Diversity & Well-Being Laboratory
2024
Vogel, D. L., Zhao, N., Vidales, C. A., Al-Darmaki, F. R., Baptista, M. N., Brenner, R. E., Erl, M. M., Liao, H. Y., Mak, W. W. S., Rubin, M., Schomerus, G., Sahin, E., Tophaya, N., & Wang, Y. F. (2024) Interdependent stigma of seeking mental health services: Examining a new scale across eight countries/regions. Journal of Counseling Psychology.
Yu, B. C., Mak, W. W. S., & Fu, A. (2024). Associations between interconnectedness, compassion, and participation in collective action for people with mental illness: A random-intercept cross-lagged panel modeling approach. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry.
Yeung, N. C., Lau, S. T., Mak, W. W. S., Cheng, C., Chan, E. Y., Siu, J. Y., & Cheung, P. S. (2024). Applying the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology to identify factors associated with intention to use teledelivered supportive care among recently diagnosed breast cancer survivors during COVID-19 in Hong Kong: Cross-sectional survey. JMIR Cancer, 10(1), e51072.
Mak, W. W. S., Tong, A. C. Y., Fu, A. C. M., Leung, I. W. Y., Jung, O. H. C., Watkins, E. R., & Lui, W. W. S. (2024). Efficacy of Internet-based rumination-focused cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based intervention with guided support in reducing risks of depression and anxiety: A randomized controlled trial. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1111/aphw.12512
Li, A. C. M., Mak, W. W. S., Chan, K. K. Y., Corrigan, P. W., Larson, J., Chan, A. F. C., & Chan, C. L. F. (2024). Honest, Open, Proud (HOP) for people with mental illness in Hong Kong: a randomized controlled trial. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 59(5), 769-780. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-023-02545-6
Mak, W. W. S., Tsoi, E. W. S., & Wong, H. C. Y. (2024). Brief Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP®) as a mental health self-management tool for community adults in Hong Kong: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Mental Health, 33(2), 236-24. https://doi.org/1080/09638237.2022.2069723.
2023
Yu, B. C., Mak, W. W., & Lai, K. H. (2023). Testing the interconnectedness hypothesis: A longitudinal examination of the association between interconnected explanation and accountability on mental illness stigma. Stigma and Health.
Chow, J. C. K., Mak, W. W. S., & Auyeung, L. (2023). Brief compassion training reduces intergroup psychological barriers: An experimental study. Mindfulness, 14(11), 2716–2727 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-023-02230-4
Mak, W. W. S., Ng, S. M., & Yu, B. C. L. (2023). Nonattachment is associated with positive belief in humanity and life and well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic. Mindfulness, 14(11), 2617–2625. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-023-02219-z
Kao, S. Y. S., Li, A. C. M., Mak, W. W. S., & Cheung, R. Y. M. (2023). The efficacy of acceptance and commitment therapy on self-stigma reduction among people with mental illness: A quasi-experimental design. Stigma and Health. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000474
Xiao, W., Liu, X., Wang, H., Huang, Y., Dai, Z., Si, M., Fu, J. Chen, X., Jia, M., Leng, Z., Cui, D., Mak, W. W. S., Dong, L. & Su, X. (2023). Prevalence and risk for symptoms of PTSD among survivors of a COVID-19 infection. Psychiatry Research, 326, 115304.
Wu, Y., Dai, Z., Xiao, W., Wang, H., Huang, Y., Si, M., Fu, J., Chen, X., Jia, M., Leng, Z., Cui, C., Mak, W. W. S. & Su, X. (2023). Perceived stigma among discharged patients of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China: A latent profile analysis. Frontiers in Public Health, 11, 1111900. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1111900
Zanon, C., Baptista, M. N., Rubin, M., Topkaya, N., Sahin, E., Brenner, R. E., Vogel, D. L., & Mak, W. W. S. (2023). Measuring family support in Australia, Brazil, Hong Kong, and Turkey: A psychometric investigation. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481756.2023.2219009
Mo, P. K., Xie, L., & Mak, W. W. (2023). Is inadequate health literacy associated with worse health outcomes among Chinese individuals with depression? Health Promotion International, 38(3), https://doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daad042.
Ma, G. Y. K., & Mak, W. W. S. (2023). Maintenance of ableist society for wheelchair users: Roles of medical model of disability and witnessed negotiation for accessibility, Disability & Society, DOI: 10.1080/09687599.2023.2209277
Klein, T., Kösters, M., Corrigan, P. W., Mak, W. W. S., Sheehan, L., Conley, C. S., Oexle, N., & Rüsch, N. (2023). Does the peer-led Honest, Open, Proud program reduce stigma’s impact for everyone? An individual participant data meta-regression analysis. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 1-11, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-023-02491-3
Chan, R. M. K., Mak, W. W. S., & Yu, B. C. L. (2023). Going beyond mindfulness: How concentration and tranquility commonly co-arising with mindfulness account for mental health. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(8), 5470. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20085470
Tong, A. C. Y., Ho, F. S. Y., Chu, O. H. H., & Mak, W. W. S. (2023). Time-dependent changes in depressive symptoms among control participants in digital-based psychological intervention studies: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 25:e39029, https://www.jmir.org/2023/1/e39029, DOI: 10.2196/39029
Mak, W. W. S., Ng, S. M., & Leung, F. H. T. (2023). A web-based stratified stepped care platform for mental well-being (TourHeart+): User-centered research and design. JMIR Formative Research, 7:e38504, https://formative.jmir.org/2023/1/e38504, DOI: 10.2196/38504
Xin, M., Chan, V. W. Y., Kong, A. P. S., Lau, J. T. F., Cameron, L. D., Mak, W. W. S., & Mo, P. K. H. (2023). Using the common-sense model to explicate the role of illness representation in self-care behaviours and anxiety symptoms among patients with Type 2 diabetes. Patient Education and Counseling, 107, 107581, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2022.107581
Xiao, W., Liu, X., Wang, H., Huang, Y., Dai, Z., Si, M., Fu, J. Chen, X., Jia, M., Leng, Z., Cui, D., Mak, W. W. S., Dong, L. & Su, X. (2023). Mediating role of resilience in the relationship between COVID-19 related stigma and mental health among COVID-19 survivors: A cross-sectional study. Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 12, 27, https://doi.org/10.1186/s40249-023-01074-3
Zhang, Z. J., Lo, H. H. M. Ng, S. M., Mak, W. W. S., Wong, S. Y. S., Hung, K. S. Y., Lo, C. S. L., Wong, J. O. Y., Lui, S. S. Y., Lin, E., Siu, C. M. W., Yan, E. W. C., Chan, S. H. W., Yip, A., Poon, M. F., Wong, G. O. C., Mak, J. W. H., Tam, H. S. W., Tse, I. H. H., & Leung, B. F. H. (2023). The effects of a mindfulness-based family psychoeducation intervention for the caregivers of young adults with first-episode psychosis: A randomized controlled trial. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, 1018. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20021018
Mo, P. K. H., So, G., Lu, Z., & Mak, W. W. S. (2023). The mediating role of health-promoting behaviors on the association between symptom severity and quality of life among Chinese individuals with mental illness: A cross-sectional study. Psychopathology, 56(3), 194–205. https://doi.org/10.1159/000525495
2022
Mak, W. W. S., Ng, S. M., Tsoi, E. W. S., Yu, B. C. L. (2022). Interconnectedness is associated with a greater sense of civic duty and collective action participation through transcendental awareness and compassion during COVID-19. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2022; 19(12):7261. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19127261
Ho, C. Y. Y., Yu, B. C. L., & Mak, W. W. S. (2022). Nonattachment mediates the associations between mindfulness, well-being, and psychological distress: A meta-analytic structural equation modeling approach. Clinical Psychology Review, 95, 102175, ISSN 0272-7358, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2022.102175.
