Dimensionality of the Chinese Positive Youth Development Scale: Confirmatory Factor Analyses

Shek, Daniel T. L.; M.S., Cecilia

doi:10.1007/s11205-009-9515-9

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“…Previous research demonstrated that this scale had sound psychometric properties (Shek and Ma 2010Shek and Ma 2014a, b). The 44-item instrument included 15 subscales, including bonding, resilience, social competence, recognition for positive behavior, emotional competence, cognitive competence, behavioral competence, moral competence, self-determination, self-efficacy, clear and positive identity, beliefs in the future, prosocial involvement, prosocial norms, and spirituality.…”

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“…In this paper, students' PYD competences, life satisfaction and thriving were assessed. To further understand the impact of the program, we adopt the hierarchical approach by assessing the changes in four composite scores (i.e., secondary factor of PYD attributes) which were derived from multi-group confirmatory factor analyses (Shek and Ma 2010). This approach helps us understand the complex nature of service from participants' perspective (Martínez Caro and Martínez García 2007) and was supported by empirical research (Lu et al 2009).…”

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Changes in the Participants in a Community-Based Positive Youth Development Program in Hong Kong: Objective Outcome Evaluation Using a One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design

M.S.

Shek

Chen

2018

Applied Research Quality Life

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Project BP.A.T.H.S.^has been shown to be effective in promoting positive development outcomes among Chinese adolescents in the school context. However, little is known whether the benefits can also be found in other settings. The purposes of the study was to investigate the changes in psychosocial outcomes among Hong Kong Chinese adolescents after participating in a community-based positive youth development (PYD) program. Using a one-group pretest-posttest design, junior high school students (N = 17,544) were invited to join the universal prevention program (the Tier 1 Program) and/or the selective prevention program (the Tier 2 Program). 10,807 students whose pre-and post-test data were successfully matched. The students responded to validated outcome measures assessing PYD outcomes, life satisfaction and thriving at pretest and posttest. Consistent with the hypotheses, students showed positive change on different developmental outcomes after joining the program. Amongst the different programs, students in the Tier 2 Program had significant improvement in all developmental outcome indicators. While limitations of the one-group pretest-posttest design and the alternative explanations are duly acknowledged, the present study suggests that the community-based Project P.A.T.H.S. is a promising approach to promote positive youth development, life satisfaction and thriving of adolescents, a conclusion which is consistent with the existing evaluation findings of the project. Building from previous school-based research, the present study extends the literature by showing the effectiveness of a positive youth prevention program in a community context. Limitations of the study design (e.g., an absence of a control group) are discussed.Applied Research Quality Life

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Changes in the Participants in a Community-Based Positive Youth Development Program in Hong Kong: Objective Outcome Evaluation Using a One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design

M.S.

Shek

Chen

2018

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“…Based on factor analyses, Shek and Ma (32) These four composite indicators were used to assess participants ' positive youth development in the present study. Scores of the four indicators all range from 1 to 6 with higher scores representing high competences in the constructs.…”

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Internet addiction in Hong Kong adolescents: profiles and psychosocial correlates

Shek¹,

2012

International Journal on Disability and Human Development

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This study examined the prevalence of internet addition among Hong Kong adolescents and its psychosocial correlates in a large sample of early adolescents in Hong Kong. A total of 3328 students (age = 12.59 ± 0.74 years) were recruited from 28 secondary schools in Hong Kong. Using Young ' s 10-item internet addiction test, 26.4 % of the participants were classifi ed as having internet addiction. Age and having divorced parents were positively correlated with pathological use of the internet, while higher academic competence, general positive youth development, and positive and clear identity predicted a lower probability of internet addiction. These results demonstrate that internet addiction has become an emergent youth problem in Hong Kong, which deserves more attention from researchers and professionals. Preventive strategies aiming at risk and protective factors identifi ed in the present study should be developed and implemented.

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“…Using multigroup confi rmatory factor analyses (MCFA), Shek and Ma (21) showed that the 15 basic dimensions of the CPYDS could be subsumed under four higher-order factors, including cognitive-behavioral competencies (CBC), prosocial attributes (PA), positive identity (PID), and general positive youth development qualities (GPYDQ). Evidence of factorial invariance in terms of confi guration, fi rst-order factor loadings, second-order factor loadings, intercepts of measured variable, and intercepts of fi rst-order latent factor, was found.…”

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Consumption of pornographic materials among early adolescents in Hong Kong: profiles and psychosocial correlates

Shek¹,

M.S.²

2012

International Journal on Disability and Human Development

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Consumption of pornographic materials was examined in 3328 Secondary 1 students in Hong Kong. Results showed that over 90 % of the respondents had never consumed pornographic materials in the past year. Compared to traditional pornography, internet pornography was the most common medium that participants used when viewing pornographic materials. Males reported a higher level of pornography exposure than females did. Results showed that different measures of positive youth development and family functioning were related to adolescents ' consumption of pornographic materials. In general, higher levels of positive youth development and better family functioning were related to a lower level of pornography consumption. The relative contribution of positive youth development and family factors to consumption of pornographic materials was also explored.

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Dimensionality of the Chinese Positive Youth Development Scale: Confirmatory Factor Analyses

Abstract: Chinese adolescents, Positive youth development, Confirmatory factor analysis, Chinese Positive Youth Development Scale,

Cited by 156 publications

References 37 publications

Changes in the Participants in a Community-Based Positive Youth Development Program in Hong Kong: Objective Outcome Evaluation Using a One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design

Changes in the Participants in a Community-Based Positive Youth Development Program in Hong Kong: Objective Outcome Evaluation Using a One-Group Pretest-Posttest Design

Internet addiction in Hong Kong adolescents: profiles and psychosocial correlates

Consumption of pornographic materials among early adolescents in Hong Kong: profiles and psychosocial correlates

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