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Associate Professor


WU MAN SZE, ANISE 胡文詩


Academic qualifications

  • Ph.D. (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
  • MPhil (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
  • BSSc (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Research areas

  • Addiction
  • Health Psychology
  • Life-span Developmental Psychology

Current research

  • Addictive behaviors (e.g. gambling and game playing)
  • Posthumous organ donation
  • Physical and mental wellbeing of Chinese elderly

Previous research

  • Death anxiety of Chinese
  • Volunteerism and wellbeing
  • Attitudes toward old age homes

 

Selected publications (Refereed journal)

  • *Wu, A. M. S., Lei, L. L. M., & Ku, L. (in press). Psychological needs, purpose in life, and problem video game playing among Chinese young adults. International Journal of Psychology.
  • Wu, A. M. S. & Tang, C. S. (in press). Problem gambling of Chinese college students: Application of the theory of planned behavior. Journal of Gambling Studies.
  • Cheung, F. Y. L., & Wu, A. M. S. (in press). An investigation of antecedents of successful aging in the workplace among Hong Kong Chinese older workers. International Psychogeriatrics.
  • Yan, E., Wu, A. M. S., Ho, P., & Pearson, V. (in press). Defining sexuality: Older men and women looking back on their sexual experiences. Culture, Health & Sexuality.
  • Tang, C. S., & Wu, A. M. S. (in press). Gambling-related cognitive biases and pathological gambling among youths, young adults, and mature adults in Chinese societies. Journal of Gambling Studies.
  • Tang, C. S., & Wu, A. M. S. (in press). Impulsivity as a moderator and mediator between life stress and pathological gambling: A study on Chinese treatment-seeking gamblers. International Journal of Addiction & Mental Health
  • Tang, C. S., Chua, Z., & Wu, A. M. S. (in press). Impulsivity, life stress, refusal efficacy, and problem gambling among Chinese: Testing the diathesis-stress-coping model. International Journal of Stress Management.
  • *Wu, A. M. S., & Lu, L. (2011). Cognitive obstacles against organ donation: the role of negative attitudes, norms, and traditional beliefs on Chinese people¡¦s intention to donate organs after death. Journal of Community & Applied Social Psychology, 21(1), 87-93.
  • Tao, V. Y. K., Wu, A. M. S., Cheung, S. F., & Tong, Kwok-kit (2011). Development of an indigenous inventory GMAB (Gambling Motives, Attitudes and Behaviors) for Chinese gamblers: An exploratory study. Journal of Gambling Studies, 27(1), 99-113.  
  • *Chao, J. M. C., Cheung, F. Y. L., & Wu, A. M. S. (2011). Psychological contract breach and counterproductive workplace behaviors among Chinese employees. International Journal of Human Resource Management, 22, 763-777.
  • *Chan, D. C. N., Wu, A. M. S., & Hung, E. P. W. (2010). Invulnerability and the intention to drink and drive:  An application of the theory of planned behavior. Accident Analysis and Prevention, 42, 1549-1555.
  • Tang, C.S., & Wu, A. M. S. (2010). Direct and indirect influences of fate control belief, gambling expectancy bias, and self-efficacy on problem gambling and negative mood among Chinese college students: A multiple mediation analysis. Journal of Gambling Studies, 26(4), 533-543.
  • Tang, C. S., Wu, A. M. S., Tang, J. Y. C., & Yan, E. C. W. (2010). Reliability, validity, and cut scores of the South Oaks Gambling Screen (SOGS) for Chinese. Journal of Gambling Studies, 26(1), 145-158.
  • Tang, C. S., & Wu, A. M. S. (2009). Screening for college problem gambling in Chinese societies: Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the South Oaks Gambling Screen (C-SOGS). International Gambling Studies, 9(3), 263-274.
  • Tang, C. S., Wu, A. M. S., Yeung, D., & Yan, E. C. W. (2009). Attitudes toward old age home placement: A study of young adult, middle-aged, and older Chinese. Ageing International, 34, 237-251. 
  • Wu, A. M. S., & Tang, C. (2009). Solving the Dilemma: Family Communication about Organ Donation among Chinese, Japanese, and Caucasian American College Students. Journal of Applied Social Psychology,39(7), 1639-1659.
  • Wu, A. M. S., & Tang, C. (2009). The Negative Impact of Death Anxiety on Self-efficacy and Willingness to Donate Organs among Chinese Adults. Death Studies, 33(1), 1-22.  
  • *Wu, A. M. S., & Wong, E. M. W. (2008). Disordered Gambling among Chinese Casino Employees. Journal of Gambling Studies, 24(2), 207-217.
  • Wu, A. M. S. (2008). Discussion of Posthumous Organ Donation in Chinese Families. Psychology, Health, & Medicine, 13(1), 48-54.
  • *Sin, A. P. C., Wu, A. M. S., & Tao, V. Y. K. (2008). Excessive Working and Gender in Macao. Journal of Psychology in Chinese Societies, 9(1), 7-26.
  • *Tao, V. Y. K., Iong C. W. I., & Wu, A. M. S. (2008). Part-Time Employment and Sense of School Belonging among University Students in Macao. Journal of Psychology in Chinese Societies, 9(1), 67-84.
  • Tang, C., Wu, A. M. S., & Tang, J. Y. C. (2007). Gender Differences in Characteristics of Chinese Treatment-Seeking Problem Gamblers. Journal of Gambling Studies, 23(2), 145-156.
  • Wu, A. M. S., Tang, C. S. K., & Yan, E. C. W. (2005). Post-retirement Voluntary Work and Psychological Functioning Among Elderly Chinese. Journal of Cross-cultural Gerontology, 20(1), 27-45.  
  • Wu, A. M. S., Tang, C. S. K., & Kwok, T. C. Y. (2004). Self-efficacy, health locus of control and psychological adjustment in elderly Chinese women with chronic illness. Aging and Mental Health,8(1), 21-28.
  • Wu, A. M. S., Tang, C. S. K., & Kwok, T. C. Y. (2004). Physical and psychosocial factors associated with health-promoting behaviors among older Chinese with diabetes mellitus. Journal of Health Psychology, 9(6), 731-740.  
  • Wu, A. M. S., Tang, C. S. K., & Yan, E. C. W. (2004). Psychosocial factors associated with willingness in entering old age homes: a study on elderly Chinese in Hong Kong. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 23(4), 487-504.
  • Wu, A. M. S., Tang, C. S. K., & Kwok, T. C. Y. (2002). Death anxiety among Chinese elderly people. Journal of Aging and Health, 14(1), 42-56.