Ma, G. Y. K. & Mak, W. W. S. (2022). Meta-analysis of studies on the impact of mobility disability simulation programs on attitudes toward people with disabilities and environmental in/accessibility. PLoS ONE, 17(6): e0269357. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269357
You, J. H. S., Luk, S. W. C., Chow, D. Y. W., Jiang, X., Mak, A. D. P., & Mak, W. W. S. (2022). Cost-effectiveness of internet-supported cognitive behavioral therapy for university students with anxiety symptoms: A Markov-model analysis. PloS ONE, 17(5): e0268061. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0268061.
Tsoi, E. W. S., Mak, W. W. S., Ho, C. Y. Y., Yeung, G. T. Y. (2022). A web-based stratified stepped care mental health platform (TourHeart): Semistructured interviews with stakeholders JMIR Human Factors, 9(2), e35057, https://doi.org/10.2196/35057
Li, A. C. M., Wong, K. K. L., Chio, F. H. N., Mak, W. W. S., Poon, L. W. H. (2022). Delivering mindfulness-based interventions for insomnia, pain, and dysfunctional eating through a text messaging app: Three randomized controlled trials investigating the effectiveness and mediating mechanisms. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 24(5), e30073. https://doi.org/10.2196/30073. PMID: 35503653; PMCID: PMC9115660.
Ma, G. Y. K. & Mak, W. W. S. (2022). Associations of perceived stigma, perceived environmental inaccessibility, and self-compassion among people with physical disability in Hong Kong. Disability and Health Journal, 15(3), 101274. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2022.101274
Yu, B. C. L., Mak, W. W. S., & Wong, H. W. H. (2022). Beyond biogenetic and psychosocial attributions: The role of the public in reducing stigma for people with schizophrenia. Stigma and Health, 7(2), 196–204. https://doi.org/10.1037/sah0000362
2021
Sham, W. W. L., Yeung, G. T. Y., Mak, W. W. S., & Powell, C. L. Y. M. (2021). Comprehensive Well-Being Scale: Development and validation among Chinese in recovery of mental illness in Hong Kong. BMC Psychology, 9(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-021-00686-4
Xin, M., Coulson, N. S., Jiang, C. L., Sillence, E., Chidgey, A., Kwan, N. N. M., Mak, W. W. S., Goggins, W., Lau, J. T. F., Mo, P.K. H. (2021). Web-based behavioral intervention utilizing narrative persuasion for HIV prevention among Chinese men who have sex with men (HeHe Talks Project): Intervention development. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(9), e22312. https://doi.org/10.2196/22312
Tong, A. C. Y., Tsoi, E. W. S., & Mak, W. W. S. (2021). Socioeconomic status, mental health, and workplace determinants among working adults in Hong Kong: A latent class analysis. Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, 7894. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157894
Yuen, A. S. Y. & Mak, W. W. S. (2021). The effects of immersive virtual reality in reducing public stigma in the university population of Hong Kong: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(7):e23683 https://doi.org/10.2196/23683.
Chan, R. C. H. & Mak, W. W. S. (2021). Resistance as a form of resilience in sexual and gender minorities: Differential moderating roles of collective action on the discrimination–depression relationship among sexual minority men and women. Social Science & Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114056
Yu, B. C. L., Mak, W. W. S., Leung, I. W. Y., & Chio, F. H. N. (2021). Reducing stigma through interconnectedness and compassion: A Buddhism-based approach to reduce stigma towards people with mental illness. Mindfulness. 12(7), 1779–1790. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-021-01640-6
Yu, B. C.L., Chio, F. H. N., Mak, W. W. S., Corrigan, P. W. & Chan, K. K. Y. (2021). Internalization process of stigma of people with mental illness across cultures: A meta-analytic structural equation modeling approach, Clinical Psychology Review, 87, 102029 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2021.102029
Chan, R. C. H., Mak, W. W. S., Chan, W. Y., & Lin, W. Y. (2021). Effects of social movement participation on political efficacy and well-being: A longitudinal study of civically engaged youth. Journal of Happiness Studies, 22, 1981-2001. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-020-00303-y.
Chen, S. X., Ng, J. C. K., Hui, B. P. H., Au, A. K. Y., Wu, W. C. H., Lam, B. C. P., Mak, W. W. S., & Liu, J. H. (2021). Dual impacts of coronavirus anxiety on mental health in 35 societies. Scientific Reports, 11, 8925. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-87771-1
Chio, F. H. N., Mak, W. W. S., & Yu, B. C. L. (2021). Meta-analytic review on the differential effects of self-compassion components on well-being and psychological distress: The moderating role of dialecticism on self-compassion. Clinical Psychology Review, 85, 101986 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpr.2021.101986.
