DATU Jesus Alfonso Daep 博士
助理教授
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專長﹕正向心理學,正向教育
PhD (Educational Psychology), The University of Hong Kong
MA (Counseling), De La Salle University
BS (Psychology) (Magna Cum Laude), Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Manila
Introduction
Dr Jesus Alfonso Daep Datu(Jess) is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Special Education and Counselling. He is a well-being scientist with research programs inpositive psychology, positive education,andinclusive education. He is also the Lab Leader of theScience of Happiness and Positive Education(SHAPE) lab.He is named an APS Rising Star, a designation thatrecognizes outstanding psychological scientists in the earliest stages of their research career post-PhD whose innovative work has already advanced the field and signals great potential for their continued contributionsby the Association for Psychological Science in January 2022. He is included in the list ofThe World's Top 2% Researchers Based on Scientific Impacts Across All Disciplines based on a study published by a team of researchers led by Prof. John Ioannidis of the Stanford University in 2019 (see Ioannidis et al., 2020) and in 2020 (see Baas et al., 2021). In January 2021, he received the Outstanding Reviewer Award from the School Psychology International editorial leadership team. He is also a recipient of 2019/20 President's Award for Outstanding Performance in Research - Early Career Research Excellence Scheme. He directly contributes to professional scholarly communities in the areas of positive psychology and inclusive education as anAssociate Editorof Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, Journal of Happiness Studies, Current Psychology, and International Journal of Disability, Development, and Education. He also serves asSenior Associate Editorof School Psychology International.He sits on the editorial board ofSchool Psychology, Asian Journal of Social Psychology, Educational Psychology, International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology,andPhilippine Journal of Psychology.
Teaching Areas:
Supporting Parents and Families with Diverse Needs
Social Emotional Development and Special Needs
Honours Project
Community Counselling
Career Counselling
Research Interests:
Positive psychology
Positive education
Inclusive education
Awards:
2022 APS Rising Star, Association for Psychological Science
2021 The World’s Top 2% Researchers Based on Scientific Impacts Across All Disciplines
Source:Baas, Jeroen; Boyack, Kevin; Ioannidis, John P.A. (2021), “August 2021 data-update for ‘Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators’”, Mendeley Data, V3, doi: 10.17632/btchxktzyw.3
2021 Finalist, Dean’s Research Award: Journal Articles, Faculty of Education and Human Development, The Education University of Hong Kong
2021 Researcher of the Month (March 2021), Tooled Up Education (a UK-based website dedicated to promotion of evidence-based resources on all aspects of parenting, education and family life)
2020 Outstanding Reviewer Award, School Psychology International
2020 Emerging Scholar and Diversity Awards, Association for Research in Personality
2020 The World’s Top 2% Researchers Based on Scientific Impacts Across All Disciplines
Source:Ioannidis, J.P.A., Boyack, K.W., Baas, J. (2020). Updated science-wide author databases of standardized citation indicators.PLoS Biol 18(10): e3000918.
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000918
2020 President’s Award for Outstanding Performance in Research (Early Career Research Excellence Award), The Education University of Hong Kong
2019 Service Award, Division of School Psychology, The American Psychological Association
2017 Best Research Postgraduate Student Publication Award, Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong
2015 Lee Shau Kee Postgraduate Fellowship, The University of Hong Kong
Competitive External Research Grants
Principal Investigator. (2019-2021) Are Triarchic Model of Grit Dimensions Related to Subsequent Achievement Goals and Academic Engagement in Math and Science in Hong Kong, Mainland China, and Philippines? Research Grant Council Early Career Scheme. Amount: HK$ 911,853.
Collaborator. (2016-2018). Cross-Cultural and Regional Studies of the Interdependent Happiness Scale (PI: Dr. Hidefumi Hitokoto). Japan Society for the Promotion of Science - Grants-in-Aid for Young Scientists. Amount: ¥2,470,000 or HK$ 182,267
Internal Research Grants
Principal investigator. (2020-2021). Which virtues can promote media literacy and digital citizenship among secondary school students in Hong Kong and Philippines? Internal Research Fund Grant for Theme-based Research Scheme. The Education University of Hong Kong. Amount of Award: HK$ 150,000 or US$ 19,355. Role: Principal Investigator
Principal Investigator. (2020-2021). Is kindness linked to positive environmental behaviors in Hong Kong and Mainland China? A structural equation modeling approach. Research Cluster Fund Grant. The Education University of Hong Kong. Amount of Award: HK$ 350,000.
