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Effects of social support on the mental health of the physically disabled in a Chinese context.

Wu Qiaobing. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2003. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 155-179). / Abstracts in English and Chinese ; questionnaire also in Chinese. / Abstract (English) --- p.i / Abstract (Chinese) --- p.iii / Acknowledgement --- p.v / Table of Contents --- p.vii / List of Figures and Tables --- p.x / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1 --- Review of Major Concept: Social Support --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- Conceptualization of Social Support --- p.6 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Typology of Social Support --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Measurement of Social Support --- p.9 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- The Link between Social Support and Mental Health: Three Debates in Literature --- p.11 / Chapter 2.2 --- Review of Relevant Theories --- p.17 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Social Network --- p.17 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Social Exchange --- p.20 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Social Capital --- p.23 / Chapter 2.3 --- Review of Empirical Studies on Social Support and Mental Health --- p.26 / Chapter 2.4 --- Implications for the Study --- p.34 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Research Design --- p.38 / Chapter 3.1 --- Research Framework --- p.38 / Chapter 3.2 --- Research Methodology --- p.39 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Sample --- p.40 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Measurement --- p.42 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Data Collection --- p.45 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Data Analysis --- p.46 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Research Finding I: Socio-Demographic Characteristics of the Physically Disabled and Their Social Support and Mental Health --- p.48 / Chapter 4.1 --- Socio-Demographic Characteristics of the Physically Disabled --- p.48 / Chapter 4.2 --- The Mental Health Status of the Physically Disabled --- p.52 / Chapter 4.3 --- Perceived Social Support of the Physically Disabled --- p.55 / Chapter 4.4 --- Received Social Support of the Physically Disabled --- p.59 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Research Finding II: The Link between Social Support and Mental Health --- p.71 / Chapter 5.1 --- Bivariate Analysis --- p.71 / Chapter 5.2 --- Basic Model --- p.74 / Chapter 5.3 --- Test of Hypotheses: The Link between Social Support and Mental Health --- p.77 / Chapter 5.3.1 --- Distinguishing Effects of Support Unavailability from Support of Varied Degrees --- p.86 / Chapter 5.3.2 --- Testing Effects of Moderator Variables on the Relationship between Received Social Support and Mental Health --- p.89 / Chapter 5.4 --- Theoretical and Cultural Interpretations of Research Results --- p.99 / Chapter 5.4.1 --- The Functioning of Perceived Social Support --- p.102 / Chapter 5.4.2 --- The Negative Effect of Daily Care Support --- p.105 / Chapter 5.4.3 --- The Ambiguous Function of Economic and Emotional Support --- p.114 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- "Conclusion, Implication and Limitation" --- p.121 / Chapter 6.1 --- Conclusion --- p.121 / Chapter 6.2 --- Implication --- p.124 / Chapter 6.3 --- Limitation --- p.130 / Appendix I Questionnaire (English) --- p.132 / Appendix II Questionnaire (Chinese) --- p.145 / References --- p.155

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:cuhk.edu.hk/oai:cuhk-dr:cuhk_324382
Date January 2003
ContributorsWu, Qiaobing., Chinese University of Hong Kong Graduate School. Division of Social Work.
Source SetsThe Chinese University of Hong Kong
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeText, bibliography
Formatprint, xi, 179 leaves ; 30 cm.
CoverageChina, 廣州市, China, Guangzhou Shi
RightsUse of this resource is governed by the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons “Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International” License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)

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