Mak, W. W. S., Fu, A. C. M., Auyeung, L., Cheng, W. W. L., Chan, R. C. H., Tse, S. S. K., Yau, S. S. W., Ho, K., Chan, S. K., & Wong, S. (2021) Nine-month longitudinal impact of peer support workers’ recovery attributes on their service users’ personal recovery in Hong Kong. Psychiatric Services, 72(11), 1282-1287. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000006
Chan, R. C. H., & Mak, W. W. S., Ma, G. Y. K., & Cheung, M. (2021). Interpersonal and intrapersonal manifestations of HIV stigma and their impacts on psychological distress and life satisfaction among people living with HIV: Toward a dual process model. Quality of Life Research, 30, 145-156. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-020-02618-y
Powell, C. L. Y. M., Lo, A. P. K., Yeung, G. T. Y., Leung, N. T. Y., Mak, W. W. S., So, S. H. W., Chiu, C. D., Yau, S. S. W., Mullan, E. G., Leung, P. W. L. (2021). A pilot study on the effectiveness of low-intensity cognitive-behavioural therapy (LiCBT) for common mental disorders in Hong Kong. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1352465820000971.
Mak, W. W. S., Chio, F. H. N., Chong, K. S. C., & Law, R. W. (2021). From mindfulness to personal recovery: The mediating roles of self-warmth, psychological flexibility, and valued living. Mindfulness, 12, 994-1001. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-020-01568-3
Ma, G. Y. K. & Mak, W. W. S. (2021). Perceptions of the International Symbol of Accessibility among nondisabled university students in Hong Kong. Applied Ergonomics, 92, 103314, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apergo.2020.103314.
Chan, V. W. Y., Kong, A. P. S., Lau, J. T. F., Mak, W. W. S., Cameron, L. D., Mo, P. K. H. (2021). An intervention to change illness representations and self-care of individuals with Type 2 Diabetes: A randomized controlled trial. Psychosomatic Medicine, 83(1), 71-84. https://doi.org/10.1097/PSY.0000000000000883.
Chan, R. C. H., & Mak, W. W. S. (2021). Protective and compensatory effects of group identification on the mental health of people living with HIV. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 50, 1677-1687. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-020-01823-7
2020
Ng. M. K., & Mak, W. W. S. (2020) The right to spatial development for human flourishing. Transactions of the Association of European Schools of Planning, 4(1), 22-32. doi: 10.24306/TrAESOP.2020.01.003
Yu, B. C. L., Mak, W. W. S., & Chio, F. H. N. (2020). Family involvement moderates the relationship between perceived recovery orientation of services and personal narratives among Chinese with schizophrenia in Hong Kong-A one-year longitudinal investigation. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 56(3), 401-408. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00127-020-01935-4
Chen, S. X., Mak, W. W. S., & Lam, B. C. P. (2020). Is it cultural context or cultural value? Unpackaging cultural influences on stigma toward mental illness and barrier to help-seeking. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 11(7), 1022-1031. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550619897482
Chan, R. C. H., Operario, D., & Mak, W. W. S. (2020). Effects of HIV-related discrimination on psychosocial syndemics and sexual risk behavior among people living with HIV. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(6), 1924, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17061924
Yu, B. C. L, Mak, W. W. S., & Chio, F. H. N. (2020). Promotion of well-being by raising the awareness on the interdependent nature of all matters: Development and validation of the Interconnectedness Scale. Mindfulness. 11, 1238–1252. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-020-01334-5
Chan, R. C. H., & Mak, W. W. S. (2020). Empowerment for civic engagement and well-being in emerging adulthood: Evidence from cross-regional and cross-lagged analyses. Social Science & Medicine. 244, 112703. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112703
Yang, X., & ∆Mak, W. W. S. (2020). Addressing sociopolitical determinants of mental health: an emerging challenge in Hong Kong. Lancet, 395(10220), 249-250. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736(20)30057-X
Chu, S. T. W., & Mak W. W. S. (2020). How mindfulness enhances meaning in life: A meta-analysis of correlational studies and randomized controlled trials. Mindfulness, 11(1), 177-193. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-019-01258-9
Chan, R. C. H., Operario, D., & Mak, W. W. S. (2020). Bisexual individuals are at greater risk of poor mental health than lesbians and gay men: The mediating role of sexual identity stress at multiple levels. Journal of Affective Disorders, 260, 292-301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2019.09.020
2019
Cheung, R. Y., Leung, S. S., & Mak, W. W. S. (2019). Role of mindful parenting, affiliate stigma, and parents’ well-being in the behavioral adjustment of children with autism spectrum disorder: Testing parenting stress as a mediator. Mindfulness, 10(11), 2352-2362. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-019-01208-5
Chan, R. C. H., & Mak, W. W. S. (2019). Cognitive, regulatory, and interpersonal mechanisms of HIV stigma on the mental and social health of men who have sex with men living with HIV. American Journal of Men’s Health, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988319873778
Chan, R. C. H., & Mak, W. W. S. (2019). Liberating and empowering effects of critical reflection on collective action in LGBT and cisgender heterosexual individuals. American Journal of Community Psychology, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12350
Wong, C. C. Y., Pan-Weisz, B. M., Pan-Weisz, T. M., Yeung, N. C. Y., Mak, W. W. S., & Lu, Qian. (2019). Self-stigma predicts lower quality of life in Chinese American breast cancer survivors: Exploring the mediating role of intrusive thoughts and posttraumatic growth. Quality of Life Research, 28(10), 2753–2760. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-019-02213-w
