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Research in the Social Work Department is integrated with our practice and teaching of social work. Many of our research projects are collaborations with local community partners and international researchers. The projects analyse trends on issues of societal concern, and evaluate policies, programmes and services for populations in need. Research also provides hands-on learning to students who are engaged in the projects.

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2021

^NewTsui MS., Pai R.CJ., Wong P.Y.J., Chu CH. (2022) Emerging Ethical Voices in Social Work. In: Hölscher D., Hugman R., McAuliffe D. (Eds), Social Work Theory and Ethics (pp1-16). Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-3059-0_24-1

^NewWong, P. Y. J., Wong, K. L., Ghoh, C., & Chiu, M. Y. L. (2022). Supervision of supervisory practice: From idea to practice. International Social Work. https://doi.org/10.1177/00208728211073648

^NewGoh ECL, Wen DJR, Ang RCY. (2022) Why did COVID-19 not further harm the mental health of poor mothers? A mixed-method study on low-income families in Singapore. BMJ Open 2022;12:e052103. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052103.

Liaw, S. Y., Choo, T., Wu, L. T., Lim, W. S., Choo, H., Lim, S. K., Ringsted, C., Wong, L. F., Ooi, S. L., & Lau, T. C. (2021). “Wow, Woo, Win” - Healthcare students’ and facilitators’ experience of interprofessional simulation in three-dimensional virtual world: A qualitative evaluation study. Nurse Education Today.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.105018.

Sim, T., Choo, H., Low-Lim, A., & Lau, J. (2021). Adolescents and parents’ perspectives: A gaming disorder intervention in Singapore. Family Relations, 70(1). DOI:10.1111/fare.12474

Goh, E.C.L., & Kuczynski, L. (2021). Relational dimensions in poor children’s decisions to obtain a mobile phone–the case of Singapore. Journal of Children and Media, 4(7): 1-17.

Wen, D., Goh, E.C.L., & Hsu, C-Y (2021). Hope in Low‐Income Families—A Study of Family Hardiness in Singapore. Family Relations. DOI:10.1111/fare.12581

Jiang, N., Sun, Q., & Lou, V. W. (2021). The impact of caregiver’s depressive symptoms on trajectories of cognitive function in older adults with functional limitations. International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry. doi: 10.1002/gps.5523.

Jiang, N., & Renema, J. A. (2021). Immigrant–Native disparities in happiness among middle-aged and older adults in Western European countries: The moderating role of social capital. Journal of Aging and Health. doi: 10.1177/0898264321990282.

Lee, C. F., Seow, D. C. C., Teo, I., Neo, S. H. S., Yang, G. M., Lee, G. L., Lim, W. S., Hum, A., & Cheung, Y. B. (2021). Development of a short form of the Singapore Caregiver Quality of Life Scale – Dementia: SCQOLS-D-15. Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 5, 56. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41687-021-00330-0.

Lee, C. F., Wee, H. L., Teo, I., Lee, G. L., Thumboo, J., Cheung, Y. B., & Neo, S. H. S. (2021). Reference values for the short forms of the Singapore Caregiver Quality of Life Scale. Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 5, 17. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s41687-021-00290-5.

Lee, G. L., & Chan, C. L. W. (Eds). (2021). Creativity, perseverance and resilience in the face of the pandemic – The social work. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development, 31(1-2), 1-158.

Lee, G. L., & Goh, S. N. (Eds). (2021). Medical Social Work in Singapore. World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte Ltd.

Lee, J., Chun, J., Kim, J., Lee, J., & Lee, S. (2021). A social-ecological approach to understanding the relationship between cyberbullying victimization and suicidal ideation in South Korean adolescents: The moderating effect of school connectedness. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(20), 10623. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182010623

Hong, J. S., Lee, J., McCloskey, L. A., Victor, B. G., Wei, H. S., & Voisin, D. R. (2021). Pathways from witnessing parental intimate partner violence to involvement in bullying: Empirically testing a proposed conceptual framework. The Journal of Primary Prevention, 42(6), 583-602. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10935-021-00647-y *Jun Sung Hong and Jungup Lee contributed equally and are first co-authors.

