The Society commissioned a research team from The Chinese University of Hong Kong to conduct a study on “Hong Kong Family Wellbeing Index” (HKFWI) in 2019, which is the territory’s first socially relevant and culturally appropriate measurement tool in terms of reliability and validity. The index provided reference for stakeholders including individuals and government officials to assess the wellbeing of Hong Kong families. The research team interviewed 1,343 Hong Kong residents who were aged 18 or above and lived with families by local fixed telephone and mobile phone during July to August, 2019. The research findings helped finalise the “Hong Kong Family Wellbeing Index” which consisted of six domains, namely “family solidarity”, “family resources”, “family health”, “social connection”, “social resources” and “work-life balance”.
Announce the Research Findings on the International Day of Families 2020
The Society held a press conference on 15th May, 2020 (International Day of Families), to announce the research findings of the HKFWI in order to arouse public attention towards family wellbeing. Prof. Joyce Ma and Prof. Mooly Wong from the Department of Social Work of The Chinese University of Hong Kong and the Society’s Chief Executive, Ms. Amarantha Yip took part in the event to share the reseach findings and recommendations. The research showed that the overall HKFWI score in 2019 (6.23) was at the low end within the “average” range (Range of Score: 0-10, a higher score represents a higher family wellbeing status. Four levels of family wellbeing status namely: good (>/7.5), average (6 to <7.5), below average (5 to <6), and poor (<5)).
Hong Kong families have higher scores in the domains which are related to family internally. They include:
Family solidarity (7.41)
Family resources (7.29)
Family health (6.99)
Three other domains which are related to the society as a whole score lower. They include:
Social resources (5.19)
Social connection (4.10)
Work-life balance (4.45)
Release the Self-administered Online Questionnaire for Public Use
The Society released the “self-administered questionnaire on family wellbeing” on its webpage. The questionnaire contains 26 questions covering six domains. The general public need to spend only five minutes to complete the questionnaire and their family wellbeing status and advice on enhancing family wellbeing from our professional social workers are immediately available for reference.
Distribute the Research Report to Different Stakeholders for Advocacy Work on Family Wellbeing
The Society has uploaded the research report on its webpage and distributed free copies to different stakeholders including government officials, legislative councillors, think tanks, academics, tertiary institutes, other non-profit organisations, charitable foundations and corporates to advocate for promoting family wellbeing.