Lo, H. H. M., Ho, W. C., Lau, E. N. S., Lo, C. W., Mak, W. W. S., Ng, S. M., Wong, S. Y. S., Wong, J. O. Y., Lui, S. S. Y., Lo, C. S. L., Lin, E. C. L., Poon, M. F., Choi, K., & Leung, C. W. C. (2019). A Brief Mindfulness-based family psychoeducation intervention for Chinese young adults with first episode psychosis: A study protocol. Frontiers in Psychology: Clinical and Health Psychology, 10, 516. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00516
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(9), 3337–3345. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-018-4630-2
Mak, W. W. S., Ng, I. S. W., Wong, C. C. Y. & Law, R. W. (2019). Resilience Style Questionnaire: Development and validation in college students and cardiac patients in Hong Kong. Assessment, 26(4), 706-725. https://doi.org/10.1177/1073191116683798
Mak, W. W. S., Chan, R. C. H., & Yau, S. S. W. (2019). Brief psychoeducation program to enhance recovery knowledge and attitudes of mental health service providers and users: Randomized controlled trials. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 46(2), 200-208. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10488-018-0905-7
2018
Mak, W. W.S., Tong, A. C. Y., Yip, S. Y. C., Lui, W. W. S., Chio, F. H. N., Chan, A. T. Y., & Wong, C. C. Y. (2018). Efficacy and moderation of mobile app–based programs for mindfulness-based training, self-compassion training, and cognitive behavioral psychoeducation on mental health: Randomized controlled noninferiority trial. JMIR Mental Health, 5(4), e60. https://doi.org/10.2196/mental.8597
Siu, Q. K. Y., Yi, H., Chan, R. C. H., Chio, F. H. N., Chan, D. F. Y., & Mak, W. W. S. (2018). The role of child problem behaviors in autism spectrum symptoms and parenting stress: A primary school-based study. Journal of Autism and Development Disorders, 49(3), 857-870. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-018-3791-7
Cheung, R. Y. M., ∆Mak, W. W. S., Tsang, P. S., & Lau, J. T. F. (2018). Stigma of psychosis: Do diagnostic label, symptom manifestation, and gender matter? American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 88(5), 529-537. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000315
Mak, W. W. S., Chan, R. C. H., Yau, S. S. W. (2018). Development and validation of Attitudes towards Recovery Questionnaire across Chinese people in recovery, their family carers, and service providers in Hong Kong. Psychiatry Research, 267, 48-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2018.05.047
Mo, P. K. H. Mo, Mak, W. W. S., Kwok, Y. T. Y., Xin, M., Chan, C. W. L., Yip, L. W. M. (2018). Threats during sex work and association with mental health among young female sex workers in Hong Kong. AIDS Care, 30, 1031-1039. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2018.1435847
Chio, F. H. N., Mak, W. W. S., Chan, R. C. H., & Tong, A. C. Y. (2018). Unraveling the insight paradox: One-year longitudinal study on the relationships between insight, self-stigma, and life satisfaction among people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Schizophrenia Research, 197, 124-130. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2018.01.014
Chan, K. K. S., Lee, C. W. L., Mak, W. W. S. (2018). Mindfulness model of stigma resistance among individuals with psychiatric disorders. Mindfulness, 9(5), 1433–1442. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-018-0887-2
Chen, H., Ng, M. K., Es, M., Lee, J., Mak, W. W. S., Tong, Y., Wu, K. M., Zhou, H. (2018). Socio-spatial polarization and the (re-)distribution of deprived groups in world cities: A case study of Hong Kong. Urban Geography, 39(7), 969-987. https://doi.org/10.1080/02723638.2017.1421392
Wu, X., Lau, J. T. F., Mak, W. W. S., Gu, J., Mo, P. K. H., & Wang, X. (2018). How newly diagnosed HIV-positive men who have sex with men look at HIV/AIDS–Validation of the Chinese version of the revised illness perception questionnaire. BMC Infectious Diseases, 18(2). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2902-y
Chio, F. H., Lai, M. H., & Mak, W. W. S. (2018). Development of the Nonattachment Scale-Short Form (NAS-SF) using item response theory. Mindfulness, 9(4), 1299-1308. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-017-0874-z
Chan, R. C. H., Mak, W. W. S., Chio, F. H. N., & Tong, A. C. Y. (2018). Flourishing with psychosis: A prospective examination on the interactions between clinical, functional, and personal recovery processes on well-being among individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Schizophrenia Bulletin, 44(4), 778-786. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbx120
Yeung, N. C. Y., Lau, J. T. F., Yu N. 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(2), 253-262. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000121
Hui, S. S. C., Xie, Y., Kwok, R. C. W., Tam, E. W. C., Mak, W. W. S., Mo, P. K. H. (2018). Follow Your Virtual Trainer (FYVT): A randomized controlled trial protocol of IT- based lifestyle intervention programme to promote physical activity and health among middle-aged Hong Kong Chinese. BMJ Open, 8(2), e017908. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017908
2017
Mak, W. W. S., Mo, P. K. H., Ma, G. Y. K., & Lam, M. Y. Y. (2017). Meta-analysis and systematic review of studies on the effectiveness of HIV stigma reduction programs. Social Science and Medicine, 188, 30-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2017.06.045
Vogel, D. L., Strass, H. A., Heath, P. J., Al-Darmaki, F. R., Armstrong, P. I., Baptista, M. N., Brenner, R. E., Gonçalves, M., Lannin, D. G., Liao, H. Y., Mackenzie, C. S., Mak, W. W. S., Rubin, M., Topkaya, N., Wade, N. G., Wang, Y. F., Zlati, A. (2017). Stigma of seeking psychological services: Examining college students across ten countries/regions. The Counseling Psychologist, 45(2), 170 – 192. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000016671411
Wong, S. Y. S., Zhang, D. X., Li, C. C. K., Yip, B. H. K., Chan, D. C. C., Ling, Y. M., ... & Mak, W. W. S. (2017). Comparing the effects of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy and sleep psycho-education with exercise on chronic insomnia: A randomised controlled trial. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 86(4), 241-253. https://doi.org/10.1159/000470847.
