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Wong, Daniel F. K.; Ip, Priscilla S. Y.; Chan, Man Ho; Zhuang, Xiao Yu – Research on Social Work Practice, 2018
Objectives: This study evaluated a culturally attuned cognitive-behavior intervention for reducing impulsivity and delinquency-related attitudes and behaviors among Chinese delinquent youth in Hong Kong. Methods: A quasi-experimental design was adopted. Twenty participants received CBI, and 20 received routine counseling for a period of 12 months.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Restructuring, Behavior Modification, Delinquency, Conceptual Tempo
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Ngai, Ngan-pun; Cheung, Chau-kiu; Ngai, Steven Sek-Yum – Adolescence (San Diego): an international quarterly devoted to the physiological, psychological, psychiatric, sociological, and educational aspects of the second decade of human life, 2007
Inasmuch as research has held the increase in youth gang activities responsible for the escalating level of crime and delinquency in Chinese societies, ascertaining risk or protective factors of gang involvement among Chinese youths is crucial. The factors include those associated with social control, social learning, and cognitive development. To…
Descriptors: Juvenile Gangs, Socialization, Delinquency, Social Control