 Note: * Publication was joint-authored with undergraduate thesis students.


Selected publications (Book chapter)

 

 Selected publications (Recent conference paper)

  • Wu, A. M. S., & Chan, D. C. N. (2010). The effect of invulnerability and theory of planned behavior (TPB) on drinking and driving among young Chinese drivers. Paper presented at the 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology 2010, Melbourne.

  • Wu, A. M. S. & Tang C. S. (2009). Psychological characteristics of Japanese donor card signers. Paper presented at the 11th European Congress of Psychology, Oslo.

  • Wu, A. M. S., Tang, C. S. K., & Kwok, T. C. Y. (2008). Psychological influences on subjective well-being and healthful habits among Chinese elderly patients with diabetes: A five-year follow-up study. Paper presented to the 10th International Congress of Behavioral Medicine, Tokyo.

  • Wu, A. M. S., & Tang, C. (2007). Drug-specific cognitions and employment among chronic drug abusers: A 2-year follow-up study. Paper will be presented at World Psychiatric Association International Congress, Melbourne.

  • Wu, A. M. S., & Tang, C. (2006). Who behaviorally committed to posthumous organ donation? Psychosocial predictors of the donor card signing among Chinese. Paper presented at the XXVI International Congress of Applied Psychology, Athens.  

 

Professional affiliations

  • American Psychosomatic Society (Regular member)
  • International Association of Applied Psychology (Regular member)
  • Hong Kong Psychological Society (Associate fellow)  

 

Courses Taught

  • Introduction to Psychology (PSYC101 & PSYC102)
  • Psychology of Life-span Development (PSYC208)
  • Psychology of Investment (PSYC303)
  • Psychology of Addictive Behavior (PSYC411)
  • Senior Thesis Research (PSYC401 & PSYC402)
  • Research Thesis (MCPY203 & MCPY213)

 

Contact Details
Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities (FSH)
University of Macau
Av. Padre Tomas Pereira, Taipa, Macao
Room: Pearl Jubilee Building PLG317
Telephone: +(853) 8397 8377
Fax: +(853) 2883 8312

E-mail address: anisewu@umac.mo

 

 

 

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@Last Update on September 2011, University of Macau Department of Psychology