Lee, J., Hong, J. S., Tan, K., Pineros-Leano, M., & Baek, S. E. (2021). Bullying victimization profiles of school-aged adolescents and association with weight statues: A latent class analysis. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(23-24), NP12949-NP12972. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520905087

Yoon, S., Goh, H., Nadarajan, G. D., Sung, S., Teo, I., Lee, J., Ong, M. E. H., Graves, N., & Teo, T. L. (2021). Perceptions of mobile health apps and features to support psychosocial well-being among frontline health care workers involved in the COVID-19 pandemic response: Qualitative study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(5), e26282. https://doi.org/10.2196/26282

Ai, A. L., Appel, H. B., Lee, J., & Fincham, F. (2021). Family factors related to three major mental health issues among Asian-Americans nationwide. Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11414-021-09760-6

Park, S. Y., Lee, J., & Cheah, C. (2021). The long-term effects of perceived parental control and warmth on self-esteem and depressive symptoms among Asian American youth. Children and Youth Services Review, 126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2021.105999

Lee, J., Cheung, H. S., Chee, G., & Chai, V. E. (2021). The moderating roles of empathy and attachment on the association between latent class typologies of bullying involvement and depressive and anxiety symptoms in Singapore. School Mental Health, 13, 518-534. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12310-021-09411-3

Park, J-H., Choi, J. Y., Lee, J., & Kyung, M. (2021). Bayesian approach to multivariate component-based logistic regression: Analyzing correlated multivariate ordinal data. Multivariate Behavioral Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/00273171.2021.1874260

Lee, J. (2021). Pathways from childhood bullying victimization to young adult depressive and anxiety symptoms. Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 52(1), 129-140. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10578-020-00997-4

Ai, A. L., & Lee, J. (2021). Understanding the mechanism between perceived discrimination and obesity among Latinas in the United States. Ethnicity & Health, 26(4), 471-486. https://doi.org/10.1080/13557858.2018.1530737

Ng, I.Y.H., Tan, J.Q., Mathew, M., Ho, K.W. & Ting, Y.T.(2021). The Importance of Considering Debt and Young Children in Activation: A Survival Analysis of Return to Welfare. Social Policy and Society, 1-16. doi:10.1017/S1474746421000518

Ng, I.Y.H., Khoo, J. & Ng, N. (2021). Growing up poor(ly): Intergenerational class-based parenting logic in Singapore. Journal of Family Studies. DOI: 1080/13229400.2021.1977165

Ng, I.Y.H., Lim, S.S., Pang, N., Lim, D., Soh, G., Pakianathan, P & Ang, B. (2021). From Digital Exclusion to Universal Digital Access in Singapore.

Wong, P.Y.J. (2021). Social Work Supervision in Singapore: Historical Development and The Way Forward. K. O'Donoghue, & L. Engelbrecht. (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Social Work Supervision. (pp.64-75). Abingdon, Oxon, UK: Routledge.

Wong, P.Y.J. (2021). PEACE-Process-In-Context Supervisory Model for maintaining balance as dual role supervisor. K. O'Donoghue, & L. Engelbrecht. (Eds.), The Routledge International Handbook of Social Work Supervision. (pp.240-261). Abingdon, Oxon, UK: Routledge.

Mo, K.Y., O’ Donoghue, K., Wong, P.Y.J., & Tsui, M.S. (2021). The historical development of knowledge in social work supervision: Finding new directions from the past. International Social Work, 64(2) 187–200, DOI: 10.1177/0020872819884995

2020

Chokkanathan S. (2020). Prevalence of and risk factors for loneliness in rural older adults. Australasian Journal of Ageing. Oct 23. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12835.

Hong, S. I., Chokkanathan S., & Rozario, P. A. (2020). Activity patterns associated with health status in later life among Singaporeans. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 39(3), 311-322.

