Dr CHAN, Wing Yan Arita
陳詠欣
博士
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Senior Lecturer II |
Department of Psychology |
Contact
ORCiD
0000-0002-8404-6377
Phone
(852) 2948 8929
Email
awychan@eduhk.hk
Address
10 Lo Ping Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong
Scopus ID
57190966560
Research Outputs
| Scholarly Books, Monographs and Chapters Research book or monograph (author) Chan, W.Y.A, Cho, H.O.A., Kwok, Y.T.E, Tai, Y.Y.T, & Tang, H.Y.C. (2019). Developing Individual Strengths at Internships. Hong Kong: The Education University of Hong Kong.. 溫麗妍、陳詠欣和鄧巧孺 (2017)。 愉快實習:自我裝備天書。香港: 香港教育大學。 |
| Journal Publications Publication in refereed journal Chan, A. W.-Y., Leigh, T.-N., Böke, B. N., Wang, H., So, C.-N., & Heath, N. (2025). Evaluation of a wellness programme for preservice teachers in Hong Kong: Promoting Educational Excellence through Resilience to Stress (PEERS). European Journal of Education, 60(1), Article e70018. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejed.70018 Wang, H., Bokë, B. N., Chan, A. W.-Y., & Heath, N. (2025). Enhancing coping self-efficacy and Well-being: A multi-context study of an emotion regulation program for preservice teachers. Asia-Pacific Education Researcher. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40299-024-00949-9 Chan, K.K.S., Lee, J.C.K., Yu, E.K.W., Chan, A.W.Y., Leung, A.N.M., Cheung, R.Y.M., Li, C.W., Kong, R.H.M., Chen, J., Wan, S.L.Y., Tang, C.H.Y., Yum, C.Y.N., Jiang, D., Wang, L., & Tse, A.C.Y. (2022). The Impact of Compassion from Others and Self-compassion on Psychological Distress, Flourishing, and Meaning in Life Among University Students. Mindfulness, 13(6), 1490-1498. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-022-01891-x Chan, A.W.Y. (2017). Mental Health Care for Children. Journal of Childhood & Developmental Disorders, 3(3), 1-2. Chan, A.W.Y., & Siu, A.F.Y. (2016). Application of the Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Inventory (SISRI-24) Among Hong Kong University Students. international journal of transpersonal studies, 35(1), 1-12. |
| Conference Papers Refereed conference paper Chan, W.Y.A. (2023, March). Understanding the meaning of spiritual intelligence of people in Hong Kong. 8th International Conference on Spirituality and Psychology, Bangkok.. Chan, W.Y.A, Wan, L.Y.S, & Tang H.Y.C (2019, July). Enhancing Students’ Emotional Management Skills with Self-Help Exercises. The 5th International Conference on Education, Psychology and Social Studies, Sapporo. Chan, A.W.Y. (2018, March). Emotional Intelligence, Spiritual Intelligence, and Mental Health. Asia-Pacific Conference on Education, Social Studies and Psychology, Taipei. Chan, W.Y.A., Tai, Y.Y. & Wong, Y.M. (2013, April). Early Childhood Educator' Perception on the emotional and Behavioral Problems of Young Children in Hong Kong. Paper presented on conference for International Symposium on Psychology and Education, Kitakyushu, Japan. Other conference paper Chan, A. W.-Y., Wang, H., Böke, B. N., Leigh, T.-N., So, C.-N., & Heath, N. (2024, November). Exploring the Mental Health Training Needs of Pre-Service Teachers in Hong Kong. The 5th International Symposium on Education and Social Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan. Böke, B. N., Wang, H., Chan, W.-Y., & Heath, N. L., (2024, May). Comparing the effectiveness of an emotion regulation intervention for pre-service teachers in Canada and Hong Kong [Paper presentation]. Congrès de la Société québécoise pour la recherche en psychologie (SQRP), Drummondville, QC. Chan Wing Yan Arita (2014, April). The essential features of a social-emotional learning program for primary school students. 2014 International Symposium on Education and Psychology, Japan,Nagoya. |
| Creative and Literary Works, Consulting Reports and Case Studies Film, video 陳詠欣和劉錦美 (2021)。 心裡急救影片系列(Psychological First Aid Video Series)。香港: 香港教育大學。 Written teaching case study or extensive note 陳詠欣和劉錦美 (2020)。 跨專業精神健康臨床個案集。香港: 香教教育大學。 Chan, A.W.Y. & Lau, K.M. (2020). Inter-Disciplinary Clinical Case Book of Mental Health. Hong Kong: The Education University of Hong Kong. |
Projects
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Enhancing Students’ Learning through Systematic and Effective Self-reflection To maximum the learning of students, students need the skills to organize and integrate the extensive knowledge and learning experiences and generate meaningful principles. Reflection plays an essential role in this process. This project aims to (1) promote effective reflection skills in students, so that they can become more self-regulated and self-competent in their learning; (2) enhance self-awareness of students through guided reflective exercises, and (3) produce a reflection logbook which can guide students to conduct systematic and purposeful reflection throughout the course of their learning. Project Start Year: 2023, Principal Investigator(s): CHAN, Wing Yan, Arita |
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The Examination of a Workshop Intervention to Promote Hong Kong Preservice Teachers’ Psychological Well-being The collaborative project (CAD210,000) was granted by WYNG Foundation to principal investigators Prof. Nancy Heath from McGill University, Canada, and Dr. Arita Chan (Department of Psychology) and Dr. Hui Wang (Department of Special Education and Counselling) from EdUHK. This three-year project is entitled “Enhancing Hong Kong Pre-service Teachers' Mental Health and Well-Being: Adaptation and Evaluation of the RESST Program”. The project aims to provide pre-service teachers with evidence-based strategies for enhancing their psychological well-being and resilience as well as effective skills in supporting the well-being and positive development of their students. The project will have three phases: (1) need assessments and control group study to understand the mental health of pre-service teachers, (2) the development of the Hong Kong version of Regulating Emotions and Stress in Pre-Service Teachers (HK-RESST) program by adapting the McGill University’s Regulating Emotions and Stress in pre-Service Teachers (RESST) program and a pilot evaluation of the HK-RESST to inform program revisions, and (3) evaluation of the revised HK-RESST program and dissemination of the findings. Project Start Year: 2022, Principal Investigator(s): HEATH, Nancy, WANG, Hui, CHAN, Wing Yan, Arita |
