Purpose The study aimed to examine the cross-cultural validity of the Parental Psychological Control Scale (PPCS) and identify different profiles of maternal–paternal parental psychological control (PPC) patterns among adolescents in Hong Kong and India. Method Participants were 1,227 secondary school adolescents from Hong Kong ( M age = 13.67; 47.9% male) and 1,087 from India ( M age = 15.16; 43.7% male). Results Confirmatory factor analyses supported the three-dimensional structure of the maternal and paternal subscales of the PPCS and scalar measurement invariance across the two regions. Latent profile analyses identified four maternal–paternal PPC profiles in each region, with both similarities and variations across contexts. Adolescents in the profiles characterized by higher PPC generally showed poorer adjustment, including lower life satisfaction, greater loneliness, and higher problematic social networking use. Discussion These findings can inform social work assessment, case formulation, and the design of culturally responsive parenting and family support services for adolescents in Asian contexts.
Objectives To examine the suitability of the Social Work Admission Assessment Tool (SWAAT) in hospital settings, focusing on its association with emergency department use, social work intervention, and hospital readmission. Method SWAAT was administered during routine care over a three-month period in the emergency department and internal medicine units of two Portuguese hospitals. The sample included 436 service users aged 20–104 years. Results Higher SWAAT scores were associated with more frequent emergency department use and a greater likelihood of social work intervention. Age moderated the relationship between vulnerability and emergency department use. Social work intervention also moderated the association between vulnerability and hospital readmission. Discussion These findings support the usefulness of SWAAT as a structured resource for identifying social and clinical vulnerability and supporting referral and decision-making processes within interdisciplinary hospital care.
