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Development and spatial characteristics of housing support services for individuals with psychiatric disabilities in South Korea Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2024-03-09 Eun Hee Jung, Eun Jung Lim, Nang Hee Kim, Sang Kyoung Kahng
This study aims to explore the evolution of mental health housing policies and spatial characteristics for individuals with Psychiatric Disabilities (IWPDs) in South Korea. This study utilised qual...
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Editorial Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Jungup Lee
Published in Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (Vol. 34, No. 1, 2024)
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Living, learning, working, and playing during COVID-19: tackling existing and exacerbated problems of low-income Singaporean youth Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2024-02-12 Jin Yao Kwan, Joshua Tan, Chua Yi Jie, Joanna Khor
COVID-19’s adverse, disproportionate impact on low-income youth — prompting youth-serving professionals to adapt and adjust — is well-documented. However, research gaps exist, including explanatory...
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Exploring patterns in South Korea students’ life satisfaction trajectories Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2024-01-29 Changmin Yoo
This research aimed to pinpoint unique trajectories in children’s life satisfaction, as well as explore the individual and contextual factors associated with these trajectories. The sample consiste...
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Mapping social work challenges and responses during COVID-19: a case study of social workers in South Korea Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Joonhyeog Park, Inwook Kwon
This study explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on social work practice and how practitioners have responded to practical challenges. The study interviewed 12 frontline social workers at a ...
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Latent profiles of the differences in life satisfaction before and after a disability in Korea Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-12-26 Sojin Yoon, Seunghyeok Ha, Sehee Hong
This study aimed to classify the latent profiles according to the differences in life satisfaction before and after acquiring a disability and to explore the relative determinants of each latent pr...
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What do you think and feel about getting older?: a grounded theory study on the ageing experiences of South Korean older adults Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-12-12 HeeJung Yi, Seok In Nam
Ageing cannot be limited to biological changes over time, but should be understood as a process in which an individual lives within a socio-cultural context. We conducted this study by interviewing...
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Editorial: does practice research have a mission? Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-11-07 Ian Shaw
Published in Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (Vol. 33, No. 4, 2023)
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Digital literacy and social capital during COVID-19 : a comparison among vulnerable social groups Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-11-09 Hyun Lee, Eunjin Lee, Ja Hyun Shin
This study examined the digital literacy of vulnerable social groups (North Korean defector and marriage immigrant) and the effects of their digital literacy on social capital compared to the gener...
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Editorial Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-11-07 Terry T.F. Leung, Siu Ming To
Published in Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (Vol. 33, No. 4, 2023)
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Do resilience and social support buffer Vietnamese college students’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic? A pilot study Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-10-10 Trang Thu Nguyen
This pilot study aimed to investigate college students’ mental health during the peak of COVID-19 pandemic in Vietnam and its associated factors, such as resilience and perceived social support. A ...
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Effects of group identification and stigma resistance on affiliate stigma and empowerment among families of people with mental illness Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-09-27 Mikyung Seo, Minhwa Lee, Jinhyang Lee
To explore effective overcoming strategies for the social stigma experienced by families of persons with mental illness (PWMI), this study examined the impact of group identification on affiliate s...
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Mechanistic examination of why caregiver strain undermines quality of life: unravelling the roles of mental health symptoms and social participation Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-09-14 Seonwoo Lee, Yoewon Yoon
ABSTRACT Developmental disabilities (DDs) that occur in early childhood can have long-lasting effects on an individual’s daily functioning. This paper emphasises the need for interventions for children with DDs and their families, as parents of children with DDs may experience high levels of strain and mental health symptoms. However, there is a lack of research on the impact of caregiver burden on
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Differing perceptions of risk and the implications for the delivery of harm prevention programmes in Cambodia Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-08-22 Lee Henley, Nicky Stanley-Clarke, Anya Appanna, Emily Thompson, Yary Chhay, Solida Kea
In 2005, Cambodia implemented harm prevention as a guiding principle in their National Strategic approach. In this practice-based research, social and community work practitioners at a community-ba...
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Factors affecting the life satisfaction of injured workers according to the type of return to work Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-07-31 Ja Young Kim
ABSTRACT This study aimed to investigate the demographic, industrial and health-related, economic, and psycho-emotional factors that affect the life satisfaction of injured workers, and compare them according to the type of return to work. Regression analysis was used to analyse data on 2,025 injured workers. Marital status (B = .967, p < .001), disability grade (B = -.129, p < .01), health status
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Editorial Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-07-20 Siu Ming To
Published in Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (Vol. 33, No. 3, 2023)
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“Beyond a practice-research bridge”: project conceptualisation, implementation, and dissemination by an internal social work intermediary in Singapore Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Stella Meiyi Teo, Jennifer Hui Nee Koh, Jin Yao Kwan
Despite shifting attention from whether practice research is advantageous to doing practice research better, the organisational role of internal social work intermediaries beyond initiating practic...
