Dr TAO, Sisi    陶思思 博士
Assistant Professor
Department of Early Childhood Education
Contact
ORCiD
0000-0001-5953-4531
Phone
(852) 2948 8424
Fax
(852) 2948 7160
Email
stao@eduhk.hk
Address
10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Website
https://pappl.eduhk.hk/rich/web/person.xhtml?pid=175975&name=TAO, Sisi
Scopus ID
57210734433
SDGs
3 - Good Health and Well-Being
5 - Gender Equality
10 - Reduced Inequality
Personal Profile

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.

Research Outputs
Scholarly Books, Monographs and Chapters
Magis-Weinberg, L., Dodel, M., Pangrazio, L., Pathak-Shelat, M., Tao, S., & Uzuegbunam, C. E. (2024). Global Perspectives on Youth and the Digital Environment: Learnings from Majority World Countries. Christakis, D. A., & Hale, L, Handbook of Children and Screens: Digital Media, Development, and Well-Being from Birth Through Adolescence (507-517). Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-69362-5
SDGs infomation: 3 - Good Health and Well-Being, 4 - Quality Education

Journal Publications
Tao, S., Lan, M., Wang, M., & Li, H. (2026). Potential risks of generative artificial intelligence integration into K-12 education: A scoping review. Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence, 10, Article 100561. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.caeai.2026.100561
SDGs infomation: 4 - Quality Education
Tao, S., Reichert, F., & Law, N. (2026). Longitudinal bidirectional relations between digital literacy and cyberbullying experiences in adolescence. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 13, Article 425. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-026-06788-x
SDGs infomation: 4 - Quality Education
Lan, M., Tao, S., Pan, Q., Liang, Q., Tan, C. Y., & Law, N. W. (2026). Three-year development of digital literacy among primary and secondary school students: The role of digital activity participation and demographic characteristics. Interactive Learning Environments. https://doi.org/10.1080/10494820.2026.2614086
SDGs infomation: 4 - Quality Education
Liang, Q., Tao, S., Pan, Q., Lan, M., Guo, Z., Li, W., ... & Law, N. (2026). Mitigating cyberbullying’s impact on children’s well-being: The roles of digital literacy and cognitive emotion regulation. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 13, Article 84. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-025-06395-2
SDGs infomation: 4 - Quality Education
Pan, Q., Lan, M., Tan, C. Y., Tao, S., Liang, Q., & Law, N. (2025). Development and validation of digital resilience scale for primary and secondary school students. BMC Psychology, 13, Article 1412. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-03739-0
SDGs infomation: 4 - Quality Education
Pan, Q., Tao, S., Liang, Q., Lan, M., Law, N. W., & Tan, C. Y. (2025). Cyberbullying probability, not frequency, predicts mental health: A gendered investigation of individual, familial, and school-level predictors. Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2025.2559175
SDGs infomation: 4 - Quality Education
Tao, S., Lau, E. Y. H., Li, J. B., & Sun, J. (2025). Mindful parenting and children’s internalizing problems: The role of children’s emotional regulation and parental gender. Mindfulness, 16, 2315-2327. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-025-02628-2
SDGs infomation: 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
Tao, S., Law, N. W. Y., & Ko, P. (2025). Parental Involvement and Students’ STEM Self-efficacy in Hong Kong: A Multigroup Analysis of Gender and Age Disparities. International Journal of Science and Mathematics Education, NA, 1-23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10763-025-10568-5
SDGs infomation: 4 - Quality Education
Tan, C. Y., Pan, Q., Tao, S., Liang, Q., Lan, M., Feng, S., Cheung, HS, & Liu, D (2024). Conceptualization, measurement, predictors, outcomes, and interventions in digital parenting research: A comprehensive umbrella review. Educational Research Review, 45, Article 100647. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.edurev.2024.100647
SDGs infomation: 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
Wu, X. Y., Tao, S. S., & Lau, E. Y. H. (2024). Parental cognitive reappraisal and parenting practices in Hong Kong families with preschoolers: Mindful parenting as a mediator. Mindfulness, 15, 491-504. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-023-02245-x
SDGs infomation: 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
Zhu, Y., Chan, D. K. C., Pan, Q., Rhodes, R. E., & Tao, S. (2024). National trends and ecological factors of physical activity engagement among U.S youth before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cohort study from 2019 to 2021. BMC Public Health, 24, Article 1923. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19486-7
Tao, S., Lau, E.Y.H., Li, JB., & Sun, J. (2024). Short-Term Transactional Relation Between Parenting Behavior and Preschoolers’ Aggression: Disentangling the Between-Person and within-Person Effects. Journal of Family Violence, Online First. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-024-00702-2
Tao, S., Lan, M., Tan, C. Y., Liang, Q., Pan, Q., & Law, N. W. (2024). Adolescents’ cyberbullying experience and subjective well-being: Sex difference in the moderating role of cognitive-emotional regulation strategy. Computers in Human Behavior, 153, Article 108122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2023.108122
Zhu, Y., Chan, K. C. D., Pan, Q., Rhodes, R. E., & Tao, S. (2024). National trends and ecological factors of physical activity engagement among U.S youth before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cohort study from 2019 to 2021. BMC Public Health, 24, Article 1923. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-024-19486-7
SDGs infomation: 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
Pan, Q., Lan, M., Tan, C. Y., Tao, S., Liang, Q., & Law, N. (2024). Protective factors contributing to adolescents’ multifaceted digital resilience for their wellbeing: A socio-ecological perspective. Computers in Human Behavior, 155, Article 108164. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2024.108164
Tao, S., Reichert, F., Law, N. W. & Rao, N. (2023). Digital technology use and adolescent mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: The roles of internet addiction and digital competence. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 26(10), 739-746. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2023.0048
Tao, S., Reichert, F., Law, N., & Rao, N. (2022). Digital technology use and cyberbullying among primary school children: Digital literacy and parental mediation as moderators. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 25(9), 571-579. https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2022.0012
Tao, S. & Lau, E. Y. E (2021). Coparenting and parental involvement during school transition among Chinese mothers and fathers: Children’s school liking as a moderator. Frontiers in Psychology, 12, Article 769416. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.769416
SDGs infomation: 3 - Good Health and Well-Being