Principal Investigator. (2020-2021). Conceptualizationand development of culturally sensitive measure of gratitude. Seed Funding Grant. The Education University of Hong Kong. Amount: HK$ 125,000.
Co-Project Supervisor. (2019-2021). Harnessing the power of assessment to support pre-service teachers' learning and professional development through an innovative blended learning approach (A+BLe). University-level Teaching Development Grant. The Education University of Hong Kong. Amount: HK$ 911,853.
Team Member. (2019-2022). Preparing teachers and parents to support positive education and children wellbeing. Strategic Area on Positive Education in Early Childhood Grant. The Education University of Hong Kong. Amount of Award: HK$ 3,386,230 or USD$ 431,970.
Co-Investigator. (2019-2020). Hong Kong adolescents’ wellbeing: An ecological perspective. Seed Funding for International Collaborative Research – The Education University of Hong Kong. Amount of Award: HK$ 180,000 or US$ 23,042.
Co-Investigator. (2018-2019). Enhancement of counsellor trainees’ personal development by implementation of flipped learning in a career counselling training module. Departmental Teaching Seed Funding Grant – The Education University of Hong Kong. Amount of Award: HK$ 50,000 or US$ 6,369.
Principal Investigator. (2018-2019). The impacts of kindness curriculum on social-emotional learning competencies, social self-efficacy, self-esteem and media literacy skills among junior secondary school students. Departmental Research Seed Funding Grant – The Education University of Hong Kong. Amount of Award: HK$ 50,000 or US$ 6,369.
Principal Investigator. (2018-2019). Can promoting kindness, love, and social intelligence boost learning outcomes among high school students? Evidence in the Philippine setting. Internal Research Grant – The Education University of Hong Kong. Amount of Award: HK$ 100,000 or US$ 12,745.
Editorial Engagements
Associate Editor (2022 – present),Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being
Senior Associate Editor (2021 – present),School Psychology International School Psychology International
Associate Editor (2020 – present),Journal of Happiness Studies
Associate Editor (2020 – present),Current Psychology
Associate Editor (2020 – present),International Journal of Disability, Development, and Education
Editorial Board Member (2020 – present),International Journal of Applied Positive Psychology
Editorial Board Member (2019 – present),School Psychology
Consulting Editor (2018 – present),Educational Psychology: An International Journal of Experimental Educational Psychology
Associate Editor (2017 – 2021),School Psychology International
Adhoc reviewer for these journals: Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, Journal of Affective Disorders, Learning and Instruction, Journal of Happiness Studies, New Media & Society, Applied Psychology: Health & Wellbeing, Journal of School Psychology, Child Psychiatry and Human Development, British Journal of Educational Psychology, Personality and Individual Differences, Asian Journal of Social Psychology, Journal of Wellbeing Assessment, Social Indicators Research, Psychology, Health, & Medicine, Learning and Individual Differences, Teaching and Teacher Education, Youth & Society, Contemporary Educational Psychology, Journal of Child and Family Studies, and Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment
Selected Publications
Datu, J. A. D., Valdez, J. P. M., McInerney, D. M., & Cayubit, R. F. (2021).The effects of gratitude and kindness on life satisfaction, positive emotions, negative emotions, and COVID-19 anxiety: An online pilot experimental study.Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being.Advance online publication.http://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12306
Datu, J. A. D., & Fincham, F. (2021).The interpersonal and mental health payoffs of staying gritty during COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-cultural study in the Philippines and the United States.Journal of Social and Personal Relationships.Advance online publicationhttps://doi.org/10.1177/29380
Datu, J. A. D.**^, Valdez, J. P. M.**, & Yang, W.** (2021).The academically engaged life of mastery-oriented students: Causal ordering among positive emotions, mastery-approach goals, and academic engagement.Revista de Psicodidáctica.Advance online publication.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psicod.2021.02.001
Datu, J. A. D. (2021). Beyond passion and perseverance: Review and future research initiatives on the science of grit.Frontiers in Psychology.https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.545526
Datu, J. A. D., Wong, G. S. P., & Rubie-Davies, C. (2021).Can kindness promote media literacy skills, self-esteem, and social self-efficacy among selected female secondary school students? An intervention study.Computers & Education.Advance online publication.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2020.104062
Datu, J. A. D.,& Zhang, J. (2020). Validating the Chinese version of Triarchic Model of Grit Scale in technical-vocational college students.Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment.Advance online publication.https://doi.org/10.1177/4813
Datu, J. A. D., & Mateo, N. J. (2020).Character strengths, academic self-efficacy, and well-being outcomes among Filipino high school students: A longitudinal study.Children and Youth Services Review.Advance online publication.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105649
Buenconsejo, J.U., & Datu, J.A.D. (2020). Growth and fixed mindsets about talent matter for career development self-efficacy. Children and Youth Services Review. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105470
Datu, J.A.D. & Yuen, M. (in press). Students’ connectedness is linked to higher gratitude and self-efficacy outcomes. Children and Youth Services Review. SSCI
Datu, J.A.D., McInerney, D.M., ?emojtel-Piotrowska, M., Hitokoto, H., & Datu, N. (in press). Is grittiness next to happiness? Examining the association of triarchic model of grit dimensions with well-being outcomes. Journal of Happiness Studies.
