LEADER 04382nam 22005895 450 001 9910350278903321 005 20210112173921.0 010 $a981-13-3783-7 024 7 $a10.1007/978-981-13-3783-3 035 $a(CKB)4100000007389670 035 $a(DE-He213)978-981-13-3783-3 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5629322 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL5629322 035 $a(OCoLC)1081038215 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000007389670 100 $a20190104d2019 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn|008mamaa 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aSocial Support Networks, Coping and Positive Aging Among the Community-Dwelling Elderly in Hong Kong$b[electronic resource] /$fby Susu Liu 205 $a1st ed. 2019. 210 1$aSingapore :$cSpringer Singapore :$cImprint: Springer,$d2019. 215 $a1 online resource (XVI, 189 p. 36 illus., 4 illus. in color.) 311 $a981-13-3782-9 327 $aChapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Literature Review -- Chapter 3 Conceptual Framework -- Chapter 4 Method -- Chapter 5 Findings of In-depth Interview -- Chapter 6 Descriptive Findings of Survey -- Chapter 7 Hypotheses Testing -- Chapter 8 Domestic Helper as a Support Provider -- Chapter 9 Discussion -- Chapter 10 Implications of the Study -- Chapter 11 Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Appendix A -- Appendix B. 330 $aThe dramatically increasing aging population of Hong Kong has elicited new risks and opportunities to facilitate a positive life for older adults. This book offers a holistic review of gerontological theories and literature, and constructs a conceptual framework of social support networks, coping and positive aging. In light of the implications of the convoy model of social support to depict an indigenous landscape of positive aging in Hong Kong, this is one of the very few empirical studies that adopts both quantitative research and qualitative research. The research consisted of a pilot study of in-depth interviews with 16 older Hong Kong Chinese and a main study surveying 393 older members of District Elderly Community Center. The results of the study indicate that family and peer support constitute the mainstay of support networks of the elderly, and that family and peer support are associated with positive aging. Moreover, the study shows that it is the depth of emotional closeness, namely, close interaction and intimacy with social partners that makes the greatest contribution to positive aging. Additionally, problem coping and emotion coping are found to mediate the relationship between social support networks and positive aging. There is potential in bringing more domestic helpers into elderly care and improving the service quality such that the goal of Aging in Place can be promoted in Hong Kong. Intended for researchers in social work, gerontology and positive psychology, it is also essential reading for graduates and social work professionals interested in this area. This book makes a valuable contribution to social gerontological research among Hong Kong older adults and the promotion of wellbeing in the elderly via the construct of positive aging in the culture of Chinese society. 606 $aAging$xResearch 606 $aSocial work 606 $aQuality of Life$xResearch 606 $aAging$3http://scigraph.springernature.com/things/product-market-codes/X11000 606 $aPositive Psychology$3http://scigraph.springernature.com/things/product-market-codes/Y44000 606 $aSocial Work$3http://scigraph.springernature.com/things/product-market-codes/X21000 606 $aQuality of Life Research$3http://scigraph.springernature.com/things/product-market-codes/X23000 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAging$xResearch. 615 0$aSocial work. 615 0$aQuality of Life$xResearch. 615 14$aAging. 615 24$aPositive Psychology. 615 24$aSocial Work. 615 24$aQuality of Life Research. 676 $a305.26 700 $aLiu$b Susu$4aut$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut$01059847 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910350278903321 996 $aSocial Support Networks, Coping and Positive Aging Among the Community-Dwelling Elderly in Hong Kong$92508628 997 $aUNINA