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Enhancing Hong Kong Pre-Service Teachers’ Mental Health and Well-Being: Adaptation and Evaluation of the Regulating Emotions and Stress for pre-Service Teachers (RESST) Program The collaborative project (CAD210,000) was granted by WYNG Foundation to principal investigators Prof. Nancy Heath from McGill University, Canada, and Dr. Arita Chan (Department of Psychology) and Dr. Hui Wang (Department of Special Education and Counselling) from EdUHK. This three-year project is entitled “Enhancing Hong Kong Pre-service Teachers' Mental Health and Well-Being: Adaptation and Evaluation of the RESST Program”. The project aims to provide pre-service teachers with evidence-based strategies for enhancing their psychological well-being and resilience as well as effective skills in supporting the well-being and positive development of their students. The project will have three phases: (1) need assessments and control group study to understand the mental health of pre-service teachers, (2) the development of the Hong Kong version of Regulating Emotions and Stress in Pre-Service Teachers (HK-RESST) program by adapting the McGill University’s Regulating Emotions and Stress in pre-Service Teachers (RESST) program and a pilot evaluation of the HK-RESST to inform program revisions, and (3) evaluation of the revised HK-RESST program and dissemination of the findings. Project Start Year: 2022, Principal Investigator(s): Heath, Nancy, CHAN, Wing Yan Arita 陳詠欣, WANG, Hui 王慧 |
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Enhancing Students’ Well-being and Life Values: Perspectives of Life Education and Positive Education This Community of Practice primarily aims to develop the five pillars of the PERMA model as well as caring ethics and related values among pre-service and in-service teachers, and to increase teachers’ capabilities to deal with the psychosocial issue of cyberbullying and understand the nature of education in connection with happiness and pursuit of life goals. Project Start Year: 2020, Principal Investigator(s): LEE, Chi Kin John 李子建, YU, Kwan Wai Eric 余君偉, CHAN, Ka Shing Kevin 陳家承, CHAN, Wing Yan Arita 陳詠欣, LEUNG, Nga Man 梁雅文 |
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Strengthening Student's Practice of Mental Health First Aid "ALGEE" Action Plan This project aims at building a stronger linkage between model and practice by (1) gathering the clinical experiences of professionals (e.g. clinical psychologist & counsellor) to create a real-life casebook of mental health issues; (2) demonstrating and discussing such real-life cases in class which further enables students to apply the “ALGEE” Action Plan practically. Project Start Year: 2019, Principal Investigator(s): CHAN, Wing Yan Arita 陳詠欣, LAU, Kam Mei Kammy 劉錦美 |
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Positive and Caring Campus @ Jockey Club Ti-I College The project aims at enriching teachers, students and parents' knowledge and deepen their understanding in mental health issues through taking the Youth Mental Health First Aid Course and other related workshops, as well as other activities at Jockey Club Ti-I College. The research aims at investigating if these course, workshops and activities indeed have enriched their mental health knowledge. Project Start Year: 2018, Principal Investigator(s): TANG, Hau Yu Christine 鄧巧孺 (CHAN, Wing Yan Arita 陳詠欣 as Co-Investigator) |
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Enhancing Students’ Capacity to Cope with Challenges by Using Strength-Based Approach This project aims to enhance students’ capacity to cope with challenges in FE/internship through building the character strengths of gratitude, hope, perseverance, and self-regulation in students. Project Start Year: 2017, Principal Investigator(s): CHAN, Wing Yan Arita 陳詠欣 |
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Enhancing Students' Personal and Psychosocial Development with Self-learning Kit: A Positive Education Approach This project aims at developing a self-learning kit on personal and psychosocial development for students’ preparation of their Field Experience (FE) and internships. Four aspects in personal development are identified in particular which are emotional management, social relationships and communication, leadership, and self-understanding and self-esteem, according to the feedback received from internship providers, teachers and students. The learning kit will be designed taking into account the feedback collected from the collaborating partners who offer fieldwork experience placements and internship opportunities, enhancement of student learning outcomes of FE and internships, and adoption of the positive education approach (Norrish, Williams, O’Connor, & Robinson, 2013). Activities such as self-assessments, case studies, knowledge/skill enrichment exercises, reflections and mini-quizzes will be included in the kit for each aspect. Project Start Year: 2016, Principal Investigator(s): WAN, Lai Yin Sarah 溫麗妍, CHAN, Wing Yan Arita 陳詠欣, TANG, Hau Yu Christine 鄧巧孺 |
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Early Childhood Educators' Perceptions on the Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Young Children in Hong Kong The aim of the study is to examine early childhood eduactors' perceptions on the emotional and behavioral problems of young children in Hong Kong. Two hundred early childhood educators would be asked to complete the Problem behaviors of Young Children Questionnaire. The responses would be analyzed to provide information on the prevalent rates and the degree of perceived impact of the problem behaviors, and the degree of difficulty in handling such behaviors. Project Start Year: 2006, Principal Investigator(s): CHAN, Wing Yan Arita 陳詠欣 |