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Every Life Matters: Empowering Care Leavers on Their Path to Independence 每个人的生活都很重要：增强脱离照护者自立之路的能力

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Asian Social Work and Policy Review Pub Date : 2024-11-19 DOI: 10.1111/aswp.70003

Girish Sharma

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Service Providers' Perceptions of Psychological, Emotional, and Behavioral Issues Among Children and Adolescents During COVID-19 in South Korea 服务提供者对韩国 COVID-19 期间儿童和青少年心理、情感和行为问题的看法

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Asian Social Work and Policy Review Pub Date : 2024-11-04 DOI: 10.1111/aswp.70001

Sunju Sohn, Jihyeong Jeong, Hyunyong Park

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Link Between Social Relationships and Vulnerability Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults Living Alone in Taiwan 台湾社区独居老人的社会关系与脆弱性之间的联系

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Asian Social Work and Policy Review Pub Date : 2024-11-04 DOI: 10.1111/aswp.70000

Ke-Mei Chen, Shu-Twu Wang, Shan-Ru Chao, Kui Kasirisir

{"title":"Link Between Social Relationships and Vulnerability Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults Living Alone in Taiwan","authors":"Ke-Mei Chen, Shu-Twu Wang, Shan-Ru Chao, Kui Kasirisir","doi":"10.1111/aswp.70000","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aswp.70000","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The study investigated the effect of social relationships on vulnerability among community-dwelling older adults living alone in Taiwan. Data were extracted from the de-identified service records of 2116 older adults living alone. Logistic regression models were used to identify the connection between social relationships and vulnerability. The results demonstrated that close social relationships help reduce vulnerability for older adults living alone. Moreover, the data indicated a statistically significant relationship between frailty and vulnerability and a statistically significant relationship between public assistance and vulnerability. An increase in the degree of frailty increases the risk of exposure to threats for older adults living alone. However, public assistance benefits older adults living alone. Existing policy and social work interventions aim to strengthen social safety nets for older adults living alone and establish social networks for older adults living alone through an institutional approach to prevent exposure to threats. Moreover, policymakers should focus not only on risk factors (e.g., frailty) but also on protective factors (e.g., social relationships and public assistance).</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":44567,"journal":{"name":"Asian Social Work and Policy Review","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-11-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142587929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Health Interventions to Improve Work and Well-Being Among Child Welfare Workers: A Scoping Review 改善儿童福利工作者工作和福祉的健康干预措施：范围审查

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Asian Social Work and Policy Review Pub Date : 2024-10-05 DOI: 10.1111/aswp.12330

Oyeniyi Samuel Olaniyan, Hilde Hetland

{"title":"Health Interventions to Improve Work and Well-Being Among Child Welfare Workers: A Scoping Review","authors":"Oyeniyi Samuel Olaniyan, Hilde Hetland","doi":"10.1111/aswp.12330","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aswp.12330","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The work environment among child welfare workers (CWW) has often been described as intensive and complex, filled with uncountable negative experiences for CWW. Several authors have also pointed out that measures should be in place to curb these negative workplace experiences. Since most recent publications within the field points to the impact of psychosocial risks on the health and well-being on CWW, the current scoping review explored the literature to investigate existing intervention studies and provide recommendations for future research. We employed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis extension for scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) checklist as a guide for reporting findings. The authors explored five databases and identified a total of nine primary studies investigating health and well-being intervention among CWW in the review. Based on the intervention focuses of the included studies, three overarching thematic categories were constructed: design team-based interventions, colleagues/peer interventions, and individual-centered interventions. Findings showed that more health and well-being intervention research tailored to the needs of CWW is needed within the field.</p>","PeriodicalId":44567,"journal":{"name":"Asian Social Work and Policy Review","volume":"18 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-10-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/aswp.12330","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142429480","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Workforce diversity in Cambodia: Does it make differences in employees' perceptions? 柬埔寨劳动力的多样性：员工的看法是否会有所不同？

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Asian Social Work and Policy Review Pub Date : 2024-09-20 DOI: 10.1111/aswp.12326

Sangmi Cho, Soyoung An, Razia Sultana

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Trends in Distress-Free Life Expectancy in Japan, 2010–2022 2010-2022 年日本无压力预期寿命趋势

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Asian Social Work and Policy Review Pub Date : 2024-09-03 DOI: 10.1111/aswp.12329

Yuka Minagawa

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The Effects of Caring for Grandchildren on Health and Well-Being of Grandparents: Evidence From Vietnam 照顾孙辈对祖父母健康和幸福的影响：来自越南的证据

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Asian Social Work and Policy Review Pub Date : 2024-09-03 DOI: 10.1111/aswp.12328

Duc Dung Le, Long Thanh Giang

{"title":"The Effects of Caring for Grandchildren on Health and Well-Being of Grandparents: Evidence From Vietnam","authors":"Duc Dung Le, Long Thanh Giang","doi":"10.1111/aswp.12328","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aswp.12328","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>To date, studies on the effects of grandparenting on grandparents' health and well-being do not reach the same conclusion and most of them have been conducted in developed countries. We add to this literature by examining the causal relationship between grandparenting and grandparents' health and well-being in Vietnam, where the social norm and reciprocal relationships between adult children and their older parents are strong. We used instrumental variable estimations to address the endogeneity issue of the decision to provide care. Using the national survey on older persons in Vietnam, we found that grandparenting care had positive effects on psychological well-being, life satisfaction, and self-rated health of grandparents. We also found that the effects were heterogenous by caregiver's gender, in which grandmothers were more beneficial from caregiving tasks than grandfathers. Further exploring the mechanisms underlying the effects revealed that improvements in memory and stronger social networks were potential channels through which grandparenting might improve the health and well-being of grandparents. Our findings support the theory of role enhancement, suggesting that grandparents can have health and well-being benefits from grandparenting. Policies aiming at strengthening old age protection and family relationships should be advocated to sustain the subjective well-being of older adults.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":44567,"journal":{"name":"Asian Social Work and Policy Review","volume":"18 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142130370","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Home-based elderly care development in Hebei Province, China: A systematic literature review 中国河北省的居家养老发展：系统文献综述

