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The Role of Hope in Bereavement for Chinese People in Hong Kong
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Chow, Amy Y. M. – Death Studies, 2010
This study examined the relationships between hope and the emotional reactions of bereaved Chinese people in Hong Kong. Three groups--a clinical bereaved sample (n = 140), a general bereaved sample (n = 152), and a non-bereaved comparison sample (n = 144)--were included. Significant differences in 3 hope measures, hope (pathway), hope (agency) and…
Descriptors: Grief, Emotional Response, Foreign Countries, Psychological Patterns
Mortality Anxiety as a Function of Intrinsic Religiosity and Perceived Purpose in Life
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Hui, Victoria Ka-Ying; Fung, Helene H. – Death Studies, 2009
Fear of dying and death may be universal, but individuals differ in their emotional reactions to dying and death. The present study included a sample of 133 Chinese university students who were Christians. The authors tested a mediation model which posited that intrinsic religiosity, but not extrinsic religiosity, lowered anxiety toward the dying…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Death, Fear, Anxiety
Social Sharing of Bereavement Experience by Chinese Bereaved Persons in Hong Kong
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Chow, Amy Y. M.; Chan, Cecilia L. W.; Ho, Samuel M. Y. – Death Studies, 2007
Contrary to the belief that the Chinese do not share emotionally intense experiences, findings from a cross-sectional study of 292 respondents who lost either a spouse or a parent in the previous 2 years in Hong Kong indicated that only 10% did not share their bereavement experiences with another person. The physical health and emotional state of…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Physical Health, Siblings, Emotional Response