侯維佳博士
副教授 / 社群心理健康研究中心總監
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Introduction
Dr Hou Wai Kai’s work seeks to integrate multiple levels of analyses for explicating the psychology and ecology of stress. His current research focuses on understanding everyday processes and mechanisms pertinent to adaptation and resilience. Other topics of interest include emotional processes and flexibility, social determinants of mental health, and psychological and social adaptation among people with chronic medical conditions and their caregivers.
Highest Degree Obtained
PhD, School of Public Health, The University of Hong Kong
Membership of Professional Societies
2021 to present Section Editor, Stress and Health
2021 to present Guest Associate Editor, Frontiers in Communication
2021 to present Member, International Trauma Consortium
2020 to present Associate Editor, Frontiers in Psychology (Health Psychology section)
2018 to present Member, SIG - Stress, Adaptation and Resilience, American Education Research Association (AERA)
2017 to present Member, American Psychological Association Division 52 (International Psychology)
2017 to present Member, Association for Psychological Science
2015 to present National Representative (Hong Kong SAR, China) and Member, Stress, Trauma, Anxiety, and Resilience Society (STAR Society)
2013 to present Founding Member, Hong Kong Society of Behavioral Health
2011 to present Member, American Psychological Association Division 38 (Health Psychology)
Honours/Awards
2017-2018 President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Research, The Education University of Hong Kong
2016-2017 Fulbright-RGC Hong Kong Senior Research Scholar Award
2012 Outstanding Assistant Professor Award, Strategic Recruitment Scheme, The Hong Kong Institute of Education
Teaching in Current Academic Year
Biological Psychology
Emotion
Health Psychology
Neuropsychology
Stress and Coping
Current External Competitive Grants
2021-2023
Adaptation to Financial Strain: A Prospective Study of Everyday Processes and Mechanisms and Mental Health. General Research Fund, Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee, Hong Kong SAR, HK$654,420 (Co-Is: Annis Lai-Chu Fung and Tatia Mei-Chun Lee).
2020-2023
Psychological Resilience and Mental Wellness: Effects of Internal Neurobiological Affective and External Social Support Systems, Collaborative Research Fund. Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee, Hong Kong SAR, HK$5,023,374 (PC: Tatia Mei-Chun Lee; Co-PIs: Wai-Kai Hou, Fiona Yan Liu, Yun-Kwok Wing, Suk-Yu Yau).
2020-2020
The Mental Health Impact of the Social Movements in Hong Kong: A Chance to Build Back Better Daily Life. Public Policy Research (PPR) Funding Scheme (Special Round), Policy Innovation and Co-ordination Office, Hong Kong SAR Government, Hong Kong SAR, HK$330,000.
2016-2017
Drive to Thrive Theory: Processes and Outcomes from a Flexibility Perspective. Fulbright-RGC Hong Kong Senior Research Scholar Award, Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee, Hong Kong SAR, HK$430,000 (Co-I: George A. Bonanno).
2014-2016
Age Differences in Cognitive Control and Daily Control Strategies and Emotional Experiences: Implications on Physical and Emotional Health. Early Career Scheme, Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee, Hong Kong SAR, HK$765,748.
2012-2015
The Role of Social Cognition in Support Provision and Adjustment in Cancer Caregiving: A Longitudinal Analysis. General Research Fund, Research Grants Council, University Grants Committee, Hong Kong SAR, HK$1,122,109 (Co-Is: Sheung-tak Cheng, Tatia Mei-Chun Lee, and Gregory E. Miller).
Selected Recent Publications
i) Refereed journal articles
^† = Student/mentored author; * = Corresponding author
2021
Lai, F. T. T., Chen, V. K. Y. ^†, Li, T. W.^†, Li, X., Hobfoll, S. E., Lee, T. M. C., & Hou, W. K.* (in press). Disrupted daily routines mediate the socioeconomic gradient of depression amid public health crises. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry.
An, Y., Huang, J., Yeung, E. T. F.^†, & Hou, W. K.* (in press). Academic burnout and posttraumatic growth predict trajectories of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms of adolescents following Yancheng Tornado in China. International Journal of Stress Management.
Wiese, B. S., Hou, W. K., Noppeney, R.^†, & Li, T. W.^† (in press). Staying focused on work and satisfied with the job in times of pandemic: The role of everyday routines. International Journal of Stress Management.
Liu, H.^†, Li, T. W.^†, Liang, L.^†, & Hou, W. K.* (2021). Trauma and mental health of prisoners and ex-prisoners: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 89, 102069.
