Applied Psychology Readings

1. Front Matter

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2. Musical Accompaniment as a Factor of Psychological Effectiveness of Advertising

   • Natalia V. Antonova, Vladislav Gorbov

   Pages 1-19

3. Trauma Amongst TV News Crews: The Protective Function of Crew Solidarity

   • Jasmine B. MacDonald, Rachael Fox

   Pages 21-38

4. Fear of Missing Out, Mobile Phone Dependency and Entrapment in Undergraduate Students

   • Ananya Upreti, Priyanka Musalay

   Pages 39-56

5. Re-evaluation of the Factor Structure of Motivations of Marathoners Scales (MOMS)

   • I. T. Heazlewood, J. Walsh, M. Climstein

   Pages 57-71

6. The Diagnostic Criteria of Gambling Disorder of DSM-5 in Chinese Culture: By Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) and Item Response Theory (IRT)

   • Wing-Yip Chui, Shu-Kam Lee, Yuk-Lan Mok, Chun-Kei Tsang

   Pages 73-86

7. Locus of Control and Sense of Happiness: A Mediating Role of Self-esteem?

   • Ivanna Shubina

   Pages 87-101

8. Factors That Influence the Training Transfer and Maintenance of Conflict Resolution Programs of Healthcare Training and Development Units: A Retrospective Study

   • Sonya Vandergoot, Aspa Sarris, Neil Kirby

   Pages 103-121

9. An Assessment of the Sociocultural Evolution Among Selected Filipino Stay-at-Home Fathers (SAHFs): “Basis for Sustainable Plan”

   • Jonathan I. Arante

   Pages 123-147

10. Two Moms in a Home: Lived Experiences of Children with Same-Sex Parents

    • Lorita Ramirez Mendoza

    Pages 149-164

11. Reflections on the Therapeutic Journey: Uncovering the Layers

    • Divya Prasad, Anjali Gupta, Shabari Dutta

    Pages 165-172

12. Self-Talk and Autonomy on Well-Structured Problem-Solving

    • Yuen Hung Katie Lam, Ruth De-Hui Zhou

    Pages 173-192

13. School Adjustment for Hong Kong Undergraduates: The Correlation Among Parental Acceptance-Rejection, Achievement Emotion, Academic Achievement and Self-esteem

    • Yuen-Man Cheung, Man-Tak Leung

    Pages 193-215

14. Theoretical Components of Workplace Safety Climate and Their Implications for Practice

    • Cassandra Heffernan, Julia Harries, Neil Kirby

    Pages 217-237

15. Interaction of Psychological Contract Violation and Emotional Labour: Recovery of Organizational Trust and Job Satisfaction

    • Noriko Okabe

    Pages 239-261

16. Translating into Practice the Recommendations of a Safety Climate Theory-Based Evaluation of Services Provided by Disability Support Workers

    • Julia Harries, Jerry Ford, Neil Kirby

    Pages 263-279

17. Ups and Downs as Indonesian College Students: Risk and Protective Factors for Psychological Distress

    • Dra. Sugiarti, Lavenda Geshica, Dito A. Prabowo, Ade Rachmawati, Anindita Alkarisya, Vira A. Mulyaningrum

    Pages 281-293

18. Parental Support to Develop Entrepreneurial Characteristics in Teenagers: Views on Self and Spouse

    • Jenny Lukito Setiawan

    Pages 295-303

19. Imaging Capability, Absorption, Anxiety, Positive and Negative Affect: A Guided Imagery Intervention

    • Shanmukha Priya Vemu, Geeta Sunkarapalli

    Pages 305-324

20. How Conceptual Metaphors Make Political Iconography: A Focus Group Discussion on the Psychological Aspects

    • Vishaka Venkat, Vinod Balakrishnan

    Pages 325-344

This book is a compilation of the best papers presented at the 2017 edition of the Singapore Conference of Applied Psychology (SCAP), an event held annually in Singapore. Discussing the latest innovations, trends, concerns, practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted in the field of applied psychology, it is a valuable resource for academics, researchers and practitioners wishing to keep themselves up to date with the state of the art in the field.

• Singapore Conference on Applied Psychology 2017
• Applied Psychology Readings
• SCAP 2017
• Applied Psychology Research in Asia-Pacific
• Counselling and Psychology Research
• Recent Trends in Applied Psychology

• Department of Counselling and Psychology, Hong Kong Shue Yan University, North Point, Hong Kong

  Man-Tak Leung

• East Asia Research, Singapore, Singapore

  Lee-Ming Tan

Dr. Leung Man-Tak Mike is currently an Assistant Professor of Counselling and Psychology at the Hong Kong Shue Yan University. Dr. Leung obtained his PhD in Educational Psychology from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and three Master Degrees from Hong Kong University in Educational Assessment, Applied Statistics and Information Technology in Education respectively.


Tan Lee Ming has a Masters in Applied Finance from The University of Adelaide and a Bachelor’s degree in Statistics from the National University of Singapore. He is currently the conference director at East Asia Research Pte. Ltd and oversees the academic conferences organized by the company. Using his good knowledge in academic publishing, he is the co-editor for numerous proceedings published by the company.

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