Housing Transition in Hong Kong: Co-residence and Family Support During Young Adulthood

2021 ◽  
pp. 189-206
Author(s):  
Joanne Ka-Wing Luk
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Young Adulthood

A Study of Family Support, Friendship, and Psychological Well-Being among Older Women in Hong Kong

2002 ◽  
Vol 55 (4) ◽  
pp. 299-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oi-Ling Siu ◽  
David R. Phillips
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Negative Affect ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Older Women ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Subjective Measures ◽  
Psychological Well Being ◽  
Support Provision ◽  
Dual Channel ◽  
Perceived Importance

The “dual-channel” hypothesis (Lawton, 1996), which suggests the dual-antecedent pattern for positive and negative aspects of psychological well-being, was tested by examining the differential relationships between objective and subjective measures of family support (family contact, family quality, perceived importance of family) and friendship (friends support, friends quality, perceived importance of friendship) to two facets of psychological well-being (positive and negative affect). Face-to-face interviews were conducted with a sample of 60 older women aged 60 to 85 in one district of Hong Kong. A series of hierarchical multiple regression analyses, controlling for age and marital status, demonstrated that two subjective measures (family quality and perceived importance of friendship) were significant predictors of positive affect; and one subjective measure (family quality) was a significant predictor of negative affect. The “dual-channel” hypothesis was partially supported. Recommendations regarding informal support provision for older women are discussed.

The Effects of Social and Cultural Factors on Child Poly-victimization in Hong Kong

2020 ◽  
pp. 088626052098038
Author(s):  
Qiqi Chen ◽  
Ko Ling Chan
Keyword(s):  
Social Support ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Family Structure ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Residential Mobility ◽  
Primary Schools ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Health Concern ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Child Victimization

Study Questions Child victimization is a major public health concern across the globe. Many previous studies have focused on separate categories of child victimization and health correlates, paying less attention to children affected by multiple forms of violence. Studies encompassing families’ residential mobility and social support in the context of child poly-victimization are limited. This study examines the prevalence of child poly-victimization in Hong Kong and the associations between family structure, residential mobility, social support, and child poly-victimization. Subjects and Methods The analysis employed data from a cross-sectional, school-based survey in Hong Kong. A two-stage stratified sampling procedure was employed to maximize the representativeness of the sample. All children born in Hong Kong and receiving education in the sampled schools were included as eligible participants. A total of 5,567 children and their caregivers from 107 schools (kindergartens, primary schools, and secondary schools among 18 districts in Hong Kong) were randomly recruited in the study. Findings A total of 32.2% of the children experienced one-to-three types of victimization and 23.1% reported experiencing four or more types of victimization in the preceding year. Child victimization and its various aspects were negatively associated with family support, positively correlated with the number of times the child had moved house, and the number of siblings at home. The strongest association appeared to be between child maltreatment and family, while a relatively weaker but still significant connection was found between peer and sibling victimization and family support. Major Implications Successful family functioning and social stability are key to protecting children from victimization. This study provides insights into the importance of supporting families as a whole in preventing child poly-victimization. It also highlights family structure and social support in reducing the negative impacts of child victimization.

The changes of suicidal ideation status among young people in Hong Kong during COVID-19: A longitudinal survey

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shimin ZHU ◽  
Yanqiong Zhuang ◽  
Paul Lee ◽  
Wong Wai Ching
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Young People ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Secondary Students ◽  
Parental Support ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Baseline Survey ◽  
Psychological Well Being

Background: Pandemics affect the physical and mental well-being of all potentially at-risk individuals. The secondary consequences of measures to prevent the outbreak (i.e., school closures) have extensive impact on young people globally. This longitudinal study examines changes of suicidal ideation status among adolescents during COVID-19.Method: A follow-up after nine-months of a school-based survey among 1,491 secondary students was conducted during COVID-19 in Hong Kong. Psychological well-being, psychological factors, family support, and COVID-19-related experiences were examined.Findings: The prevalence of suicidal ideation were 24% and 21% among the participants before and during COVID-19, respectively. In particular, 897 (65.0%) remained non-suicidal, 193 (14.0%) recovered from being suicidal, 148 (10.7%) newly reported being suicidal, and 143 (10.4%) remained suicidal. Respondents who remained suicidal were found to have significantly higher depression, anxiety, stress, loneliness, and social anxiety; fixed mindset; lower meaning of life and self-control; and lower parental support and supervision than the other groups. Participants with suicidal ideation reported more negative perceptions about the pandemic than non-suicidal participants. Logistic regression showed that participants with higher trait anxiety and higher stress from self-expectations in the baseline survey predicted higher likelihood of having suicidal ideation than the non-suicidal students at follow-up.Conclusion: Poor psychological well-being, lower level of family support, and negative impacts of the pandemic were consistently associated with students’ presence of suicidal ideation during the pandemic. Further intervention studies are needed to examine the effects of the mental health consequences of COVID-19 on youth mental health and to promote positive youth well-being.

Convoys of perceived support from adolescence to midlife

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 1416-1429
Author(s):  
Shichen Fang ◽  
Matthew D. Johnson ◽  
Nancy L. Galambos ◽  
Harvey J. Krahn
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Family Support ◽  
Young Adulthood ◽  
Family Of Origin ◽  
Perceived Social Support ◽  
Life Stage ◽  
Perceived Support ◽  
High Likelihood ◽  
Symptoms Of Depression ◽  
High Support

Data from 963 Canadians at ages 18 (late adolescence), 25 (young adulthood), and 43 (midlife) were used to explore convoys of perceived social support from parents, other family, friends, partners, coworkers, and children. Latent profile and latent transition analyses revealed two support profiles at each age, distinguished by amount of family support. Those with high family support had a high likelihood (approximately 80%) of remaining in that profile from one life stage to the next, while those with low family support had an equal likelihood (approximately 50%) of remaining there or transitioning into high support. Those with high family support at all three ages had fewer symptoms of depression in midlife than those with low family support at all ages. These findings highlight the prominence of family of origin in social convoys of perceived support and implications of perceived support for midlife mental health.

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