Prof. Nelson Chun-yiu YEUNG
楊竣堯教授
Bio
Professor Nelson Yeung received his PhD in Social and Health Psychology at the University of Houston as a trained health psychologist in 2015. His research focuses on the interplay among psychological processes, individual characteristics, cultural factors and health outcomes among people adjusting through life adversities. His projects have been supported by extramural funding as a principal investigator (e.g., Health and Medical Research Fund by the Health Bureau, Early Career Scheme by the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong) and a co-investigator (e.g., Institutional Development Scheme of the Collaborative Research Grant of the University Grants Committee).
Through a stress and coping perspective, Professor Yeung is particularly interested in understanding of the facilitating factors and potential mechanisms associated with adjustment outcomes (e.g., posttraumatic stress, posttraumatic growth) among a spectrum of trauma-exposed populations (e.g., cancer survivors and their caregivers, foreign domestic helpers and healthcare workers coping with COVID-19, adolescents exposed to natural disasters, etc.). Those studies have inspired his exploration of the impacts of psychosocial interventions and trauma-informed care practices on trauma adjustments (e.g., culturally- and linguistically-sensitive expressive writing intervention and peer-support psychoeducation program for Chinese American breast cancer survivors, positive psychology interventions for diabetes patients, dragon boat exercise program for cancer survivors).
Seeing health outcome measurements among trauma-exposed Asia-Pacific populations through a cultural lens, Professor Yeung has validated the Chinese versions of the Children’s Revised Impact of Event Scale for adolescents, and Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory Generic Core Scale for pediatric cancer patients. Recently, he also extends his interests in developing a culturally-sensitive, DSM-5-based Chinese version of the Secondary Traumatic Stress Scale among Hong Kong healthcare workers, plus a Supportive Care Needs Inventory among women with pregnancy loss in Hong Kong.
Professor Yeung’s research and teaching achievements have been internationally/regionally recognized by a number of awards, including the 2014 American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award (United States), the 2016 International Society of Behavioral Medicine Early Career Award (Australia), the 2018 Best Oral Presentation Award at the 8th Nursing Symposium on Cancer Care (Hong Kong), the 2021 Society of Behavioral Medicine Abstract Citation Award (United States), and the 2022 Teacher of the Year Award of the Public Health and Community Health Practice program (The Chinese University of Hong Kong). Regarding professional services, Professor Yeung has been an Editorial Board member of Psychology of Men and Masculinities, plus a Founding Member and the Honorary Secretary of the Hong Kong Society of Behavioral Health.
Research Interest
- Adjustments to adversities
- Posttraumatic growth
- Chronic disease survivorship and caregivership
- Trauma-informed care and interventions
- Culturally-sensitive measures of well-being
Recent Funded Research Projects
- Early Career Scheme (ECS), University Grants Committee (UGC), Hong Kong SAR
2020-2022
Project title: Exploring the role of self-compassion in self-management behaviors among Type 2 diabetes patients in Hong Kong: A longitudinal study (Amount granted: HKD$744,757) - Direct Research Grant, Medicine Panel, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2019-2021
Project title: “Shame on me”: Exploring the role of self-stigma in psychological well-being and self-management behaviors among Type 2 diabetes patients in Hong Kong (Amount granted: HKD$118,000) - Taiwan Collaboration Fund, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
2019-2021
Project title: “Phoenix Rising”: Dragon boating as an intervention to improve physical and psychological well-being among Chinese breast cancer survivors (Amount granted: HKD$38,000) - Health and Medical Research Fund, Food and Health Bureau, The Hong Kong SAR Government
2018-2020
Project title: An integrated e-health and motivational interviewing intervention promoting expression of organ donation wish to family members among those with such intent: A randomized controlled trial (Amount granted: HKD$1,191,214)
Selected Publications
- Yeung, N.C.Y., Zhang, Y.W., Ji, L.L., Lu, G. H., & Lu, Q. (2020). Finding the silver linings: Psychosocial correlates of posttraumatic growth among husbands of Chinese breast cancer survivors. Psycho-Oncology. doi: 10.1002/pon.5484
- Yeung, N.C.Y., Massar, K., & Jonas, K. (2020). “Who pushes you to be bigger”: Psychosocial correlates of muscle dissatisfaction among Chinese male college students in Hong Kong. Psychology of Men and Masculinities. doi: 10.1037/men0000283
- Yeung, N.C.Y., Wang, L., Ji, L.L., Lu, G. H., & Lu, Q. (2020). Difficulties in identifying and describing feelings, social constraints, affect, and functional well-being among Chinese breast cancer patients: A mediation model. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 47, 101760.
- Yeung, N.C.Y., Ji, L.L., Zhang, Y.W., Lu, G. H., & Lu, Q. (2020). Caregiving burden and self-efficacy mediate the association between individual characteristics and depressive symptoms among husbands of Chinese breast cancer survivors. Supportive Care in Cancer, 28, 3125-3133.
- Yeung, N.C.Y., Lu, Q., & Mak, W.W.S. (2019). Self-perceived burden mediates the relationship between self-stigma and quality of life among Chinese American breast cancer survivors. Supportive Care in Cancer, 27, 3337-3345.
- Yeung, N.C.Y., Zhang, Y.W., Ji, L. L., Lu, G. H., & Lu, Q. (2018). Guilt among Chinese husband caregivers of women with breast cancer: The roles of male gender role norms, caregiving burden, and coping processes. European Journal of Cancer Care, 27, e12872.
- Yeung, N.C.Y., Lau, J.T.F., Yu, X., Zhang, J., Xu, Z., Choi, K.C., Zhang, Q., Mak, W.W.S., & Lui, W.W.S. (2018). Media exposure related to the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake predicted probable PTSD among Chinese adolescents in Kunming, China: A longitudinal study. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 10, 253-262.
- Yeung, N.C.Y., Lau, J.T.F., Choi, K.C., & Griffiths, S. (2017). Population responses during the pandemic phase of the Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 Epidemic, Hong Kong, China. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 23, 813-815.
- Yeung, N.C.Y., Lu, Q., Wong, C.C.Y., & Huynh, H.C. (2016). The roles of needs satisfaction, cognitive
appraisals, and coping strategies in promoting posttraumatic growth: A stress and coping perspective.
Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 8, 284-292. - Yeung, N.C.Y., Mak, W.W.S., & Cheung, L.K.L. (2015). Conformity to emotional control masculine norm and psychological well-being among Chinese men in Hong Kong: The mediating role of stress appraisal for expressing tender emotions. Psychology of Men and Masculinity, 16, 304-311.