deaths were provided by the Chinese Ministry of Health. Time trend of the overall death rates over the period 2000-2012 was examined using Poisson regression models. Pattern of AIDS deaths was examined for the period 2006-2012, using the age-, gender-, and region-specific death rates. The results indicated that HIV/AIDS-related death ra…
Dimensionality of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale
The present study demonstrated empirical support for the bi-factor model as a realistic representation of the underlying structure of the CES-D. Researchers and clinicians are better served by simply using a single measure of depression
Psychometric properties of the Chalder Fatigue Scale revisited
The results demonstrate the satisfactory reliability and convergent validity for the three-factor structure of the CFS as a valid measure of fatigue symptoms in the general population. Future psychometric studies could adopt the ESEM approach as a practical alternative to traditional confirmatory factor analysis
The Bereavement Guilt Scale
The rationale, development, and validation of the Bereavement Guilt Scale (BGS) are described in this article. The BGS was based on a theoretically developed, multidimensional conceptualization of guilt. Part 1 describes the generation of the item pool, derived from in-depth interviews, and review of the scientific literature. Part 2 details statistical analyses for further item selection (Sample 1, N = 273). Part 3 covers the psychometric proper…
An Exploratory Study of Social Capital and Cancer Survivorship
Previous research suggests that sociodemographic characteristics as well as social environment assessment of individual social capital can support cancer survivorship. It is in this context that the current study was undertaken. The aim of this study was to explore the social capital of Hong Kong Chinese who live with a diagnosis of cancer. An exploratory analysis was undertaken of 20 patients diagnosed with cancer in the Queen Mary Hospital in H…
Factors Related to Suicidal Ideation among College Students in Guam
The risk and protective factors related to suicidal ideation among college students in Guam remains unknown. The purpose of this study is to identify the rates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempt, and explore the risk and protective factors of suicidal ideation among college students in Guam. A total of 207 college students at the University of Guam were surveyed in 2009. The rate of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts was 10.2% and 8.2%.…
Guilt in Bereavement
Thirty-four quantitative and 9 qualitative studies are reviewed to indicate current understanding of the nature and impact of guilt in bereavement. This overview suggests that guilt is especially prevalent among some vulnerable subgroups, and it is associated with maladaptive health outcomes. Being male, longer bereavement time, and good end-of life experience seem to be associated with less guilt feelings. However, definition ambiguity, measurem…
Rethinking Well-Being in Terms of Affliction and Equanimity
This study aimed to validate a self-report assessment instrument developed based on the affliction-equanimity model of holistic well-being. An expert panel developed a pool of items, which were tested through an online questionnaire. Exploratory and confirmatory analyses were conducted. The analyses revealed seven factors related to affliction and equanimity and showed an adequate fit for the first-order seven-factor structure. The factors correl…
Evaluating Compassion–Mindfulness Therapy for Recurrent Anxiety and Depression
Objective: To evaluate the effects of compassion–mindfulness therapy (C-MT), an adapted version of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy that integrates compassion training. Method: Individuals aged 17–69 with recurrent depressive and anxiety symptoms were recruited from a community mental health service unit. Half of the participants were randomized to an 8-week C-MT program ( n = 41) and the other half to a wait-list control condition ( n = 41). …
Measuring the Transgression-Related Interpersonal Motivations Inventory in Marital Relationships
Objective: Because forgiveness is an important aspect of studies in marital relationships, there is a need for a culturally relevant measure of forgiveness for Chinese couples. This study aims to validate the Transgression-related Interpersonal Motivations Inventory in marital relationships within a Chinese context (C-TRIM). Method: Data were collected from 665 married individuals in Hong Kong who completed a self-administered questionnaire. Resu…
Dignity Amidst Liminality
This study critically examines the concepts of dignity and liminality at the end-of life, in an effort to better understand the processes of healing within suffering among Chinese terminal cancer patients receiving palliative care services in Hong Kong. Meaning-oriented interviews were conducted with 18 Chinese terminal patients, aged 44 to 98, to elicit the narratives and stories of their illness experience. All interviews were analyzed using gr…
Mental Health Risks in the Local Workforce Engaged in Disaster Relief and Reconstruction
To build a sustainable workforce for long-term disaster relief and reconstruction, more effort must be made to promote local relief workers' mental health. We conducted 25 semistructured interviews with local relief officials 10 months after the 2008 earthquake in China to investigate the stress and coping experiences in their personal lives as survivors. We conducted thematic analysis of interview transcripts. Traumatic bereavement and grief, ho…
