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RGC SRFS
| Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|
| 2022 - 2023 | |
| Prof. CHAN Ko Ling Edward | Family Polyvictimization and Social Policy Responses in East Asian Societies |
RGC GRF/ECS
| Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|
| 2022 - 2023 | |
| Dr BAI Xue | Who Cares for Sandwiched Ageing Carers? Effects of Intergenerational Care Provision on Future Care Planning |
| Dr CHAN Hoi Wing | Mitigating climate change for our country?: The joint influence of national identification and socio-ecological contexts on pro-environmental behavior |
| Prof. CHAN Ko Ling Edward | Children with Special Educational Needs and Child Victimization: A Population-Based Study |
| Dr CHEN Jiaxin | Academic Returnees’ Cultural (Re)Adaptation and Integration Process in Top Universities in Mainland China: A Longitudinal Study |
| Prof. CHEN Juan | Having a Parent with Severe Mental Illness in Rural China: The Family Situation, Impact on Children, and Potential Service Provision |
| Dr LI Chi Mei Jessica | Developing Appropriate School Response to Online Sexual Exploitation of Children and Adolescents: A Qualitative Vignette Study in Hong Kong |
| Dr LO Kin Ming Camilla | Do fluctuations in affects associate with adolescents’ time spent on gaming and risk of gaming disorder in the context of school holiday? An ecological momentary assessment study |
| Dr SEO Bo Kyong Grace | The Role of Housing in the Effects of Poverty on Health in Hong Kong: A Mixed Methods Study |
| Dr YU Lu | Family resilience of Hong Kong low-income families with adolescent children: The role of positive youth development attributes |
| Dr ZHU Shimin Jasmine | Effects of Parent-Child Single-Session Growth Mindset Intervention on Adolescent Depression and Anxiety Problems: A Two-Arm Waitlist Randomised Controlled Trial |
| 2021 - 2022 | |
| Dr KAN Ching Yeung Karita | Varieties of capital in rural land politics: A comparative analysis of land transfers and rural governance in Jiangsu and Guangdong |
| Dr LEUNG Tsin Yee Janet | Parenting Perfectionism and Overparenting among Chinese Parents in Hong Kong |
| Dr LI Chi Mei Jessica | Making Sense of Procedural Justice at Work: A Qualitative Study of Hong Kong Police Officers, Arrested Youths, and Guardians |
| Dr WU Qiaobing | Institutional and Perceptional Welfare Boundary, Social Integration, and the Health and Well-being of Children from Migrant Families in Urban China: A Multicity Comparative Study Using Mixed Methods |
| Prof. YAN Chau Wai Elsie | Use of Motivational Interviewing for Elder Abuse Intervention |
| Dr ZHAN Yang | The Making of a Surplus Population? An Exploratory Study of Livelihoods among Resettled Peasants under Economic Uncertainties in Industrial Hubs in Western China |
| Dr ZHU Shimin Jasmine | Web-based single-session growth mindset intervention for adolescent anxiety: A three-arm cluster randomised control trial |
| 2020 - 2021 | |
| Prof. CHAN Ko Ling Edward | The effect of family hierarchy on family polyvictimization in Chinese culture |
| Dr CHANDRA Yanto | Legitimacy of Social Enterprises and Customer Patronization |
| Prof. CHEN Xiaohua Sylvia | Romantic Relationships in Cross-Cultural Perspective: The Role of Dialectical Relationship Thinking |
| Dr HUI Pui Hung Bryant | Doing Good Online: More Well-Being Benefit for Help-Givers and Less Harm for Others? |
| Dr KWAN Crystal | Examining Poverty Dynamics Across the Life Span of Elder-headed Households |
| Dr LAI Hor Yan Angel | School Ethnic-Racial Socialization, Ethnic Identity, and Psychological Health in Context: Truku Indigenous Adolescents in Eastern Taiwan |
| Dr LO Hay Ming Herman | Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Caregivers of Frail Older Chinese Adults: Testing a Model of Intergenerational Caregiving |
| Dr LO Kin Ming Camilla | The impacts of different types of screen time on children’s health and mental health, and the mediating roles of individual and relationship factors |
| Dr ZHAN Yang | When Rural Migrants Become Urban Homeowners in Small Cities: The Endgame for China’s “Floating Population”? |
| 2019 - 2020 | |
| Prof. CHAN Ko Ling Edward | A longitudinal follow-up study on the association between intimate partner violence against women and child telomere length shortening from birth to early childhood |
| Dr LEUNG Tsin Yee Janet | Should Adolescents Help? – Impacts of Adolescent Filial Responsibilities on Maternal Wellbeing and Adolescent Psychosocial Competence among Poor Single-Mother Families |
| Dr LI Xiang | Cyberbullying after being cyber-victimized in primary school students: Individual values and the protective role of the school environment |
| 2018 - 2019 | |