An, Y., Zhao, J., Shi, J., & Hou, W. K.* (2021). Network analysis of posttraumatic stress disorders symptoms among adolescent survivors of a major disaster in China. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.
Ben-Ezra, M., Hou, W. K., & Goodwin, R. (2021). Investigating the relationship between COVID-19-related and distress and ICD-11 adjustment disorder: Two cross-sectional studies. BJPsych Open, 7(1), e21.
Chan, E. W. W.^†, Liang, L.^†, Liu, H.^†, & Hou, W. K.* (2021). The moderated associations of self-compassion with physiological and psychological stress responses: Comparisons between cancer caregivers and non-caregivers. Journal of Health Psychology.
Goodwin, R., Hou, W. K., Sun, S., & Ben-Ezra, M. (2021). Psychological and behavioural responses to COVID-19: A China-Britain comparison. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 75, 189-192.
Hou, W. K.*, Hall, B. J., Liang, L.^†, Li, T. W.^†, Liu, H.^†, & Galea, S. (2021). Probable depression and suicidal ideation in Hong Kong amid massive civil unrest. Annals of Epidemiology, 54, 45-51.
Hou, W. K.*, Lee, T. M. C., Liang, L.^†, Li, T. W.^†, Liu, H.^†, Ettman, C. K., & Galea, S. (2021). Civil unrest, COVID-19 stressors, anxiety, and depression in the acute phase of the pandemic in Hong Kong. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 56, 1499-1508.
Hou, W. K.*, Lee, T. M. C.*, Liang, L.^†, Li, T. W.^†, Liu, H.^†, Tong, H.^†, Ben-Ezra, M., & Goodwin, R. (2021). Psychiatric symptoms and behavioral adjustment during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from two population-representative cohorts. Translational Psychiatry, 11, 174.
Hou, W. K.*, Tong, H.^†, Liang, L.^†, Li, T. W.^†, Liu, H.^†, Ben-Ezra, M., Goodwin, R., & Lee, T. M. C.* (2021). Probable anxiety and components of psychological resilience amid COVID-19: A population-based study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 282, 594-601.
Hou, W. K.*, Liang, L.^†, Hougen, C.^†, & Bonanno, G. A. (2021). Regulatory flexibility of sustaining daily routines and mental health in adaptation to financial strain: A vignette approach. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(6), 3103.
Liang, L.^†, Ben-Ezra, M., Chan, E. W. W., Liu, H.^†, Lavenda, O., & Hou, W. K.* (2021). Psychometric evaluation of the Adjustment Disorder New Module-20 (ADNM-20): A multi-study analysis. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 81, 102406.
Liang, L.^†, Ma, T. W.^†, & Hou, W. K.* (2021). Subjective power and emotions in everyday interpersonal interactions: Counterparts' constrictive posture as moderator. International Journal of Psychology, 56, 95-105.
Sun, R., Hou, W. K., Hui, B. P. H., Siu, N. Y. F., Engels, T. F. S., & Sauter, D. (2021). Perception and evaluation of 23 positive emotions in Hong Kong and the Netherlands. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, 579474.
2020
Ben-Ezra, M., Sun, S., Hou, W. K., & Goodwin, R. (2020). The association of being in quarantine and related COVID-19 recommended and non-recommended behaviors with psychological distress in Chinese population. Journal of Affective Disorders, 275, 66-68.
Bonanno, G. A., Maccallum, F., Malgaroli, M. Hou, W. K. (2020). The Context Sensitivity Index (CSI): Measuring the ability to identify the presence and absence of stressor context cues. Assessment, 27, 261-273.
Chiu, H. T.^†, Yee, L. T. S., Cheung, R. Y. M., Kwan, J. L. Y., & Hou, W. K.* (2020). Interactive association between negative emotion regulation and savoring is linked to anxiety symptoms among college students. Journal of American College Health, 68, 494-501.
Goodwin, R., Hou, W. K., Sun, S., & Ben-Ezra, M. Quarantine, distress and interpersonal relationships during COVID-19. General Psychiatry, 33(6), e100385.
Hou, W. K.*, Lai, F. T. T., Ben-Ezra, M., & Goodwin, R. (2020). Regularizing daily routines for mental health during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Global Health, 10(2), 020315.
Hou, W. K.*, Liu, H.^†, Liang, L.^†, Ho, J., Kim, H.^†, Seong, E.^†, Bonanno, G. A., Hobfoll, S. E., & Hall, B. J. (2020). Everyday life experiences and mental health among conflict-affected forced migrants: A meta-analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders, 264, 50-68.