Tse, S., Mak, W. W. S., Lo, I., Liu, L. L., Yuen, W. W., Yau, S., Ho, K., Chan, S. K., Wong, S. (2017). A one-year longitudinal qualitative study of peer support services in a non-Western context: The perspectives of peer support workers, service users, and co-workers. Psychiatry Research, 255, 27-35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2017.05.007
Mak, W. W. S., Chio, F. H. N., Chan, A. T. Y., Lui, W. W. S., Wu, E. K. Y. (2017). The efficacy of Internet-based mindfulness training and cognitive-behavioral training with telephone support in the enhancement of mental health among college students and young working adults: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 19(3): e84. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.6737
Chan, W. Y., Cattaneo, L. B., Mak, W. W. S., Lin, W. Y. (2017). From moment to movement: Empowerment and resilience as a framework for collective action in Hong Kong. American Journal of Community Psychology, 59, 120–132. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajcp.12130
Wang, Z., Wu, X., Lau, J. T. F., Mo, P. K. H., Mak, W. W. S., Wang, X., Yang, X., Gross, D., & Jiang, H. (2017) Prevalence and factors associated with unprotected anal intercourse with regular and non-regular male sex partners among newly diagnosed HIV positive men who have sex with men in China. HIV Medicine, 18, 635-646. https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.12500
Chan, R. C. H., Mak, W. W. S., Pang, I. H. Y., Wong, S. Y. S., Tang, W. K., Lau, J. T. F., Woo, J., Lee, D. T. F., & Cheung, F. M. (2017). Utility and cost-effectiveness of motivational messaging to increase survey response in physicians: A randomized controlled trial. Field Methods, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1177/1525822X17732010
Mak, W. W. S., Chan, R. C. H., Wong, S. Y. S., Lau, J. T. F., Tang, W. K., Tang, A. K. L., Chiang. T. P., Cheng, S. K. W., Chan, F., Cheung, F. M., Woo, J., Lee, D. T. F. (2017). A Cross-diagnostic investigation of the differential impact of discrimination on clinical and personal recovery. Psychiatric Services, 68(2), 159-166. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.201500339
[5-Year Impact Factor: 3.898; Impact Factor: 4.157; Journal Ranking: 16/88 in Health Policy & Services; 74/155 in Psychiatry; Citations: 26; 70% contribution; 2nd author was PhD student]
Chong, E. S. K., Mak, W. W. S., Tam, T. C. Y., Zhu, C., & Chung, R. W. Y. (2017). Impact of perceived HIV stigma within men who have sex with men community on mental health of seropositive MSM. AIDS Care, 29(1), 118-124. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2016.1201190
Yang, X., Mak, W. W. S., Ho, C. Y. Y., & Chidgey, A. (2017). Self-in-love versus self-in-stigma: Implications of relationship quality and love attitudes on self-stigma and mental health among HIV-positive men having sex with men. AIDS Care, 29(1), 132-136. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2016.1200714
Zhang, R. R., Mak, W. W. S., & Chan, R. C. H. (2017). Perceived primal threat of mental illness and recovery: The role of self-stigma and self-empowerment. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 87(1), 44-51. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000202
Chan, K. K. S., & Mak, W. W. S. (2017). The content and process of self-stigma in people with mental illness. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 87(1), 34-43. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000127
Yip, S. Y. C., Mak, W. W. S., Chio, F. H. N., & Law, R. W. (2017). The mediating role of self-compassion between mindfulness and compassion fatigue among therapists in Hong Kong. Mindfulness, 8(2), 460-470. DOI:10.1007/s12671-016-0618-5
Yang, X., Mak, W. W. S. (2017). The differential moderating roles of self-compassion and mindfulness on self-stigma and well-being among people living with mental illness or HIV. Mindfulness, 8(3), 595-602. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-016-0635-4
2016
Wong, C. C. Y. Mak, W. W. S., & Liao, K. Y. H. (2016). Self-compassion: A potential buffer against affiliate stigma experienced by parents of children with autism spectrum disorders. Mindfulness,7(6), 1385-1395. https://doi.org/10.1007/S12671-016-0580-2
Wong, S. Y. S., Yip, B. H. K., Mak, W. W. S., Mercer, S. Cheung, E. Y. L., Ling, C. Y. M., Lui, W. W. S., Tang, W. K., Lo, H. H. M., Wu, J. C. Y., Lee, T. M. C., Gao, T., Griffiths, S., Chan, P. H. S., & Ma, H. S. W. (2016). Mindfulness based cognitive therapy versus group psycho-education for people with generalized anxiety disorder: A randomized controlled trial. British Journal of Psychiatry, 209(1), 68-75. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.bp.115.166124
Ma, G. Y. K., & Mak, W. W. S. (2016). Caregiving-specific worry, affiliate stigma, and perceived social support on psychological distress of caregivers of children with physical disability in Hong Kong. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 86(4), 436-46. https://doi.org/10.107/ort0000171
Chan, R. C. H., & Mak, W. W. S. (2016). Common sense model of mental illness: Understanding the impact of cognitive and emotional representations of mental illness on recovery through the mediation of self-stigma. Psychiatry Research, 246, 16-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2016.09.013
Mak, W. W. S., Chan, R. C. H., Pang, I. H. Y., Chung, N. Y. L., Yau, S. S. W., & Tang, J. P. S. (2016). Effectiveness of Wellness Recovery Action Planning (WRAP®) for Chinese in Hong Kong. American Journal of Psychiatric Rehabilitation, 19(3), 235–251. https://doi.org/10.1080/15487768.2016.1197859
Mo, P. K. H., Chong, E. S K., Mak W. W. S., Wong, S. Y. S., & Lau, J. T. F. (2016). Physical activity in people with mental illness in Hong Kong: application of the Health Belief Model. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 38(2), 203-208. https://doi.org/10.1123/jsep.2015-0061
Mak, W. W. S., Chan, R. C. H., & Yau, S. S. W. (2016). Validation of the Recovery Assessment Scale for Chinese in recovery of mental illness in Hong Kong. Quality of Life Research, 25 (5), 1303-1311. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11136-015-1157-6
Chen, S. X., Lam, B. C. P., Hui, B. P. H., Ng, J. C. K., Mak, W. W. S., Guan, Y., Buchtel, E. E., Tang, W. C. S., Lau, V. C. Y. (2016). Conceptualizing psychological processes in response to globalization: Components, antecedents, and consequences of global orientations. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 110(2), 302-331. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0039647
Wong, C. C. Y., & Mak, W. W. S. (2016). Writing Can Heal: Effects of Self-Compassion Writing among Hong Kong Chinese College Students. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 7(1), 74–82. https://doi.org/10.1037/aap0000041
Yeung, N. C. Y., Mak W. W. S., & Cheung, L. K. L. (2016). Sexual identity and its disclosure as moderators between norms of heterosexual self-presentation and well-being among Hong Kong Chinese men. Psychology of Men & Masculinity, 17(2), 165-176. https://doi.org/10.1037/men0000011
2015
Su, X., Lau, J. T. F., Mak, W. W. S., Choi, K. C., Feng, T., Chen, X., Liu, C., Liu, J., Liu, D., Chen, L., Song, J., Zhang, Y., Zhao, G., Zhu, Z., & Cheng, J. (2015). A preliminary validation of the Brief COPE instrument for assessing coping strategies among People Living with HIV in China. Infectious Diseases of Poverty, 4, 41. DOI 10.1186/s40249-015-0074-9
Wong, S. Y. S., Yip, B. H. K., Mak, W. W. S., Mercer, S. Cheung, E. Y. L., Ling, C. Y. M., Lui, W. W. S., Tang, W. K., Lo, H. H. M., Wu, J. C. Y., Lee, T. M. C., Gao, T., Griffiths, S., Chan, P. H. S., & Ma, H. S. W. (in press). Mindfulness based cognitive therapy versus group psycho-education for people with generalized anxiety disorder: A randomized controlled trial. British Journal of Psychiatry.