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“I have to be brave” – parents’ experiences of caring for a child with eczema Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-07-16 Christine Chua, Judith Chew, Winnie Lim
Eczema can have profoundly negative effects on the lives of affected children and their families. Having observed parents’ difficulties in a hospital setting, this practice-research study sought to...
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Examining the family belonging of adults with institutional care experience in childhood Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-07-09 Figen Pasli, Hüsnünur Aslantürk
ABSTRACT This study aimed to examine the sense of family belonging of individuals with childhood institutional care experience through personal details, institutional care, and post-institutional-care variables. Conducted with 313 adults with institutional care experience during childhood, the study revealed family belonging is related to gender, marital, educational, and employment status, age, and
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Co-production between researchers, service users, and practitioners in practice research – barriers and possibilities Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-07-06 Maja Müller, Liesanth Yde Nirmalarajan, Pernille Wisti, Lars Uggerhøj
This article presents key concepts for collaboration, participation and co-production in practice research, based on a cross-analysis of three research cases. The article aims to explore questions ...
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Bringing strengths and differences to the table - challenges and opportunities in practitioner-researcher collaborations Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-06-25 Denise Liu, Peiyi Woo, Elizabeth Yee Min Chia, Jie Hui Pek, Xinyao Yu
In this paper, we (two researchers and three practitioners from Singapore) reflect on the challenges and opportunities of practice-research collaborations. While researchers and practitioners share...
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A case study on the Recovery Experiences of Problematic Online Gamblers Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-06-12 Kwanghyun Kim, Seong Jun Maeng, Junhyeok Kang, Sun Kyung Kang
ABSTRACT This study analysed the recovery experiences of problematic online gamblers in South Korea using the case analysis method proposed by Padgett (1998). Ten cases participated in this study. Analysis revealed four types of difficulties in recovery from problematic gambling (prevalent conditions of online gambling, the dilemma of access blocking, anonymity’s role in enabling secret relapses, and
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Collaborative practice research in a community-based home visiting program Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-05-15 Lei Dong
Through collaborative practice research with the goal of identifying alternative discourses that can challenge expert-led knowledge in parent education, this study examined a community-based home v...
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University to Tambon (U2T) program and sustainable community development during COVID-19 pandemic in Thailand Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-05-02 Saifon Suindramedhi, Rungnapa Thepparp, David Engstrom
The Thai government created proactive policies designed to mitigate the negative effects of the COVID-19 pandemic while it developed durable interventions after the crisis ended. One such intervent...
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Editorial Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-04-30 Siu Ming To
Published in Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (Vol. 33, No. 2, 2023)
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Multilevel factors associated with depressive mood among multicultural adolescents in South Korea Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-04-26 Yaena Song, Sou Hyun Jang
ABSTRACT Applying a social-ecological model (SEM) approach, we examined different factors associated with the depressive mood of multicultural adolescents in South Korea, including if engaging in transnational ties with the mother’s home country is associated with depressive mood. We included multicultural adolescents (n = 1,160) in the 2017 Multicultural Adolescent Panel Survey of the National Youth
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Socio-economic constraints in re-entering the labour market during COVID-19 and the resilience of female informal workers living in urban informal settlements Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-03-27 Jahid Nur, Huraera Jabeen
ABSTRACT During COVID-19, female informal workers living in urban informal settlements in Bangladesh have faced greater challenges in re-entering the labour market than their male counterparts. This paper presents the findings of a qualitative study, which has explored how the pre-existing socio-economic constraints around gender norms, gender roles, occupational sex-segregation, lack of education
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Improving family social and mental wellbeing in the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond: the case for deep listening Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-02-09 Caroline Walters, Caroline Lambert, Joanna Pankhurst, Sarah Irving, Amaya Alvarez, Melissa Petrakis
ABSTRACT Within mental health systems, families are often poorly integrated into planning and treatment yet tasked with unsustainable care and support responsibilities. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated impacts on families’ social and mental wellbeing. This study explores understanding family experiences through a co-operative inquiry methodology with staff who facilitated 26 meetings with over 300
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Editorial Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-01-25 Jungup Lee
Published in Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (Vol. 33, No. 1, 2023)
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A multi-site randomized controlled trial of a brief daily workplace well-being program for community mental health workers —an integrative body-mind-spirit approach Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2023-01-12 Siu-man NG, Amenda M. WANG, Hui Yun Li, Melody H.Y Fung, Herman H.M LO, Albert YEUNG, Daniel K.W YOUNG, Ted C. T. Fong, Wei Yi XIE
A brief daily body-mind-spirit (BMS) workplace well-being program has been developed for community mental health workers (CMHW). Aiming to evaluate the program’s efficacy, this study adopted a mult...