Choo, H., Chng, G. S., Gentile, D. A., & Lau, S. P. C. (2020). The role of peer support in the growth trajectory of pathological Internet use among youth: A protective factor. Cyberpsychology Behavior and Social Networking. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2020.0054

Ng, I. Y. H., & Choo, H. (2020). Parent education and youth educational aspiration in Singapore: A path analysis in institutional and psychological context. Asia Pacific Journal of Education. DOI: 10.1080/02188791.2020.1770691

Lee, C.J.M., & Goh, E.C.L.(2020). Using vignettes as a 'safe space' for low-income children to discuss sensitive topics in social work assessment. Children and Youth Services Review, 111, 104882.

Jiang, N., Stella, S. Y., Russo, R., Bu, D. D., Zhang, D., Ferket, B., ... & Li, Y. (2020). Trends and sociodemographic disparities in sugary drink consumption among adults in New York City, 2009–2017. Preventive Medicine Reports, 19, 101162. doi: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101162.

Jiang, N., Lu, N., Sun, Q., & Lou, V. W. (2020). Positive and negative experiences and life satisfaction among spousal caregivers for frail older adults in urban China: A parallel process model. Age and Ageing. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afaa032.

Jiang, N., & Kaushal, N. (2020). How children's education affects caregiving: evidence from parent’s last years of life. Economics and Human Biology. doi: 10.1016/j.ehb.2020.100875.

Cheung, Y. B., Neo, S. H. S., Yang. G. M., Teo, I., Lee, G. L., Qu, D. L. M., Koh, A. R. X., Thumboo, J., Wee, H. L. (2020). Reference values for and interpretation of the Singapore Caregiver Quality of Life Scale: A quantile regression approach. Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 4, 34. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41687-020-00201-0

Cheung, Y. B., Teo, I., Lim, W. S., Hum, A., Neo, S. H. S., Yang, G. M., Lee, G. L., Tan, G. & Seow, D. C. C. (2020). Development and evaluation of the Singapore Caregiver Quality of Life Scale – Dementia. Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes, 4, 84.

Lee, G. L., Tan, R. L-Y., Herdman, M, & Luo, N. (2020). Assessing the content validity of the EQ-5D questionnaire among Asians in Singapore: A qualitative study. Annals: Academy of Medicine, Singapore 49(5), 294-305.

Uy, E. J., Xiao, L. Y. S., Xin X, Yeo, J. P. T., Pua, Y. H., Lee, G. L., Kwan, Y. H., Teo, E., Vaingankar, J. A., Subramaniam, M., Chan, M. F., Kumar, N., Ang, A. L. C., Bautista, D. C., Cheung, Y. B., Chua, T. S. J., Thumboo, J. (2020). Developing item banks to measure three important domains of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Singapore. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 18(2). DOI: 10.1186/s12955-019-1255-1

Cheung, Y. B., Neo, S. H. S., Yang, G. M., Lee, G. L., Teo, I., Koh, A. R. X., Thumboo, J., Wee, H. L. (2020). Two valid and reliable short forms of the Singapore Caregiver Quality of Life Scale were developed: SCQOLS-10 and SCQOLS-15. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 121, 101-108. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/ j.jclinepi.2020.02.003

Lee, G. L., & Akhileswaran, R. (2020). Physical, Psychological, Social, and Spiritual Aspects of End-of-Life Trajectory among Patients with Advanced Cancer: A Phenomenological Inquiry. Death Studies, 44(5), 292-302. DOI: 10.1080/07481187.2018.1541944

Lee, G. L., Ghoh, C. S. N., Koh, G. C. H., Goh, S. N., Chai-Lim, C., Chiu, M. Y. L., Luo, N., & Cao, K. (2020). Post-hospital Caregiving Experiences: An Exploratory, Longitudinal Mixed-methods Study. In: L. Joubert & M. Webber (Eds). The Routledge Handbook of Practice Research, pp. 304-315. Routledge.

