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Shek, Daniel T. L.; Cheung, C. K. – Social Indicators Research, 2008
Based on the responses of 1,501 Chinese married adults to the Chinese version of the Dyadic Adjustment Scale (C-DAS), confirmatory factor analyses showed that four factors were abstracted from the C-DAS (Dyadic Consensus, Dyadic Cohesion, Dyadic Satisfaction and Affectional Expression) and these four primary factors were subsumed under a…
Descriptors: Marital Satisfaction, Asian Culture, Measures (Individuals), Factor Structure
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Shek, Daniel T. L. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2010
Objective: As there are few studies examining the relationship between subjective and objective outcome evaluation findings, this study investigated the linkage between these two types of outcomes in the Chinese culture. Method: In an experimental study, 3,298 Chinese secondary school students responded to the Chinese Positive Youth Development…
Descriptors: Measures (Individuals), Secondary School Students, Asian Culture, Evaluation
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Shek, Daniel T. L.; Ma, Cecilia M. S. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2010
Objective: This paper examines the dimensionality and factorial invariance of the Chinese Family Assessment Instrument (C-FAI) using multigroup confirmatory factor analyses (MCFAs). Method: A total of 3,649 students responded to the C-FAI in a community survey. Results: Results showed that there are five dimensions of the C-FAI (communication,…
Descriptors: Factor Structure, Community Surveys, Family Role, Family Relationship
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Shek, Daniel T. L. – Social Indicators Research, 2008
Over three consecutive years, Chinese secondary school students experiencing and not experiencing economic disadvantage (n = 280 and 2,187, respectively) responded to measures of perceived family life quality (parenting attributes and parent-child relational quality) and emotional well-being (hopelessness, mastery, life satisfaction and…
Descriptors: Life Satisfaction, Asian Culture, Family Life, Quality of Life
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Shek, Daniel T. L. – Research on Social Work Practice, 2006
Objective: There is no validated self-report measure of parental psychological control in the Chinese culture. The reliability and validity of the Chinese Paternal Psychological Control Scale (CPPCS) and Chinese Maternal Psychological Control Scale (CMPCS) were examined. Method: A total of 3,017 Chinese secondary school students responded to the…
Descriptors: Asian Culture, Test Validity, Adolescents, Measures (Individuals)