Daniel Fu Keung Wong
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3693409 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Daniel Fu Keung Wong |
| PRENOMES | Daniel Fu Keung |
| SOBRENOME | Wong |
| ASSINATURA | WONG D F K |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1030-2040 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 54 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 221 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 54 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2000 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 7 |
Mindfulness Intervention Reduced Executive Dysfunction, Delay Aversion, and ADHD Symptoms
Mindfulness-based intervention (MBI) raised trait mindfulness in adults with ADHD. • ADHD symptoms, executive dysfunction, and delay aversion decreased after MBI. • Trait mindfulness and executive dysfunction serially mediated therapeutic effect. • Delay aversion was not a mediator when executive dysfunction was considered. • A randomized controlled trial design was employed. In the dual pathway model, executive dysfunction (EDF) and delay aversi…
Strength-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Reducing Concurrent Drug Misuse and Anxiety and Depression
Purpose: This study examines the impact of Strength-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (SBCBT) on high-risk youth with substance misuse, anxiety, and depression, who often show limited responses to traditional interventions. Method: Ninety-one Chinese youth in Hong Kong were randomly assigned to either an SBCBT intervention group or a treatment-as-usual control group. Participants completed pre- and post-intervention questionnaires, with t-tests …
Gaming disorder
Strength-based cognitive-behavioural therapy and peer-to-peer support in the recovery process for people with schizophrenia
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Dysfunctional cognition and negative symptoms in schizophrenia are associated with persistently low social functioning and quality of life (QoL). Recovery interventions report only a modest effect in improving social functioning and QoL. This study examined the therapeutic effects and pathways of interventions using strength-based cognitive-behavioural therapy (SBCBT) and peer-to-peer support (PSP) approaches. METHODS: A rand…
Culture-Specific Resilience Intervention for Stressed Chinese Parents of Preschoolers
Purpose: Resilience-based interventions have been found to prevent deleterious stress reactions in parent–child dyads. Existing conceptual models and interventions developed mainly in Western cultures; both theoretical and practical cultural adaptations are scarce. This study developed a culture-specific, resilience-based intervention for highly stressed Chinese parents and examined the effects of culture on intervention outcomes. Method: Ninety-…
Exploring the potential common psychotherapeutic factors
This study examined the effects of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), mindful yoga and positive psychology interventions and identified common psychotherapeutic elements that exert critical treatment effects on Hong Kong Chinese students with special educational needs (SENs). Forty‐seven participants received CBT intervention while 42 and 41 participants received mindful yoga and positive psychology interventions, respectively (N = 130). Mixed …
Effectiveness of a culturally specific school-based cognitive-behavioural group therapy for primary school children with anxiety problems in Hong Kong
This study explores effective outcomes of a social worker-delivered, culturally adapted school-based cognitive-behaviour group to improve anxiety symptoms among primary school children in Hong Kong. Pre- and post- scores of the intervention groups were compared with waiting-list control groups using repeated measures ANOVA. A statistically significant reduction in anxiety level was evident in the treatment groups compared with the control groups.…
Preventing Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Adolescents
Purpose: Depressive symptoms are prevalent among Chinese adolescents. However, there is a lack of effective prevention programs to reduce depressive symptoms. Methods: A pilot cluster randomized controlled trial was implemented in a sample of senior secondary school adolescents. Participants in the intervention group ( N = 148) received a 6-week universal prevention course, whereas the control group ( N = 131) received a routine course focusing o…
Meaning Making as a Lifebuoy in Dementia Caregiving
Depressive symptomatology is associated with caregiver burden and poor health outcomes among dementia caregivers. Scholars called for a paradigm shift to focus on positive aspects of caregiving, in particular, meaning making during the caregiving journey. This study draws on the meaning making model and a generation perspective to predict depression among dementia caregivers from two generations, including Baby Boomers who were born between 1946 …
Measuring the Stress of Moving Homes
