Dr. Eddie S. K. Chong

echongsk@hku.hk
(852) 3917 1071
CJT-520
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Prof. Eddie S. K. CHONG

Assistant Professor

Prof. Eddie Chong is a counseling psychologist. Trained as a scientist-practitioner, he addresses diversity-related issues in research, training, and practice. Specifically, he applies multicultural theories and Buddhist psychology to his work. Using quantitative methods, his research focuses on: (a) Resilience and stress processes of marginalized individuals (e.g., sexual orientation minorities, racial/ethnic minorities), (b) facilitating factors for intercultural helping effectiveness among mental health professionals, and (c) the roles of mindfulness, compassion, and identity-affirming climate in intercultural exchanges.

Publications

  • Chui, H., Chong, E. S. K., Atzil-Slonim, D., Sahin, Z., Solomonov, N., Minges, M. V., Kuprian, N., & Barber, J. P. (in press). Beyond symptom reduction: Development and validation of the Complementary Measure of Psychotherapy Outcome (COMPO). Journal of Counseling Psychology. doi:10.1037/cou0000536
  • 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. doi:10.1037/ort0000510
  • Chong, E. S. K., Poteat, V. P., Yoshikawa, H., & Calzo, J. P. (2019). Fostering youth self- efficacy to address transgender and racial diversity issues: The role of Gay-Straight Alliances. School Psychology Quarterly, 34, 54–63. doi:10.1037/spq0000258
  • Chong, E. S. K., Mak, W. W. S., Tam, T. C. Y., Zhu, C., & Chung, R. W. Y. (2017). Impact of perceived HIV stigma within men who have sex with men community on mental health of seropositive MSM. AIDS Care, 29, 118–124. doi:10.1080/09540121.2016.1201190
  • Chong, E. S. K., Zhang, Y., Mak, W. W. S., & Pang, I. H. Y. (2015). Social media as social capital of LGB individuals in Hong Kong—Its relations with group membership, stigma, and mental well-being. American Journal of Community Psychology, 55, 228–238. doi:10.1007/s10464-014-9699-2

Externally funded research

  • 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. 01/2023 – 12/2024. HKD944,306.
  • Co-I, General Research Fund, Observing and Evaluating Positive and Negative Models of Therapist Empathy in Counsellor Training. 01/2023 – 12/2025. HKD708,400.
  • Co-I, General Research Fund, Promoting Psychosocial Adjustment Among New Migrant Families in Hong Kong: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Parallel Parent-child Mindfulness Intervention. 01/2022 – 3/2024. HKD541,698.