scholarly journals Relation of career adaptability to meaning in life and connectedness among adolescents in Hong Kong

2015 ◽  
Vol 91 ◽  
pp. 147-156 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mantak Yuen ◽  
Josephine Yau
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Career Adaptability

scholarly journals Effects of intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity on well-being through meaning in life and its gender difference among adolescents in Hong Kong: A mediation study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela Yuen Chun Li ◽  
Jacky Ka Kei Liu
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Gender Difference ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Survey Study ◽  
Search For Meaning ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Extrinsic Religiosity

AbstractThe present study examines and explores the indirect effects of intrinsic and extrinsic religiosity on well-being, namely self-esteem and life satisfaction, through presence of and search for meaning in life, and its gender difference among adolescents. 301 girls and 395 boys from Hong Kong participated in this cross-sectional survey study. Independent t-test, correlation and four mediation model analyses with a bootstrap of 5000 samples were conducted. Girls score higher in extrinsic religiosity (personal) and search for meaning in life; lower in self-esteem compared with boys. Presence of meaning in life was found to positively mediate the effects of intrinsic and extrinsic personal religiosity on self-esteem and life satisfaction for boys but is not significant for girls. However, intrinsic religiosity promotes higher search for meaning in life, which in turn lowers self-esteem only for girls. The indirect effect of extrinsic social religiosity on well-being was not significant for both genders. Finding suggests that boys benefit more from religiosity on well-being.

scholarly journals Active Learning as a Beyond-the-Classroom Strategy to Improve University Students’ Career Adaptability

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 6246
Author(s):  
Tracy Hui ◽  
Sam S. S. Lau ◽  
Mantak Yuen
Keyword(s):  
Active Learning ◽  
University Students ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Human Resources Management ◽  
Self Esteem ◽  
Control Group ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Learning Program ◽  
The Impact

Geopolitical changes worldwide, together with rapid advances in technology, have created a situation where an individual’s working life can present many new challenges. Helping students develop the attitudes and skills necessary to adapt to constant change along a career path has become a priority in education. Developing this career adaptability is becoming increasingly important to the sustainability of democracy, the economy, justice, human values, and equality. The authors of this paper argue that to improve the quality of our education system in universities, active learning should play a more important role to enrich the typical lecturing–learning processes. The aim of the study reported here was to examine the impact from implementing a 3-month active learning program that took university students beyond the classroom to increase their career adaptability and self-esteem and to strengthen their meaning in life. A mixed-method approach was adopted and conducted in two phases with 119 undergraduate students in human resources management at a university in Hong Kong. Findings suggested a significant improvement in career adaptability of the students after participating in the program when compared to a control group. However, data did not indicate any significant change in self-esteem and meaning in life in the training group. The findings support the valuable role of active learning as a strategy to enhance students’ career adaptability in a changing but sustainable world of employment.

scholarly journals Development and Validation of the Youth Career Development Competency Scale: A Study Based on Hong Kong Youth

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (23) ◽  
pp. 12494
Author(s):  
Steven Sek-yum Ngai ◽  
Lin Wang ◽  
Chau-kiu Cheung ◽  
Jianhong Mo ◽  
Yuen-hang Ng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Factor Analysis ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Career Development ◽  
School To Work ◽  
Model Fit ◽  
Advanced Technology ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Confirmatory Factor ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
Youth Career Development

The challenging labor market conditions concomitant with economic globalization and advanced technology have made youth career development competency (YCDC)—young people’s ability to navigate transitions through education into productive and meaningful employment—especially important. The present study aims to develop a holistic instrument to measure YCDC in Hong Kong, which has rarely been investigated in past studies. The sample consisted of 682 youths aged 15–29 years (387 male, mean age = 19.5 years) in Hong Kong. Exploratory factor analysis of the 17-item YCDC scale resulted in four competence factors—engagement, self-understanding, career and pathway exploration, and planning and career management—which accounted for 78.95% of the total variance. The final confirmatory factor analysis results indicated good model fit (CFI = 0.96, TLI = 0.95, RMSEA = 0.06, 90% CI (0.05, 0.07), SRMR = 0.03) and good factor loadings (0.78–0.91). Moreover, the results demonstrated a satisfactory internal consistency of subscales (0.89–0.93). Subgroup consistency across subsamples categorized by gender, age, and years of residence in Hong Kong was also demonstrated. In addition, correlations between the YCDC scale and subscales with other career-related and psychosocial outcomes (i.e., career outcome expectancy, career adaptability, civic engagement, social contribution, and social integration) showed good concurrent validity. The results indicated that the YCDC scale is a valid and reliable tool for measuring career development competence among youth in the Hong Kong context. Its development sheds light on how career professionals can holistically assess young people’s navigation competence during their school-to-work transitions.

scholarly journals Is neighbourhood social cohesion associated with subjective well-being for older Chinese people? The neighbourhood social cohesion study

BMJ Open ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (5) ◽  
pp. e023332 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruby Yu ◽  
Osbert Cheung ◽  
Jason Leung ◽  
Cecilia Tong ◽  
Kevin Lau ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Social Cohesion ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Well Being ◽  
Chinese People ◽  
Sense Of Purpose ◽  
Older Chinese ◽  
Test Retest Reliability