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Being doubly disadvantaged or escaping gender discrimination?: female self-employment in Japan and their responses to the COVID-19 crisis Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2022-12-28 Kyoko Suzuki, Shuhei Naka
ABSTRACT This study focuses on female self-employed workers in Japan, evaluating their position in the labour market and access to social protection. It also investigates the impact of the COVID-19 crisis and their responses to it. We find that female self-employed workers are in a better position than female employees working on non-standard contracts, with less gender disparity. However, they lack
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Social protection response to COVID-19: Experiences and lessons from Vietnam Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2022-12-27 Lan Nguyen, Minh Bui
ABSTRACT COVID-19 is not merely a global health crisis, but a comprehensive socio-economic disaster worldwide due to its multidimensional impacts and wide-range consequences for most countries. As a middle-income country in Southeast Asia, Vietnam has been suffering from the multifaceted consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic and has made the most significant effort to respond. In response to challenges
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The examination of family functioning in immunodeficiency patients in the context of McMaster family therapy in Turkey Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2022-12-26 Cemre Pak Gül, Merve Deniz Pak Güre, Veli Duyan
Immunodeficiency diseases associated with the absence or dysfunction of any of the components that make up the immune system. These diseases may create difficulties for family functionality. The st...
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Women’s labour market transitions during COVID-19: division of gender roles and the gendered labour market in South Korea (2018–2020) Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2022-11-24 Ijin Hong, Zaiping Yang
ABSTRACT This study takes a closer look at the reasons behind women’s exit and entry from the labour market before and after the impact of Covid-19 (2018–2020) in South Korea. By running a random effects probit regression on KLoWF panel data, we find that the pandemic crisis put at risk the employment levels of the less skilled, but we also notice considerable employment resilience. Ultimately, women’s
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Women’s political empowerment and social protection responses to COVID-19 Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2022-11-21 Fang-Yi Huang, Jiun-Da Lin
ABSTRACT The association between women’s political empowerment and social spending in welfare regimes is well established, but research on the association with social protection responses to COVID-19 is just beginning. This paper looks at the association between women’s political empowerment index (WPEI) and the scopes of social protections found in individual countries. Poisson regression models were
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Social policy responses and social development during and after the unequal pandemic Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2022-11-12 Yeun-Wen Ku, Chung-Yang Yeh
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic has had daunting economic and social impacts on many aspects of human life, but these impacts have been unequally distributed, with the brunt of health and labour market risks falling on socio-economically disadvantaged individuals and families. We argue that the welfare state could help mitigate such social risks and facilitate social solidarity. Moreover, NGOs (and
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Unmasking the social policy responses of COVID-19 in four Southeast Asian Nations: institutional patterns and policy adjustment Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2022-11-08 Tauchid Komara Yuda, Minah Kim, Aungsumalee Pholpark, Hamzah Nor Bin Aedy Rahman
ABSTRACT This article aimed to compare the social policy responses to COVID-19 in Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand using an institutionalist’s perspective. So far, the crisis expanded social protection through temporary schemes, with rare reforms, and opened greater possibilities for future institutionalisation of new policies. We argue that the COVID-19 policy responses must be viewed
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An exploratory study on quality of life of Filipino social workers: stability and professional autonomy Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2022-11-02 John Paul Magalang, Maria Irene Carvalho
ABSTRACT This article reports the results of a survey sent to 52 Filipino social workers to measure the level of their work-related quality of life (WRQOL). The results show that professionals who work in the private sector have a higher level of WRQOL than those who work in the government, and more autonomy in decision-making. Professionals with regular or permanent positions have also a higher level
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Working precariously within the social welfare system in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic: Resilience without resistance among non-regular frontline workers Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2022-10-21 Viveka Ichikawa, Izumi Niki, Izumi Sakamoto
ABSTRACT The global COVID-19 pandemic exposed structural inequality perpetuated by neoliberalism. essential workers, including helping professionals, have experienced a high-stress level. This pilot study examined the challenges faced by social welfare workers in Japan during the pandemic. Japanese social welfare departments in municipal governments, which are primary providers of public assistance
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Convenient and Comfortable, yet Limited in Many Ways: Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Learning During the COVID-19 Pandemic from Perspectives of Social Work Students in Vietnam Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2022-10-13 Linh P. Dinh, Trang T. Nguyen
