The role of research-article writing motivation and self-regulatory strategies in explaining research-article abstract writing ability.

The purpose of the study was to investigate the effects of research-article writing motivation and use of self-regulatory writing strategies in explaining second language (L2) research-article abstract writing ability, alongside the L2 literacy effect. Four measures were administered: a L2 literacy test, a research abstract performance assessment, and inventories of writing motivation and strategy. Participants were L2 graduate students in Taiwan (N=185; M age=25.

Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the Patient Perceptions of Empowerment Scale (PPES).

Objectives: To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Patient Perceptions of Empowerment Scale (PPES) and to perform a cross-cultural validity assessment.

Methods: In this cross-sectional survey, 554 inpatients in three general hospitals in northern Taiwan were recruited. Principal component analysis was used to examine the factor structure of the scale.

Sex differences in the development of perceived family cohesion and depressive symptoms in Taiwanese adolescents.

This study investigates the progression of family cohesion perceptions and depressive symptoms during the character development stage in adolescents. Data were used from the Taiwan Youth Project. The final sample comprised 2,690 adolescents with 1,312 girls (48.

Examining the causal model linking health literacy to health outcomes of asthma patients.

Aims And Objectives: To explore health literacy status in asthma patients and to examine the causal model linking health literacy to health outcome-related factors via mediator and moderator variables.

Background: Understanding how low health literacy may influence health outcomes is important.

Design: This is a cross-sectional survey study.

Effects of a community prevention intervention on public awareness, knowledge, and risk perception of club drug use by youth in Taiwan.

This study evaluated the effects of mobilizing community coalitions and implementing prevention intervention concerning public awareness, knowledge, and perception of the risks associated with club drug use by Taiwanese urban youth. A quasi-experimental design was used. Three communities in Taipei city were included in the present study.