Acceptance of Spousal Death
Response to the death of a spouse was examined by focusing on acceptance, which was conceptualized as both a process and an outcome. Grounded theory was applied to analyze the experience of 15 bereaved Hong Kong Chinese older adults. The main theme that emerged was time. Acceptance of spousal death was found to be related to the search for meaning in 2 time-related themes: timing of spousal death and paradoxical time perception. For paradoxical t…
Sustaining Engagement Through Work in Postdisaster Relief and Reconstruction
After the devastating 2008 earthquake in China, grass-roots government officials were the main local force in postquake relief and reconstruction. Like other survivors, many officials were severely bereaved. Their psychological well-being was at stake. We conducted 25 semistructured interviews to investigate sources of stress at work and their coping experiences. We coded interviews using the content analysis method. Misunderstandings and assault…
The Experience of Chinese Bereaved Persons
This study explores the bereavement process of Chinese persons in Hong Kong, with the focus on how they make meaning of the death as well as how they maintain a bond with the deceased. A review of video- and audiotapes of 52 bereaved persons in bereavement counseling pointed to how these concepts are reflected in key themes that appeared throughout these interviews. The way this bereaved population found meaning in the death was reflected in how …
Chinese culture, social work education and research
English In the development of indigenous social work knowledge in China, the power relationship between teacher and student can act as a barrier to the development of scientific knowledge and practice research. Social work education and practice research in Chinese societies should focus on the empowerment of social work students, methodological pluralism and the development of a culturally specific practice research model. French Dans le dévelop…
Risk perception as a double-edged sword in policy compliance in Covid-19 pandemic? A two-phase evaluation from Hong Kong
The emphasis of risk has been recognized as a crucial component to effective and successful policy compliance amidst a crisis. Yet, during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the impact of risk may fluctuate with the severity of the prolonged pandemic, and that the public consider not only public health factors when they choose but also whether to follow a COVID-19-related policy, perceived risk may not always lead to policy compliance. Two cross-section…
Social Sharing of Bereavement Experience by Chinese Bereaved Persons in Hong Kong
Contrary to the belief that the Chinese do not share emotionally intense experiences, findings from a cross-sectional study of 292 respondents who lost either a spouse or a parent in the previous 2 years in Hong Kong indicated that only 10% did not share their bereavement experiences with another person. The physical health and emotional state of non-sharers was found to be no different to those who shared. In addition, the Chinese are believed t…
Group Debriefing for People with Chronic Diseases During the Sars Pandemic
Dignity Amidst Liminality
This study critically examines the concepts of dignity and liminality at the end-of life, in an effort to better understand the processes of healing within suffering among Chinese terminal cancer patients receiving palliative care services in Hong Kong. Meaning-oriented interviews were conducted with 18 Chinese terminal patients, aged 44 to 98, to elicit the narratives and stories of their illness experience. All interviews were analyzed using gr…
Utilizing Eastern Spirituality in Clinical Practice
Drawing on the empirical findings of a qualitative study on Chinese women with breast cancer, this article presents the women's experience of spirituality and discusses the implications of culturally competent practice that addresses spirituality. Following the constructivist research approach, in-depth interviews were conducted with 26 Chinese women with breast cancer. The findings reveal their spirituality is manifested through (1) experiencing…
The Social Work Practitioner-Researcher-Educator
Teaching, practice and research are the three integral missions of social work educators. This article uses examples of the empowerment curriculum and problem-based learning to illustrate how social work teachers can play the role of a practitioner-researcher-educator to promote social justice and anti-discrimination in the globalization process
Evaluating an Empowerment Group for Divorced Chinese Women in Hong Kong
Objective: This study evaluated the effectiveness of a Body-Mind-Spirit empowerment group for divorced Chinese women in Hong Kong. Method: A pretest and posttest comparison was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the group intervention by comparing perceived level of stress and sense of empowerment among 67 divorced women participants. Results: Compared to data obtained before intervention, the participants reported significant changes in their…
Rethinking Well-Being in Terms of Affliction and Equanimity
This study aimed to validate a self-report assessment instrument developed based on the affliction-equanimity model of holistic well-being. An expert panel developed a pool of items, which were tested through an online questionnaire. Exploratory and confirmatory analyses were conducted. The analyses revealed seven factors related to affliction and equanimity and showed an adequate fit for the first-order seven-factor structure. The factors correl…