Moving homes has long been considered stressful, but how stressful is it? This study is an original attempt to utilise a micro-level individual dataset in the New Zealand Government’s Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI) to reconstruct the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) and thereby measure stress at a whole-of-population level. The effects of residential mobility on people’s mental well-being in the context of their stress-of-moving home…
Family functioning under Covid‐19
This study tested an ecological model of resilience that illustrated the influence of COVID-19-related stressors (i.e., social and health stressors) and various socio-ecological factors at microsystem (i.e., parent-child conflicts and couple relationship) and exo-system levels (i.e., the utilization of community resources) on family functioning among Chinese families during COVID-19. An anonymous telephone survey was conducted using random sampli…
Effects of Companion Dogs on Adult Attachment, Emotion Regulation, and Mental Wellbeing in Hong Kong
This study utilized attachment theory to explore the functions of companion animals (pets) and the influence of secure human-pet bond on attachment security and emotion regulation among companion-animal guardians (pet owners) in Hong Kong. Hierarchical regression analyses were conducted exploring the relative influence of adult attachment and pet attachment on mental wellbeing, and the moderating effect of pet attachment on emotion regulation. Re…
Quasi-Experimental Study Comparing CBT, MBCT, Activity-Based Supportive Counselling for Hong Kong Delinquent Youth
Purpose: This study compared Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), and Activity-based Supportive Counselling (treatment-as-usual; TAU) for reducing delinquency, psychological risk factors, mental health symptoms, and improving the quality of life among at-risk youths in Hong Kong outreaching social services. Methods: In this quasi-experimental study, non-custodial youths with delinquency and mental health…
Parallel Parent–Child Mindfulness Intervention Among Chinese Migrant Families
Purpose This study examines the feasibility and effects of a parallel parent–child mindfulness intervention on parenting stress, child behavior, and parent–child relationship among low-income migrant families. Methods Using a quasi-experimental design, 21 Chinese migrant parents and one child of each parent were assigned to an 8-week intervention ( n = 11 pairs) or waitlist control ( n = 10 pairs). Semi-structured qualitative interviews and pre–p…
Efficacy of Low-Intensity Cognitive Behavior Intervention for Chinese Delinquent Youth
Purpose: Recent literature has pointed out the seriously unmet treatment needs of delinquent youth with mental health problems in Hong Kong. This study pioneers to systematically develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a structured low-intensity cognitive behavioral intervention (LICBI) to concurrently address mental health issues and delinquent behaviors among Hong Kong Chinese youth. Method: A quasi-experimental controlled design was adopted …
Barriers to a classroom‐based universal prevention program for depressive symptoms in Chinese adolescents
Universal prevention is a practical approach to preventing depressive symptoms in adolescents, but barriers might reduce its effectiveness. This study explored possible barriers to universal prevention of depressive symptoms in Chinese adolescents. We interviewed thirteen adolescents who participated in the program. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. The results revealed three categories of barriers. The first category was participan…
Culturally sensitive conceptualization of resilience
Cultural sensitivity is missing in the widely researched construct of resilience. The assumption that resilience takes the same form in all cultures fails to acknowledge that culture shapes the interpretation and instantiation of resilience. Examining how suffering and adversity are perceived and dealt with in Chinese contexts, can identify cultural concepts related to resilience. In this paper, we examine the ways in which Confucianism, Buddhism…
Psychological risk and protective factors associated with depressive symptoms among adolescents in secondary schools in China
Effectiveness of a culturally-attuned integrated cognitive behavioural therapy for Chinese young people with drug abuse in Hong Kong
Prevalence of depressive symptoms among adolescents in secondary school in mainland China
Effectiveness of Mental Health First Aid for Chinese-Speaking International Students in Melbourne
Purpose: Chinese international students have been widely reported to lack recognition of their psychological problems and to delay treatment until their symptoms become rather disabling. The present study pioneered to evaluate the effectiveness of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) training in improving mental health knowledge among Chinese-speaking international tertiary students. Method: A quasi-experimental design was adopted, whereby 202 Chinese-…
Evaluation of Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Chinese International Students in Hong Kong
