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Direct linkWu, Ellery K. Y.; Mak, Winnie W. S. – Counseling Psychologist, 2012
The present study applied the theory of planned behavior (TPB) to unfold the social cognitive antecedents of acculturation and investigated the effects of acculturation on psychological distress using a longitudinal design. A total of 180 mainland Chinese university students studying in Hong Kong completed three sets of questionnaires every 2…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Acculturation, Foreign Countries, Longitudinal Studies
Cheng, Sheung-Tak; Li, Kin-Kit – Psychological Assessment, 2010
Major life events and hassles have been considered 2 distinct constructs in the measurement of stress. Research also shows that chronic events are more impactful than time-limited ones. This study reports a new approach to measuring stress in which major life events are combined with recurrent hassles to form a single index--the Adolescent Stress…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Adolescents, Foreign Countries, Depression (Psychology)
Tam, Frank Wai-ming; Taki, Mitsuru – Educational Research and Evaluation, 2007
One widely accepted explanation of bullying, known as the aggressive-motive thesis, assumes that bullying is a form of aggressive behaviour triggered by external stress. However, recent evidences have suggested a different explanation, known as the frustration-aggression thesis, which asserts that bullying is a psychological defense triggered by…
Descriptors: Secondary Schools, Elementary Schools, Bullying, Females
Cheng, Sheung-Tak; Chan, Alfred C. M. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2007
Two theoretical models were constructed to illustrate how stressful events, family and friends support, depression, substance use, and death attitude mutually influence to create cumulative risks for suicide. The models were evaluated using structural equation modeling. Results showed that suicidality was strongly predicted by death attitude,…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Models, Family Influence, Depression (Psychology)
Chan, David W. – Teaching & Teacher Education: An International Journal of Research and Studies, 2006
The relationships among four components of emotional intelligence (emotional appraisal, positive regulation, empathic sensitivity, and positive utilization) and three components of teacher burnout (emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment) were investigated in a sample of 167 Chinese secondary school teachers in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Secondary School Teachers, Teacher Burnout, Emotional Intelligence
Chan, David W. – Roeper Review, 2006
The relationships among adjustment problems, self-efficacy, and psychological distress were investigated in a sample of 207 Chinese gifted students in Hong Kong. A mediation-effect model specifying that adjustment problems had an effect on psychological distress mediated by self-efficacy was hypothesized and tested using structural equation…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Structural Equation Models, Self Efficacy, Foreign Countries