Social Networks and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Chinese Older Adults With Vision Impairment
Previous studies have emphasized the importance of family network, whereas this study finds that friendship network correlates more strongly with HRQOL measures among Chinese visually impaired older adults. This suggests a need to expand intervention beyond the family system
Social workers’ conceptions of the relationship between theory and practice in an organizational context
The research studies the relationship between theory and practice in the context of an agency. Eight social workers from an agency were recruited for in-depth interviews. Results showed that the conception of theory and practice was influenced by the self, the client and the agency
Evaluating Compassion–Mindfulness Therapy for Recurrent Anxiety and Depression
Objective: To evaluate the effects of compassion–mindfulness therapy (C-MT), an adapted version of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy that integrates compassion training. Method: Individuals aged 17–69 with recurrent depressive and anxiety symptoms were recruited from a community mental health service unit. Half of the participants were randomized to an 8-week C-MT program ( n = 41) and the other half to a wait-list control condition ( n = 41). …
Sustaining Engagement Through Work in Postdisaster Relief and Reconstruction
After the devastating 2008 earthquake in China, grass-roots government officials were the main local force in postquake relief and reconstruction. Like other survivors, many officials were severely bereaved. Their psychological well-being was at stake. We conducted 25 semistructured interviews to investigate sources of stress at work and their coping experiences. We coded interviews using the content analysis method. Misunderstandings and assault…
The Assessment of Grief Among Hong Kong Chinese
This is a preliminary report of a study that examined the clinical usefulness of the Chinese Grief Reaction Assessment Form (GRAF). The validity, reliability, and factor structure of the form were also explored. We administered the GRAF to 180 bereaved individuals during intake interview for bereavement counseling. The GRAF has obtained good internal Cronbach's alpha reliability of .89 and showed its validity in being able to discriminate between…
The buffering effect of child-caregiver relationships
An Exploratory Study of Social Capital and Cancer Survivorship
Previous research suggests that sociodemographic characteristics as well as social environment assessment of individual social capital can support cancer survivorship. It is in this context that the current study was undertaken. The aim of this study was to explore the social capital of Hong Kong Chinese who live with a diagnosis of cancer. An exploratory analysis was undertaken of 20 patients diagnosed with cancer in the Queen Mary Hospital in H…
Measuring the Transgression-Related Interpersonal Motivations Inventory in Marital Relationships
Objective: Because forgiveness is an important aspect of studies in marital relationships, there is a need for a culturally relevant measure of forgiveness for Chinese couples. This study aims to validate the Transgression-related Interpersonal Motivations Inventory in marital relationships within a Chinese context (C-TRIM). Method: Data were collected from 665 married individuals in Hong Kong who completed a self-administered questionnaire. Resu…
Mental Health Risks in the Local Workforce Engaged in Disaster Relief and Reconstruction
To build a sustainable workforce for long-term disaster relief and reconstruction, more effort must be made to promote local relief workers' mental health. We conducted 25 semistructured interviews with local relief officials 10 months after the 2008 earthquake in China to investigate the stress and coping experiences in their personal lives as survivors. We conducted thematic analysis of interview transcripts. Traumatic bereavement and grief, ho…
Acceptance of Spousal Death
Response to the death of a spouse was examined by focusing on acceptance, which was conceptualized as both a process and an outcome. Grounded theory was applied to analyze the experience of 15 bereaved Hong Kong Chinese older adults. The main theme that emerged was time. Acceptance of spousal death was found to be related to the search for meaning in 2 time-related themes: timing of spousal death and paradoxical time perception. For paradoxical t…
Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version (C-DAP-R) of the Death Attitude Profile-Revised
The psychometric properties of a Chinese version of the Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAP-R) were examined with 100 young adult, 100 middleage adult, and 100 older adult Chinese respondents in Hong Kong (N = 300). Three of the five subscales from the original DAP-R including Fear of Death, Death Avoidance, and Escape Acceptance were replicated and had acceptable internal reliabilities (Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.79 to 0.85); comparison betw…
Introducing the 8A Model in Death Education Training
