published_or_final_version / Social Work and Social Administration / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

published_or_final_version / Nursing Studies / Master / Master of Nursing in Advanced Practice

published_or_final_version / Social Work / Master / Master of Social Sciences

by Theresa, Yuk ki Chen. / Includes questionaire in Chinese. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1994. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 75-80). / abstract --- p.ii / acknowledgments --- p.iii / list of tables --- p.vi / Chapter / Chapter 1 --- BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY AND LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.1 / The stress of families with mentally retarded children --- p.1 / Stress encountered by parents of mentally retarded adults --- p.5 / The concept of social support and its effects --- p.8 / Stress and social support of families with mentally retarded children --- p.9 / The optimal-matching model of stress and social support --- p.13 / Purpose of the present study --- p.20 / Chapter 2 --- RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY --- p.24 / Subjects --- p.24 / Instruments --- p.26 / Procedure --- p.28 / Chapter 3 --- RESULTS --- p.30 / The social functioning of the mentally retarded adults --- p.30 / Sources and. nature of stress --- p.30 / Sources of social support --- p.46 / Nature of social support --- p.49 / Stress appraisal and effectiveness of social support --- p.53 / Support needed the nature of stress --- p.57 / Stress appraisal and social support needed --- p.59 / Chapter 4 --- DISCUSSION --- p.61 / Nature of stresses in mothers of mentally retarded adults --- p.61 / Sources and nature of social support received --- p.66 / Testing the optimal-matching hypotheses --- p.68 / "The , needs for social support" --- p.71 / Limitations and suggestions for further' study --- p.72 / Implications for rehabilitative services of mentally retarded individuals --- p.74 / REFERENCES --- p.75 / APPENDIX / Chapter A --- LETTER TO THE SUBJECT --- p.81 / Chapter B --- CONSENT FORM FOR SUBJECT --- p.83 / Chapter C --- THE STRUCTURED INTERVIEW SCHEME --- p.85 / Chapter D --- VINELAND SOCIAL MATURITY SCALE --- p.94

Ng Chor-kong. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 163-171). / Abstract also in Chinese. / Chapter Chapter 1: --- "Introduction: The reappraisal of the possibilities and constraints of the ""autonomous mothering""" --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 2: --- "Encapsulating subjectivity: Understanding mothering through the ""subjectivistic"" coping strategy" --- p.37 / Chapter Chapter 3: --- Reflection of self: Anxiety in coming to terms with lives on welfare --- p.76 / Chapter Chapter 4: --- Problematization of self: Anxiety of interacting with the welfare agency --- p.105 / Chapter Chapter 5: --- Recognition of self: Active subjects passively resisting marginalization --- p.122 / Chapter Chapter 6: --- Conclusion: Subjectification of self through practice --- p.153 / Bibliography --- p.163

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

published_or_final_version / Community Medicine / Doctoral / Doctor of Philosophy

published_or_final_version / Social Work / Master / Master of Social Sciences

by Kwok Yung, Florence. / Includes questionaire in Chinese. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1995. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 55-60 (2nd gp.)). / Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Predictors of Parent and/or Child Adjustment in Single-parent Families --- p.3 / The Parental Loss Hypothesis --- p.3 / The Interparental Conflict Hypothesis --- p.4 / The Economic Hardship Hypothesis --- p.5 / The Life Stress Hypothesis --- p.6 / The Length of Separation Hypothesis --- p.6 / The Social Support Hypothesis --- p.6 / The Family Functioning Hypothesis --- p.8 / Purpose of the Study --- p.11 / Chapter II. --- METHODS --- p.13 / Subjects --- p.13 / Measures --- p.14 / Procedure --- p.20 / Statistical Analyses --- p.21 / Chapter III. --- RESULTS --- p.22 / Demographic Data --- p.22 / Descriptive Statistics of Predictors and Dependent Variables --- p.25 / Correlation between Predictors and Dependent Variables --- p.31 / Multiple Regression Analyses --- p.37 / Chapter IV. --- DISCUSSION --- p.44 / Parent and Child Adjustment --- p.44 / Financial Stress --- p.45 / Interparental Conflict and Parental Loss --- p.46 / Length of Separation and Socioeconomic Status --- p.47 / Accumulation and Co-occurrence of Stress --- p.48 / Family Functioning and Social Support --- p.51 / Limitations of this Study --- p.52 / Conclusion --- p.53 / REFERENCES --- p.55 / APPENDIX --- p.61

published_or_final_version / Social Work / Master / Master of Social Sciences