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Reasons for Living among Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong.
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Chan, David W. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 1995
Secondary school students (n=279) in Hong Kong responded to the Chinese version of the Reasons for Living Inventory. The popular important reasons were those associated with coping beliefs and family concerns, and the reasons regarded to be important by fewer respondents were those associated with fears. (JPS)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Age Differences, Chinese, Coping
A Cluster Analysis of the Circumstances of Death in Suicides in Hong Kong
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Chen, Eric Y. H.; Chan, Wincy S. C.; Chan, Sandra S. M.; Liu, Ka Y.; Chan, Cecilia L. W.; Wong, Paul W. C.; Law, Y. W.; Yip, Paul S. F. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2007
Classification of suicides is essential for clinicians to better identify self-harm patients with future suicidal risks. This study examined potential subtypes of suicide in a psychological autopsy sample (N = 148) in Hong Kong. Hierarchical cluster analysis extracted two subgroups of subjects in terms of expressed deliberation assessed by the…
Descriptors: Prevention, Suicide, Patients, Multivariate Analysis
Multiple Pathways from Stress to Suicidality and the Protective Effect of Social Support in Hong Kong Adolescents
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Cheng, Sheung-Tak; Chan, Alfred C. M. – Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 2007
Two theoretical models were constructed to illustrate how stressful events, family and friends support, depression, substance use, and death attitude mutually influence to create cumulative risks for suicide. The models were evaluated using structural equation modeling. Results showed that suicidality was strongly predicted by death attitude,…
Descriptors: Structural Equation Models, Models, Family Influence, Depression (Psychology)