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Bridging Micro and Macro Practice to Respond to Violence Against Women and Girls in Dynamic Contexts: Lessons Learned from the South Pacific Context
This chapter highlights the importance of bridging macro and micro social work practice to ensure essential domestic violence services in dynamic...
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A sco** review of mental health and discrimination of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated anti-Asian discrimination in the United States. Here we reviewed 59 empirical studies published between January...
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South Asia: The Missing Diverse in Diversity
South Asia, making up around 25% of the world’s population, encompasses a wide range of individuals with tremendous genetic and environmental...
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South-American Languages in a Formal Perspective
South America extends, north to south, from Punta Gallinas in Colombia to the Drake Passage in Cape Horn and, east to west, from Cabo Branco in...
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A systematic review of the status of neuropsychological research and dementia in South Asia
It is recognised that there is a notable presence of psychology and dementia-related issues in South Asian (SA) countries, and this problem is on the...
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Building a global psychological science through research in the Pacific Island nation of Fiji: a systematic review of the literature
There is increasing globalisation of psychological science through cross-cultural research, international conferences, and funding initiatives....
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Gender-Based Violence and Culturally Specific Advocacy in Asian and Pacific Islander Communities
Root causes of gender-based violence and its intersectional consequences in Asian and Pacific Islander (API) communities are embedded in the...
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Social support moderates the relationship between minority stress and stage of change among LGBTQ Smokers in the Deep South
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) individuals may smoke as a co** mechanism for minority stress. However, the relationship...
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Access to Mental Health Care in South Asia: Variations of Challenges and Ways Forward
The geographical region of South Asia includes eight countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka....
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Region of Pacific Rim (Australia and New Zealand)
This chapter presents the current state of positive psychology in Australia and New Zealand. It begins with a brief overview of major historical,...
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The Overseas Chinese Communities in Southeast Asia and the Pacific
In this chapter we present historical overviews and analyses of current data on the overseas Chinese populations in the three Southeast Asian...
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Positive Psychology and Religion/Spirituality Across Cultures in Europe, Non-US North America, and South America
The purpose of this chapter is to synthesize and critique the research on positive psychology and psychology of religion/spirituality (R/S) that has...
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Regional and Country Prevalence Estimates of Unsafe Sex Among Adolescents in 68 Low-Income and Middle-Income Countries
Prioritizing adolescent health is a public health priority to achieve the sustainable development goals, including reducing the risk of unsafe sex....
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Positive Psychology in South Korea and Japan: Current State of Affairs and Future Potential
In this chapter, the status and promise of positive psychology in South Korea and Japan are reviewed. Specifically, for each country, the...
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Prevalence and Profiles of Late-Onset Hearing Loss in Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Who Passed Newborn Hearing Screening in a South East Asian Population
Prevalence of hearing loss in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is uncertain, as it is more challenging to assess hearing function in...
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Aotearoa (‘land of the long white cloud’) is a collection of islands in the South Pacific occupied by a nation of independent-minded, laid-back...
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An Integrative Review of Contemporary Perspectives on Videoconference-Based Therapy—Prioritising Indigenous and Ethnic Minority Populations in the Global South
An integrative literature review was undertaken as a means of drawing together contemporary perspectives on the outcomes and affordances of...
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Clinical Sociology and the Sociology of Intersections Between Policy, Identity, Categories, and Labelling
This chapter looks at aspects of the frames within which clinical sociology and clinical sociologists operate in Aotearoa New Zealand, rather than at...
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The Factor Structure of the Peer and Community Relational Health Indices in Two South African Samples: A Bifactor Exploratory Structural Equation Modelling Approach
The Peer and Community Relational Health Indices (RHIP and RHIC), with subscales Engagement, Zest/Empowerment, and Authenticity, have been validated...