Chan, K. K. S., & Mak, W. W. S. (2015). Attentional bias associated with habitual self-stigma in people with mental illness. PLoS ONE, 10(7), e0125545.
Mo, P. K. H., Lau, J. T. F., Cheng, K. M., Mak, W. W. S., Gu, J., Wu, A. M. S., Li, J. (2015). Investigating the factor structure of the Illness Perception Questionnaire-Revised for substance dependence among injecting drug users in China. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 148,195-202.
Mak, W. W. S., Cheng, S. S. Y., Law, R. W. M., Cheng, W. W. L., & Chan. F. (2015). Reducing HIV-related stigma among healthcare professionals: A game-based experiential approach. AIDS Care, 27(7), 855-9.
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 & Masculinity, 16(3), 304-311.
Chong, E. S. K., Zhang, Y., Mak, W. W. S., & Pang, I . H. Y. (2015). Social media as social capital of LGB individuals in Hong Kong—Its relations with group membership, stigma, and mental well–being. American Journal of Community Psychology, 55, 228-238.
2014
Mo, P. K. H., Mak, W. W. S., Chong, E. S. K., Shen, H., Cheung, R. Y. M. (2014). The prevalence and factors for cancer screening behavior among people with severe mental illness in Hong Kong. PLOS ONE, 9(9), e107237.
Zhang, D. X., Lewis, G., Araya, R., Tang, W. K., Mak, W. W. S., Cheung, F. M. C., Mercer, S. W., Griffiths, S. M., Woo, J., Lee, D. T. F., Kung, K., Lam, A. T., Yip, B. H. K., & Wong, S. Y. S. (2014). Prevention of anxiety and depression in Chinese: A randomized clinical trial testing the effectiveness of a stepped care program in primary care. Journal of Affective Disorders, 169, 212–220.
Chan, K. K. S. & Mak, W. W. S. (2014). The mediating role of self-stigma and unmet needs on the recovery of people with schizophrenia living in the community. Quality of Life Research, 23, 2559–2568.
Mak, W. W. S., Chong, E. S. K., & Wong, C. C. Y. (2014). Beyond attributions—Understanding public stigma of mental illness with the common sense model. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 84, 173-181.
Hou, J., Wong, S. Y. S., Yip, B. H. K., Lo, H. H. M., Chan, P. H. S., Lo, C. S. L., Kwok, T. C. Y., Tang, W. K., Mak, W. W. S., Mercer, S. W., Ma, H. S. W. (2014). Mindfulness-based stress reduction program improves family caregivers’ mental well-being: A randomized controlled trial. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 83(1), 45-53.
Hou, J., Wong, S. Y. S., Lo, H. H. M., Mak, W. W. S., & Ma, H. S. W. (2014). Validation of a Chinese Version of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire in Hong Kong and Development of a Short Form. Assessment. 1073191113485121, first published on April 16, 2013 as doi:10.1177/1073191113485121
Yu, X., Lau, J. T. F., Mak, W. W. S., Cheng, Y., Lv, Y., & Zhang, J. (2014). A pilot theory-based intervention to improve resilience, psycho-social well-being and quality of life among people living with HIV in rural China. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy.
2013
Lau, J. T. F., Tsui, H. Y., Mo, P., Mak, W. W. S., & Griffiths, S. (2013). World Cup’s impact on mental health, life-style behaviors and sexual activities in the general population—Comparing results of the 2 serial population-based surveys. Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health.
Lau, J. T. F., Yeung, N. C. Y., Yu, X., Zhang, J. Mak, W. W. S., Lui, W. W. S., Zhang, J. (2013). Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Revised Posttraumatic Growth Inventory for Children (PTGI-C-R). Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health.
Yeung, N. C. Y., Lau, J. T. F., Yu, X., Chu, Y., Shing, M. M. K., Wong, E. M. C., Leung, T. F., Li, C. K., Fok, T. F., & Mak, W. W. S. (2013). Measuring health-related quality of life among childhood cancer patients: Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 (PedsQL) Generic Core Scales. Cancer Nursing, 36(6), 463–473.
Wong, C. C. Y., & Mak, W. W. S. (2013) Differentiating the role of three self-compassion components in buffering cognitive-personality vulnerability to depression among Chinese in Hong Kong. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 60, 162-169.
Lau, J. T. F., Yu, X., Mak, W. W. S., Cheng, Y., Lv, Y., Zhang, J., Su, X., & Wang, J. (2013). Prevalence of inconsistent condom use and associated factors among HIV discordant couples in a rural county in China. AIDS and Behavior, 17, 1888-1894.
Su, X., Lau, J. T. F., Mak, W. W. S., Choi, K. C., Chen, L., Song, J., Zhang, Y., Zhao, G., Feng, T., Chen, X., Liu, C., Liu, J., Liu, D., & Cheng, J. (2013). Prevalence and associated factors of depression among people living with HIV in two cities in China. Journal of Affective Disorders, 149, 108-115.
Chong, E. S. K., Mak, W. W. S., & Kwong, M. M. F. (2013). Risk and protective factors of same-sex intimate partner violence in Hong Kong. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 28, 1476-1497.
Lau, J. T., Yeung, N. C., Yu, X. N., Zhang, J., Mak, W. W. S., Lui, W. W. S., & Zhang, J. (2013). Validation of the Chinese version of the Children's Revised Impact of Event Scale (CRIES) among Chinese adolescents in the aftermath of the Sichuan Earthquake in 2008. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 54(1), 83-90.