Conference Papers
Tao, S., & Lau, E.Y.H. (2025, May). Mindful Parenting and Children’s Internalizing Problems: The Role of Emotional Regulation and Parental Gender. [Poster presentation] The Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) 2025 Biennial Meeting, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA. https://www.srcd.org/event/srcd-2025-biennial-meeting
SDGs infomation: 3 - Good Health and Well-Being, 4 - Quality Education
Wu, X., Tao, S., & Lau, Y.H.E. (2022, July). Cognitive Reappraisal And Parenting Practices In Hong Kong Families With Preschoolers: Mindful Parenting As A Mediator. Paper presented at the 22nd Pacific Early Childhood Education Research Association (PECERA) Annual Conference, Hong Kong. https://pecera2022.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/PECERA-Annual-Conference-2022-Abstract-3.pdf

Projects
Socioeconomic Status and Digital Literacy in Primary School Students: Trajectories, Mechanisms, and Challenges

Project Start Year: 2026, Principal Investigator(s): TAO, Sisi
SDGs Information: 3 - Good Health and Well-Being, 4 - Quality Education
 
Risky Online Behavior and Subjective Well-being: Comparative Analysis across Hong Kong and German Students

Project Start Year: 2025, Principal Investigator(s): TAO, Sisi
SDGs Information: 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
 
Risky Online Behaviors, Personal Traits and Subjective Well-being among Hong Kong University Students: A Pilot Study Applying Ecological Momentary Assessment

Project Start Year: 2024, Principal Investigator(s): TAO, Sisi
SDGs Information: 3 - Good Health and Well-Being
 
Empowering Digital Parents: A Qualitative Exploration from Low Socioeconomic Families' Perspective

Project Start Year: 2024, Principal Investigator(s): TAO, Sisi

 
Prizes and awards
Excellence in Knowledge Transfer Award

Date of receipt: 18/6/2025, Conferred by: Department of Early Childhood Education, Education University of Hong Kong