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Title: | Exploratory study on relationships between family functioning, demographics and individual well-being in East Asia | Authors: | Lo, HHM Chung Chan, MLF Kim, YH Mui, MWK Feng, JY Zhu, M Wong, KS Chinapan, B Lee, NS |
Issue Date: | 2018 | Source: | The Hong Kong Journal of Social Work, Summer/Winter 2018, v. 52, no. 1/2, p. 3-31 | Abstract: | This exploratory study examined the relationship between family functioning and individual’s well-being across seven East Asian cities. 3,834 participants recruited through convenience sampling completed a family survey. Descriptive statistics, t-tests, ANOVAs, and hierarchical regression analyses were performed. Results showed that, among the survey respondents, overall 31.1% of families were diagnosed as dysfunctional, 11.3% were scored as low functioning, and 50.7% were classified as high functioning. In various cities, 21.2% to 40.6% of the families were diagnosed as dysfunctional, 6.5% to 16.6% were scored as low functioning, and 33.2% to 68% were classified as high functioning. Income per head and divorce predicted low family functioning. After controlling demographic variables, family functioning significantly predicted subjective happiness (ΔR2 = .17), depression (ΔR2 = .11), mental health (ΔR2 = .05) and physical health (ΔR2 = .02). More cross-cultural studies on Asian families were recommended for improving our understanding of family dynamics and functioning of Eastern families. | Keywords: | Asia Family functioning Family Well-being Subjective happiness |
Publisher: | World Scientific | Journal: | The Hong Kong Journal of Social Work | ISSN: | 0219-2462 | EISSN: | 2424-7731 | DOI: | 10.1142/S0219246218000037 | Rights: | Electronic version of an article published as The Hong Kong Journal of Social Work, Volume 52, Issue 01n02, 2018, Pages 3-31 DOI: 10.1142/S0219246218000037. © World Scientific Publishing Company, https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscinet/hkjsw |
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