Dr TAO, Sisi    陶思思 博士
Assistant Professor
Department of Early Childhood Education
Contact
ORCiD
0000-0001-5953-4531
Fax
(852) 2948 7160
Email
stao@eduhk.hk
Address
10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
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

Journal Publications
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
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


Projects

Empowering Digital Parents: A Qualitative Exploration from Low Socioeconomic Families' Perspective

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