Assessing the personal-social development of Hong Kong Chinese adolescents

International Journal for the Advancement of Counselling

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 317-330

  Yuen, Mantak ^a   Hui, Eadaoin K P ^a   Lau, Patrick S Y ^b   Gysbers, Norman C ^c   Leung, Thomas K M ^d   Chan, Raymond M C ^e   Shea, Peter M K ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^d Ching Chung Hau Po Woon Secondary School   (Hong Kong)

^e HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^f Hong Kong Council of the Church of Christ in China   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Comprehensive guidance programmes; Hong Kong; Personal social development; Positive psychology; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

EID: 33750915834     PISSN: 01650653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10447-006-9017-2     Document Type: Article

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