Although planning for end-of-life care is crucial, it is underdeveloped in the Hong Kong Chinese context. To review the local experience in death education training, it was found that helping professionals may not be equipped with adequate knowledge and skills to deal with the various needs of clients in death preparation and planning for end-of-life care. The 8A model adapted the Transtheoretical model for understanding the needs of clients in d…
New challenges to the forms of welfare provision in China after a decade of economic reform
New challenges to the forms of welfare provision in China after a decade of economic reform
Women and Market Societies
Consumption and women's politics - past experiences modernizing domestic spaces - liberating women? cultural representations and resistances crisis in Western market societies problematic transitions to market societies in the East
Evaluating an Empowerment Group for Divorced Chinese Women in Hong Kong
Objective: This study evaluated the effectiveness of a Body-Mind-Spirit empowerment group for divorced Chinese women in Hong Kong. Method: A pretest and posttest comparison was used to evaluate the effectiveness of the group intervention by comparing perceived level of stress and sense of empowerment among 67 divorced women participants. Results: Compared to data obtained before intervention, the participants reported significant changes in their…
The Assessment of Grief Among Hong Kong Chinese
This is a preliminary report of a study that examined the clinical usefulness of the Chinese Grief Reaction Assessment Form (GRAF). The validity, reliability, and factor structure of the form were also explored. We administered the GRAF to 180 bereaved individuals during intake interview for bereavement counseling. The GRAF has obtained good internal Cronbach's alpha reliability of .89 and showed its validity in being able to discriminate between…
The mediating role of optimism on post-radiation quality of life in nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Posttraumatic growth in chinese cancer survivors
To investigate the dimensions and determinants of posttraumatic growth among Chinese cancer survivors, 188 participants were asked to complete a Chinese posttraumatic growth inventory, translated from the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI; J Trauma Stress 1996; 9 : 455–471), together with the Chinese versions of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale, the Mini‐Mental Adjustment to Cancer scale, and the General Health Questionnaire. Confirma…
Social workers’ conceptions of the relationship between theory and practice in an organizational context
The research studies the relationship between theory and practice in the context of an agency. Eight social workers from an agency were recruited for in-depth interviews. Results showed that the conception of theory and practice was influenced by the self, the client and the agency
The Social Work Practitioner-Researcher-Educator
Teaching, practice and research are the three integral missions of social work educators. This article uses examples of the empowerment curriculum and problem-based learning to illustrate how social work teachers can play the role of a practitioner-researcher-educator to promote social justice and anti-discrimination in the globalization process
The psychological impact of severe acute respiratory syndrome outbreak on healthcare workers in emergency departments and how they cope
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of the present study were to examine the degree and the sources of mental distress and the coping strategies adopted by healthcare workers (HCW) of emergency departments (ED) in Hong Kong during the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). METHODS: Questionnaires were sent to all doctors, nurses and healthcare assistants (HCA) working in the ED of all public hospitals. The overall degree of mental distress …
The Experience of Chinese Bereaved Persons
This study explores the bereavement process of Chinese persons in Hong Kong, with the focus on how they make meaning of the death as well as how they maintain a bond with the deceased. A review of video- and audiotapes of 52 bereaved persons in bereavement counseling pointed to how these concepts are reflected in key themes that appeared throughout these interviews. The way this bereaved population found meaning in the death was reflected in how …
Chinese culture, social work education and research
English In the development of indigenous social work knowledge in China, the power relationship between teacher and student can act as a barrier to the development of scientific knowledge and practice research. Social work education and practice research in Chinese societies should focus on the empowerment of social work students, methodological pluralism and the development of a culturally specific practice research model. French Dans le dévelop…
Group Debriefing for People with Chronic Diseases During the Sars Pandemic
Death Preparation and Anxiety
This study reports the results of a survey on death preparation, death-related beliefs, and death anxiety in a Hong Kong sample. Respondents (N = 285) recruited from the community were asked if they have prepared for themselves a life insurance, a will, and a resting place (e.g. burial site, columbarium, etc.). Questions about their death-related cultural beliefs and anxiety were also asked. Results indicated that respondents who have thought of …
Social Sharing of Bereavement Experience by Chinese Bereaved Persons in Hong Kong
