Subjective Outcome Evaluation of a Positive Youth Development Program in Mainland China: Evidence in the Post-Pandemic Era DOI Open Access
Daniel T. L. Shek, Yiting Tang, Xiaoqin Zhu

et al.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 22(4), P. 613 - 613

Published: April 15, 2025

Background: Optimizing the development of adolescents in post-pandemic era is an urgent concern. As active initiative, “Tin Ka Ping P.A.T.H.S. Project”, rooted “Positive Youth Development (PYD)” approach, represents a curriculum-based program aimed at fostering psychosocial competence and well-being adolescents. This study presents evaluation findings program’s effectiveness during 2022–2023 academic year. Methods: Using validated “36-item Subjective Outcome Evaluation scale (SOES)”, we evaluated perceptions 2165 junior students (Mage = 13.43 years, SD 0.70 51.3% females) 3287 senior 16.07 0.65 52.8% females). Results: Replicating our previous before pandemic, 36-item SOES exhibited satisfactory validity reliability current study. Students commonly provided favorable evaluations regarding quality, implementer perceived benefits. Senior-grade were more likely to perceive positively. Conclusions: These replications underscore generalizability robustness as reliable measurement tool across different time periods research backgrounds. The participants’ positive responses indicated impact Project” enhancing background contexts periods.

Language: Английский

Cyberbullying Following Cyber-Victimization Among Chinese Children: The Role of Moral Disengagement and Normative Beliefs About Aggression DOI Creative Commons
Xiang Li, Daniel T. L. Shek,

Esther Y. W. Shek

et al.

Applied Research in Quality of Life, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 18, 2025

Language: Английский

Citations

0
Family Functioning and Meaning in Life among Chinese Pre-adolescents and Adolescents: A 4-wave Longitudinal Study DOI Creative Commons
Daniel T. L. Shek, Yiting Tang, Xiang Li

et al.

Child Indicators Research, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 4, 2025

Language: Английский

Citations

0
Subjective Outcome Evaluation of a Positive Youth Development Program in Mainland China: Evidence in the Post-Pandemic Era DOI Open Access
Daniel T. L. Shek, Yiting Tang, Xiaoqin Zhu

et al.

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 22(4), P. 613 - 613

Published: April 15, 2025

Background: Optimizing the development of adolescents in post-pandemic era is an urgent concern. As active initiative, “Tin Ka Ping P.A.T.H.S. Project”, rooted “Positive Youth Development (PYD)” approach, represents a curriculum-based program aimed at fostering psychosocial competence and well-being adolescents. This study presents evaluation findings program’s effectiveness during 2022–2023 academic year. Methods: Using validated “36-item Subjective Outcome Evaluation scale (SOES)”, we evaluated perceptions 2165 junior students (Mage = 13.43 years, SD 0.70 51.3% females) 3287 senior 16.07 0.65 52.8% females). Results: Replicating our previous before pandemic, 36-item SOES exhibited satisfactory validity reliability current study. Students commonly provided favorable evaluations regarding quality, implementer perceived benefits. Senior-grade were more likely to perceive positively. Conclusions: These replications underscore generalizability robustness as reliable measurement tool across different time periods research backgrounds. The participants’ positive responses indicated impact Project” enhancing background contexts periods.

Language: Английский

Citations

0