ObjectivesTo evaluate the psychometric properties of the Hong Kong version of Neighbourhood Cohesion Instrument (HK-NCI) and examine whether neighbourhood social cohesion as measured using HK-NCI would be associated with evaluative, hedonic and eudaemonic well-being.DesignA validation analysis followed by a cross-sectional analysis of a community-based survey.SettingCommunities in two districts (Sha Tin and Tai Po) in Hong Kong.Participants301 community-dwelling Chinese men and women aged 60 years and older normally residing in Sha Tin or Tai Po for not less than six consecutive months at the time of participation in the study were interviewed.MeasurementsNeighbourhood social cohesion was measured using the 15-item HK-NCI. The Social Cohesion Scale (SCS) and the Brief Sense of Community Scale (BSCS) were administered for assessing the validity of the HK-NCI. Evaluative (life satisfaction), hedonic (feelings of happiness) and eudaemonic well-being (sense of purpose and meaning in life) were examined. Socio-demographic characteristics, lifestyle and health behaviours, medical history, and neighbourhood characteristics were used as covariates.ResultsFor homogeneity, internal consistency of HK-NCI (α=0.813) was good. For stability (test–retest reliability), the averages of mean scores of the 15 items suggested an acceptable repeatability with an intra-class correlation coefficient=0.701(95% CI 0.497 to 0.832). HK-NCI was correlated with SCS (r=0.515–0.635, p<0.001) and BSCS (r=0.500–0.612, p<0.001). Neighbourhood social cohesion was positively and independently associated with life satisfaction, feelings of happiness and sense of purpose and meaning in life (all p values <0.05). Stratified analyses indicated that neighbourhood social cohesion was more strongly associated with all dimensions of subjective well-being in ‘young-old’ subgroup, and with sense of purpose and meaning in life for women.ConclusionThe HK-NCI has adequate levels of internal consistency and test–retest reliability. In addition, higher levels of neighbourhood social cohesion were associated with better subjective well-being among older Chinese people.

scholarly journals Overcoming existential loneliness: a cross-cultural study

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
B. P. M. Chung ◽  
J. Olofsson ◽  
F. K. Y. Wong ◽  
M. Rämgård
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Care Facility ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Term Care ◽  
Long Term Care Facility ◽  
Existential Loneliness ◽  
Meaningful Existence

Abstract Background Moving into a long-term care facility (LTCF) can reduce the ability for older adults to engage in meaningful roles and activities and the size of their social network. These changes and losses can lead them to experience existential loneliness (EL)—the intolerable emptiness and lack of meaningful existence resulted from the losses they have experienced. While EL has often been understood as a universal human experience, it has primarily been studied in people from Western cultures; little is known about how EL may be experienced by and manifested in people from Eastern cultures. Hence, this qualitative study aimed to describe the experience and coping of EL in Hong Kong Chinese and Swedish older adults living in LTCFs. Methods A qualitative study using Thorne’s (2004) interpretive description was conducted. Thirteen Chinese and 9 Swedes living in LTCFs in Hong Kong, China and Malmo, Sweden, respectively were interviewed about their experience of EL in two series of semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results The core theme of “overcoming EL” described the participants’ experience of EL, which came about through the combined process of “Feeling EL” and “Self-Regulating”. Both Chinese and Swedish participants had similar experience with EL. Realizing that they did not want to living with EL anymore, they coped by reframing their experience and identifying new meaning in their life. Conclusions The study findings suggested that early and clear counselling support that help older adults to define new meaning in life may help them cope. In addition, more opportunities should be available at the LTCFs to promote quality relationships, enable older adults to reflect on their lives with pride, and support their ability to do the things they enjoy.

scholarly journals Career Adaptability Research: A Literature Review with Scientific Knowledge Mapping in Web of Science

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (16) ◽  
pp. 5986
Author(s):  
Huaruo Chen ◽  
Tingting Fang ◽  
Fan Liu ◽  
Liman Pang ◽  
Ya Wen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Scientific Knowledge ◽  
Meaning In Life ◽  
Web Of Science ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Research Progress ◽  
Structure Evolution ◽  
Knowledge Mapping ◽  
Career Adaptability ◽  
Psychological Resources ◽  
Main Concept

With the rapid development of society and technology, personal adaptability is becoming more and more important. Learning how to adapt to a changing world is becoming one of the necessary conditions for success. Career adaptability can help individuals to smoothly adapt to changes when coping with their career roles, and maintain their ability to balance their career roles, which will affect their important psychological resources for career development and achieve more meaning in life. In recent years, career adaptability has gradually attracted the attention of researchers. Therefore, in order to explore the main factors, such as research focus, the main researchers, its evolution, and the important results of career adaptability in the last ten years, this study used the scientific knowledge mapping software CiteSpace as a research tool, and select related articles from the Web of Science between 2010 to 2020 under the theme of “career adaptability” for data analysis, which can help future researchers to understand current and future career adaptability research and control the research direction of career adaptability. The results of this research indicate that there are direct or indirect connections between different themes, such as the career adaptability scale, career construction, positive personalities, and so on, but few articles integrate multiple research topics. At the same time, the main researchers, research frontiers and network relationships were also obtained. Based on the above findings, the correlative main concept, theoretical structure, evolution, and research progress of career adaptability in the past ten years are discussed.

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