Objectives: This study aims to test the effectiveness of a culturally attuned cognitive behavioral intervention (CBI) in promoting mental health and quality of life (QOL) among Chinese international students in Hong Kong. Method: A waitlist control designed was adopted. Sixty-five Chinese international students in a university in Hong Kong were assigned to experimental groups and control groups. The intervention consisted of eight weekly 3-hr ses…
The impact of perceived discrimination on personality among Chinese migrant children
BACKGROUND: Previous research has indicated that perceived discrimination has harmful effects on migrant children's physical, mental and behavioral health. However, little is known as to whether these harmful effects cumulate to impact on migrant children's personalities. AIMS: This study examines the effect of perceived discrimination on personality, as well as the moderating role of parental support in the discrimination-personality linkage. ME…
A feasibility study of a home-based intervention for elderly depression among Hong Kong Chinese
The Smiley Activation Programme (SAP) is a home-based intervention that is targeted to reduce depressive symptoms in elderly Hong Kong Chinese. The SAP includes eight social worker’s home visits and two volunteer visits over 19 weeks and a three-month follow-up, integrating problem-solving treatment and behavioural activation. This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of the SAP in reducing depressive symptoms for elderly depression in Hong Kon…
Mental health literacy, stigma and perception of causation of mental illness among Chinese people in Taiwan
BACKGROUND: Few studies have been performed to explore mental health literacy and stigmatising attitudes towards mental illness and their relationships with causal beliefs about mental illness among Chinese people in Taiwan. AIMS: Using a comparative approach, this study attempted to compare the mental health literacy and stigmatising attitudes of Taiwanese Chinese with those found among Australian and Japanese participants in other studies and t…
Rural migrant workers in urban China
The rural migrant worker population in China is attracting more and more attention because of its magnitude and potential economic and social impact on Chinese society. While literature abounds in describing the demographic trends and economic impacts of rural to urban migration, very few articles have been written about the psychosocial impacts of migration on the lives of rural migrant workers in urban China. Drawing on the concept of marginali…
One country, three populations
Differential Impacts of Stressful Life Events and Social Support on the Mental Health of Mainland Chinese Immigrant and Local Youth in Hong Kong
Based on a resilience perspective, this study attempted to explore the risk and protective factors influencing the mental health of immigrant and local youths in Hong Kong. A structured questionnaire which consisted of The Chinese Adolescents Life Events Checklist, The Perceived Satisfaction of Social Support Scale and The Brief Symptoms Inventory was used. Two hundred and ten local and immigrant youths between the age of 15 and 20 were individua…
Culturally sensitive conceptualization of resilience
Cultural sensitivity is missing in the widely researched construct of resilience. The assumption that resilience takes the same form in all cultures fails to acknowledge that culture shapes the interpretation and instantiation of resilience. Examining how suffering and adversity are perceived and dealt with in Chinese contexts, can identify cultural concepts related to resilience. In this paper, we examine the ways in which Confucianism, Buddhism…
Development and Validation of the Chinese Making Sense of Adversity Scale
Objective: The objective of this study is to develop and validate the Chinese Making Sense of Adversity Scale (CMSAS) to measure the cognitive coping strategies that Chinese people adopt to make sense of adversity. Method: A 12-item CMSAS was developed by in-depth interview and item analysis. The scale was validated with a sample of 627 Chinese international students in Australia and Mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong. Results: Exploratory fa…
Meaning of life as a protective factor of positive affect in acculturation
Stresses and mental health of fathers with younger children in Hong Kong
This study aimed to explore the sources of parenting stress and the mental health of fathers with kindergarten and primary-school children in Hong Kong. It examined the intervening effects of parenting self-efficacy on the mental health of fathers. Results suggested that fathers who perceived their children as more demanding, less acceptable, less adaptable and less reinforcing had more parenting stress, as well as those fathers with lower educat…
The Impacts of Acculturative Stress and Social Competence on the Mental Health of Mainland Chinese Immigrant Youth in Hong Kong
Attempts were made to examine migration stressors, social competence, and mental health status of immigrant youth in Hong Kong and to examine the effects of social competence on stress and the mental health of immigrant youth. Data on 106 immigrant youth, which were collected through a structured questionnaire, were analysed. It was discovered that immigrant youth found survival issues and losses, rather than cultural differences and unfulfilled …
