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by Sun Yu-kit, Stephen. / Includes questionaries in Chinese. / Thesis (M.S.W.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 152-168). / CHAPTER PAGE / Chapter ONE --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter TWO --- REVIEW OF LITERATURE --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1 --- Schizophrenia --- p.6 / Chapter 2.2 --- The study of family burden --- p.10 / Chapter 2.3 --- Family functioning --- p.20 / Chapter 2.4 --- Caring burden and family functioning --- p.30 / Chapter 2.5 --- Social support --- p.33 / Chapter THREE --- CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK OF THE STUDY --- p.46 / Chapter 3.1 --- Scope of the Study --- p.46 / Chapter 3.2 --- Conceptual framework and definitions of variables --- p.48 / Chapter 3.3 --- Hypotheses of the Study --- p.57 / Chapter FOUR --- DESIGN OF THE STUDY --- p.59 / Chapter 4.1 --- The research design and sampling method --- p.59 / Chapter 4.2 --- Measuring instrument --- p.61 / Chapter 4.3 --- Method of data collection --- p.70 / Chapter 4.4 --- Method of data analysis --- p.71 / Chapter FIVE --- RESULTS --- p.72 / Chapter 5.1 --- Psychometric properties of the scales --- p.72 / Chapter 5.2 --- Demographic characteristics of the respondents --- p.79 / Chapter 5.3 --- "Descriptive findings of family functioning, objective burden, subjective burden, and social support" --- p.83 / Chapter 5.4 --- "Relationships among demographic characteristics, family functioning, objective burden, subjective burden, and social support" --- p.96 / Chapter 5.5 --- "Relationships among family functioning, objective burden, subjective burden, and social support" --- p.105 / Chapter 5.6 --- "Inter-relationships among objective burden, subjective burden, social support, and family functioning" --- p.111 / Chapter SIX --- DISCUSSION --- p.121 / Chapter 6.1 --- Discussion on methodology of the Study --- p.121 / Chapter 6.2 --- Discussion on the results of the findings --- p.123 / Chapter SEVEN --- CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS --- p.142 / Chapter 7.1 --- Recommendations for clinical practice --- p.143 / Chapter 7.2 --- Concluding remark for recommendations --- p.147 / Reference --- p.152 / Appendix 1: Reliability and Item-Total Correlation of Family Assessment Device (FAD) --- p.169 / Appendix 2: Correlation Coefficients among the Sub-scales of Family Assessment Device (FAD) --- p.170 / Appendix 3: The Mean and Standard Deviation of the Family Assessment Device (FAD) --- p.171 / Appendix 4: Reliability and Item-Total Correlation of Objective Burden Scale(OB) --- p.173 / Appendix 5: Correlation Coefficients among the Sub-scales of Objective Burden (OB) --- p.173 / Appendix 6: The Mean and Standard Deviation of the Objective Burden Scale (OB) --- p.174 / Appendix 7: Reliability and Item-Total Correlation of Subjective Burden Scale(OB) --- p.175 / Appendix 8: Correlation Coefficients among the Sub-scales of Subjective Burden (OB) --- p.175 / Appendix 9: The Mean and Standard Deviation of the Subjective Burden Scale (OB) --- p.176 / Appendix 10: Reliability and Item-Total Correlation of Social Support Scale(SS) --- p.177 / Appendix 11: Correlation Coefficients among the Sub-scales of Social Support (SS) --- p.177 / Appendix 12: The Mean and Standard Deviation of the Social Support Scale (SS) --- p.178 / "Appendix 13: Multiple Regression using Objective Burden, Subjective Burden and Demographic Data to Predict Family Functioning" --- p.179 / Appendix 14: Multiple Regression using Objective Burden and Demographic Data to Predict Subjective Burden --- p.179 / Appendix 15: Questionnaire (Chinese Version) --- p.180 / Appendix 16: Questionnaire (English Version) --- p.188

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