Human Developmental Research: Experience from Research in Hong Kong

Human development research commonly addresses the what, when, how, why, who, and where of human development. For example, with reference to the development of resilience in adolescence, researchers often ask what are the components of resilience (what), their development at different time points (when), and the related trajectories (how). Researchers also attempt to understand factors influencing resilience (why) in different adolescents (who) in different cultures (where). This book presents several chapters on the statistical analyses in human development research using real-life datasets based on the positive youth development project (P.A.T.H.S.) in Hong Kong in a pioneer attempt using different Chinese contexts with the wish to facilitate Chinese researchers to understand human development research and understand more about statistical analyses.