Dr. CHEN Xiaohua, Sylvia
陳曉華博士
Tel : 3400 3696
Fax : 2773 6558
E-mail : ssxhchen@polyu.edu.hk
陳曉華博士
Tel : 3400 3696
Fax : 2773 6558
E-mail : ssxhchen@polyu.edu.hk
Qualifications
Ph.D. in Psychology (CUHK)
M.Phil. in Psychology (CUHK)
Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology (CUHK)
M.A. in Counseling Psychology (Santa Clara University, U.S.A.)
B.A. in English Language and Literature (Sun Yat-Sen University, China)
Specialty and Research Interests
Research Interests
The social psychology of bilingualism and biculturalism
Globalization and multiculturalism
The social psychology of bilingualism and biculturalism
Globalization and multiculturalism
Cross-cultural studies of personality and social behavior
Cultural diversity and mental health
Selected Projects (as PI)
1. Examining the Effects of Generalized Beliefs on Coping Strategies and Psychological Functioning (funded by RGC General Research Fund, 2012)
Cultural diversity and mental health
Selected Projects (as PI)
1. Examining the Effects of Generalized Beliefs on Coping Strategies and Psychological Functioning (funded by RGC General Research Fund, 2012)
2. Promoting Policy Favoring Multiculturalism and the Social Integration of Ethnic Minorities in Hong Kong (funded by RGC Public Policy Research Funding Scheme, 2011)
3. Examining the Long-Term Impact of Bicultural Orientations on Psychological Adjustment (funded by RGC General Research Fund, 2008)
Total amount of internal and external grants obtained to date: HK$3.87 million in the capacity of PI and HK$2.87 million and RMB 220k in the capacity of co-I.
Teaching
Social Psychology
Cross-Cultural Psychology
Selected Publications
Chen, S. X., Benet-Martinez, V., & Ng, J. C. K. (in press). Does language affect personality perception? A functional approach to testing the Whorfian hypothesis. Journal of Personality .
Chen, S. X., Lam, B. C. P., Buchtel, E. E., & Bond, M. H. (in press). The Conscientiousness paradox: Cultural mindset shapes competence perception. European Journal of Personality .
Chen, S. X., Benet-Martínez, V., Wu, W. C. H., Lam, B. C. P., & Bond, M. H. (2013). The role of dialectical self and bicultural identity integration in psychological adjustment. Journal of Personality, 81, 61-75.
Chen, S. X., & Bond, M. H. (2010). Two languages, two personalities? Examining language effects on the expression of personality in a bilingual context. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 1514-1528.
Chen, S. X. (2010). From emic to etic: Exporting indigenous constructs. Personality and Social Psychology Compass, 4, 364-378.
Oyserman, D., Sorensen, N., Reber, R., & Chen, S. X. (2009). Connecting and separating mindsets: Culture as situated cognition. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 97, 217-235.
Chen, S. X., Bond, M. H., Chan, B., Tang, D., & Buchtel, E. E. (2009). Behavioral manifestations of modesty. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 40, 603-626.
Mak, W. W. S., Chen, S. X., Lam, A., & Yiu, V. F. L. (2009). Understanding distress: The role of face concern among Chinese Americans, European Americans, Hong Kong Chinese, and Mainland Chinese. The Counseling Psychologist, 37, 219-248.
Chen, S. X., & Mak, W. W. S. (2008). Seeking professional help: Etiology beliefs about mental illness across cultures. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 55, 442-450.
Chen, S. X., Benet-Martinez, V., & Bond, M. H. (2008). Bicultural identity, bilingualism, and psychological adjustment in multicultural societies: Immigration-based and globalization-based acculturation. Journal of Personality, 76, 803-838.
Chen, S. X., Chan, W., Bond, M. H., & Stewart, S. M. (2006). The effects of self-efficacy and relationship harmony on depression across cultures: Applying level-oriented and structure-oriented analyses. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 37, 643-658.
Chen, S. X., Cheung, F. M., Bond, M. H., & Leung, J. P. (2005). Decomposing the construct of ambivalence over emotional expression in a Chinese cultural context. European Journal of Personality, 19, 185-204.
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Chen, S. X., Lam, B. C. P., Buchtel, E. E., & Bond, M. H. (in press). The Conscientiousness paradox: Cultural mindset shapes competence perception. European Journal of Personality .
Chen, S. X., Benet-Martínez, V., Wu, W. C. H., Lam, B. C. P., & Bond, M. H. (2013). The role of dialectical self and bicultural identity integration in psychological adjustment. Journal of Personality, 81, 61-75.
Chen, S. X., & Bond, M. H. (2010). Two languages, two personalities? Examining language effects on the expression of personality in a bilingual context. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 36, 1514-1528.
Chen, S. X. (2010). From emic to etic: Exporting indigenous constructs. Personality and Social Psychology Compass, 4, 364-378.
Oyserman, D., Sorensen, N., Reber, R., & Chen, S. X. (2009). Connecting and separating mindsets: Culture as situated cognition. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 97, 217-235.
Chen, S. X., Bond, M. H., Chan, B., Tang, D., & Buchtel, E. E. (2009). Behavioral manifestations of modesty. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 40, 603-626.
Mak, W. W. S., Chen, S. X., Lam, A., & Yiu, V. F. L. (2009). Understanding distress: The role of face concern among Chinese Americans, European Americans, Hong Kong Chinese, and Mainland Chinese. The Counseling Psychologist, 37, 219-248.
Chen, S. X., & Mak, W. W. S. (2008). Seeking professional help: Etiology beliefs about mental illness across cultures. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 55, 442-450.
Chen, S. X., Benet-Martinez, V., & Bond, M. H. (2008). Bicultural identity, bilingualism, and psychological adjustment in multicultural societies: Immigration-based and globalization-based acculturation. Journal of Personality, 76, 803-838.
Chen, S. X., Chan, W., Bond, M. H., & Stewart, S. M. (2006). The effects of self-efficacy and relationship harmony on depression across cultures: Applying level-oriented and structure-oriented analyses. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 37, 643-658.
Chen, S. X., Cheung, F. M., Bond, M. H., & Leung, J. P. (2005). Decomposing the construct of ambivalence over emotional expression in a Chinese cultural context. European Journal of Personality, 19, 185-204.
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Awards and Honors
Student International Research Competitive Awards, American Psychological Association Division 52 (International Psychology), 2005, 2006, and 2007 recipient
Travel Fellowship, Gallup Positive Psychology Institute, 2006 recipient
Jung-heun Park Young Scholar Award, Asian Association of Social Psychology, 2005 recipient
J. P. Leung Memorial Award for Best Student Paper, Hong Kong Psychological Society, 2004, 2005, and 2006 recipient
Travel Fellowship, Gallup Positive Psychology Institute, 2006 recipient
Jung-heun Park Young Scholar Award, Asian Association of Social Psychology, 2005 recipient
J. P. Leung Memorial Award for Best Student Paper, Hong Kong Psychological Society, 2004, 2005, and 2006 recipient
Professional Services
Consulting Editor, Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Consulting Editor, Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Editor (Psychology Section), Open Journal of Applied Social Sciences
Guest Editor (with Michael Bond), Journal of Psychology in the Chinese Societies, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2010
Regional Representative (East Asia), International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology
Representative-at-large (Hong Kong), Asian Association of Social Psychology
Consulting Editor, Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Editor (Psychology Section), Open Journal of Applied Social Sciences
Guest Editor (with Michael Bond), Journal of Psychology in the Chinese Societies, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2010
Regional Representative (East Asia), International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology
Representative-at-large (Hong Kong), Asian Association of Social Psychology
