An examination of the major academic databases shows that there is a
severe lack of studies of the quality of life of Chinese people. This
picture deserves attention, particularly in view of the growing
influence of China in the global arena. This book examines quality of
life in Chinese people in different Chinese communities, including Hong
Kong, Taiwan and Macau. It is pioneer in the field and it has several
unique features. First, in view of the lack of studies on Chinese family
quality of life, this book contains papers on Chinese family quality of
life. Second, in response to the lack of studies on the quality of life
of Chinese adolescents, several papers on adolescent assessment, theory
and intervention are included. Third, several papers examine quality of
life of Chinese people in different stages of the life cycle. Finally,
to give a broad picture about quality of life phenomena, papers adopting
quantitative and qualitative methodologies are included in this book.