scholarly journals Factor Stability of the Adam's Perceived Wellness Survey

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 84-90
Author(s):  
Lena FUNG ◽  
Jofy PANG
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
University Students ◽  
Essential Elements ◽  
English Abstract ◽  
Perceived Wellness ◽  
Six Dimensions ◽  
Perceived Wellness Survey

LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in English; abstract also in Chinese. Composites of wellness have been conceptualized as having six, seven, eight, or more dimensions depending on the theoretical bias of individual scholar. This paper aims to introduce an instrument that can be used to evaluate the six dimensions commonly accepted as the basic essential elements of wellness and to report on the factor stability of the instrument with data collected from a sample of university students studying in Hong Kong. This instrument is the Perceived Wellness Survey developed by Adams and his associates. 現今用以測量個人康盛概況的自評量表頗多，本文旨在介紹一個精簡而能完整地測量個人康盛概況的量表及其因子的穩定性。

Hong Kong University Students’ Normative Beliefs about Aggression toward Police during Social Protests 2019–2020: The Role of Ecological Risks and Future Orientation

2021 ◽  
pp. 001112872110141
Author(s):  
Jian-Bin Li ◽  
Catrin Finkenauer
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
University Students ◽  
Community Violence ◽  
Future Orientation ◽  
Ecological Risks ◽  
Normative Beliefs ◽  
Poor Family ◽  
Social Protests ◽  
Delinquent Peers

We examined the association between normative beliefs about aggression toward police (NBAGG→P) and participation in social protests during 2019–2020 and use of aggression among 1,025 Hong Kong university students. We also investigated the role of ecological risks (i.e., distrust in institutions, exposure to community violence, poor family monitoring, poor university discipline and affiliation with delinquent peers) and future orientation in NBAGG→P. The results showed that NBAGG→P was related to more participation in social protests and use of aggression. Ecological risks (except for poor family monitoring) and a positive future orientation were related to more and less NBAGG→P, respectively. Moreover, the “distrust in institutions and NBAGG→P” link was stronger for students with more, rather than less, positive future orientation.

scholarly journals Psychological Morbidity among University Students in Hong Kong (2014–2018): Psychometric Properties of the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) and Related Correlates

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (16) ◽  
pp. 8305
Author(s):  
Xiang Li ◽  
Daniel T. L. Shek ◽  
Esther Y. W. Shek
Keyword(s):  
Life Satisfaction ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
University Students ◽  
Psychometric Properties ◽  
Youth Development ◽  
Positive Youth Development ◽  
Mental Health Problems ◽  
Factor Model ◽  
Well Being ◽  
Psychological Morbidity

Although mental health problems among Hong Kong university students are serious, there is a lack of studies examining the psychometric properties of related assessment scales and correlates. This study attempted to validate the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales (DASS) in Hong Kong university students and examine the demographic (gender), time (cohort), and well-being correlates (positive youth development attributes and life satisfaction) of psychological morbidity. Confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was used to examine the factor structure of the DASS (n = 6704). Gender and cohort invariance were further established using a multigroup CFA. The three-factor model of the DASS showed a superior fit and factorial invariance across gender and five different cohorts. Regarding gender and cohort correlates of psychological morbidity, males exhibited more depression, anxiety, and stress symptoms than their female counterparts. The intensity of psychological distress also escalated after the Umbrella Movement in 2014. Furthermore, well-being measures (positive youth development and life satisfaction) were negatively associated with depression, anxiety, and stress. In short, the Chinese DASS demonstrated good psychometric properties. This study also showed that gender, cohort (occurrence of political events), and well-being were associated with psychological morbidity indexed by the DASS measures.

scholarly journals Nurturing university students to be social entrepreneurs: relevance of service leadership education

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel T.L. Shek ◽  
Li Lin
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
University Students ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Leadership Education ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Leadership Model ◽  
Leadership And Management ◽  
Service Leadership ◽  
Service Leader ◽  
Leadership Competence

AbstractWhen the concept of social entrepreneurship becomes more popular, many universities explicitly claim that they wish to nurture social entrepreneurs. In this paper, the concept of social entrepreneurship and the successful attributes of social entrepreneurs are outlined. With reference to the question of how university students can be nurtured to be social entrepreneurs, it is suggested that the service leadership model proposed by the Hong Kong Institute of Service Leadership and Management is a good framework to be considered. In the framework, it is asserted that there are three attributes of a successful service leader – leadership competence, moral character, and caring dispositions. In this study, the experience of implementing a credit-bearing subject based on the service leadership model at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University is highlighted.

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