Uncovering sociocultural factors influencing the pathway to care of chinese caregivers with relatives suffering from early psychosis in hong kong
Evaluation of Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Chinese International Students in Hong Kong
Objectives: This study aims to test the effectiveness of a culturally attuned cognitive behavioral intervention (CBI) in promoting mental health and quality of life (QOL) among Chinese international students in Hong Kong. Method: A waitlist control designed was adopted. Sixty-five Chinese international students in a university in Hong Kong were assigned to experimental groups and control groups. The intervention consisted of eight weekly 3-hr ses…
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Mental Health First Aid Program for Chinese People in Hong Kong
Purpose: Chinese people generally lack knowledge of mental illness. Such phenomenon may lead to a delay in seeking psychiatric treatments. This study evaluated the effectiveness of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) program in improving mental health knowledge of the general public in Hong Kong. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was adopted whereby 138 participants received MHFA training and 139 partook in seminars on general health, respectively.…
Stress factors and mental health of carers with relatives suffering from schizophrenia in Hong Kong
Based on Spaniol and Jung's stress and coping framework (1993), this study examined the difficulties and stresses experienced by carers with relatives suffering from schizophrenia in Hong Kong. The impact of these difficulties and stresses and of mastery as a coping resource on carers' mental health was also explored. Results show that carers experience most difficulties and stresses related to the management of negative symptoms such as refusal …
Cultural Influence on Shanghai Chinese People's Help-Seeking for Mental Health Problems
In China, 173 million adults have a mental disorder, 91.3 per cent of whom have never received professional help. Three factors—knowledge of mental illness, perceptions of the causes of mental illness and the influence of an individual's informal network—were examined to determine their impacts on help-seeking attitudes of Chinese people in Shanghai. A multistage cluster sampling method among six of the twenty districts in Shanghai was adopted. F…
Crucial Individuals in the Help-Seeking Pathway of Chinese Caregivers of Relatives with Early Psychosis in Hong Kong
This study attempted to identify the crucial individuals in the help-seeking pathways of Chinese caregivers of relatives suffering from early psychosis in Hong Kong. In-depth interviews with 58 caregivers were conducted. The findings suggest that although the family caregivers usually initiated the help-seeking process, informal network members were instrumental in confirming the presence of mental illness and encouraged the caregivers to seek ex…
Mental Health and Social Competence of Mainland Chinese Immigrant and Local Youth in Hong Kong
Attempts were made to compare the mental health status of immigrant and local youth in Hong Kong and to examine the effects of social competence on the mental health of immigrant and local youth. Data on 104 local and 106 immigrant youth, which were collected through a structured questionnaire, were analyzed. Contrary to our hypothesis, immigrant youth had better mental health than local youth. While local youth generally had a higher level of so…
Family functioning under Covid‐19
This study tested an ecological model of resilience that illustrated the influence of COVID-19-related stressors (i.e., social and health stressors) and various socio-ecological factors at microsystem (i.e., parent-child conflicts and couple relationship) and exo-system levels (i.e., the utilization of community resources) on family functioning among Chinese families during COVID-19. An anonymous telephone survey was conducted using random sampli…
Efficacy of Low-Intensity Cognitive Behavior Intervention for Chinese Delinquent Youth
Purpose: Recent literature has pointed out the seriously unmet treatment needs of delinquent youth with mental health problems in Hong Kong. This study pioneers to systematically develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a structured low-intensity cognitive behavioral intervention (LICBI) to concurrently address mental health issues and delinquent behaviors among Hong Kong Chinese youth. Method: A quasi-experimental controlled design was adopted …
Evaluating Effectiveness of Cognitive–Behavior Therapy for Hong Kong Adolescents With Anxiety Problems
Objectives: The aims of this study were to examine the effects of group cognitive–behavior therapy (CBT) on improving anxiety symptoms and enhancing personal growth among adolescents at risk of developing anxiety disorders in school settings in Hong Kong. Method: A total of 26 participants received an eight-session CBT group and 20 received treatment as usual in the waitlist control condition. Instruments measuring anxiety symptoms, types of anxi…
Family Burdens, Chinese Health Beliefs, and the Mental Health of Chinese Caregivers in Hong Kong
