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Seminar – Multi-Pronged Preventives To Curb Elder Neglect : Reconstructing Social Justice And Harmony
Asia Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies Newsletter 亞太老年學研究通訊
There has been raising concems towards elder abuse, which mainly focused on the physical and psychological damages inflicted onto the victims. However, to pay little attention to or to take lightly of elder neglect which usually marks the onset of elder abuse will only result in its escalation into more severe abusive behaviours if the situation continues. In order to prevent the situation from worsening, how should we understand the development of familial relationships? How can we early detect familial crises before they happen? How should we intervene at an earlier stage and help mediate the relationship between the abuser …
研究 - 從山盟海誓到獨守空房 : 由家庭關係發展 看長者疏忽照顧
研究 - 從山盟海誓到獨守空房 : 由家庭關係發展 看長者疏忽照顧
Asia Pacific Institute of Ageing Studies Newsletter 亞太老年學研究通訊
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Happiness Of Children As They Grow Into Their Teens : The Hong Kong Case, Lok Sang Ho
Happiness Of Children As They Grow Into Their Teens : The Hong Kong Case, Lok Sang Ho
Centre for Public Policy Studies : CPPS Working Paper Series
This paper reports the results of a dual survey of children from Primary 4 through Secondary 3 and their parents from Hong Kong conducted from November 2011 to January 2012. It confirms the often-cited result that happiness declines as the child moves into the teens, and finds that scores indicating Love, Insight, Fortitude, and Engagement, which reflect aspects of mental capital essential to happiness, also tend to decline during adolescence. Pressures from extracurricular activities surprisingly appear to have a greater adverse effect on happiness than pressures from school work. Siblings add to disharmony at home, and parents’ education does not …