Abstract
This study investigated whether Chinese adolescents living in intact and non-intact families differed in their positive development, life satisfaction, and risk behavior. A total of 3,328 Secondary 1 students responded to measures of positive youth development (such as resilience and psychosocial competencies), life satisfaction, and risk behavior (substance abuse, delinquency, Internet addiction, consumption of pornographic materials, self-harm, and behavioral intention to engage in problem behavior). Findings revealed that adolescents growing up in intact families reported higher levels of positive developmental outcomes and life satisfaction as compared with adolescents from non-intact families. Adolescents in non-intact families also reported higher levels of risk behaviors than those growing up in intact families.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-20-2013
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fped.2013.00018
Repository Citation
Shek, Daniel T. L. and Leung, Hildie, "Positive Youth Development, Life Satisfaction, and Problem Behaviors of Adolescents in Intact and Non-Intact Families in Hong Kong" (2013). Pediatrics Faculty Publications. 155.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/pediatrics_facpub/155
Notes/Citation Information
Published in Frontiers in Pediatrics, v. 1, article 18, p. 1-7.
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