This study explored the types of family burdens, mental health and Chinese health beliefs of Chinese caregivers with relatives suffering from a serious mental illness. It also examined the impacts of these beliefs on caregivers' burdens and mental health. A structured questionnaire was administered to 125 Chinese caregivers in out-patient clinics in Hong Kong. Measures included distress (General Health Questionnaire), family burdens and belief in…
Evaluating the Outcomes of a Cognitive-Behavioral Group Intervention Model for Persons at Risk of Developing Mental Health Problems in Hong Kong
Objective: The authors investigated the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral group intervention in helping members deal with maladaptive physiological, cognitive, behavioral, and emotional responses to stressful life circumstances. Methods: Data on 32 clients’ measures of mental health, rational thinking, coping skills and in negative and positive emotions at pretest and posttest were analyzed. Results: Significant positive changes in mental h…
Barriers to a classroom‐based universal prevention program for depressive symptoms in Chinese adolescents
Universal prevention is a practical approach to preventing depressive symptoms in adolescents, but barriers might reduce its effectiveness. This study explored possible barriers to universal prevention of depressive symptoms in Chinese adolescents. We interviewed thirteen adolescents who participated in the program. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data. The results revealed three categories of barriers. The first category was participan…
A feasibility study of a home-based intervention for elderly depression among Hong Kong Chinese
The Smiley Activation Programme (SAP) is a home-based intervention that is targeted to reduce depressive symptoms in elderly Hong Kong Chinese. The SAP includes eight social worker’s home visits and two volunteer visits over 19 weeks and a three-month follow-up, integrating problem-solving treatment and behavioural activation. This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of the SAP in reducing depressive symptoms for elderly depression in Hong Kon…
A Preliminary Study on Cognitive–Behavior Interventions for Hong Kong Chinese Delinquent Youth
Objectives: This study evaluated a culturally attuned cognitive–behavior intervention for reducing impulsivity and delinquency-related attitudes and behaviors among Chinese delinquent youth in Hong Kong. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was adopted. Twenty participants received CBI, and 20 received routine counseling for a period of 12 months. All participants filled out a standardized questionnaire before the intervention and at 6 and 12 mon…
Cross-Validation of Mental Health Recovery Measures in a Hong Kong Chinese Sample
Objectives: The concept of recovery has begun shifting mental health service delivery from a medical perspective toward a client-centered recovery orientation. This shift is also beginning in Hong Kong, but its development is hampered by a dearth of available measures in Chinese. Method: This article translates two measures of recovery (mental health recovery measure and the recovery subscale of peer outcomes protocol) and one measure of recovery…
White Racial Identity and Attitudes Toward People With Disabilities
This empirical study investigated the relationship between racial identity and attitudes toward people with disabilities. Results indicate that higher statuses of racial identity correlate positively while lower and more racist-oriented statuses correlate negatively with attitudes toward people with disabilities. The study supports the notion that attitudes from cultural memberships associated with power can transfer from one domain (i.e., White/…
Stress factors and mental health of carers with relatives suffering from schizophrenia in Hong Kong
Based on Spaniol and Jung's stress and coping framework (1993), this study examined the difficulties and stresses experienced by carers with relatives suffering from schizophrenia in Hong Kong. The impact of these difficulties and stresses and of mastery as a coping resource on carers' mental health was also explored. Results show that carers experience most difficulties and stresses related to the management of negative symptoms such as refusal …
Medical Social Services in Accident and Emergency Departments of Hospitals in Hong Kong
Medical social service units of six acute hospitals participated in this study to examine the utilisation patterns, functions, and outcomes of medical social services provided to patients visiting Accident and Emergency Departments (AEDs) in Hong Kong. The results showed that, contrary to the conventional view, patients most frequently referred included both those who were involved in crises and urgent cases, such as battered spouses and death on…
Evaluating the Outcomes of a Cognitive-Behavioral Group Intervention Model for Persons at Risk of Developing Mental Health Problems in Hong Kong
Objective: The authors investigated the effectiveness of a cognitive-behavioral group intervention in helping members deal with maladaptive physiological, cognitive, behavioral, and emotional responses to stressful life circumstances. Methods: Data on 32 clients’ measures of mental health, rational thinking, coping skills and in negative and positive emotions at pretest and posttest were analyzed. Results: Significant positive changes in mental h…
