Publications by authors named "Stephen Cheong-Yu Chan"
Social connections not only contribute to psychological and emotional well-being but also positively impact physical health, with social isolation and loneliness linked to early mortality and detrimental health outcomes. This study aims to evaluate an online Awareness, Courage, and Love (ACL) group intervention designed to enhance social connectedness and subjective well-being while reducing loneliness, depression, and anxiety among older adults. This randomised controlled trial (RCT) will involve an intervention group receiving a 2 h ACL session via videoconferencing.
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- Functional limitations are defined as the dependency on others to carry out everyday activities, and there's a growing connection between these limitations and cognitive abilities, although the specific reasons for this link are not fully understood.
- A study with over 16,000 middle-aged and older adults analyzed data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study to explore how social participation affects the relationship between functional limitations and cognitive decline over eight years.
- The findings suggest that social participation partially mediates the connection between functional limitations and cognitive decline, implying that staying socially active may help slow down the decline in cognitive functioning associated with increased dependency.
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- The COVID-19 pandemic has created significant challenges for university students, impacting their mental well-being and prompting this study to explore how hope, self-esteem, and life satisfaction interconnect during crises.
- A survey of 315 students in Hong Kong revealed that those with higher levels of hope and self-esteem also reported greater life satisfaction.
- The findings suggest that self-esteem partially mediates the relationship, meaning that increased hope can enhance life satisfaction by boosting self-esteem, highlighting the importance of mental health interventions for students facing difficulties.
The present study aimed to investigate the effect of a blatant activation of age-based stereotype threats (ABST) on time-based prospective memory (TBPM) in older adults. A sample of 74 adults from Hong Kong was randomly assigned to one of the two experimental conditions: the stereotyped condition ( = 36) or the neutral condition ( = 38). Participants were asked to read fictitious news reports related to dementia (stereotyped condition) or the importance of English oral skills (neutral condition).
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) crisis has exerted significant psychological impacts on university students who have faced drastic changes in the learning mode and suspension of classes. Despite these challenges, many students maintained subjective well-being. In this study, we examined the role of "hope" as a potential protector to maintain their subjective well-being when facing adversity during this global crisis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAccording to the broaden-and-build theory, positive emotions can broaden our awareness and build psychological resources, which leads to better psychological outcomes. Previous studies demonstrated that hope partially mediates the association between positive emotions and life satisfaction in college students. Yet, there has no similar model been tested among older adults.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAims: This study investigated the relationships between specific types of social participation and well-being variables (i.e., life satisfaction, positive affect, negative affect, symptoms of depression and anxiety) in Chinese older adults in Hong Kong.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjective: Social networks play a vital role in facilitating late-life health and well-being. The current research sought to examine the psychometric properties of the abbreviated Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS-6) among community-dwelling Hong Kong Chinese older adults and to explore the association between social network and well-being indicators such as life satisfaction, functional social support, loneliness and anxiety.
Methods: We administered the LSNS-6 scale to 324 older adults (mean = 71.