Su, X., Lau, J. T. F., Mak, W. W. S., Chen, L., Choi, K. C., Song, J., Zhang, Y., Zhao, G., Feng, T., Chen, X., Liu, C., Liu, J., Liu, D,. & Cheng, J.(2013). Perceived discrimination, social support, and perceived stress among people living with HIV/AIDS in China, AIDS Care. 25, 239-248.
2012
Su, X., Lau, J. T. F., Mak, W. W. S., Chen, L., Choi, K. C., Song, J., Zhang, Y., Zhao, G., Feng, T., Chen, X., Liu, C., Liu, J., Liu, D,. & Cheng, J.(2012). Perceived discrimination, social support, and perceived stress among people living with HIV/AIDS in China, AIDS Care, 25, 239-248.
Chan, K. K. S., & Mak, W. W. S. (2012). Shared decision making in the recovery of people with schizophrenia: The role of metacognitive capacities in insight and pragmatic language use. Clinical Psychology Review, 32, 535-544.
Ling, C. Y. M., Mak, W. W. S. (2012). Coping with challenging behaviours of children with autism: Effectiveness of brief training workshop for frontline staff in special education settings. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 56, 258-269.
Mak, W. W. S., & Cheung, R. Y. M. (2012). Psychological distress and subjective burden of caregivers of people with mental illness: The role of affiliate stigma and face concern. Community Mental Health Journal, 48, 270-274.
Mak, W. W. S., Cheung, F. M., & Leung, F. Y. K. (2012). Somatoform disorders in Asians. In E. Chang (Ed.), Handbook of Adult Psychopathology in Asians: Theory, Diagnosis, and Treatment. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Wu, E. K. Y., & Mak, W. W. S. (2012). Acculturation process and distress: Mediating roles of sociocultural adaptation and acculturative stress. The Counseling Psychologist, 40, 66-92.
2011
Wong, S. Y. S., Mak, W. W. S., Cheung, E. Y. L., Ling, C. Y. M., Lui, W. W. S., Tang, W. K., Wong, R. L. P., Lo, H. H. M., Mercer, S., & Ma, H. S. W. (2011). A randomized, controlled clinical trial: the effect of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on generalized anxiety disorder among Chinese community patients: protocol for a randomized trial. BMC Psychiatry, 11, 187-191.
Mak, W. W. S., Ng, I. S. W., & Wong, C. C. Y. (2011). Resilience: Enhancing well-being through the positive cognitive triad. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 58, 610-617.
Yu, X. N., Lau, J. T. F., Mak, W. W. S., Zhang, J., Lui, W. W. S., & Zhang, J. (2011). Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale among Chinese adolescents. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 52, 218-224.
Teng, Y., & Mak, W. W. S. (2011). The role of planning and self-efficacy in condom use among men who have sex with men: An application of the Health Action Process Approach Model. Health Psychology, 30, 119-128.
Mak, W. W. S., & Law, R. W. M., & Teng, M. Y. (2011). Cultural model of vulnerability to distress: The role of self-construal and sociotropy on anxiety and depression among Asian Americans and European Americans. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 42, 75-88.
2010
Lau, J. T. F., Yu, X. N., Mak, W. W. S., Cheng, Y. M., Lv, Y. H., & Zhang, J. X. (2010). Suicidal ideation among HIV+ former blood and/ or plasma donors in rural China. AIDS Care, 22, 946-954.
Lau, J. T. F., Yu, X., Zhang, J., Mak, W. W. S., Choi, K. C., Lui, W. W. S., Zhang, J., & Chan, E. Y. Y. (2010). Psychological distress among adolescents in Chengdu, Sichuan at one month after the 2008 Sichuan Earthquake. Journal of Urban Health, 87, 504-523.
Mak, W. W. S., Lam, B. Y. H., & Yau, S. S. W. (2010). Recovery knowledge and recovery-oriented services in Hong Kong. Psychiatric Services, 61, 1164.
Mak, W. W. S., Chong, E. S. K., & Kwong, M. M. F. (2010). Prevalence of same-sex intimate partner violence in Hong Kong. Public Health, 124, 149-152.
Mak, W. W. S., Ng, A. C., Mo, P. K. H., & Chong, E. S. K. (2010). Coming out among lesbians, gays, and bisexual individuals in Hong Kong: Application of the Theory of Planned Behavior and the moderating role of attitudinal ambivalence. Sex Roles, 63, 189-200.
Yiu, J. W. Y., Mak, W. W. S., Ho, W. S. K., & Chui, Y. Y. (2010). Effectiveness of knowledge-contact program in improving nursing students’ attitudes and emotional competence in serving people living with HIV/AIDS. Social Science and Medicine, 71, 38-44.
Cheng, S. S. Y., & Mak, W. W. S. (2010). Contextual influences on safer sex negotiation among female sex workers (FSWs) in Hong Kong: The role of NGOs, pimps/brothel owners, and clients. AIDS Care, 22, 606-613.
Mak, W. W. S. & Cheung, R. Y. M. (2010). Self-stigma among concealable minorities in Hong Kong: Conceptualization and unified measurement. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 80, 263-277.
Mak, W. W. S., & Kwok, Y. T. Y. (2010). Internalization of stigma for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder in Hong Kong. Social Science and Medicine, 70, 2045-2051.
Yu, X. N., Lau, J. T. F., Zhang J., Mak, W. W. S., Choi, K. C., Lui, W. W. S., Zhang, J., Chan, E. Y. Y. (2010). Posttraumatic growth and reduced suicidal ideation among adolescents at Month 1 after the 5.12.2008 Sichuan Earthquake. Journal of Affective Disorders, 123, 327-331.
Lau, J. T. F., Yu, X. N., Chu, Y., Shing, M. M. K., Wong, E. M. C., Leung, T. F., Li, C. K., Fok, T. F., & Mak, W. W. S. (2010). Validation of the Chinese version of the Pediatric Quality of Life InventoryTM (PedsQOLTM) Cancer Module. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 35, 99-09.
Ling, C. Y. M., Mak, W. W. S., & Cheng, J. N. S. (2010). Attribution model of stigma towards children with autism. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 23, 237-249.
