1st Edition

Religion, Family, and Chinese Youth Development An Empirical View

By Jerf W. K. Yeung Copyright 2021
250 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

250 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

250 Pages 8 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

Religion is a fundamental cultural factor profoundly influential on human mental health and behavioural choices, and, in addition, family is the most proximal and intimate socialization agent contributive to youth development. Religion, Family, and Chinese Youth Development explores how religious involvement of Chinese parents affects their psychological health and family socialization, which... Read more

1. Religion and Empirical Research in Contemporary China

2. Religion and Psychological Health of Chinese Parents

3. Religion and Family Socialization: A Christian Perspective

4. Chinese Youth Development in the Family Context: Psychosocial Maturity

5. Chinese Youth Development in the Family Context: Psychological and Behavioral Outcomes

6. Linked Life: Religion, Family Socialization, and Youth development

7. Conclusion, Application, and Future Directions

Biography

Jerf W. K. Yeung holds a PhD from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His research focuses on family and children, religion and health, and youth development, which has recently appeared in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, Social Indicators Research, and Marriage & Family Review.

"...this volume is of interest to those interested in Chinese Christianity, religion in the family sphere, and religion and psychology."

- Joseph Chadwin, University of Vienna