ABSTRACT Adopting conventional content analysis, our article seeks to address advantages and disadvantages of online learning during the COVID-19 pandemic from perspectives of 186 social work students in an educational institution in Vietnam. Accordingly, though being appreciated mainly for its convenience in terms of travelling, time schedule and learning venue, online learning shows significant shortcomings
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Access and barriers to maternal health program: a community perspective in a tribal area of Odisha, India Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2022-10-10 Ranjit Kumar Dehury
ABSTRACT The janani surakhya yojana (JSY), a flagship programme of the national health mission (NHM), was implemented to reduce maternal and neonatal mortality by promoting institutional delivery among marginalised pregnant women in India. This study provides an account of the challenges faced by tribal pregnant women in accessing reproductive health care services. Primary data was collected from various
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Effects of health-related quality of life and long-term care insurance infrastructure on suicidal ideation among older Korean adults Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2022-08-17 Changsook Lee, Sun-Young Heo
ABSTRACT This study examines the effects of health-related quality of life (HRQoL), long-term care insurance (LTCI) infrastructure, and the interactions between HRQoL and LTCI infrastructure on suicidal ideation (SI) in older Korean adults. This study used data collected from the 2017 Korea Community Health Survey (CHS) and administrative data. Multilevel logistic regression analysis revealed that
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The longitudinal reciprocal relationship between food insecurity and depressive symptoms among Korean elderly who live in poverty: application of auto-regressive cross-lagged model Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2022-05-29 Jayoung Cho
ABSTRACT Previous studies have reported that food insecurity influences depression, with the reverse reported as well. The study explores the reciprocal causal relationship between food insecurity and depressive symptoms among impoverished Korean elderly. The data were derived from the 8th wave to the 10th wave of the Korea Welfare Panel Study. A total of 3,476 subjects aged 60 years or older were
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Late colonial women in a welfare world Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2022-05-24 Ian Shaw
ABSTRACT I sketch a case study of late colonial, welfare-engaged women in Singapore, in a world of imperial privilege, welfare exceptionalism and late colonial fragmentation. They participated in the shaping of their colonial world, but had neither the pre-war sense of belonging, nor the post-colonial clarity of being in another world. The article draws from an archival study of social welfare in Singapore
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Editorial Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2022-05-18 Terry T.F. Leung
(2022). Editorial. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development: Vol. 32, No. 2, pp. 77-78.
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Factors related to children’s screen use: the influence of parent–child interaction and parents’ working time schedules in Greater Taipei Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2022-05-03 Pei-Yuen Tsai
ABSTRACT This paper adopts the ‘Child Well-Being Study in Greater Taipei’ to examine factors associated with children’s screen use. This Study was conducted in 2017 and 2018 with 6,480 caregivers of primary school aged children. The hierarchical regression analysis shows that parent–child interaction and parents’ working time schedules are associated with children’s screen use. Based on the findings
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Punishment for child abuse in South Korea: Cases of child-abuse deaths before and after new law Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2022-04-11 Yeonju Park, Jungtae Choi, Kihyun Kim
ABSTRACT This study aimed to identify the trend of judicial decisions on child abuse deaths in South Korea and provide practical implications to improve the current child welfare legislation (the Child Abuse Act or the CAA). The present study investigated factors related to sentencing decisions for child abuse deaths between 2000 and 2013 (45 cases before the CAA) and between 2014 and 2017 (20 cases
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Towards an integrated analytical framework on old age powerlessness: contribution to social work practice Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2022-03-07 Ping Kwong Kam
ABSTRACT This article provides a theoretical review of the conceptualisation of power and powerlessness related to older people and proposes an integrated analytical framework for examining old age powerlessness. This framework conceptualises old age powerlessness regarding subjective sense and objective situations. The article argues that three powerlessness traps, the structural, cultural, and professional
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Strategizing the performance of Non- Government Organisations: Exploring Organisational Practices and Managerial Leadership Behaviour in Indian NGOs Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2022-02-27 Kiran Thampi
ABSTRACT Organisational practices like mandatory practices, management practices, involvement in policy-advocacy-lobbying-networking practices and governance practices are considered healthy practices that contribute to organisational performance. This paper identifies some of the standard organisational practices of NGOs (N = 33) in Kerala State, India. From the study, it was evident that the NGOs
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Editorial Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2022-02-02 Terry T.F. Leung
(2022). Editorial. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development: Vol. 32, No. 1, pp. 1-2.