Mo, P. K. H., & Mak, W. W. S. (2010). The influence of health promoting practices on the quality of life of community adults in Hong Kong. Social Indicators Research, 95, 503-517.
Mak, W. W. S., & Chen, S. X. (2010). Illness behaviors among the Chinese. In M. H. Bond (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Chinese Psychology, 2nd Ed. (pp. 421-439). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
2009
Mo, P. K. H., & Mak, W. W. S. (2009). Help-seeking for mental health problems among Chinese: The application and extension of the Theory of Planned Behavior. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 44, 675-684.
Mo, P. K. H., & Mak, W. W. S. (2009). Intentionality of medication nonadherence among individuals living with HIV/AIDS in Hong Kong. AIDS Care, 21, 785-795.
Mak, W. W. S., & Cheung, R. Y. M., & Law, L. S. C. (2009). Sense of community in Hong Kong: Relations with community-level characteristics and residents’ well-being. American Journal of Community Psychology, 44, 80-92.
Chan, J. Y. N., Mak, W. W. S., & Law, L. S. C. (2009). Combining education and video-based contact to reduce stigma of mental illness: “The Same or Not the Same” anti-stigma program for secondary schools in Hong Kong. Social Science & Medicine, 68, 1521-1526.
Mak, W. W. S., Law, R. W. M., Woo, J., Cheung, F. M., & Lee, D. (2009). Social support and psychological adjustments to SARS: The mediating role of self-care self-efficacy. Psychology and Health, 24(2), 161-174.
Mak, W. W. S., Chen, S. X., Lam, A. G., & Yiu, V. F. L. (2009). Understanding distress: The role of face concern among Chinese Americans, European Americans, Hong Kong Chinese, and Mainland Chinese. The Counseling Psychologist, 37, 219-248.
Yu, X. N., Lau, J. T. F., Mak, W. W. S., Cheng, Y. M., Lv, Y. H., & Zhang, J. X. (2009). Risk and protective factors in association with mental health problems among people living with HIV/AIDS who were former plasma/blood donors in rural China. AIDS Care, 21, 645-654.
2008
Su, X. Y., Lau, J. T. F., Mak, W. W. S., Chen, L., Feng, T., Chen, X., Liu, J., & Liu, D. (2008). Development of the perceived stress scale for people living with HIV/AIDS in China. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 22(12), 989-998.
Chen, S. X., & Mak, W. W. S. (2008). Seeking professional help: Etiology beliefs about mental illness across cultures. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 55(4), 442-450.
Mak, W. W. S. & Cheung, R. Y. M. (2008). Affiliate stigma among caregivers of people with mental illness or intellectual disability. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 21, 532-545.
Mo, P. K. H., & Mak, W. W. S. (2008). The application of PRECEDE model in understanding mental health promoting behaviors in Hong Kong. Health Education and Behavior, 35(4), 574-587.
Wong, I. W. Y. & Mak, W. W. S. (2008). Sexuality among Chinese mental health consumers in halfway houses of Hong Kong. Psychiatric Services, 59(7), 803-807.
Cheng, S. T., & Mak, W. W. S. (2008). Community psychology in a borrowed place with borrowed time: The case of Hong Kong. In S. Reich, M. Riemer, I. Prilleltensky, & M. Montero (Eds.), International Community Psychology: History and Theories (pp. 200-216). New York: Kluwer Academic/Springer.
2007 and prior
Mak, W. W. S., Law, R.W., Alvidrez, J, & Pérez-Stable, E. J. (2007). Gender and ethnic diversity in NIMH-funded clinical trials: Review of a decade of published research. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 34, 497-503.
Mak, W. W. S., Poon, C. Y. M., Pun, L. Y. K., & Cheung, S. F. (2007). Meta-analysis of stigma and mental health. Social Science and Medicine, 65, 245-261.
Mak, W. W. S., Cheung, R. Y. M., Law, R.W., Woo, J., Li, P. C. K., & Chung, R. W. Y. (2007). Examining attribution model of self-stigma on social support and psychological well-being among people with HIV+/AIDS. Social Science and Medicine, 64, 1549-1559.
Wu, C. F. M., Mak, W. W. S., & Wan, D. L. Y. (2007). Quality of life of mental health consumers in Hong Kong: Analysis of service perceptions. Quality of Life Research, 16, 31-40.
Mak, W. W. S., & Ho, G. S. M. (2007). Caregiving perceptions of Chinese mothers of children with intellectual disability in Hong Kong. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 20(2), 145-156.
Mak, W. W. S., Ho, A. H. Y., & Law, R. W. (2007). Sense of coherence, parenting attitudes, and stress among mothers of children with autism in Hong Kong. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 20(2), 157-167.
Mak, W. W. S., & Wu, C. F. M. (2006). Cognitive insight and causal attribution in the development of self-stigma among individuals with schizophrenia. Psychiatric Services, 57(12), 1800-1802.
Mak, W. W. S., Mo, P. K. H., Cheung, R. Y. M., Woo, J., Cheung, F. M., & Lee, D. (2006). Comparative stigma of HIV/AIDS, SARS, and tuberculosis in Hong Kong. Social Science & Medicine, 62, 1912-1922.
Mak, W. W. S. & Chen, S. X. (2006). Face concern: Its role on stress-distress relationships among Chinese Americans. Personality and Individual Differences, 41(1), 143-153.
Mo, P. K. H., Mak, W. W. S., & Kwan, C. S. Y. (2006). Cultural change and Chinese immigrants’ distress and help-seeking in Hong Kong. Journal of Ethnic and Cultural Diversity in Social Work, 15(3-4), 129-151.
Mak, W. W. S., Chen, S. X., Wong, E. C., & Zane, N. W. S. (2005). A psychosocial model of stress-distress relationship among Chinese Americans. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 24(3), 422-444.
Mak, W. W. S. (2005). Integrative model of caregiving: How macro and micro factors affect caregivers of adults with severe and persistent mental illness. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 75(1), 40-53.
Mak, W. W. S., & Zane, N. W. S. (2004). The phenomenon of somatization among community Chinese Americans. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 39(12), 967-974.
Mak, W., Rosenblatt, A., & Smucker, S. (2003). Challenges in implementing culturally competent services for youth with severe emotional disturbance in California. The Community Psychologist, 36(1), 28-34.
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