Student Well-Being in Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong: Theory, Intervention and Research

✍ Scribed by Tak Yan Lee, Daniel T.L. Shek, Rachel C. F. Sun (eds.)

• Publisher: Springer Singapore
• Year: 2015
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 349
• Series: Quality of Life in Asia 7
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book reviews the theories regarding commonly occurring developmental issues among Chinese adolescents in Hong Kong, the application of Positive Youth Development (PYD) to a large-scale primary prevention program and the impact of PYD on student well-being, indexed according to adolescent developmental issue. Using multiple strategies, it presents the overall constructs and frameworks supporting P.A.T.H.S. in response to the various psychosocial needs of Hong Kong’s youth. Some of the issues covered include substance abuse, sexual behavior, internet addiction, bullying and cyber-bullying. The book argues for the effectiveness of the school-based program in promoting student well-being in modern Hong Kong society and will be of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students, university instructors, researchers, social workers, pediatricians, youth workers, educators, administrators, psychologists, school principals and allied professionals looking to promote whole-person development in junior form students and especially those with an interest in education in China.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter....Pages i-xvi
Introduction....Pages 1-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
Prevention of Drug Abuse Among Young People: A Conceptual Framework....Pages 15-30
Principles for the Construction of a School-Based Sex Education Program....Pages 31-45
Preventing and Combating School Bullying: A Conceptual Review....Pages 47-58
Prevention of Cyberbullying: A Conceptual Review....Pages 59-69
Preventing and Combating Internet Addiction: A Concept Review....Pages 71-79
Construction of a Conceptual Framework on Money Literacy....Pages 81-88
Promotion of Bonding Among Peers....Pages 89-97
Bonding as a Cornerstone for Positive Youth Development....Pages 99-112
Review of the Relationships Between Resilience and Positive Youth Development....Pages 113-126
Front Matter....Pages 127-127
Prevention of Drug Abuse Among Young People in Hong Kong: The P.A.T.H.S. Program....Pages 129-145
Promotion of Sex Education: The P.A.T.H.S. Program....Pages 147-165
Contrasting School Bullying: The P.A.T.H.S. Program....Pages 167-183
Prevention of Internet Addiction: The P.A.T.H.S. Program....Pages 185-193
Promotion of Money Literacy: The P.A.T.H.S. Program....Pages 195-203
Promotion of Bonding Among Peers: The P.A.T.H.S. Program....Pages 205-212
Promotion of Family Bonding: The P.A.T.H.S. Program....Pages 213-220
Promotion of Resilience: The P.A.T.H.S. Program....Pages 221-233
Front Matter....Pages 235-235
Risk Factors and Protective Factors in Substance Abuse in Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong....Pages 237-253
Sexual Behavior and Intention to Engage in Sexual Behavior Among Young Adolescents in Hong Kong: Findings Based on Four Waves of Data....Pages 255-273
Front Matter....Pages 235-235
Family Attributes, Family Functioning, and Positive Youth Development as Predictors of Adolescent Self-Harm: A Longitudinal Study in Hong Kong....Pages 275-292
Internet Addiction in Hong Kong Adolescents Based on Four Waves of Longitudinal Data....Pages 293-308
Adolescent Consumption of Pornographic Materials: Prevalence and Psychosocial Correlates Based on a Longitudinal Study....Pages 309-324
Positive Youth Development (PYD) and Adolescent Development: Reflection on Related Research Findings and Programs....Pages 325-337
Back Matter....Pages 339-348

✦ Subjects

Quality of Life Research; Child and School Psychology; Educational Psychology