Overview

Adolescent developmental issues are growing globally; studies show that the percentage of adolescent mental health issues such as depression and suicide continues to escalate. Adolescent addiction problems such as substance abuse, pathological gambling and Internet addiction are intensifying. Furthermore, interpersonal problems such as violence and bullying have grown in different forms, particularly in view of the growing development of social media such as Facebook. In many studies, it was estimated that around one-fifth of adolescents may require professional help because of their psychosocial problems. In this book, the authors present the first known scientific study on the psychosocial development in Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong. A large sample was used and validated measures of positive youth development, family functioning, parent-child relational processes and adolescent risk behaviour were included in the study.

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Author:   Daniel T L Shek ,  Cecilia M S Ma ,  Janet T Y Leung ,  Joav Merrick
Publisher:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Imprint:   Nova Science Publishers Inc
Weight:   0.722kg
ISBN:  

9781536125399

ISBN 10:   1536125393
Pages:   345
Publication Date:   15 October 2017
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock  
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Table of Contents

Preface; Introduction; Positive Youth Development: A Pioneer Longitudinal Study; A Review on Longitudinal Research Design in Adolescent Developmental Research; A Review of Longitudinal Adolescent Studies in Mainland China; A Review on Longitudinal Studies of Adolescents in Hong Kong; A Longitudinal Study of Self-Efficacy in Chinese Students in Hong Kong; Resilience in High School Students in Hong Kong; Emotional Competence of High School Students in Hong Kong; Cognitive Competence in Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong; Social Competence Amongst Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong; Moral Competence in Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong; Adolescent Academic Adjustment in Families with Parental Divorce or Separation; Positive Youth Development & Academic Behavior in Chinese Secondary School Students in Hong Kong; An Evaluation of a Community-Based Positive Youth Development Program Based on Chinese Junior School Students in Hong Kong; A Community-Based Positive Youth Development Program in Hong Kong: Views of the Program Implementers; The Evaluation of Programs for Adolescents with Greater Psychosocial Needs; Positive Youth Development Programs for Adolescents with Greater Psychosocial Needs: An Evaluation Based on Program Implementers; Index.

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Daniel T.L. Shek, PhD, Department of Applied Social Sciences, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China. Joav Merrick, MD, MMedSci, DMSc, (Medical Director, Health Services, Division for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Services, Jerusalem, Israel; Division of Adolescent Medicine, KY Childrens Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, Lexington, Kentucky, US; National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Jerusalem, Israel; Division of Pediatrics, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Centers, Mt Scopus Campus, Jerusalem, Israel; School of Public Health, Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, US)

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