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Retrospective Peak‐Experiences Among Chinese Young Adults in Hong Kong
Author(s) -
HOFFMAN EDWARD,
HO MAN YEE,
CHEN SYLVIA XIAOHUA,
ORTIZ FERNANDO A.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the journal of humanistic counseling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.593
H-Index - 15
eISSN - 2161-1939
pISSN - 2159-0311
DOI - 10.1002/j.2161-1939.2014.00048.x
Subject(s) - mainland china , interpersonal communication , china , perspective (graphical) , mainland , materialism , psychology , gender studies , developmental psychology , social psychology , history , sociology , theology , art , philosophy , archaeology , visual arts
An investigation of early peak‐experiences among 116 Hong Kong college students, all born in Hong Kong or mainland China, generated 161 retrospective reports. The most frequent peak‐experiences involved interpersonal joy, followed by those of external achievement and materialism. Implications of the findings for fostering Chinese youth development from a strength‐based perspective are discussed.