Mental Health and Social Competence of Mainland Chinese Immigrant and Local Youth in Hong Kong
Attempts were made to compare the mental health status of immigrant and local youth in Hong Kong and to examine the effects of social competence on the mental health of immigrant and local youth. Data on 104 local and 106 immigrant youth, which were collected through a structured questionnaire, were analyzed. Contrary to our hypothesis, immigrant youth had better mental health than local youth. While local youth generally had a higher level of so…
Stresses and mental health of fathers with younger children in Hong Kong
This study aimed to explore the sources of parenting stress and the mental health of fathers with kindergarten and primary-school children in Hong Kong. It examined the intervening effects of parenting self-efficacy on the mental health of fathers. Results suggested that fathers who perceived their children as more demanding, less acceptable, less adaptable and less reinforcing had more parenting stress, as well as those fathers with lower educat…
The Impacts of Acculturative Stress and Social Competence on the Mental Health of Mainland Chinese Immigrant Youth in Hong Kong
Attempts were made to examine migration stressors, social competence, and mental health status of immigrant youth in Hong Kong and to examine the effects of social competence on stress and the mental health of immigrant youth. Data on 106 immigrant youth, which were collected through a structured questionnaire, were analysed. It was discovered that immigrant youth found survival issues and losses, rather than cultural differences and unfulfilled …
Family Burdens, Chinese Health Beliefs, and the Mental Health of Chinese Caregivers in Hong Kong
This study explored the types of family burdens, mental health and Chinese health beliefs of Chinese caregivers with relatives suffering from a serious mental illness. It also examined the impacts of these beliefs on caregivers' burdens and mental health. A structured questionnaire was administered to 125 Chinese caregivers in out-patient clinics in Hong Kong. Measures included distress (General Health Questionnaire), family burdens and belief in…
White Racial Identity and Attitudes Toward People With Disabilities
This empirical study investigated the relationship between racial identity and attitudes toward people with disabilities. Results indicate that higher statuses of racial identity correlate positively while lower and more racist-oriented statuses correlate negatively with attitudes toward people with disabilities. The study supports the notion that attitudes from cultural memberships associated with power can transfer from one domain (i.e., White/…
Rural migrant workers in urban China
The rural migrant worker population in China is attracting more and more attention because of its magnitude and potential economic and social impact on Chinese society. While literature abounds in describing the demographic trends and economic impacts of rural to urban migration, very few articles have been written about the psychosocial impacts of migration on the lives of rural migrant workers in urban China. Drawing on the concept of marginali…
Differential Impacts of Stressful Life Events and Social Support on the Mental Health of Mainland Chinese Immigrant and Local Youth in Hong Kong
Based on a resilience perspective, this study attempted to explore the risk and protective factors influencing the mental health of immigrant and local youths in Hong Kong. A structured questionnaire which consisted of The Chinese Adolescents Life Events Checklist, The Perceived Satisfaction of Social Support Scale and The Brief Symptoms Inventory was used. Two hundred and ten local and immigrant youths between the age of 15 and 20 were individua…
Crucial Individuals in the Help-Seeking Pathway of Chinese Caregivers of Relatives with Early Psychosis in Hong Kong
This study attempted to identify the crucial individuals in the help-seeking pathways of Chinese caregivers of relatives suffering from early psychosis in Hong Kong. In-depth interviews with 58 caregivers were conducted. The findings suggest that although the family caregivers usually initiated the help-seeking process, informal network members were instrumental in confirming the presence of mental illness and encouraged the caregivers to seek ex…
Uncovering sociocultural factors influencing the pathway to care of chinese caregivers with relatives suffering from early psychosis in hong kong
Mental health of migrant workers in China
The Resilience of Migrant Workers in Shanghai China
Background: In China, more than 10 million rural migrants move to cities every year. Because of the Household Registration System, migrant workers are not entitled to subsidised housing, education, social security or medical benefits. Aims: Using a resilience perspective, this study attempted to explore not only the migration stress that is experienced by migrant workers, but also the protective function of meaning of migration in helping migrant…
