Xiang, Xiaoling. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2011. / Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-117). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Acknowledgements --- p.ii / List of Tables --- p.vii / List of Figures --- p.viii / Abstract --- p.ix / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review and Conceptual Framework --- p.4 / Positive Youth Development --- p.4 / Positive Youth Development: An Introduction --- p.4 / Conceptualizing PYD: A Multidimensional Construct --- p.6 / Inter-relationship between and among the Selected PYD Attributes --- p.11 / Conceptualizing Social Capital in Relation to Youth Wellbeing --- p.14 / "Contributions of Coleman, Putnam, and Bourdieu" --- p.15 / The Working Definition of Social Capital in this Study --- p.18 / The Social Capital Framework --- p.22 / The Effect of Social Capital on Youth Development Outcomes --- p.23 / Theoretical Links --- p.23 / Empirical Evidence --- p.25 / Effects of Socio-Demographic Variables --- p.35 / Limitations in the Literature --- p.36 / The Conceptual Model of Social Capital and PYD --- p.39 / Summary of Definitions of Terms in the Study --- p.39 / The Conceptual Model of Social Capital and PYD --- p.40 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Methods --- p.43 / Data Source: the GRF Project --- p.43 / Overview of the Methodology in the current study --- p.45 / Research Questions and Hypotheses of the Study --- p.46 / Sampling Procedures and Participants of the Current Study --- p.47 / Missing Data --- p.49 / Measures --- p.51 / Demographic Variables --- p.52 / Social Capital Variables --- p.53 / PYD Variables --- p.57 / Data Analysis Plan --- p.59 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Results --- p.62 / Preliminary Analysis --- p.62 / Sample Demographics --- p.62 / Descriptive Characteristics of the Key Variables --- p.64 / Main Analysis --- p.66 / Test of Measurement Model --- p.68 / Test of Structural Model --- p.71 / Summary of Findings --- p.80 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Discussion --- p.82 / Summary of the Study --- p.82 / Discussions of Findings --- p.85 / Socio-demographic Characteristics and Social Capital Functioning --- p.85 / Social Capital and PYD --- p.90 / Contributions --- p.94 / Implications for Practice and Policy --- p.96 / Limitations and Future Directions --- p.99 / Conclusion --- p.102 / References --- p.104 / Appendices --- p.118 / Appendix A English Translated Version of Items Measuring Social Capital --- p.118 / Appendix B English Translated Version of Items Measuring PYD --- p.119