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Article: Perspectives on family health, happiness and harmony (3H) among Hong Kong Chinese people: a qualitative study
Title | Perspectives on family health, happiness and harmony (3H) among Hong Kong Chinese people: a qualitative study |
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Issue Date | 2012 |
Publisher | Oxford University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://her.oxfordjournals.org/ |
Citation | Health Education Research, 2012, v. 27 n. 5, p. 767-779 How to Cite? |
Abstract | Family harmony, an important Confucian ideal in Chinese society is believed to determine family happiness and therefore health, but is this accurate? This is a qualitative study of 41 Hong Kong Chinese family members. Individual recorded interviews were thematically analysed describing perceived interactions between harmony, happiness and health. Family harmony comprised four components: communication, mutual respect, lack of conflict and family time [notably 'Gou tong' (in Cantonese 溝通)-opportunity and willingness to spend time together-requiring good interpersonal communication, emphasized by female respondents]. Lack of conflict was emphasized, while diverse values, parenting styles and financial difficulties were common causes of conflict. Respect required reciprocity. Family happiness comprised four elements: family harmony, an important pre-requisite; mutual caring and supportive orientation; sense of security emphasizing financial security in middle-class versus sense of togetherness in lower social class groups and contentment. Healthy families were harmonious; 'typical' (children/two-parent/two-grandparent); happy; caring and respectful, with individual health and healthy behaviours. Family harmony, happiness and health are interrelated and built on a communicative, respectful, caring and contented set of attitudes, in particular allowing for family time. Harmony is apparently a core element of good family functioning. |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/174167 |
ISSN | 2023 Impact Factor: 2.1 2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 0.741 |
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DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Lam, WWT | en_HK |
dc.contributor.author | Fielding, R | en_HK |
dc.contributor.author | McDowell, I | en_HK |
dc.contributor.author | Johnston, J | en_HK |
dc.contributor.author | Chan, S | en_HK |
dc.contributor.author | Leung, GM | en_HK |
dc.contributor.author | Lam, TH | en_HK |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-11-16T03:37:41Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2012-11-16T03:37:41Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2012 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.citation | Health Education Research, 2012, v. 27 n. 5, p. 767-779 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.issn | 0268-1153 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/174167 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Family harmony, an important Confucian ideal in Chinese society is believed to determine family happiness and therefore health, but is this accurate? This is a qualitative study of 41 Hong Kong Chinese family members. Individual recorded interviews were thematically analysed describing perceived interactions between harmony, happiness and health. Family harmony comprised four components: communication, mutual respect, lack of conflict and family time [notably 'Gou tong' (in Cantonese 溝通)-opportunity and willingness to spend time together-requiring good interpersonal communication, emphasized by female respondents]. Lack of conflict was emphasized, while diverse values, parenting styles and financial difficulties were common causes of conflict. Respect required reciprocity. Family happiness comprised four elements: family harmony, an important pre-requisite; mutual caring and supportive orientation; sense of security emphasizing financial security in middle-class versus sense of togetherness in lower social class groups and contentment. Healthy families were harmonious; 'typical' (children/two-parent/two-grandparent); happy; caring and respectful, with individual health and healthy behaviours. Family harmony, happiness and health are interrelated and built on a communicative, respectful, caring and contented set of attitudes, in particular allowing for family time. Harmony is apparently a core element of good family functioning. | en_HK |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | Oxford University Press. The Journal's web site is located at http://her.oxfordjournals.org/ | en_HK |
dc.relation.ispartof | Health Education Research | en_HK |
dc.rights | This is a pre-copy-editing, author-produced PDF of an article accepted for publication in Health Education Research following peer review. The definitive publisher-authenticated version Health Education Research, 2012, v. 27 n. 5, p. 767-779 is available online at: http://her.oxfordjournals.org/content/27/5/767 | - |
dc.title | Perspectives on family health, happiness and harmony (3H) among Hong Kong Chinese people: a qualitative study | en_HK |
dc.type | Article | en_HK |
dc.identifier.email | Lam, WWT: wwtlam@hku.hk | en_HK |
dc.identifier.email | Fielding, R: fielding@hku.hk | en_HK |
dc.identifier.email | Johnston, J: jjohnsto@hku.hk | en_HK |
dc.identifier.email | Chan, S: nssophia@hkucc.hku.hk | en_HK |
dc.identifier.email | Leung, GM: gmleung@hku.hk | en_HK |
dc.identifier.email | Lam, TH: hrmrlth@hkucc.hku.hk | en_HK |
dc.identifier.authority | Lam, WWT=rp00443 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.authority | Fielding, R=rp00339 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.authority | Johnston, J=rp00375 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.authority | Chan, S=rp00423 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.authority | Leung, GM=rp00460 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.authority | Lam, TH=rp00326 | en_HK |
dc.description.nature | postprint | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.1093/her/cys087 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.pmid | 22907531 | - |
dc.identifier.scopus | eid_2-s2.0-84866413108 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 212297 | en_US |
dc.relation.references | http://www.scopus.com/mlt/select.url?eid=2-s2.0-84866413108&selection=ref&src=s&origin=recordpage | en_HK |
dc.identifier.volume | 27 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.issue | 5 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.spage | 767 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.epage | 779 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.isi | WOS:000308887100001 | - |
dc.publisher.place | United States | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Lam, TH=7202522876 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Leung, GM=7007159841 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Chan, S=7404255378 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Johnston, J=7403397964 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | McDowell, I=7005740966 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Fielding, R=7102200484 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.scopusauthorid | Lam, WWT=7203022022 | en_HK |
dc.identifier.issnl | 0268-1153 | - |