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Dr. Sisi Tao is a researcher in the field of developmental psychology and cyberpsychology. Her research focuses on the development of digital competence and cyberpsychology from early childhood to adolescence, and the role of family and community in this development. She is also interested in how screen time relates to children’s overall health, including mental and physical health, in a social-ecological system. Her most recent research focuses on how digital media affects families with young children, particularly risky online behaviors such as cyberbullying and addiction.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality -
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Socioeconomic Status and Digital Literacy in Primary School Students: Trajectories, Mechanisms, and Challenges
TAO, S. (PI)
01/01/26 → 30/06/28
Project: Research project
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Mitigating cyberbullying’s impact on children’s well-being: The roles of digital literacy and cognitive emotion regulation
LIANG, Q., TAO, S., PAN, Q., LAN, M., GUO, Z., LI, W., LI, Y., TAN, C. Y. & LAW, N., Jan 2026, In: Humanities and Social Sciences Communications. 13, 84.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Potential risks of generative artificial intelligence integration into K-12 education: A scoping review
TAO, S., LAN, M., WANG, M. & LI, H., Jun 2026, In: Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence. 10, 100561.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Three-year development of digital literacy among primary and secondary school students: The role of digital activity participation and demographic characteristics
LAN, M., TAO, S., PAN, Q., LIANG, Q., TAN, C. Y. & LAW, N. W. Y., Jan 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Interactive Learning Environments.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Cyberbullying probability, not frequency, predicts mental health: A gendered investigation of individual, familial, and school-level predictors
PAN, Q., TAO, S., LIANG, Q., LAN, M., LAW, N. W. Y. & TAN, C. Y., Oct 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Educational Psychology.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Development and validation of digital resilience scale for primary and secondary school students
PAN, Q., LAN, M., TAN, C. Y., TAO, S., LIANG, Q. & LAW, N., Nov 2025, In: BMC Psychology. 13, 1412.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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