TY - JOUR
T1 - The effectiveness of positive psychology interventions in enhancing positive behaviors and family relationships in Hong Kong
T2 - A community-based participatory research project
AU - Zhou, Qianling
AU - Chan, Sophia Siu chee
AU - Stewart, Sunita M.
AU - Leung, Charles Sai cheong
AU - Wan, Alice
AU - Lam, Tai Hing
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Taylor & Francis.
PY - 2016/1/2
Y1 - 2016/1/2
N2 - This paper describes a program of brief, universal, positive psychology-based interventions to increase targeted behaviors that enhance family relationships, developed and delivered to over 1500 participants using a community-based participatory approach. The cluster-randomized design combined interventions based on one of three themes (gratitude, hope, or open-mindedness) in one of two structures (intervention, or intervention with planning). The latter structure supplemented with materials and exercises derived from the Health Action Process Approach model of behavior change. Planning was more effective in increasing attitude and intention to perform behaviors, frequency of the targeted behaviors, and family health and happiness (Cohen’s ds: 0.10–0.16, p < 0.05), particularly in the theme targeting open-mindedness. Qualitative data supported effectiveness. This project was a first effort to develop a large-scale preventive psychological intervention in an understudied culture with the goal of maximizing acceptability and utilization by involving community stakeholders in every stage of the design.
AB - This paper describes a program of brief, universal, positive psychology-based interventions to increase targeted behaviors that enhance family relationships, developed and delivered to over 1500 participants using a community-based participatory approach. The cluster-randomized design combined interventions based on one of three themes (gratitude, hope, or open-mindedness) in one of two structures (intervention, or intervention with planning). The latter structure supplemented with materials and exercises derived from the Health Action Process Approach model of behavior change. Planning was more effective in increasing attitude and intention to perform behaviors, frequency of the targeted behaviors, and family health and happiness (Cohen’s ds: 0.10–0.16, p < 0.05), particularly in the theme targeting open-mindedness. Qualitative data supported effectiveness. This project was a first effort to develop a large-scale preventive psychological intervention in an understudied culture with the goal of maximizing acceptability and utilization by involving community stakeholders in every stage of the design.
KW - Health Action Process Approach
KW - cluster-randomized controlled trial
KW - community-based participatory research
KW - family relationships
KW - positive psychology
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U2 - 10.1080/17439760.2015.1025421
DO - 10.1080/17439760.2015.1025421
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84947493943
SN - 1743-9760
VL - 11
SP - 70
EP - 84
JO - Journal of Positive Psychology
JF - Journal of Positive Psychology
IS - 1
ER -