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Chinese Name: 鄭相德
Variants: Cheng, S.-T.
Sheung-Tak Cheng is Chair Professor of Psychology and Gerontology. He joined the Hong Kong Institute of Education (now The Education University of Hong Kong) as the founding Head of the Department of Psychological Studies. Besides, he is also an Honorary Professor at the Department of Psychiatry, Chinese University of Hong Kong, and an Honorary Chair at the Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia. He has published over 100 articles in psychology and gerontology, and currently serves as an Associate Editor of Psychology and Aging and a member of the editorial boards of Aging & Mental Health, GeroPsych, Journal of Applied Gerontology, and Research on Aging. He is elected Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA), the Association for Psychological Science (APS), and the Gerontological Society of America (GSA). He was awarded the Outstanding International Psychologist Award (2007) and the Henry David Mentoring Award (2015) by APA’s Division 52, and was honored in 2008 with the Certificate of Appreciation for Contributions as a Humanitarian Worker that was jointly presented by APA’s Division 48 and Psychologists for Social Responsibility. Professor Cheng is a member of the Working Group on Active Ageing, Elderly Commission, Hong Kong SAR Government, and a former expert consultant to the United Nations Programme on Ageing and the World Health Organization on aging issues. He studies late-life developmental and mental health issues in family and social contexts, with dementia caregiving being the current primary focus. He was former Vice-President of the Chinese Dementia Research Association.
Research interests
- Successful aging
- Elderly depression and suicide
- Dementia caregivers
- Social network
- Activity therapy
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Scopus ID: 7404684775
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A comprehensive meta-review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses on nonpharmacological interventions for informal dementia caregivers
CHENG, S-T. & ZHANG, F., 2020, In : BMC Geriatrics. 20, 137.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Coping with cognitive impairment and family caregiving: Introduction to the special section
CHENG, S-T. & HALEY, W. E., Feb 2020, In : Psychology and Aging. 35, 1, p. 1-7Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Developing a short multidimensional measure of pain self-efficacy: The chronic pain self-efficacy scale-short form
CHENG, S-T., CHEN, P. P., CHOW, Y. F., CHUNG, W. Y. J., LAW, A. C. B., LEE, J. S. W., LEUNG, E. M. F. & TAM, C. W. C., Apr 2020, In : The Gerontologist. 60, 3, p. e127-e136Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Generativity and positive emotion in older adults: Mediation of achievement and altruism goal attainment across three cultures
AU, A., LAI, S., WU, W., HOFER, J., BUSCH, H., ŠOLCOVÁ, I. P., TAVEL, P. & CHENG, S-T., 2020, In : Journal of Happiness Studies. 21, p. 677-692Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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Perspective-taking interventions for intergenerational caregivers of Alzheimer's diseases: A randomized controlled trial
AU, A., LAI, D. W. L., BIGGS, S., CHENG, S-T., HAAPALA-BIGGS, I., CHOW, A. & GALLAGHER-THOMPSON, D., Mar 2020, In : Research on Social Work Practice. 30, 3, p. 306-319Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
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