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Editorial Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2022-01-18 Lee Geok Ling
(2021). Editorial. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development: Vol. 31, No. 4, pp. 251-252.
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Multidimensional poverty and wellbeing of Iban community in East Malaysia Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2021-12-16 Peter Aning Tedong, Muhammad Fuad Abdullah, Rohana Jani, Melasutra Md Dali
ABSTRACT This study adopted the multidimensional poverty approach as an alternative method of poverty measurement through case study analysis in Song Sarawak, East Malaysia. Using three dimensions of education, health, and living standards, this study found that the Iban community in song is critically deprived in asset indicator and education dimension. However, the community is less deprived in term
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Editorial Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2021-11-12 Terry T.F. Leung
(2021). Editorial. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development: Vol. 31, No. 3, pp. 161-162.
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The effect of domestic violence experience on academic stress among Korean children Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2021-11-09 Seung Jae Oh, Young Kwang Lee, Eungu Ji, Madhu Sudhan Atteraya
ABSTRACT This study examines whether or not a child experiencing domestic violence affects their experience of academic stress in the South Korean cultural context. We used a nationally representative sample from the Korean Children and Youth Panel Survey (KCYPS) to examine the association of domestic violence with academic stress. The results revealed a significant positive association between domestic
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The influence of acculturative stress on career barriers: focusing on the moderating effects of self-esteem and peer relations among South Korea adolescents from multicultural families Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2021-11-08 HyeSook Jeon
ABSTRACT This study aimed to examine the protective factors which moderate the relationship between acculturative stress and career barriers among adolescents from multicultural families. Hierarchical regression analysis was performed with 1,207 adolescents from the 6th wave of Multicultural Adolescent Panel Study. The results indicated that acculturative stress was associated with career barriers
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Factors associated with substantiated child maltreatment cases in South Korea Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2021-10-19 Jiyoung Kang
ABSTRACT This study examines the factors associated with the substantiation of child maltreatment in Korean child protective services (CPS), including organisational, external, and individual case factors based on social ecology. Multilevel logistic regression was utilised with data from 14,014 alleged child maltreatment cases and 36 CPS agencies and their jurisdictions. The results revealed that maltreatment
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COVID-19 and field education in Australia: exploring the use of simulation Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2021-07-14 Gerard Jefferies, Cindy Davis, Jonathan Mason
ABSTRACT Given the change in social work education due to COVID-19, the use of simulation within social work field education provides a strategy to assist with skill development and training. The purpose of this study was to explore how simulation was utilised during COVID-19. A mixed-methods online survey was sent to social work academics and field educators within Australia (n = 33). Barriers to
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Examination of the effects of COVID-19 on the psychosocial life and the sources of social support of people with rare diseases in Turkey Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2021-06-09 Merve Pak Güre, Mustafa Karataş, Veli Duyan
ABSTRACT The study aims to examine the effects of the COVID-19 on the psychosocial life and the sources of social support of people with rare diseases in Turkey. The research was conducted with 178 rare disease patients. The sociodemographic questionnaire, The Fear of COVID-19 scale, General Health Survey-12, and the Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support were used. The Fear of COVID-19
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Recovery of gamblers anonymous members under the COVID-19 social distancing policy in South Korea Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2021-06-06 Kwanghyun Kim, Junhyeok Kang, Dongjun Lee
ABSTRACT People with a gambling problem, especially those participating in Gamblers Anonymous (GA), are likely to suffer under social distancing policies necessitated to curb the spread of COVID-19. Accordingly, this study identified difficulties in recovery conditions and strategies related to GA under the social distancing policy in Korea using a case study approach. Following the case study process
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Depressive symptom trajectories and their gender differences in adolescents from multicultural families in South Korea: an ecological perspective Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development (IF 1.433) Pub Date : 2021-05-06 Chung Choe, Seunghee Yu
ABSTRACT This study examines the depressive symptom trajectories in middle-school adolescents from multicultural families in South Korea and explores their predictors from the ecological systems perspective. Using the latent growth model, we analysed a sample from the Multicultural Adolescents Panel Survey (2014–2016). Our findings revealed that depressive symptoms increased persistently with age.