Development of Chinese Adolescents: Assessment, Issues, and Intervention

The effect of needs assessment-based education on the fathers’ attitude toward puberty period of male adolescents

  adolescence is the most important stage of every individual, and puberty is one of the most critical phenomena of this period. According to the important role of parents in helping children for safe and healthy transition of this stage, and the first step in educational program is need assessment of target group so, this study aimed to determine effect of need assessment-based education on fa...

Prevention of problem gambling in Chinese adolescents: relevance of problem gambling assessment and positive youth development frameworks.

Although research findings show that adolescent gambling behavior is a growing problem, there are not many theory-driven prevention programs in the Chinese context. In this paper, two approaches of developing Chinese adolescent prevention program are described. In the first approach, it is argued that related programs should be developed with reference to the risk factors of problem gambling ba...

Positive Youth Development, Life Satisfaction and Problem Behaviour Among Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong: A Replication

The purpose of this replication study was to examine the relationships among life satisfaction, positive youth development and problem behaviour. The respondents were 7,151 Chinese Secondary 2 (Grade 8) students (3,707 boys and 3,014 girls) recruited from 44 schools in Hong Kong. Validated assessment tools measuring positive youth development, life satisfaction and problem behaviour were used. ...

Running Head: Assessment of volunteerism in Chinese adolescents Keywords: Volunteerism, Chinese, Scale development, Personal Functions Exploration of the factorial structure of the Revised Personal Functions of the Volunteerism Scale for Chinese adolescents

Effect of Jigsaw Technique on the Education of Menstrual Self-care Behaviour to Female Adolescents

Background: It is essential to keep the reproductive organs and surrounding areas hygienic during menstruation to prevent health issues. Inadequate menstrual self-care knowledge, poor attitudes, and behavior among female adolescents can lead to increased morbidity and other complications among them, such as reproductive tract infections. Aim: This study a...