Building Asian families and communities in the 21st century : selected proceedings of the 2nd Asian Psychological Association Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, June, 2008 / edited by Jas Laile Suzana Jaafar and Sherri McCarthy.

Includes bibliographical references.

TABLE OF CONTENTS; INDEX OF PROCEEDINGS; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE; FAMILY DIFFERENTIATION AND SELF-ESTEEM; FACILITATING PRACTITIONER KNOWLEDGE EXCHANGE THROUGH COLLABORATIVE PRACTICE GROUPS; CHAPTER TWO; MULTICULTURAL FAMILIES THROUGH INTERMARRIAGE IN THE NORTHEAST REGION OF THAILAND; THE FAMILY'S ROLE IN UNDERSTANDING RESILIENCY AMONG MALE OFFENDERS; SOCIETAL EXPECTATIONS AND TOLERATING INTERPERSONAL DIFFERENCE AS FACTORS WITHIN THE DIFFERENTIATION OF SELF; CHAPTER THREE; COMING OUT OF THE SHADOWS; PERSONALITY PATTERNS OF BATTERED HUSBANDS; APICTURE OF VIOLENCE FROM A MALAYSIAN PERSPECTIVE.

A STUDY ON ATTITUDE TOWARDS DOMESTIC VIOLENCESURVIVING INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; CHAPTER FOUR; THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ECONOMIC HARDSHIP, SELF-ESTEEM AND PARENTAL BEHAVIOUS AMONG LOW-INCOME MOTHERS; MOTHERS' TEACHING STRATEGIES AND CRITICAL THINKING IN VERY YOUNG CHILDREN; CURRENT APPROACHES TO PRE-SCHOOLER'S PROBLEM BEHAVIORS IN IRAN; A HOLISTIC NOTION OF MATERNAL QUALITY TIME MODEL; DEVELOPING ASIAN VALUES, SELF-CONSTRUAL AND RESILIENCY THROUGH FAMILY EFFICACY AND PARENTAL CLOSENESS; CHAPTER FIVE; SOCIAL AND INDIVIDUAL INFLUENCES ON ADOLESCENT SMOKING; FAMILY INTERACTION PATTERNS.

THE WINDING PATH TO FINDING A LIFE'S PURPOSENEED SOMEONE WILLING TO SHARE LIFE WITH; HINDSIGHT BIAS; AN INVESTIGATION OF THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CREATIVITY, PROBLEM-SOLVING AND LIFE-STRESS; SOCIAL PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS; EXAMINING THE PREVALENCE OF HEALTH-RISK BEHAVIORS AMONG IRANIAN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS; CHAPTER SIX; PERSONALITY VULNERABILITIES AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS FOR CHINESE WOMEN'S ADJUSTMENT TO RECENT MISCARRIAGE; CHAPTER SEVEN; A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LONLINESS MEASURED BETWEEN AGED LIVING WITH FAMILY AND AGED INHABITANTS OF NURSING HOMES IN TEHRAN.

A DIFFICULT DECISION FOR THE FAMILY OF THE DECEASEDLIFE SATISFACTION AND COPING STRATEGIES USED BY OLDER ADULTS; EXPERIENCE IN COMPLYING WITH HYPERTENSION AMONG MIDDLE-AGED PATIENTS; THE POSITIVITY EFFECT IN OLD AGE; CHAPTER EIGHT; RELIGIOUS BELIEFS AND PRACTICES AS AN EFFECTIVE REMEDY FOR HUMAN PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS; DRONA AS PERSONIFICATION OF A ROLE-MODEL FOR INTELLECTUALS WITHIN GOVERNMENT; THE ROLE OF SPIRITUALITY IN FAMILY QUALITY OF LIFE; THE LEVEL OF HAPPINESS OF MALAYSIAN AND INDONESIANS; FILIPONO CONCEPT OF SUBJECTIVE WELL-BEING (SWB) AND ITS CORRELATES; CHAPTER NINE.

PROBLEMS AND SCOPE OF MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR INDIVIDUALS IN THE 21ST CENTURYLANGUAGE COMPETENCY AND SPEECH DISABILITY; CHAPTER TEN; THE INDONESIAN ADAPTATION OF DALBERT'S BELIEF IN A JUST WORLD SCALE; THE MEASUREMENT OF MEANING IN LIFE; PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF THE DASS-21 IN MALAYSIA; CONSTRUCTION OF A SCALE FOR MEASUREMENT OF ATTITUDES TOWARD CONFLICT IN CLASSES FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS; DEVELOPMENT OF A SOCIAL COMPARISON IN MARITAL RELATIONSHIPS MEASURE; CHAPTER ELEVEN; EMOTIONAL LABOR AND IMPRESSION MANAGEMENT IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY; SELF-CONTROL PROGRAM IN HEAVY T.V. VIEWERS.

This book provides an overview of current research in psychology throughout Asia, including papers that demonstrate the adaptation of the discipline to issues specific to families and communities within that region of the world. The papers which appear here were presented at the 2nd Convention of the Asian Psychological Association hosted by the University of Malaya in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia during June, 2008. The Asian Psychological Association (APsyA) was founded in Bali, Indonesia in Augus ...

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