Prof. Joyce L. C. Ma

Department of Social Work

Chinese University of Hong Kong, China

Emeritus Professor

Email: joycelai@cuhk.edu.hk

Qualifications

1995 Ph.D., University of Hong Kong

1984 M. Soc. Sc. University of Hong Kong

1979 B. Soc. Sc. University of Hong Kong

Publications (Selected)

1. Lo, J. W., & Ma, J. L. (2025). Factors mediating the intergenerational transmission of depressive symptoms: A Hong Kong study. Children and Youth Services Review, 169, 108080.
2. Lo, J. W. K., & Ma, J. L. C. (2024). Generating mutual support in multifamily therapy to promote father involvement and family communication quality of Chinese families of adolescents with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A qualitative study. Family process, 63(2), 967-982.
3. Xia, L. L., Wong, M. M., Ma, J. L., & Wan, P. S. (2024). The family structural and socioeconomic characteristics of the family well‐being of Hong Kong people. International Journal of Social Welfare, 33(3), 603-616.
4. Lo, J. W., Ma, J. L., & Wong, J. C. (2024). The Feasibility and the Therapeutic Process Factors of Online vs. Face-to-Face Multifamily Therapy for Adults with High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder in Hong Kong: A Multi-Method Study. Contemporary Family Therapy, 46(1), 63-75.
5. Lo, J. W., & Ma, J. L. (2023). The perceived helpfulness of structural family therapy in caring for Hong Kong Chinese families of an adolescent with intellectual disabilities: A qualitative inquiry. British Journal of Learning Disabilities, 51(3), 440-449.
6. Lo, J. W. K., & Ma, J. L. C. (2023). Use of nature in a multi‐family therapy for Chinese families of adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A photo‐elicitation study. Journal of Family Therapy, 45(1), 65-80.
7. Lo, J. W. K., Ma, J. L. C., Wong, M. M. C., & Yau-Ng, M. L. T. (2023). Virtual care during the pandemic: Multi-family group sessions for Hong Kong Chinese families of adolescents with intellectual disabilities. Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 27(2), 336-353.
8. Wong, M. M., Ma, J. L., Wan, P. S., Xia, L. L., & Fok, M. H. (2022). The development and validation of a family Wellbeing Index for Hong Kong Chinese families. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 31(6), 1683-1697.
9. Xia, L. L., Ma, J. L., Yau-Ng, M. L., & Yiu, C. Y. Y. (2022). An interactive process model of knowledge transfer for social work through university–agency collaboration: Subjective experiences of the agency social workers in Hong Kong. British Journal of Social Work, 52(7), 4318-4339.
10. Mustafina, A., Amitov, S., & Ma, J. L. C. (2022). Multiple levels of factors protecting against peer rejection in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Sage Open, 12(1), 21582440221082147.
11. Ma, J. L., Xia, L. L., Yau‐Ng, M., & Yiu, Y. Y. C. (2022). Treatment efficacy of multiple family therapy in helping Chinese children of depressed parents in Hong Kong, China. Family process, 61(1), 198-212.
12. Ma, J. L. (2021). Family‐based intervention for Chinese families of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in Hong Kong, China. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 42(4), 402-413.

Profile Details

WoS ResearcherID: IMI-8558-2023

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