Hong, J. S., Lee, J., Thornberg, R., Peguero, A. A., Washington, T., & Voisin, D. R. (2020). Social-ecological pathways to school motivation and future orientation of African American adolescents in Chicago. Journal of Educational Research, 113(5), 384-395. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220671.2020.1838408 *J.S. Hong and J. Lee contributed equally and are co-first authors.

Chun, J., Lee, J., Kim, J., & Lee, S. (2020). An international systematic review of cyberbullying measurements. Computer in Human Behavior, 113, 106485. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106485

Lee, J., Hsieh, Y-P., & Thornberg, R. (2020). An introduction to the special issue on cyberbullying in Asia and Pacific: Its nature and impact. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development, 30(3), 145-149. https://doi.org/10.1080/02185385.2020.1793809

Lee, J., Chun, J., Kim, J., & Lee, J. (2020). Cyberbullying victimization and school dropout intention among South Korean adolescents: The moderating role of peer/teacher support. Asia Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development, 30(3), 195-211. https://doi.org/10.1080/02185385.2020.1774409

Lee, J., Choi, M. J., Thornberg, R., & Hong, J. S. (2020). Exploring sex differences in the association between bullying involvement and alcohol and marijuana use among U.S. adolescents in 6th to 10th grade. Substance Use and Misuse, 55(8), 1203-1213. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2020.1725054

Ng, I.Y.H. (2020). Low wage work: Trends and possibilities. In I.Y.H. Ng & Y.W. Neo (Eds.), Working with low income families through the lifecourse: Challenges to social services(pp.77‐90). Singapore: National University of Singapore.

Ng, I.Y.H., & Shanks, T.R. (2020). Financial challenges and mental health. In: Ow R. & Poon A.C. (eds) Mental Health and Social Work. Singapore: Springer.

Ng, I.Y.H. (2020). Definitions and measurements of poverty 2020. SSR Snippet 2020 Issue 4. Social Service Research Centre; National University of Singapore.

Chung, G. & Lanier, P. & Wong, P.Y.J.(2020). Mediating Effects of Parental Stress on Harsh Parenting and Parent-Child Relationship during Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic in Singapore, Journal of Family Violence, p.1-12, DOI: 10.1007/s10896-020-00200-1

2019

Seah, B., Kowitlawakul, Y., Jiang, Y., Ang, E., Chokkanathan, S., & Wang, W. (2019). A review on healthy ageing interventions addressing physical, mental and social health of independent community-dwelling older adults. Geriatric Nursing, 40(1), 37-50.

Mohanty, J., Chokkanathan, S., & Park, W. (2019). Risk and protective factors among Korean adult international adoptees: A latent class analysis.Children and Youth Services Review, 101,142-150.

Liaw, S.Y., Soh, S.L-H., Tan, K.K., Wu, L.T., Yap, J., Chow, Y.L., Lau, T.C., Lim, W.S., Tan, S.C., Choo, H.Wong, L.L., Lim, S.M., Ignacio, J., Wong, L.F. (2019). Design and evaluation of a 3D virtual environment for collaborative learning in interprofessional team care delivery. Nurse Education Today.

Liaw, S.Y., Tan, K.K., Wu, L.T., Tan, S.C., Choo, H.Yap, J., Lim, S.M., Wong, L., Ignacio, J. (2019). Finding the Right Blend of Technologically Enhanced Learning Environments: Randomized Controlled Study of the Effect of Instructional Sequences on Interprofessional Learning. Journal of Patient Experience.

Hong, R. T., & Goh, E.C.L. (2019). Using photo elicitation interviewing to access the subjective well-being of children from poor families within an affluent Asian society: Insights for service delivery. Children and Youth Services Review, 96, 430-438.

Ho, L.P.P., & Goh, E.C.L.(2019). “I have HIV but I'm not the HIV” – the experiences of heterosexual Chinese men living with HIV in Singapore. AIDS Care.

Shorey, S., Ang, L., Goh, E.C.L., & Gandhi, M. (2019). Factors influencing paternal involvement during early infancy: A prospective longitudinal study.Journal of Advanced Nursing.