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Asian Social Work and Policy Review Pub Date : 2024-09-03 DOI: 10.1111/aswp.12327

Ruoyi Cao, Masarah Mohamad Yusof, Isahaque Ali

{"title":"Home-based elderly care development in Hebei Province, China: A systematic literature review","authors":"Ruoyi Cao, Masarah Mohamad Yusof, Isahaque Ali","doi":"10.1111/aswp.12327","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aswp.12327","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Hebei, one of China's most populous provinces, is facing increasing pressure on its elderly care services due to a rapidly aging population. Home-Based Elderly Care (HBEC) has emerged as a potential solution to alleviate this pressure. However, this care model is significantly impacted by various external environmental changes. The study employed a literature analysis method, conducting a PEST analysis, to examine the environmental factors influencing the progress of HBEC in Hebei Province, China. The findings offer novel research perspectives to inform strategic development in the HBEC industry. The study identified 19 environmental factors, both favorable and adverse, shaping the development of HBEC in Hebei Province. Based on these findings, the study recommends integrating laws, regulations, and systems, clarifying government roles, optimizing funding structure, expanding service delivery channels, enhancing public awareness of elderly care, and broadening professional talent development pathways. These insights can be valuable for policymakers, educators, and researchers seeking to understand the challenges and opportunities in the field, ultimately improving the well-being of China's elderly population.</p>","PeriodicalId":44567,"journal":{"name":"Asian Social Work and Policy Review","volume":"18 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-09-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142130369","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Parenthood and gender inequality on labor market outcomes: Evidence from South Korea 为人父母与劳动力市场结果的性别不平等：来自韩国的证据

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Asian Social Work and Policy Review Pub Date : 2024-08-29 DOI: 10.1111/aswp.12324

Eunha Kim, Baegeui Hong

{"title":"Parenthood and gender inequality on labor market outcomes: Evidence from South Korea","authors":"Eunha Kim, Baegeui Hong","doi":"10.1111/aswp.12324","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aswp.12324","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study estimates the long-term effect of parenthood on labor market outcomes and explores the variations within this effect by gender and education. We use the event study method to track changes in a range of labor market outcomes from 3 years before to 8 years after the first birth, with a sample of 556 married women and 528 married men from the Korea Labor and Income Panel Study (KLIPS). We find that women experience an immediate drop in wages following birth, whereas men experience continuous wage growth even before birth. The decline in women's wages arises largely from their withdrawal from the labor market, while the increase in men's wages could be explained by a positive selection bias among fathers. In addition, mothers' wage trajectories do not vary significantly by education level, whereas other labor market outcomes show discernible trends. These patterns are the opposite of those observed for men. The findings indicate that severe gender inequality in the Korean labor market lowers the wages of mothers, regardless of their education, while the wages of fathers are more likely to be affected by education. Based on the findings, we make policy suggestions for improving the work-family balance for all genders.</p>","PeriodicalId":44567,"journal":{"name":"Asian Social Work and Policy Review","volume":"18 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142100219","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Analyzing child health and water, sanitation, hygiene facilities in Punjab, Pakistan: A multilevel and spatial approach 分析巴基斯坦旁遮普省的儿童健康与水、环境卫生和个人卫生设施：多层次空间方法

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Asian Social Work and Policy Review Pub Date : 2024-08-16 DOI: 10.1111/aswp.12325

Muhammad Munawar Hussain, Asim Iqbal, Syed Jaffar Abbas

{"title":"Analyzing child health and water, sanitation, hygiene facilities in Punjab, Pakistan: A multilevel and spatial approach","authors":"Muhammad Munawar Hussain, Asim Iqbal, Syed Jaffar Abbas","doi":"10.1111/aswp.12325","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/aswp.12325","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The health and well-being of children can be achieved through access to clean water, proper sanitation, and hygiene practices. The current study investigates the effect of water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) on health outcomes using the multiple indicator cluster surveys (MICS) data. The household-level and district-level determinants of child health are analyzed using logistic regression models and multilevel logistic regression models. The results indicate that there are significant relationships between water availability, sanitation facilities, hygiene practices, and health outcomes. Access to clean water, an increase in sanitation facilities, and proper hygiene have a significant positive relationship with child health. Better access to clean water enhances children's well-being. The level of parental education, household head dynamics, and WASH indicators at the district level also have a significant relationship with child health. The bivariate Local Moran's I analysis of child health and WASH facilities shows positive spatial autocorrelation (0.441). It also identifies the districts with significant high–high and low–low clustering patterns. This study contributes to achieving SDGs 3 and 6 to develop policies, programs, and future-based solutions to promote the health and well-being of children in Punjab and other similar areas.</p>","PeriodicalId":44567,"journal":{"name":"Asian Social Work and Policy Review","volume":"18 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.3,"publicationDate":"2024-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141991686","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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