| Dr BAI Xue | Individual Efforts or Intergenerational Responses? A Longitudinal Mixed Methods Study of Future Care Planning among Hong Kong Ageing Families |
| Dr CHAN Chitat Larry | The Tendency of Closed-mindedness in Different Web-based Project Learning Designs in Civic Education – Argumentative Writing, Propaganda Production, and Scoping Review |
| Dr KAN Ching Yeung | Collectives and Cooperatives in Rural China: Agrarian Change and Community Economy in Guangdong Province |
| Dr LO Hay Ming Herman | Brief mindfulness-based family psychoeducation intervention for Chinese students with early psychosis: A mixed methods study |
| Dr LU Huijing | Women’s sexual behaviors and mate preferences throughout the ovulatory cycle as functions of life history strategies |
| Dr SIU Yuen Man Judy | Investigation of the decreasing blood donors in Hong Kong: A qualitative study on the perceptions and values of blood donation to Hong Kong people. |
| Dr TING Tin Yuet | Self-Started Digital Entertainers in the Social Media Age: Work-Life Experiences of YouTubers and Facebook Opinion Leaders in Hong Kong |
| Prof YAN Chau Wai Elsie | Against the Odds: Developing a Core Competence Framework of Social Work Practice for the Field of Disaster Management in China |
| Prof YAN Chau Wai Elsie | Resident to Resident Aggression in Residential Care Homes in Hong Kong: The Interrelationship among Resident Characteristics, Caregiving Context and the Physical Environment |
| Dr YU Lu | Social Networking Addiction among Hong Kong Adolescents: Protective Effects of Positive Youth Development Attributes and Parenting Behaviours |
| Dr ZHU Shimin Jasmine | Implicit theories and adolescent anxiety: A longitudinal test of reciprocal relationships |
| 2017 - 2018 | |
| Dr CHAN Chitat Larry | Nurturing Adolescents’ Critical Thinking Disposition Through Youth Media Practice: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
| Dr CHAN Wai Ling Jenny | Internships, Informal Labor and Vocational Skills Training in China |
| Dr KAN Ching Yeung Karita | Rural Transformation and Institutional Change in South China: A Comparative Study of Rural Land and Shareholding Reforms |
| Dr KOO Ching Hua Anita | Gendering the New Generation of Chinese Workers in Vocational Schools |
| Dr LEUNG Tsin Yee Janet | Perceived Overparenting and Developmental Outcomes in Chinese Adolescents in Hong Kong – A Longitudinal Study |
| Prof. YAN Chau Wai Elsie | Preventing Elder Mistreatment – Resilience and Risk Patterns of Family Caregivers |
HSSPFS
| Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|
| 2018 - 2019 | |
| Prof CHEN Xiaohua Sylvia | Integrating and Extending Research on Social Axioms: A Systematic Review |
CSO PPR
| Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|
| 2022 - 2023 | |
| Dr KWAN Crystal | Enhancing the Social Participation of Older People with Lived Experiences of Homelessness: A Community Based Participatory Research |
| Dr SEO Grace | Housing and Early Childhood Growth and Development in Hong Kong’s Low-income Families |
| 2018- 2019 | |
| Dr YU Lu | Impact of Short-term Study in Mainland China Programme on Hong Kong Local University Students' Intercultural Competence, Perception and Attitude about Mainland China, and National Identity |
HMRF
| Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|
| 2021 - 2022 | |
| Dr LO Kin Ming Camilla | Engaging the whole family to support expectant mothers: A family-based mHealth intervention to reduce maternal postnatal depression and promote family health |
| 2018 - 2019 | |
| Prof. CHAN Ko Ling Edward | Using Mobile-Based Technology to Support Expectant Parents: A Randomized Controlled Trial on The Effectiveness of The iParent App for Postnatal Depression (PND) |
HMRF-Commissioned Research on COVID-19
| 2020 - 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Prof. YAN Chau Wai Elsie | Public Compliance with Disease Prevention and Public Health Measures to Control COVID-19 |
Donation
| Principal Investigator | Project Title |
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| 2021 - 2022 | |
| Dr KU Hok Bun Ben | A study on the social service projects under the COVID-19 in PRC |
| Prof. SHEK Tan Lei Daniel | Capacity Building Scheme for Secondary School Teachers: Promoting Meaningful Social Engagement for Young People Through Service-Learning (APSS) |
| Prof. SHEK Tan Lei Daniel | Holistic Development and Well-Being of Young People in Hong Kong |
| 2020 - 2021 | |
| Dr BAI Xue | i-GESS Inter-Generational Engagement in Secondary Schools |
| Dr BAI Xue | Create A Knowledge Hub for Promoting Active Ageing and Intergenerational Solidarity |
| Dr LEUNG Tsin Yee Janet | The "Promoting Family Resilience" Project |
| Prof. YAN Chau Wai Elsie | Collaborative Efforts to Intervene and Prevent Elder Abuse |
| 2019 - 2020 | |
