published_or_final_version / Journalism and Media Studies Centre / Master / Master of Journalism

published_or_final_version / abstract / toc / Clinical Psychology / Master / Master of Social Sciences

published_or_final_version / Social Work and Social Administration / Master / Master of Social Sciences

published_or_final_version / Journalism and Media Studies Centre / Master / Master of Journalism

published_or_final_version / Journalism and Media Studies Centre / Master / Master of Journalism

published_or_final_version / Social Work / Master / Master of Social Work

published_or_final_version / Social Work / Master / Master of Social Work

published_or_final_version / Social Work / Master / Master of Social Work

The adjustment of sojourning spouses appears to be critical to the adjustment of their partners in the relocation; yet adjusting to international relocation is often reported to be a challenging process. The present project comprises a systematic review of research on spouse adjustment in international relocations(Study 1) and an empirical study among a sample of 135 Japanese sojourning housewives in Hong Kong(Study 2). Study 1found that adjustment was measured differently in the past research of sojourning spouse adjustment, and multiple individual, interpersonal and situational or environmental factors have been found to be associated with the adjustment of spouse after relocation. Study 2found that personal coping style was associated with psychological adjustment, while a coping style that focuses on problem solving, along with marital satisfaction and sociocultural interaction, emerged as significant predictors of satisfaction with life. Homemaking stressors were found to be negatively associated with psychological adjustment, and a significant interaction effect with marital satisfaction is found. Dyadic trust was found to contribute significantly to psychological well-being, and its effect was fully mediated by marital satisfaction. Overall speaking, existing models of spousal adjustment in expatriation seem to apply to the Japanese population studied. / published_or_final_version / Clinical Psychology / Master / Master of Social Sciences

by Chong Shu-chuen. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 63-66). / Abstract also in Chinese. / ACKNOWLEDGMENTS --- p.ii / ABSTRACT --- p.iii / 摘要 --- p.v / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.vii / LIST OF TABLES --- p.ix / Chapter / Chapter 1 --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter 2 --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.5 / Chapter 2.1 --- Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition --- p.5 / Chapter 2.2 --- "Brown, Moon, and Zoloth's Decomposition" --- p.10 / Chapter 3 --- PROFILES OF HONG KONG LABOR MARKET --- p.16 / Chapter 4 --- THE SIMPLE DUMMY VARIABLE APPROACH --- p.20 / Chapter 4.1 --- Specification of Control Variables --- p.20 / Chapter 4.2 --- Empirical Results --- p.22 / Chapter 5 --- THE BLINDER-OAXACA DECOMPOSITION --- p.24 / Chapter 5.1 --- Methodology --- p.25 / Chapter 5.2 --- Specification of Control Variables --- p.28 / Chapter 5.3 --- Empirical Results --- p.29 / Chapter 6 --- "THE BROWN, MOON, AND ZOLOTH'S MODEL" --- p.33 / Chapter 6.1 --- Methodology --- p.34 / Chapter 6.2 --- General Procedure to Estimate Earnings Decomposition --- p.40 / Chapter 6.3 --- Specification of Control Variables for Multinomial Logit Model --- p.41 / Chapter 6.4 --- Specification of Control Variables for Earnings Functions --- p.41 / Chapter 6.5 --- Empirical Results --- p.42 / Chapter 6.5.1 --- Multinomial Logit Model of Occupational Attainment --- p.42 / Chapter 6.5.2 --- Earnings Differentials and Occupational Segregatio --- p.44 / Chapter 6.5.3 --- The Extent of Male Earnings Differentials --- p.49 / Chapter 7 --- COHORT EFFECT ON EARNINGS DIFFERENTIALS --- p.51 / Chapter 7.1 --- Descriptive Statistics --- p.52 / Chapter 7.2 --- Empirical Results --- p.53 / Chapter 7.2.1 --- Regression Analysis --- p.53 / Chapter 7.2.2 --- Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition --- p.54 / Chapter 7.2.3 --- Brown et. al. Decomposition --- p.56 / Chapter 8 --- SUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS --- p.59 / REFERENCES --- p.63 / TABLES --- p.67