Siyuan Alex Ang

Since Weiss (1973), domains of loneliness had been theorised to coincide with certain types of relationships. For example, emotional loneliness occurs due to lack of intimacy in romantic relationships, while social loneliness may be attributed to the lack of friends. Loneliness and social connectedness are mutually referential, and they had been th...

Loneliness is a prevalent issue among older persons. The literature largely indicated that the loneliness at old age would be a rather different experience than those of young adults and the middle-aged. Yet, there had never been a loneliness scale tailored for the unique experience of old age. This study aims to fill the gap by constructing a scal...

Since the 2000s, Hong Kong (HK) and Singapore (SG) have been working to reinvent themselves as smart cities. Despite their similarities, SG has consistently ranked ahead of HK on several smart city indices. To explain this gap, the smart city initiatives of both cities were categorized using a six-factor typology of public sector innovation. Furthe...