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Occupational Stress, Mental Health Status and Stress Management Behaviors among Secondary School Teachers in Hong Kong
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Leung, Sharron S. K.; Mak, Yim Wah; Chui, Ying Yu; Chiang, Vico C. L.; Lee, Angel C. K. – Health Education Journal, 2009
Objective: This study aimed to examine occupational stress and mental health among secondary school teachers in Hong Kong, and to identify the differences between those actively engaged in stress management behaviors and those who were not. Design: Survey design was adopted using validated instruments including Occupational Stress Inventory…
Descriptors: Stress Management, Health Conditions, Mental Health, Questionnaires
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Social Avoidance of Recovered SARS Patients in the Hong Kong General Population
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Lau, Joseph T. F.; Yang, Xilin; Wong, Eric; Tsui, H. Y. – Health Education Research, 2006
The study investigated the general population's perceived infectivity of asymptomatic and recovered severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) patients and factors associated with avoidance and discriminatory attitudes, including demographic background, SARS-related perceptions and emotional response to the SARS epidemic. A population-based survey…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Misconceptions, Social Bias, Emotional Response
Think Positively and Feel Positively: Optimism and Life Satisfaction in Late Life
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Leung, Beeto Wai-Chung; Moneta, Giovanni B.; Mcbride-Chang, Catherine – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2005
This study developed a dispositional path model of life satisfaction for community dwelling Chinese elderly living in Hong Kong. A sample of 117 elderly completed scales measuring life satisfaction, optimism, self-esteem, relationship harmony, self-construals, and perceived/expected health and financial status. Modeling revealed that life…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Well Being, Health Conditions
An Exploratory Study on the Quality of Life of Older Chinese People Living Alone in Hong Kong
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Lee, Jik Joen – Social Indicators Research, 2005
This study successfully interviewed 109 randomly selected Chinese people aged 60 and over living alone in two public housing estates in an urban area of Hong Kong. The results show that mental health status, number of days staying in hospital, life satisfaction, age, and self-esteem are significant factors in predicting the life quality of older…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Older Adults, Predictor Variables, Health Conditions