Prof. Eddie S. K. Chong

echongsk@hku.hk
(852) 3917 1071
CJT-520
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Assistant Professor

Prof. Eddie Chong is a counseling psychologist dedicated to understanding and addressing diversity-related issues in research, training, and practice. He draws on critical theories and Buddhist psychology to inform his work. His research focuses on two key areas: (a) Resilience and stress processes of socially marginalized individuals and (b) facilitators and barriers for intercultural empathy in both therapeutic contexts and everyday life. He employs quantitative methods, including intensive longitudinal methods, to contribute to the sciences of compassion and diversity.

Publications

Chong, E. S. K., Chen, H., Chui, H., & Luk, S. (2024). Perceived cultural humility in supervision group and trainees’ cultural responsiveness self-efficacy. Psychotherapy. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pst0000540
Chong, E. S. K., Mohr, J. J., & Chui, H. (2023). Examining the protective role of self-compassion in the links between daily sexual orientation salient experiences and affect. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 70(5), 522–534. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000690
Lee, J. H. N., Chong, E. S. K., Chui, H., Lee, T., Luk, S., Tao, D., & Lee, N. W. T. (2023). A curvilinear association between therapists’ use of discourse particles and therapist empathy in psychotherapy. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 70(5), 562–570. https://doi.org/10.1037/cou0000696
Chong, E. S. K., & Chan, R. C. H. (2023). The role of self-compassion in minority stress processes and life satisfaction among sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Mindfulness, 14, 784–796. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-023-02106-7
Chong, E. S. K., & Mohr, J. J. (2020). How far can stigma-based empathy reach? Effects of societal (in)equity of LGB people on their allyship with transgender and Black people. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 9, 760–771. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000510

Externally funded research

Co-I, General Research Fund, Unpacking Homonegativity among Social Workers in Hong Kong and Taiwan: Implicit Bias, Correlates, and Attribution (17615523). 01/2024 – 12/2025.
Co-I, Teaching Development Grant, Embedding Compassion in Curriculum for Supportive Learning Environment and Students' Mental Wellbeing. 09/2023 –08/2024.
PI, Seed Fund for Basic Research, Examining Collective Compassion and Multicultural Orientation in Group Supervision and their Links to Trainees’ Counseling Self-Efficacy (2202100875). 06/2023 – 06/2025.
PI, Early Career Scheme, Examining the Role of Embodied Mindfulness in the Link Between Identity-Salient Experiences and Wellness among LGB People in Hong Kong (276006522). 01/2023 – 12/2024.
Co-I, General Research Fund, Observing and Evaluating Positive and Negative Models of Therapist Empathy in Counsellor Training (14600622). 01/2023 – 12/2025.
PI, General Research Fund, Promoting Psychosocial Adjustment Among New Migrant Families in Hong Kong: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Parallel Parent-child Mindfulness Intervention (17619721). 01/2022 – 03/2024.