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ERIC Number: EJ1490385
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025
Pages: 12
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0306-9885
EISSN: EISSN-1469-3534
Available Date: 0000-00-00
A Pilot Study in Narrative Approach of an Adolescent Parenting Program for Enhancing Parenting Competency during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Hong Kong
Florence F. Y. Cheung1; Christy Tsang1; Yu Cheng Hsu1; Paul S. F. Yip1
British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, v53 n4 p519-530 2025
Since 2019, Hong Kong has been experiencing a social and mental health crisis caused by social unrest and the COVID-19 Pandemic. As a result, there have been reports of increasing family conflicts among secondary students. With the understanding that family support and positive relationships are crucial for maintaining the mental well-being of young people, narrative therapy is a practical approach for helping families shift from problem-focused perspectives to empowering strategies for rebuilding positive relationships. The study aims to report on the effectiveness of a pilot group parent narrative therapy workshop for family relationship harmonisation and enhancing parenting competency using quantitative and qualitative methods. The study participants included 34 parents from five local schools. The results indicated a significantly increased sense of parental competency, general self-efficacy, adult hope, and decreased parental stress. Qualitative reports and participants' narratives also demonstrated the positive effect of the narrative therapy workshop on their parent-adolescent relationships.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
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Identifiers - Location: Hong Kong
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Author Affiliations: 1The HKJC Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong