Research Focus

Immigrant resilience
Effective adjustment to chronic illness of couples or mother-child dyads
Suicidal research in data science
Ethics and safety issues in autonomous driving

Previous Research Projects

Project KING

2021-2022

Be Good Parents

2016-2018

Project FAMILY 愛+人

Group Activity photo from Project Family

2011-2012

4Rs for better family

2023-2024

HCPS

2016-2018

Research Grants

Migration

Project KING, Thematic Sponsorship Scheme to Support Family-related Initiatives, Family Council, Home Affairs Bureau, Amount: HKD $909,333, Jan 2021 - Feb 2022, Yau, S. H. B. (PI) & Yu, N. X. (Co-I).
HPA functional activity and depressive symptoms among immigrant mother-child dyads: Mutual influence and psychobehavioral mechanism, Natural Science Foundation of China, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Amount: CNY $250,000, Jan 2019 - Dec 2021, Yu, N. X. (PI), Deng, H. H. (Co-I), Liu, I. K. F. (Co-I), Huang J. S (Co-I), & Qu, D. Y. (Co-I).
Screening and referral of depression in cross-border families, Shenzhen Philosophy and Social Sciences Fund, Association of Social Science in Shenzhen, Amount: CNY $180,000, Oct 2018 - Sep 2019, Yu, N. X (PI) & Liu, I. K. F. (Co-I).
Emotion regulation intervention among newly arrived parents from mainland China and cross-border parents in Shenzhen: An evidence-based approach, Knowledge Transfer Earmarked Fund, University Grants Committee, Amount: HKD $200,000, Jul 2018 - Jun 2019, Yu, N. X. (PI), Liu, I. K. F. (Co-I).
Resilience congruence in immigrant mother-child dyads: Examining intergenerational dynamics using the actor-partner interdependence model, General Research Fund, Research Grants Council, Amount: HKD $560,100, Jan 2017 - Dec 2020, Yu, N. X. (PI), Kouros, C. D. (Co-I).
Be good parents: Enhancing emotion management of cross-border and new arrival parents, Pilot Scheme on Thematic Sponsorship to Support Family-relat, Family Council, Home Affairs Bureau, Amount: HKD $900,000, Nov 2016 - Apr 2018, Yau, S. H. B. (PI) & Yu, N. X. (Co-I).
A psychological intervention to enhance resilience in Mainland new immigrants to Hong Kong, Health Care and Promotion Fund, Food and Health Bureau, Amount: HKD $500,000, Oct 2016 - Mar 2018, Yu, N. X. (PI), Cham, K. K. W (Co-I), Stewart, S. M. (Co-I), & Lam, T. H. (Co-I).
Resilience intervention in new immigrants: Community participation and evidence-based evaluation, Knowledge Transfer Earmarked Fund, University Grants Committee, Amount: HKD $200,000, 1 Aug 2013 - 31 Aug 2015, Yu, N. X. (PI), Liu, I. K. F. (Co-I), & Lam, T. H. (Co-I).
FAMILY: Resilience and family functioning of new arrivals in Hong Kong, FAMILY Project, Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, Amount: HKD $60,000, Jul 2011 - Oct 2012, Yu, N. X. (PI), Liu, I. K. F. (Co-I).
FAMILY: Boosting Positive Energy Programme-A randomized controlled trial to promote resilience in Chinese new immigrants to Hong Kong, FAMILY Project, The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, Amount: HKD $2,900,000, Jun 2011 - Jun 2013, Yu, N. X. (PI), Yau, S. H. B. (Co-I).
(In)congruence in child–mother relationships and depressive symptoms in cross-boundary families. Journal of Family Psychology.He, B., Liu, I. K. F., Qu, D., Zhou, Yan, & Yu, N. X.* (in press)
Variations in adaptation profiles among Chinese immigrant mothers and their children: A dyadic latent profile analysis. Journal of Happiness Studies.Qu, D., Chen, B., Liu, I. K., Kouros, C. D., & Yu, N. X.* (in press).
A randomized controlled trial of two parenting interventions on enhancing parental resilience resources and reducing children’s problem behaviors in Chinese cross-boundary families: Positive benefits and moderation effects. Behavior Therapy.Bu, H., Liu, I. K. F., & Yu, N. X. (in press).
4Rs for a better family, Thematic Sponsorship Scheme to Support Family-related Initiatives, Family Council, Home and Youth Affairs Bureau, Amount: HKD919,557, Apr 2023 – Jun 2024, Yau, S. H. B. (PI) & Yu, N. X. (Co-I).
4Rs for a better family.Thematic Sponsorship Scheme to Support Family-related Initiatives, Family Council, Home and Youth Affairs Bureau, Amount: HKD919,557, Apr 2023 – Jun 2024, Yau, S. H. B. (PI) & Yu, N. X. (Co-I).

Chronic illnesses

Joint forces to combat HIV: A randomized controlled trial to improve the health-related quality of life of HIV-positive mothers and children, General Research Fund, Research Grants Council, Amount: HKD $456,875, Jan 2022 - Sep 2024, Yu, N. X. (PI) & Zeng, X. L. (Co-I).
Dyadic effects of stigma and discrimination on distress in patient–spouse dyads affected by HIV using the actor–partner interdependence model, General Research Fund, Research Grants Council, Amount: HKD $650,322, Jan 2018 - Mar 2021, Yu, N. X. (PI), Lin, D. H. (Co-I), & Qiao, S. (Co-I).
A longitudinal analysis of resilience and depressive symptoms among people living with HIV in rural China, Early Career Scheme, Research Grants Council, Amount: $531,384, Jan 2014 - Jun 2017, Yu, N. X. (PI), Stewart, S. M. (Co-I), Zhang, J. X. (Co-I) & Chau, Y. K. (Co-I).
Communal or autonomous? Coping experiences of Chinese serodiscordant male couples to HIV care: A dyadic qualitative analysis. Archives of Sexual Behavior, Fu, R., Chen, C., Gu, Y., Wu, D., Darbes, L. A., & Yu, N. X.* (in press).
Common Dyadic Coping Mediates the Associations Between We-Disease Appraisal and Relationship Satisfaction and Quality of Life in HIV Serodiscordant Couples: The Common Fate Mediation Model. Annals of Behavioral Medicine, kaad036.Jul 2023 -Hou, J., Fu, R., Jiang, T., & Yu, N. X..
Dyadic Coping and Outcomes in Couples Facing Chronic Illness: Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses, General Research Fund, Research Grants Council, Amount: HKD $412,524, Sep 2023 – Feb 2025, Yu, N. X. (PI), Falconier, M. K. (Co-I), & Tam, W. W. S. (Co-I).

Suicidal research in data science

Multi-sourced event detection and multi-dimensional analysis based on event cube, Collaborative Research Fund, Research Grants Council, Amount: HKD $5,330,356, Mar 2019 - Feb 2023, Li, Q. (PI), Chen, L. (Co-I), Leong, H. V. (Co-I), Leung, H. F. (Co-I), & Yu, N. X. (Co-I).
Suicide before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review with meta-analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthan, Y., Hou, J., Li, Q., & Yu, N. X.* (in press).

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Chronic illness (e.g., cancer, coronary heart disease, HIV)

1. Kuang, Y., Wang, M., Yu, N. X., Jia, S., Guan, T., Zhang, X., Zhang, Y., Lu, J., & Wang, A. (2023). Family resilience of patients requiring long-term care: A meta-synthesis of qualitative studies. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 00, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.1650

2. Fu, R., Hou, J., Gu, Y., & Yu, N. X. (2022). Do Couple-Based Interventions Show Larger Effects in Promoting HIV Preventive Behaviors than Individualized Interventions in Couples? A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of 11 Randomized Controlled Trials. AIDS and Behavior, 1-21.

3. Chen, C, Huang, J. S, Zhao, J., Zhang, Y., & Yu, N. X.* (2020). Resilience moderated the predictive effect of dual stigma on distress among Chinese newly diagnosed HIV-positive men who have sex with men. AIDS Education and Prevention, 32(5), 403-415.

4. Huang, J. S, Shum, Y. Y, Zhang, J., & Yu, N. X.* (2020). Social distance mediates the association between fear of infection and better-off-dead beliefs about people living with HIV. Journal of International Medical Research, 48(3), 300060519890819.

5. Yu, N. X., Chan, J. S. M., Ji, X., Wan, A. H. Y., Ng, S. M., Yuen, L. P., Chan, C. L. W., & Chan, C. H. Y.* (2019). Stress and psychosomatic symptoms in Chinese adults with sleep complaints: Mediation effect of self-compassion. Psychology, Health, & Medicine, 24(2), 241-252.

6. Huang, J. S, Lin, D. H., & Yu, N. X.* (2019). Variations in dyadic adjustment among heterosexual HIV discordant couples in rural China: A latent profile analysis. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 33(7), 325-335.

7. Huang, J. S, Zhang, J. X., & Yu, N. X.* (2018). Close relationships, individual resilience resources, and well-being among people living with HIV/AIDS in rural China. AIDS Care, 30(sup5), S49-S57.

8. Huang, J. S, Zhang, J. X., & Yu, N. X.* (2018). Couple identity and well-being in Chinese HIV serodiscordant couples: Resilience under the risk of stigma. AIDS Care, 30(sup5), S58-S66.

9. Ye, Z., Yu, N. X., Zhu, W., Chen, L., & Lin, D.* (2018). A randomized controlled trial to enhance coping and posttraumatic growth and decrease posttraumatic stress disorder in HIV-infected men who have sex with men in Beijing, China. AIDS Care, 30(6), 793-801.

10. Gan, Y. Q.*, Zheng, L., Yu, N. X., Zhou, G. Y., Miao, M., & Lu, Q. (2018). Why do oncologists hide the truth? Disclosure of cancer diagnoses to patients in China: A multisource assessment using mixed methods. Psycho-oncology, 27(5), 1457-1463.

11. Yu, N. X.* (2017). The effects of beliefs about AIDS-related death on quality of life in Chinese married couples with both husband and wife infected with HIV: Examining congruence using the actor-partner interdependence model. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 15(1), 127.

12. Yu, N. X.*, Mols, F., Stewart, S. M., & Zhang, J. X. (2017). The moderation effect of personality on healthcare utilization in Chinese people living with HIV. AIDS Care, 29(6), 729-733.

13. Chan, J. S. M., Yu, N. X.*, Chow, A. Y. M., Chan, C. L. W., Chung, K. F., Ho, R. T. H., Ng, S. M., Yuen, L. P., & Chan, C. H. Y.* (2017). Dyadic associations of psychological distress and sleep quality in Chinese patients with cancer and their spouses. Psycho-oncology, 26(6), 856-861.

14. Yu, N. X., Chen, L. H., Ye, Z., Li, X. M., & Lin, D. H.* (2017). Impacts of making sense of adversity on depression, posttraumatic stress disorder, and posttraumatic growth among a sample of mainly newly diagnosed HIV-positive Chinese young homosexual men: The mediating role of resilience. AIDS Care, 29(1), 79-85.

15. Yu, N. X.*, Zhang, J. X., Chow, A. Y. M., Chan, C. H. Y., & Chan, C. L. W. (2017). Fate control and well-being in Chinese rural people living with HIV: Mediation effect of resilience. AIDS Care, 29(1), 86-90.

16. Yu, N. X.*, Chan, C. L. W., & Zhang, J. X. (2016). Dyadic effects of stigma and discrimination on distress in Chinese HIV discordant couples. AIDS Education and Prevention, 28(4), 277-286.

17. Yu, X., Stewart, S. M.*, Liu, I. K. F., & Lam, T. H. (2014). Resilience and depressive symptoms in mainland Chinese immigrants to Hong Kong. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology, 49, 241-249.

18. Mo, P. K. H., Lau, J. T. F.*, Yu, X., & Gu, J. (2015). A model of associative stigma on depression and anxiety among children of HIV-infected parents in China. AIDs and Behavior, 19, 50-59.

19. Mo, P. K. H., Lau, J. T. F.*, Yu, X., & Gu, J. (2014). The role of social support on resilience, posttraumatic growth, hopelessness and depression among children of HIV-infected parents in mainland China. AIDs Care, 26, 1526-1533.

20. 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, 40, 1-16.

21. Lau, J. T. F.*, Yu, X., Mak, W. W., Cheng, Y., Lv, Y., Zhang, J., Su, X., & Wang, Z. (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.

22. Yu, X.*, Chen, Z., Zhang, J., & Liu, X. (2011). Coping mediates the association between Type D personality and perceived health in Chinese patients with coronary heart disease. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 18, 277-284.

23. Lau, J. T. F.*, Yu, X., Mak, W. W. S., Cheng, Y. M., Lv, Y. H., & Zhang, J. X. (2010). Suicidal ideation among HIV positive former blood and/or plasma donors in rural China. AIDS Care, 22, 946-954.

24. 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. (2010). Validation of the Chinese version of the Pediatric Quality of Life InventoryTM (PedsQLTM) Cancer Module. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 35, 99

25. Lau, J. T. F.*, Wan, S. P., Yu, X., Cheng, F., Zhang, Y., Wang, N., Zhang, L., & Zhang, J. (2009). Changes in condom use behaviors among clients of female sex workers in China. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 85, 376-382.

26. Yu, X., 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 who were former plasma/blood donors in rural China. AIDS Care, 21, 645-654.

27. Yu, X., Zhang, J.*, & Liu, X. (2008). Application of the Type D Scale (DS14) in Chinese coronary heart disease patients and healthy controls. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 65, 595-601.

COVID-19

1. Gong, W, Sit, S. M. M, Lai, A. Y. K., Yu, N. X., Wang, M. P., Ho, S. Y., Lam, T. H. (2022). Adversity coping capability and its associations with mental health and family wellbeing amid the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong. BMC Psychiatry, 22(1):553.

2. Chen, B. W, Gong, W. J., Lai, A. Y. K., Sit, S. M. M., Ho, S. Y., Wang, M. P.*, Yu, N. X.*, & Lam, T. H. (2022). Patterns of perceived harms and benefits of the COVID-19 outbreak in Hong Kong adults: A latent profile analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 4352.

Migration

1. Hu, J., Liu, I. K. F., Stewart, S. M., Lam, T. H., & Yu, N. X.*. (2022). The more the better, only in the longer term: A cluster randomized controlled trial to evaluate a compound intervention among mainland Chinese immigrants in Hong Kong. Behavior Therapy.

2. Qu, D., Huang, J., Kouros, C. D., & Yu, N. X.* (2021). Dyadic effects of fluid mindset on psychological growth in immigrant mothers and their children: Indirect effect of resilience. Family Process, 60(4), 1507-1522.

3. Qu, D, Chen, C, Kouros, C. D., & Yu, N. X.* (2021). Congruence and discrepancy in migrant children and mothers’ perceived discrimination: Using response surface analysis to examine the effects on psychological distress. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 13, 602-619.

4. Yu, N. X., Ni, M. Y.*, & Stewart, S. M. (2021). A moderated mediation analysis on the association between perceived discrimination and physical symptoms among immigrant women from Mainland China into Hong Kong: Evidence from the FAMILY Cohort. Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health, 23(3), 597-605.

5. Yu, N. X., Liu, I. K. F., & Bu, H.s * (2020). Enhancing resilience in cross-boundary families: A parent-child parallel group intervention. Journal of Social Work, 21(4), 651-675.

6. Yu, N. X., Liu, C., & Yue, Z.* (2017). Resilience mediated the association between acculturation and psychological growth in college students from Hong Kong to Guangzhou, China. Journal of Mental Health, 26(4), 326-333.

7. Yu, N. X., Lam, T. H.*, Liu, I. K. F., & Stewart, S. M. (2015). Mediation of short and longer term effects of an intervention program to enhance resilience in immigrants from Mainland China to Hong Kong. Frontiers in Psychology, 6, 1769.

8. Yu, N. X.*, Zhang, J. X., & Chan, C. L. W. (2016). Healthcare neglect, perceived discrimination, and dignity-related distress among Chinese patients with HIV. AIDS Education and Prevention, 28(1), 90-102.

9. Yu, N. X.*, Chan, C. L. W., Zhang, J. X., & Stewart, S. M. (2016). Resilience and vulnerability: Prolonged grief in the bereaved spouses of marital partners who died of AIDS. AIDS Care, 28, 441-444.

10. Yu, N. X.*, Chow, A. Y. M., Chan, C. L. W., Zhang, J. X., & Stewart, S. M. (2015). Stigma never dies: Mourning a spouse who died of AIDS in China. Psychiatry Research, 230(3), 968-970.

11. Yu, X., Stewart, S. M.*, Chui, J., Ho, J., Li, A., & Lam, T. H. (2014). A pilot randomized controlled trial to decrease adaptation difficulties in Chinese new immigrants to Hong Kong. Behavior Therapy, 45, 137-152.

12. He, B., Liu, I. K. F., Qu, D., Zhou, Yan, & Yu, N. X. (in press). (In)congruence in child–mother relationships and depressive symptoms in cross-boundary families. Journal of Family Psychology. IF = 3.302, Q1, family studies.

13. Qu, D., Chen, B., Liu, I. K., Kouros, C. D., & Yu, N. X. (in press). Variations in adaptation profiles among Chinese immigrant mothers and their children: A dyadic latent profile analysis. Journal of Happiness Studies. IF = 4.087, Q1, Psychology, multidisciplinary.

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Aging

1. Zhang, J. F, Zhou, M. J., Yu, N. X., & Zhang, J. X.* (2019). Future time perspective and well-being in Chinese older adults: Moderating role of age stereotypes. Research on Aging, 41(7), 631-647.

2. Zhang, J. F, Yu, N. X., Zhang, J. X., Zhou, M. J.* (2018). Age stereotypes, flexible goal adjustment, and well-being among Chinese older adults. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 23(2), 210-215.

3. Zhang, J. F, Zhang, J. X., Zhou, M. J.*, & Yu, N. X.* (2018). Neighborhood characteristics and older adults' well-being: The role of sense of community and personal resilience. Social Indicators Research, 137(3), 949-963.

4. Zhang, J. F.s, Yu, N. X.*, Zhang, J. X., & Zhou, M. J.* (2017). Sense of community and life satisfaction in Chinese older adults: Moderating roles of personal and partner resilience. Journal of Community Psychology, 45(5), 577-586.

5. Zhang, J. F., Yu, N. X., Zhou, M. J., & Zhang, J. X.* (2017). Dyadic effects of resilience on well-being in Chinese older couples: Mediating role of spousal support. Journal of Family Psychology, 31(3), 273-281.

Suicidal research in data science

1. Liu, X. Y., Huang, J. S.s, Yu, N. X., Li, Q., & Zhu, T. S.* (2020). Mediation effect of suicide-related social media use behaviors on the association between suicidal ideation and suicide attempt: Cross-sectional questionnaire study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 22(4), e14940.

2. Liu, X. Y.s, Liu, X. Q., Sun, J. M., Yu, N. X., Sun, B. L., Li, Q., & Zhu, T. S.* (2019). Proactive suicide prevention online (PSPO): Machine identification and crisis management for Chinese social media users with suicidality. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 21(5), e11705.

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Other adversities

1. Kouros, C. D., Chow, P. K., Hui, L. L., & Yu, N. X. (2021). Resilience concordance in Chinese mother–child dyads: moderating effect of depressive symptoms. Journal of Family Studies, 1-18.

2. Zhou, Y., Yu, N. X., Dong, P., & Zhang, Q. (2022). Stressful life events and children’s socioemotional difficulties: Conditional indirect effects of resilience and executive function. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 216, 1–15.

3. Qu, D., Huang, J., Yu, N. X., Hui, L. L., & Kouros, C. D.* (2021). Association between mother-adolescent relationship quality and subjective well-being: Resilience resources as a mediating factor among Hong Kong Chinese adolescents. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 30, 1990-2002.

4. Zhou, Y., Yu, N. X., Dong, P., & Zhang, Q. (2021). Dyadic associations between grandparent–child relationship quality and well-being in Chinese left-behind families: Mediating role of resilience. Journal of Happiness Studies, 22(4), 1889-1904.

5. Gan, Y., Chen, Y., Han, X., Yu, N. X., & Wang, L.* (2019). Neuropeptide Y gene × environment interaction predicts resilience and positive future focus. Applied Psychology, 11(3), 438-458.

6. 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.

7. Shi, X., Yu, N. X., Zhou, Y., Geng, F., & Fan, F.* (2016). Depressive symptoms and associated psychosocial factors among adolescent survivors 30 months after 2008 Wenchuan earthquake: A follow-up study. Frontiers in Psychology, 30(7), 467.

8. Ni, M. Y.*, Li, T. K., Yu, N. X., Pang, H., Chan, B. H. Y., Leung, G. M., & Stewart, S. M. (2016). Normative data and psychometric properties of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) and the abbreviated version (CD-RISC2) among the general population in Hong Kong. Quality of Life Research, 25(1), 111-116.

9. Lam, T. H., Stewart, S. M.*, Hirschmann, M., Fabrizio, C. S., & Yu, N. X. (2015). Can randomized controlled trials be conducted in community social service settings? Public Health, 129(5), 601-603.

10. Fabrizio, C. S., Lam, T. H.*, Hirschmann, M. R., Pang, I., Yu, N. X., Wang, X., & Stewart, S. M. (2015). Parental emotional management benefits family relationships: A randomized controlled trial in Hong Kong, China. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 71, 115-124.

11. Lau, J. T. F.*, Yeung, N. C. Y., Yu, X., Zhang, J., Mak, W. S. W., Lui, W. S., & Chan, E. Y. Y. (2015). Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the revised Post-Traumatic Growth Inventory for Children (PTGI-C-R). Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 27, NP1310-20.

12. Lau, J. T. F., Yeung, N. C.*, Yu, X., Zhang, J., Mak, W. W., Lui, W. W., & 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, 83-90.

13. Yeung, N. C., Lau, J. T. F.*, Yu, X., Chu, Y., Shing, M. M., Leung, T. F., Li, C. K., Fok, T. F., & Mak, W. W. S. (2013). Psychometric Properties of the Chinese version of the Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 Generic Core Scales among Pediatric cancer patients. Cancer Nursing, 36, 463-473.

14. Yu, X., Tam, W. W. S., Wong, P. T. K., Lam, T. H.*, & Stewart, S. M. (2012). The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) for measuring depressive symptoms among the general population in Hong Kong. Comprehensive Psychiatry, 53, 95-102.

15. Lee, H. L. P., Stewart, S. M.*, Lun, V. M. C., Bond, M. H., Yu, X., & Lam, T. H. (2012). Validating the Concord Index as a measure of family relationships in China. Journal of Family Psychology, 26(6), 906-915.

16. Yu, X., 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.

17. Yu, X., Stewart, S. M.*, Wong, P. T. K., & Lam, T. H. (2011). Screening for depression with the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) among the general population in Hong Kong. Journal of Affective Disorders, 134, 444-447.

18. Yu, X., 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.

19. Lau, J. T. F.*, Yu, X., Zhang, J. X., Mak, W. W. S., Choi, K. C., Lui, W. W. S., Zhang, J. X., & 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.

20. Yu, X., & Zhang, J.* (2007). Factor analysis and psychometric evaluation of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale (CD-RISC) in Chinese people. Social Behavior and Personality, 35, 19-30. [Google citation = 1032]

21. Zhou, Y., Qu, D., Xu, C., Zhang, Q., & Yu, N. X. (2023). How Does (In) congruence in Perceived Adolescent–Parent Closeness Link to Adolescent Socioemotional Well-Being? The Mediating Role of Resilience. Journal of Happiness Studies, 24(2), 839-856.

22. Hu, J., Bu, H., Liu, I. K. F., & Yu, N. X.* (in press). A cluster randomized controlled trial of a multicomponent positive psychological intervention: The potential mechanism of altruism. Research on Social Work Practice.

23. Chen, X., Ma, R., Zhang, W., Zeng, G. Q., Wu, Q., Yimiti, A., Xia, X., Cui, J., Liu, Q., Meng, X., Bu, J., Chen, Q., Pan, Y., Yu, N. X., Wang, S., Deng, Z., Sack, A. T., Laughlin, M. M., & Zhang, X. (in press). Alpha oscillatory activity is causally linked to working memory retention. PLOS Biology.

24.Zhou, Y., Qu, D., Xu, C., Zhang, Q., Yu, N. X.* (2023). How does (in)congruence in perceived adolescent–parent closeness link to adolescent socioemotional well-being? The mediating role of resilience. Journal of Happiness Studies.

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