馬嘉言博士
講師 II / 社群心理健康研究中心成員
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Introduction
My enthusiasm for Psychology could be dated back to when I first took Psychology in my HKALE exam. I have always found it fascinating how people ostensibly “of different kinds” may end up being similarly helpful or sinister, thanks to perceived or salient social influence. After obtaining my first degree in Psychology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, I pursued postgraduate training in the United Kingdom. Following the completion of my MRes Psychology at the University of Manchester, I embarked on my PhD at the University Nottingham while primarily examining the relationship between gratitude and prosociality (or sanctioning) in a behavioral economics context.
Prior to joining EdUHK, I undertook multiple teaching assignments (both local and overseas) during my nearly two-year stint with the Department of Applied Social Sciences of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. I was also actively engaged in the administration and subsequent analyses of a large-scale cross-institution scale validation project involving 8 UGC-funded universities in 2017.
My research interests mainly focus on two related areas. First, I am interested in the assessment of prosocial or cooperative behaviors with the utilization of economic games. I am also interested in the role of emotions, particularly gratitude, combined with other situational factors in contributing to people’s willingness to cooperate. My research repertoire was, thanks to the participation in the aforementioned validation project, expanded to include also scale validation.
Highest Degree Obtained
PhD, Psychology, School of Psychology, University of Nottingham, 2017
Membershipof Professional Societies
Chartered Member (CPsychol), The British Psychological Society (BPS);
Full Member for Division for Teachers and Researchers in Psychology (DARTP), BPS;
Full Member, American Psychological Association (APA);
Graduate Member, The Hong Kong Psychological Society Limited (HKPS)
Honours/Awards
Associate Fellow (AFBPsS), The British Psychological Society (BPS)
Teaching in Current Academic Year
Basic Psychology for Educators
Effective Teaching and Positive Classroom Learning Environment
Health Psychology
Introduction to Research Methods: Quantitative Research Methods
Mental Health Issues in the Contemporary Society
Personality Psychology
Social Psychology
Selected Recent Publications
Ma, L. K.*, Tunney, R. J., & Ferguson, E. (2014). Gratefully received, gratefully repaid: The role of perceived fairness in cooperative interactions.PLoS ONE, 9(12), e114976. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0114976
Ma, L. K.*, Tunney, R. J., & Ferguson, E. (2017). Does gratitude enhance prosociality: A meta-analytic review.Psychological Bulletin,143(6), 601-635. DOI: 0.1037/bul0000103
Shek, D. T. L., Lee, T. Y., &Ma, L. K.*(2018). Subjective outcome evaluation of the Tin Ka Ping P.A.T.H.S. Project in China: View of the students.International Public Health Journal, 10(1), 71-79.
Shek, D. T. L., Ma, L. K.*, Ma, C. M. S., & Hoshmand, A. R. (2018). Convergent and factorial validation of the Service Leadership Behavior Scale. International Journal of Child and Adolescent Health, 11(4), 479-492.
Shek, D. T. L., Ma, L. K.*, Lin, L., & Leung, H. (2018). Psychometric properties of the Service Leadership Behavior Scale: Preliminary findings. International Journal of Child and Adolescent Health, 11(4), 427-443.
Shek, D. T. L., Ma, L. K.*, Yu, L., & Leung, L. M. K. (2018). Validation of the Service Leadership Knowledge Scale: Factorial and convergent validity. International Journal of Child and Adolescent Health, 11(4), 455-466.
Shek, D. T. L., Zhu, A. Y. F., Ma, L. K.*, & Lin, L. (2018). Validation of the Service Leadership Attitude Scale in Hong Kong. International Journal of Child and Adolescent Health, 11(4), 467-477.
Shek, D. T. L., Ma, L. K.*, Low, S. S., Zhu, X., & Dou, D. (2019). A User Manual for the Service Leadership Knowledge Scale. In D. T. L. Shek, X. Zhu, L. Lin, & J. Merrick (Eds.), Service Leadership: Tools to Assess Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior. New York, NY: Nova Science.