Development and Validation of the Chinese Making Sense of Adversity Scale
Objective: The objective of this study is to develop and validate the Chinese Making Sense of Adversity Scale (CMSAS) to measure the cognitive coping strategies that Chinese people adopt to make sense of adversity. Method: A 12-item CMSAS was developed by in-depth interview and item analysis. The scale was validated with a sample of 627 Chinese international students in Australia and Mainland Chinese students in Hong Kong. Results: Exploratory fa…
Meaning of life as a protective factor of positive affect in acculturation
The Protective Functions of Relationships, Social Support and Self-Esteem in the Life Satisfaction of Children of Migrant Workers in Shanghai, China
Background: At present, China has approximately 20 million migrant school-aged children accompanying their parents in relocating to the cities. However, very little is known about them. Using a resilience framework, the present study attempted to examine the psychosocial factors affecting their life satisfaction in Shanghai, China. Methods: A total of 625 migrant children were recruited from 10 schools in Shanghai through a cross-sectional survey…
Gender differences in mental health literacy among Chinese-speaking Australians in Melbourne, Australia
Objective: This study attempted to understand gender differences in knowledge of mental illness, preference for professional help, and medications and treatment methods among Australians of Chinese-speaking background. Methods: This study adopted a cluster convenience sampling method in which subjects were taken from the four major areas in cosmopolitan Melbourne where most Chinese people are living. A total of 200 Chinese-speaking Australians pa…
A comparison of female migrant workers’ mental health in four cities in China
BACKGROUND: There are approximately 47.5 million female migrant workers living in major cities in China. Numerous studies have documented the marginalized living conditions confronting migrant workers in cities, such as employment difficulties, unjustifiably demanding working conditions, lack of medical insurance and social provision, poor housing conditions, unfavourable educational arrangements for migrant children, and discrimination by urban …
Cross-Validation of Mental Health Recovery Measures in a Hong Kong Chinese Sample
Objectives: The concept of recovery has begun shifting mental health service delivery from a medical perspective toward a client-centered recovery orientation. This shift is also beginning in Hong Kong, but its development is hampered by a dearth of available measures in Chinese. Method: This article translates two measures of recovery (mental health recovery measure and the recovery subscale of peer outcomes protocol) and one measure of recovery…
One country, three populations
A critical review of mental health and mental health‐related policies in C hina
In C hina, there are over 170 million people suffering from mental illness. However, there is a lack of a critical review of the policies governing the provision of mental health services. Drawing on the framework of mental health policy developed by the WHO , this article critically examines mental health policies regarding legislation, financing, model of care and delivery, as well as manpower and the training of mental health professionals in …
Cultural Influence on Shanghai Chinese People's Help-Seeking for Mental Health Problems
In China, 173 million adults have a mental disorder, 91.3 per cent of whom have never received professional help. Three factors—knowledge of mental illness, perceptions of the causes of mental illness and the influence of an individual's informal network—were examined to determine their impacts on help-seeking attitudes of Chinese people in Shanghai. A multistage cluster sampling method among six of the twenty districts in Shanghai was adopted. F…
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Mental Health First Aid Program for Chinese People in Hong Kong
Purpose: Chinese people generally lack knowledge of mental illness. Such phenomenon may lead to a delay in seeking psychiatric treatments. This study evaluated the effectiveness of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) program in improving mental health knowledge of the general public in Hong Kong. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was adopted whereby 138 participants received MHFA training and 139 partook in seminars on general health, respectively.…
A Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Psycho-Education (B-CBE) Program for Managing Stress and Anxiety of Main Family Caregivers of Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
Having a loved one in the intensive care unit (ICU) is a stressful event, which may cause a high level of anxiety to the family members. This could threaten their wellbeing and ability to support the patients in, or after discharge from, the ICU. To investigate the outcomes of a brief cognitive-behavioral psycho-education program (B-CBE) to manage stress and anxiety of the main family caregivers (MFCs), a pragmatic quasi-experimental study involv…
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