Contrary to the belief that the Chinese do not share emotionally intense experiences, findings from a cross-sectional study of 292 respondents who lost either a spouse or a parent in the previous 2 years in Hong Kong indicated that only 10% did not share their bereavement experiences with another person. The physical health and emotional state of non-sharers was found to be no different to those who shared. In addition, the Chinese are believed t…
Social Networks and Health-Related Quality of Life Among Chinese Older Adults With Vision Impairment
Previous studies have emphasized the importance of family network, whereas this study finds that friendship network correlates more strongly with HRQOL measures among Chinese visually impaired older adults. This suggests a need to expand intervention beyond the family system
Handbook of Bereavement Research and Practice
Book Review: Margaret S. Stroebe, Robert O. Hansson, and Wolfgang Stroebe (Eds.) Handbook of Bereavement Research and Practice: Advances in Theory and Intervention , Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, 2008
Psychosocial adaptation status and health-related quality of life among older Chinese adults with visual disorders
Management of Challenges of Conjugal Loss among Chinese Widowers
This study presents an exploration of significant coping strategies for Chinese widowers' healthy adjustment to conjugal loss. The informants, 17 Chinese widowers, were asked to share strategies they have adopted to achieve healthy adjustment to spousal loss. The results reveal that loss-orientation coping, consisting of: 1) emotion-focused coping; 2) social coping; and 3) meaning-focused coping, was the key strategy in dealing with challenges po…
Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version (C-DAP-R) of the Death Attitude Profile-Revised
The psychometric properties of a Chinese version of the Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAP-R) were examined with 100 young adult, 100 middleage adult, and 100 older adult Chinese respondents in Hong Kong (N = 300). Three of the five subscales from the original DAP-R including Fear of Death, Death Avoidance, and Escape Acceptance were replicated and had acceptable internal reliabilities (Cronbach's alpha ranged from 0.79 to 0.85); comparison betw…
Utilizing Eastern Spirituality in Clinical Practice
Drawing on the empirical findings of a qualitative study on Chinese women with breast cancer, this article presents the women's experience of spirituality and discusses the implications of culturally competent practice that addresses spirituality. Following the constructivist research approach, in-depth interviews were conducted with 26 Chinese women with breast cancer. The findings reveal their spirituality is manifested through (1) experiencing…
Introducing the 8A Model in Death Education Training
Although planning for end-of-life care is crucial, it is underdeveloped in the Hong Kong Chinese context. To review the local experience in death education training, it was found that helping professionals may not be equipped with adequate knowledge and skills to deal with the various needs of clients in death preparation and planning for end-of-life care. The 8A model adapted the Transtheoretical model for understanding the needs of clients in d…
Acceptance of Spousal Death
Response to the death of a spouse was examined by focusing on acceptance, which was conceptualized as both a process and an outcome. Grounded theory was applied to analyze the experience of 15 bereaved Hong Kong Chinese older adults. The main theme that emerged was time. Acceptance of spousal death was found to be related to the search for meaning in 2 time-related themes: timing of spousal death and paradoxical time perception. For paradoxical t…
Sustaining Engagement Through Work in Postdisaster Relief and Reconstruction
After the devastating 2008 earthquake in China, grass-roots government officials were the main local force in postquake relief and reconstruction. Like other survivors, many officials were severely bereaved. Their psychological well-being was at stake. We conducted 25 semistructured interviews to investigate sources of stress at work and their coping experiences. We coded interviews using the content analysis method. Misunderstandings and assault…
Measuring the Transgression-Related Interpersonal Motivations Inventory in Marital Relationships
Objective: Because forgiveness is an important aspect of studies in marital relationships, there is a need for a culturally relevant measure of forgiveness for Chinese couples. This study aims to validate the Transgression-related Interpersonal Motivations Inventory in marital relationships within a Chinese context (C-TRIM). Method: Data were collected from 665 married individuals in Hong Kong who completed a self-administered questionnaire. Resu…
Dignity Amidst Liminality
This study critically examines the concepts of dignity and liminality at the end-of life, in an effort to better understand the processes of healing within suffering among Chinese terminal cancer patients receiving palliative care services in Hong Kong. Meaning-oriented interviews were conducted with 18 Chinese terminal patients, aged 44 to 98, to elicit the narratives and stories of their illness experience. All interviews were analyzed using gr…
Psychology (40 obras) · Clinical Psychology (27 obras) · Medicine (24 obras) · Psychiatry (21 obras) · Social Psychology (21 obras) · Clinical Psychology (20 obras) · Grief, Bereavement, and Mental Health (18 obras) · Social Psychology (14 obras) · Political science (12 obras) · Psychotherapist (12 obras)