Tong, Mun Wai Eddie
Associate Professor
Ph.D. (Michigan), M.S. (Michigan, NUS), B.A. (NUS)
My main area of expertise is emotion, with special focus on positive emotions and appraisal theories. I also examine religion processes. In 2011, I was named a Rising Star in Psychology by the Association for Psychological Science (APS). In 2023, I was elected a Fellow of APS and a Fellow of the Society for Personality and Social Psychology. I have received numerous teaching awards including NUS’s Honour Roll of Annual Teaching Excellence (2012-2017). I am an Associate Editor of Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, and have been on the editorial board of several journals including Emotion and Motivation and Emotion. I am the Director of NUS Social Service Research Centre.
| TEL: | (65) 6516 3654 |
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| EMAIL: | psytmwe@nus.edu.sg |
| ROOM: | AS4-02-09 |
| WEBPAGE: | Tong, Mun Wai Eddie |
Research Interests:
- Appraisal Theory of Emotion
- Positive Emotions
- Religion
Recent/Representative Publications:
Oh, V. Y. S. & Tong, E. M. W. (2022). Specificity in the Study of Mixed Emotions: A Theoretical Framework. Personality and Social Psychology Review, 26(4), 283-314.
Tong, E. M. W., Ng, C. X., Ho, J. B. H., Yap, I. J. L., Chua, E., Ng, J. W. X., Ho, D. Z. Y., & Diener, E. (2021). Gratitude facilitates obedience: New evidence for the social alignment perspective. Emotion, 21(6), 1302–1316.
Tong, E. M. W. (2015). Differentiation of 13 positive emotions by appraisals. Cognition and Emotion, 29, 484-503.