Goh, E.C.L., Chong, W.H., Mohanty, J., Law, E.C.N., Hsu, C.Y.S., De Mol, J., Kuczynski, L. (2019). Identifying Positive Adaptive Pathways in Low-Income Families in Singapore: Protocol for Sequential, Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Design.JMIR Research Protocols.

Cheang, C. J. Y. & Goh, E.C.L.(2019). Why some children from poor families do well - An in-depth analysis of positive deviance cases in Singapore. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Health & Well-being.

Jiang, N. (2019). Adult children’s education and later-life health of parents in China: the intergenerational effects of human capital investment. Social Indicators Research. doi: 10.1007/s11205-019-02109-9

Jiang, N., Wu, B., Lu, N., & Dong, T. (2019). Neighborhood‐Based Social Capital and Cognitive Function among Older Adults in Five Low‐and Middle‐Income Countries: Evidence from the WHO Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE). International journal of geriatric psychiatry. doi: 10.1002/gps.5239

Muchomba, F. M., Jiang, N., & Kaushal, N. (2019). Culture, Labor Supply, and Fertility Across Immigrant Generations in the United States. Feminist Economics, 1-25.

Uy, E.J.B., Xiao, L.Y.S., Xin, X., Yeo, J.P.T., Pua, Y.H., Lee, G. L., Kwan, Y.H., Teo, E.P.S., Vaingankar, J.A., Subramaniam, M., Chan, M.F., Kumar, N., Ang, A.L.C., Bautista, D.C., Cheung, Y.B., Thumboo, J. (2020). Developing item banks to measure three important domains of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in Singapore. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes.

Yang, G.M., Pang, G.S., Lee, G. L., Neo, P.S.H., Wong, Y.Y., Qu, D.L., Cheung, Y.B. (2019). Validation of the comprehensive needs assessment tool in patients with advanced cancer.Indian Journal of Palliative Care.

Wee, L.E., Tsang, T.Y.Y., Yi, H., Toh, S.A., Lee, G. L., Yee, J., Lee, S., Oen, K., Koh, G.C.H. (2019). Loneliness amongst Low-Socioeconomic Status Elderly Singaporeans and its Association with Perceptions of the Neighbourhood Environment.International Journal of Environment Research and Public Health.

Kwan, Y.H., Uy, E.J., Bautista, D.C., Xin, X., Xiao, Y., Lee, G. L., Subramaniam, M., Vaingankar, J.A., Chan, M.F., Kumar, N., Cheung, Y.B., Chua, T.S.J., Thumboo, J. (2019). Development and calibration of a novel social relationship item bank to measure health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in Singapore.Health and Quality of Life Outcomes.

Cheung, Y.B., Neo, S.H.S., Teo, I., Yang, G.M., Lee, G. L., Thumboo, J., Chia, J.W.K., Koh, A.R.X., Qu, D.L.M., Che, W.W.L., Lau, A., Wee, H.L. (2019). Development and evaluation of a quality of life measurement scale in English and Chinese for family caregivers of patients with advanced cancers.Health and Quality of Life Outcomes.

Yang, G.M., Hui-Shan Neo, S., Teo, I., Lee, G. L., Thumboo, J., Chia, J., Lau, A., Koh, A., Qu, D., Che, W.W.L., Wee, H.L., Glajchen, M., Cheung, Y.B. (2019). Exploring the Score Equivalence of the English and Chinese Versions of the Brief Assessment Scale for Caregivers.Journal of Patient Experience.

C, Hernandez, M., Gaona, L., Helu-Brown, P., Barrio, C. (2019). A Sociodemographic Profile of Asian Americans Served in Community Mental Health Centers for a Diagnosis of Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorder.Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research.

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Keep updated with our latest publications!Our staff are involved in a variety of research projects. Students interested in a specific area or research interest can contact the respective Professors for more information.

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Keep updated with our latest publications!
Our staff are involved in a variety of research projects. Students interested in a specific area or research interest can contact the respective Professors for more information.