Datu, J.A.D. & Bernardo, A.B.I. (2020). The blessings of social-oriented virtues: Interpersonal character strengths are linked to increased life satisfaction and academic success among Filipino high school students. Social Psychological and Personality Science. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/194855. SSCI
Datu, J.A.D. & Park, N. (2019). Perceived school kindness and academic engagement: The mediational roles of achievement goal orientations. School Psychology International. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/4474.
Datu, J.A.D., Labarda, C., & Salanga, M.G. (2019). Flourishing is associated with achievement goal orientations and academic delay of gratification in a collectivist context. Journal of Happiness Studies. Advance online publication https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-019-00122-w.
Datu, J.A.D. & King, R.B. (2018). Subjective well-being is reciprocally associated with academic engagement: A two-wave longitudinal study. Journal of School Psychology, 69, 100-110.
Datu, J. A. D. (2018). Everyday discrimination, negative emotions, and academic achievement in Filipino secondary school students: Cross-sectional and cross-lagged panel investigations. Journal of School Psychology, 68, 195-205.
Datu, J.A.D., King, R.B., Valdez, J.P.M., & Eala, M.S. (2018). Grit is associated with lower depression via meaning in life among Filipino high school students. Youth & Society. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/0044118X18760402.
Datu, J.A.D., King, R.B., & Valdez, J.P.M. (2018). Psychological capital bolsters motivation, engagement, and achievement: Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies. Journal of Positive Psychology, 13, 260-270. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2016.1257056.
Datu, J.A.D., Yuen, M., & Chen, G. (2018). The triarchic model of grit is linked to academic success and well-being among Filipino high school students. School Psychology, 33, 428-438. https://doi.org/10.1037/spq0000234.
Datu, J.A.D. (2018). Flourishing is associated with higher academic achievement and engagement in Filipino undergraduate and high school students. Journal of Happiness Studies, 19, 27-39. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-016-9805-2.
Datu, J.A.D., Yuen, M., & Chen, G. (2017). Development and validation of the triarchic model of grit scale (TMGS): Evidence from Filipino undergraduate students. Personality and Individual Differences, 114, 198-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2017.04.012.
Datu, J.A.D., King, R.B., & Valdez, J.P.M. (2017). The academic rewards of socially-oriented happiness: Interdependent happiness promotes engagement. Journal of School Psychology, 61, 19-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsp.2016.12.0040022-4405.
Datu, J.A.D. & King, R.B. (2016). Prioritizing positivity optimizes positive emotions, and life satisfaction: A three-wave longitudinal study. Personality and Individual Differences, 96, 111-114. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.02.069.
Datu, J.A.D. & Valdez, J.P.M. (2016). Psychological capital predicts academic engagement and well-being in Filipino high school students. The Asia Pacific Education Researcher, 25(3), 399-405. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40299-015-0254-1.
Datu, J.A.D., Valdez, J.P.M., & King, R.B. (2016). Perseverance counts but consistency does not! Validating the Short-Grit Scale in a collectivist setting. Current Psychology, 35(1), 121-130. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-015-9374-2.