A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial to Decrease Adaptation Difficulties in Chinese New Immigrants to Hong Kong

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 137-152

  Yu, Xiaonan ^a,b   Stewart, Sunita M ^c   Chui, Jolian P L ^d   Ho, Joy L Y ^d   Li, Anthony C H ^d   Lam, Tai Hing ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d Hong Kong Council of Social Service   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Chinese; Immigrants; Randomized controlled trial; Resilience

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO CHANGE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; IMMIGRANT; KNOWLEDGE; MALE; PREDICTION;

ADAPTATION; CHINESE; IMMIGRANTS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESILIENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ALTRUISM; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; CHINA; EMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANTS; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; PILOT PROJECTS; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84891824342     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2013.10.003     Document Type: Article

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