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In his work, Dr Wai-Kai Hou seeks to integrate multiple levels of analyses for explicating the psychology and ecology of stress. His current research focuses on understanding everyday processes and mechanisms pertinent to adaptation and resilience. Other topics he focuses on include emotional processes and flexibility, social determinants of mental health, and psychological and social adaptation among people with chronic medical conditions and their caregivers.
Research interests
Emotion
Health Psychology
Social and Affective Neuroscience
Stress Adaptation and Resilience in Everyday Life
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Adaptation to Financial Strain: A Prospective Study of Everyday Processes and Mechanisms and Mental Health
HOU, W. K., Dr, F. L. A. & Professor, L. T. M. C.
01/01/21 → 30/06/23
Project: Research project
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The Mental Health Impact of the Social Movements in Hong Kong: A Chance to Build Back Better Daily Life
20/03/20 → 19/09/20
Project: Research project
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Predicting Online Radicalisation
HOU, W. K., SMITH, L. G. E., WAKEFORD, L., CRIBBIN, T. F. & BARNETT, J.
01/01/19 → 31/07/20
Project: Research project
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Drive to Thrive Theory: Processes and Outcomes from a Flexibility Perspective
15/12/16 → 14/08/17
Project: Research project
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Age Differences in Cognitive Control and Daily Control Strategies and Emotional Experiences: Implications on Physical and Emotional Health
CHENG, S., LAM, C. Y. & HOU, W. K.
01/01/14 → 30/09/16
Project: Research project
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Civil unrest, COVID-19 stressors, anxiety, and depression in the acute phase of the pandemic: A population-based study in Hong Kong
HOU, W. K., LEE, T. M-C., LIANG, L., LI, T. W., LIU, H., ETTMAN, C. K. & GALEA, S., Aug 2021, In: Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. 56, 8, p. 1499–1508Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Disrupted daily routines mediate the socioeconomic gradient of depression amid public health crises: A repeated cross-sectional study
LAI, F. T. T., CHAN, V. K. Y., LI, T. W., LI, X., HOBFOLL, S. E., LEE, T. M-C. & HOU, W. K., Oct 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Investigating the relationship between COVID-19-related and distress and ICD-11 adjustment disorder: Two cross-sectional studies
BEN-EZRA, M., HOU, W. K. & GOODWIN, R., Jan 2021, In: BJPsych Open. 7, 1, e21.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
Open Access4 Citations (Scopus) -
Network analysis of posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among adolescent survivors of a major disaster in China
AN, Y., ZHAO, J., SHI, J. & HOU, W. K., 29 Jul 2021, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Perception and evaluation of 23 positive emotions in Hong Kong and the Netherlands
SUN, R., HOU, W. K., HUI, B. P. H., SIU, N. Y-F., ENGELS, T. & SAUTER, D. A., May 2021, In: Frontiers in Psychology. 12, 579474.Research output: Contribution to journal › Articles › peer-review
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Prizes
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Fulbright-RGC Hong Kong Senior Research Scholar Award
HOU, Wai Kai 侯維佳 (Recipient), 09 May 2016
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Outstanding Assistant Professor Award
HOU, Wai Kai 侯維佳 (Recipient), 01 Jul 2012
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President's Award for Outstanding Performance in Research (Early Career Research Excellence Award)
HOU, Wai Kai 侯維佳 (Recipient), 14 May 2018
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