Lai, F. T. T.^†, Hall, B. J., Liang, L.^†, Galea, S., & Hou, W. K.* (2020). Socioeconomic determinants of depression amid the anti-extradition bill protests in Hong Kong: the mediating role of daily routine disruptions. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 74, 988-994.
Lai, F. T. T.^†, Ma, T. W.^†, & Hou, W. K.* (2020). How does chronic multimorbidity affect daily routines? An experience sampling study of community‐dwelling adults in Hong Kong. Journal of Community Psychology, 48, 2326-2348.
Li, T. W.^†, Lee, T. M. C.*, Goodwin, R., Ben-Ezra, M., Liang, L.^†, Liu, H.^†, & Hou, W. K.* (2020). Social capital, income change, and psychobehavioral responses amid COVID-19: A population-based analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(23), 8888.
Ma, T. W.^†, Bryant, F. B., & Hou, W. K.* (2020). The associations of positive emotion regulation with everyday emotions: An experience sampling approach. International Journal of Psychology, 55, 871-881.
Smith, L. G. E., Wakeford, L., Cribbin, T., Barnett, J., & Hou, W. K. (2020). Detecting psychological change through mobilizing interactions and changes in extremist linguistic style. Computers in Human Behavior, 108, 106298.
2019
Hou, W. K., & Hall, B. J. (2019). The mental health impact of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong. Lancet Psychiatry, 6(12), 982.
Hou, W. K.*, Lai, F. T. T.^†, Hougen, C.^†, Hall, B. J., & Hobfoll, S. E. (2019). Measuring everyday processes and mechanisms of stress resilience: Development and initial validation of the Sustainability of Living Inventory (SOLI).Psychological Assessment, 31, 715-729.
Hou, W. K.*, Liang, L.^†, Lau K. M.^†, & Hall, M.^† (2019). Savouring and psychological well-being in family dyads coping with cancer: An Actor-Partner Interdependence Model.European Journal of Cancer Care, 28,e13047.
Cheung, R. Y. M., Leung, M. C.^†, Chiu, H. T.^†, Yee, L. T. S., Kwan, J. L. Y., & Hou, W. K. (2019). Family functioning and psychological outcomes at emerging adulthood: Savoring positive experiences as a mediating mechanism. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 36, 2693-2713.
Lai, F. T. T.^†, Ma, T. W.^†, & Hou, W. K.* (2019). Multimorbidity and depressive symptoms at three-month follow-up: A prospective study of community-dwelling Chinese adults in Hong Kong. International Psychogeriatrics, 31, 1367-1371.
2018
Ho, J.^†, Ngai, S. P., Wu, W. K., & Hou, W. K.* (2018). Association between daily life experience and psychological well-being in people living with nonpsychotic mental disorders: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine, 97, e9733.
Hou, W. K.*, & Bonanno, G. A. (2018). Emotions in everyday life during social movements: Prospective predictions of mental health. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 65, 120-131.
Hou, W. K.*, Canetti, D., Ma, T. W.^†, Hall, B. J., Lau, K. M.^†, Ng, S. M.^†, & Hobfoll, S. E. (2018). What predicts threat perceptions toward people opposing to the government? A population-based study following the Umbrella Movement, Hong Kong. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 6, 383-400.
Hou, W. K.*, Lau, K. M.^†, Cheng, A. C. K., Shum, T. C. Y., & Lee, T. M. C. (2018). Do concordances of social support and relationship quality predict psychological distress and well-being of cancer patients and caregivers? European Journal of Cancer Care, 27, e12857.
2017
Hall, B. J., Lam, A. I. F., Wu, T. L., Hou, W. K., Latkin, C., & Galea, S. (2017). The epidemiology of depression in Macau, China: Towards a plan for mental health action. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 52, 1227-1235.
Hou, W. K.*, Lau, K. M.^†, Ng, S. M.^†, Cheng, S. T., Shum, T. C. Y., Cheng, A. C. K., & Cheung, H. Y. S. (2017). Savoring moderates the association between cancer-specific physical symptoms and depressive symptoms. Psycho-Oncology, 26, 231-238.
Ng, S. M.^†, & Hou, W. K.* (2017). Contentment duration mediates the associations between anxious attachment style and psychological distress. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 258.
