School of Nursing, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Health Educ Res. 2011 Aug;26(4):664-74. doi: 10.1093/her/cyr026. Epub 2011 May 2.
This paper examines the views of Hong Kong community leaders on the underlying issues that affect family health, happiness and harmony (3Hs) in Hong Kong. Using a community reconnaissance method, a series of individual in-depth interviews with 26 leaders that represent neighbourhoods of diverse socio-economic status (SES) from June to August 2008 were conducted. Participants considered that changing family structure, economic situation and strong work ethic are the most salient factors that affect family 3Hs. The deprived comprehensive social security assistance recipients, single-parent families and migrant women were considered to be the most vulnerable groups to breakdown in family 3Hs and particularly, they lack family resources. Families from different SES have to overcome different challenges in order to achieve and sustain family 3Hs. Leaders from low SES neighbourhood were concerned more about providing tangible help such as child care facilities to improve family resources, whereas leaders from high SES neighbourhood focused more on preventive interventions such as education on relationship skills to achieve better family well-being. The findings offer insights in designing effective social marketing education campaigns and family-friendly workplace policy to promote social harmony through the maintenance of 3Hs families.
本研究旨在探讨香港社区领袖对影响家庭健康、幸福与和谐（3Hs）的潜在问题的看法。研究采用社区侦察法，于 2008 年 6 月至 8 月期间对 26 名来自不同社会经济地位（SES）社区的领袖进行了一系列个人深入访谈。受访者认为，家庭结构的转变、经济状况和强烈的职业道德是影响家庭 3Hs 的最突出因素。经济上处于弱势的综援受助人、单亲家庭和外来妇女被认为是家庭 3Hs 最容易破裂的群体，他们尤其缺乏家庭资源。不同 SES 的家庭为了实现和维持家庭 3Hs，都必须克服不同的挑战。来自低 SES 社区的领袖更关注提供有形帮助，如儿童照顾设施，以改善家庭资源，而来自高 SES 社区的领袖则更关注预防性干预措施，如关系技能教育，以实现更好的家庭福祉。研究结果为设计有效的社会营销教育活动和有利于家庭的工作场所政策提供了启示，以通过维护 3Hs 家庭来促进社会和谐。