| Prof. SHEK Tan Lei Daniel | Service Leadership Theory: Theoretical Development and Empirical Inquiry |
| 2018- 2019 | |
| Dr BAI Xue | Infusion Active Ageing Education Project |
| Dr BAI Xue | Gearing Up for Third Age & Multi-Generational Capacity Building |
| 2017 - 2018 | |
| Dr BAI Xue | Age-friendly City Project |
| Dr BAI Xue | Age-friendly City Project Phase 2 |
| Dr CHAN Chitat Larry | Jockey Club PolyU Human Libraries Hub |
| Prof. SHEK Tan Lei Daniel | Moral Education and Moral Behavior in High School Students in Hong Kong |
Collaborative Research & Others
| Principal Investigator | Project Title |
|---|---|
| 2022 - 2023 | |
| Dr WU Yin | Testosterone and social behavior |
| Dr LO Hay Ming Herman | Research Study on the effectiveness of Unified Protocol for transdiagnostic treatment of emotional disorders (UP) for people with mild to moderate emotional disturbances |
| Dr WU Qiaobing | Tripartite Collaborative Research on Social Welfare and Social Services for Migrant/Left-behind Children and Families in China |
| Prof. CHUI Wing Hong Eric | Evaluation of the Strive and Rise Programme |
| Prof. CHUI Wing Hong Eric | Behavioural Science Study on Investor Behaviour in the Crypto Markets |
| Dr LAI Hor Yan Angel | Evaluation on the effectiveness of “Youth Life World Design” – Individual future orientation design and case consultation service |
| Dr LO Hay Ming Herman | Implementing a School-Based Mindfulness Programme in the Primary School Curriculum |
| Dr LO Kin Ming Camilla | Addictive behaviors and psychosocial correlates among secondary and university students in Macau |
| Dr LO Hay Ming Herman | Research Study on the effects of Nature-based Mindfulness Intervention Programme for Family Carers with high levels of Caring-related Stress |
| Dr SEO Bo Kyong Grace | Impact Evaluation of the Ageing in Place Home Modification Pilot Project |
| 2021 - 2022 | |
| Dr BAI Xue | Model and Capacity Building for Intergenerational Digital Literacy Training for Older Adults in Hong Kong |
| Dr CHOW Sung Ming | 周大福社區歇腳點項目研究 |
| Prof. CHUI Wing Hong Eric | Financial Literacy and Gambling Behaviour: Evidence from Hong Kong |
| Prof. CHUI Wing Hong Eric | Research on Service Impact of Project LEGEND |
| Dr KWAN Crystal | Evaluating the Impact of the Pickers’ Link |
| Dr LAI Hor Yan Angel | The Pilot Outdoor Adventure Programme for the Positive Development of Young People |
| Dr LAI Hor Yan Angel | Youth Mover: Evaluation on the effectiveness of an experiential learning program with mentors on future orientation |
| Dr LAI Hor Yan Angel | Evaluation on the Effectiveness of Career Development Programs on Future Orientation |
| Dr LO Hay Ming Herman | Hong Kong Mental Health Projects Evaluation |
| Dr LO Po Yee Iris | Empowering through learning - Parent-child language programme for junior non-Chinese speaking (NCS) students |
| Prof. YAN Chau Wai Elsie | “Transition to Healthy Ageing”- LUTS/BPH Education and Awareness Project |
| 2020 - 2021 | |
| Prof. CHAN Ko Ling Edward | Evaluative research on residents’ journey from trauma to empowerment (RESTORE) |
| Prof. CHEN Xiaohua Sylvia | Psychological Outcomes and Behavioral Manifestations of Global Orientations |
| Dr KU Hok Bun Ben | Evaluation as Learning Tools: Practice Research for the PRH Projects |
| Dr LEUNG Tsin Yee Janet | Evaluative research on “Together Walking through the Stormy Days – Parents’ Learning Platform” |
| 2019 - 2020 | |
| Prof. CHAN Ko Ling Edward | Consolidation of Findings of Family Surveys Conducted since 2011 |
| Dr KU Hok Bun Ben | Data Analysis and Generating Practice Model for the Project “Asset-based Community Development of Migrant-Local Community” |
| Dr LEUNG Tsin Yee Janet | Evaluative Research on “Service for Empowering & Networking SEN Families in Community” |
| Dr LO Hay Ming Herman | A Stepped-Care, Multi-disciplinary, Evidence-based Approach to Strengthen Adolescence and Family Well-being after Social Unrest |
| Dr YU Lu | Hong Kong Junior Secondary School Students' Attitudes Towards and Engagement in Political Activities Involving Violence and Destruction: The Associated Individual, Family, and School Factors from a Positive Youth Development Perspective |
| 2018- 2019 | |
| Dr CHANDRA Yanto | Unpacking the Management Practices of Chinese Social Enterprises |
| Dr CHANDRA Yanto | Mapping the Best Practices in Social Innovation Development |
| Dr TAM Kin Yuen Raymond | Social Impact Assessment on the Community Housing Movement |
| 2017 - 2018 | |
| Prof. CHAN Ko Ling Edward | Further Study on the Long Term Development of Child Development Fund Project Participants |
| Dr LO Hay Ming Herman | Explore the Applicability of Mindfulness Therapy for Special Education Needs (SEN) Primary School Students with ADHD in Residential Setting |