2016
Hou, W. K.*, Lau, K. M.^†, Ng, S. M.^†, Lee, T. M. C., Cheung H. Y. S., Shum, T. C. Y., & Cheng, A. C. K. (2016). Psychological detachment and savoring in adaptation to cancer caregiving. Psycho-Oncology, 25, 839-847.
Lau, K. M.^†, Hou, W. K.*, Hall, B. J., Canetti, D., Ng, S. M.^†, Lam, A. I. F., & Hobfoll, S. E. (2016). Social media and mental health in democracy movement in Hong Kong: A population-based study. Computers in Human Behavior, 64, 656-662.
2015
Hou, W. K.*, Hall, B. J., Canetti, D., Lau, K. M.^†, Ng, S. M.^†, & Hobfoll, S. E. (2015). Threat to democracy: Physical and mental health impact of democracy movement in Hong Kong. Journal of Affective Disorders, 186, 74-82.
Hou, W. K.*, Ng, S. M.^†, & Wan, J. H. Y.^† (2015). Changes in positive affect and mindfulness predict changes in cortisol secretion and psychiatric symptoms: A latent change score modeling approach. Psychology and Health, 30, 551-567.
2014
Hou, W. K.*, & Lam, J. H. M.^† (2014). Resilience in the year after cancer diagnosis: A cross-lagged panel analysis of the reciprocity between psychological distress and well-being. Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 37, 391-401.
Hou, W. K.*, & Ng, S. M.^† (2014). Emotion-focused positive rumination and relationship satisfaction as the underlying mechanisms between resilience and psychiatric symptoms. Personality and Individual Differences, 71, 159-164.
2012
Hou, W. K.*, & Wan, J. H. Y.^† (2012). Perceived control mediates the prospective impact of relationship quality in the year after colorectal cancer diagnosis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, 43, 129-138.
Lee, T. M. C., Leung, M. K., Hou, W. K., Tang, J., Jing Yin, So, K. F., Lee, C. F., & Chan, C. C. H. (2012). Distinct neural activity associated with focused-attention meditation and loving-kindness meditation. PLoS One, 7(8), e40054.
2010
Hou, W. K.*, Law, C. C., Yin, J., & Fu, Y. T. (2010). Resource loss, resource gain, and psychological resilience and dysfunction in the year following cancer diagnosis: A growth mixture modeling approach. Health Psychology, 29, 484-495.
Hou, W. K.* (2010). Intrapersonal and interpersonal dimensions of cancer perception: A confirmatory factor analysis of the Cancer Experience and Efficacy Scale (CEES). Supportive Care in Cancer, 18, 561-571.
Hou, W. K.*, Law, C. C., & Fu, Y. T. (2010). Does change in positive affect mediate and/or moderate the impact of symptom distress on psychological adjustment after cancer diagnosis? A prospective analysis. Psychology and Health, 25, 417-431.
Ma, T. M. K.^†, Hou, W. K. (joint first author), Hung, A., & Lee, T. M. C. (2010). Personality traits and social behaviors predict the psychological adjustment of Chinese people with epilepsy. Seizure–European Journal of Epilepsy, 19, 493-500.
2009
Hou, W. K., Lam, W. W. T., Law, C. C., Fu, Y. T., & Fielding, R. (2009). Measuring social relational quality in colorectal cancer: The Social Relational Quality Scale (SRQS). Psycho-Oncology, 18, 1097-1105.
Hou, W. K.*, Lam, W. W. T., & Fielding, R. (2009). Adaptation process and psychosocial resources of Chinese colorectal cancer patients undergoing adjuvant treatment: A qualitative analysis. Psycho-Oncology, 18, 936-944.
ii) Book chapters
Hobfoll, S. E., Hall, B. J., & Hou, W. K. (2020). Addressing the immediate aftermath of mass casualty: Focusing on long term history and vulnerability. In E. Vermetten, I. Frankova, L. Carmi, O. Chaban, & J. Zohar (Eds.), Risk management of terrorism induced stress (pp. 145-151). IOS Press.
Hou, W. K.*, Hall, B. J., & Hobfoll, S. E. (2018). Drive to thrive: A theory of resilience following loss. In N. Morina & A. Nickerson (Eds.), Mental Health of Refugee and Conflict-Affected Populations (pp. 111-133). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
Hou, W. K.* (2010). Distinct and common issues in the psychosocial adaptation to cancer across cultures. In J. E. Jenkins (Ed.), Colorectal Cancer: Risk, Diagnosis and Treatments. New York: Nova Science Publishers.