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Affiliation

  • Hong Kong Psychological Society (Associate fellow, Registered psychologist)
  • Academy of Management (Research Methods Division, Member)
  • Psychometric Society (Regular member)
  • Association for Psychological Science (Member)

Email

sfcheung@um.edu.mo

Tel

+853 8822 8391

Office

Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS)
University of Macau
Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macao
Humanities & Social Sciences Building (E21B), 3057

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CHEUNG Shu Fai 張樹輝

Associate Professor

Academic Qualifications

Ph.D. (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
M.Phil. (Chinese University of Hong Kong)
B.S.Sc. (Chinese University of Hong Kong)

Research Interests

Meta-analysis
Structural equation modeling
Mediation analysis
Psychological testing
Personality assessment
Social beliefs
Cross-cultural differences in the structure and correlates of personality traits
Research

Current research

  • Synthesizing dependent effects with limited information
  • Robustness in meta-analytic structural equation modeling
  • Bayesian model selection and comparison
  • Mediation analysis in primary studies and meta-analytic structural equation modeling
  • The role of social belief development and transformation

Previous research

  • Cross-cultural differences in personality correlates of social behavior
  • Application of an indigenous personality assessement instrument to understanding the career development of college students
  • Personality assessment of adolescents in Chinese society
  • Personality correlates of life satisfaction in Chinese society
  • The application of computerized adaptive testing and the item response theory to a comprehensive personality assessment inventory
  • The application of the theory of planned behavior in heath behavior and recycling behavior
  • The development of an indigenous personality assessment instrument for the Chinese society
  • Confirmatory factor analysis with non-normal data

Teaching Areas

Publications

Refereed Journals

  1. Cheung, S. F., Cheung, S.-H., Lau, E. Y. Y., Hui, C. H., & Vong, W. N. (2022). Improving an old way to measure moderation effect in standardized units. Health Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001188
  2. Cheung, S. F., Pesigan, I. J. A., & Vong, W. N. (2022). DIY bootstrapping: Getting the nonparametric bootstrap confidence interval in SPSS for any statistics or function of statistics (when this bootstrapping is appropriate). Behavior Research Methods. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-022-01808-5
  3. Pesigan, I. J. A., & Cheung, S. F. (2020). SEM-Based Methods to Form Confidence Intervals for Indirect Effect: Still Applicable Given Nonnormality, Under Certain Conditions. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.571928
  4. Sun, R. W., Cheung, S. F. (2020). The influence of nonnormality from primary studies on the standardized mean difference in meta-analysis. Behavior Research Methods. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-019-01334-x
  5. Wu, H., Cheung, S. F., & Leung, S. O. (2019) Simple use of BIC to assess model selection uncertainty: An illustration using mediation and moderation Models. Multivariate Behavioral Research. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/00273171.2019.1574546
  6. Cheung, S. F., Chan, D. K.-S., & Sun, R. W., (2019). Meta-analyzing dependent correlations with correction for artifacts that multiplicatively attenuate the true correlation. Behavior Research Methods, 52, 793–810. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-018-1111-y
  7. Cheung, S. F., Sun, R. W., & Chan, D. K.-S. (2018). Correlation-based meta-analytic structural equation modeling: Potential problems in point and interval estimation. Organizational Research Methods, 22(4), 892-916. https://doi.org/10.1177/1094428118770736
  8. Chan, S. W. Y., Lau, W. W. F., Hui, C. H., Lau, E. Y. Y., & Cheung, S. F. (2018). Causal relationship between religiosity and value priorities: Cross-sectional and longitudinal investigations. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/rel0000175
  9. Hui, C. H., Cheung, S.-H., Lam, J., Lau, E. Y. Y., Cheung, S. F., & Yuliawati, L. (2018). Psychological changes during faith exit: A three-year prospective study. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 10, 103-118. https://doi.org/10.1037/rel0000157
  10. Lau, E. Y. Y., Hui, C. H., Lam, J., & Cheung, S. F. (2017) Sleep and optimism: A longitudinal study of bidirectional causal relationship and its mediating and moderating variables in a Chinese student sample. Chronobiology International, 34, 360-372. https://doi.org/10.1080/07420528.2016.1276071
  11. Hui, C. H., Cheung, S.-H., Lam, J., Lau, E. Y. Y., Yuliawati, L., & Cheung, S. F. (2017). In search of the psychological antecedents and consequences of Christian conversion: A three-year prospective Study. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 9, 220-230. https://doi.org/10.1037/rel0000082
  12. Cheung, M. W.-L., & Cheung, S. F. (2016). Random-effects models for meta-analytic structural equation modeling: Review, issues, and illustrations. Research Synthesis Methods, 7, 140-155. https://doi.org/10.1002/jrsm.1166
  13. Hui, C. H., Cheung, S.-H., Lau, E. Y. Y., Mok, D. S. Y., Cheung, S. F., & Kwan, Y. W. (2016). Bereavement hits harder on those who believe in fate. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 35, 609-628. https://doi.org/0.1521/jscp.2016.35.8.609
  14. Lau, W. W. F., Hui, C. H., Lam, J., Lau, E. Y. Y., Ng, D., & Cheung, S. F. (2016) Psychometric evaluation of the Spiritual Transcendence Scale in a Chinese sample: Is there factorial invariance across gender, occupation, and religion? International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 26, 136-151. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508619.2015.1021654
  15. Hui, C. H., Lau, E. Y. Y., Lam, J., Cheung, S. F., & Lau, W. W. F. (2015). Psychological predictors of Chinese Christians’ church attendance and religious steadfastness: A three-wave prospective study. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 7, 250-264. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0039216
  16. Lau, E. Y. Y., Cheung, S.-H., Lam, J., Hui, C. H., Cheung, S. F., & Mok, D. S. Y. (2015). Purpose-driven life: Life goals as a predictor of quality of life and psychological health. Journal of Happiness Studies, 16, 1163–1184. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-014-9552-1
  17. Fan, W, Cheung, F. M., Leong, F. T. L., & Cheung, S. F. (2014) Contributions of family factors to career readiness: A cross-cultural comparison. The Career Development Quarterly, 63, 194-209. https://doi.org/10.1002/j.2161-0045.2014.00079.x
  18. Cheung, S.-H., Hui. C. H., Lau, E. Y. Y., Cheung, S.-F., & Mok, D. S. Y. (2014). Does church size matter? A cross-sectional and longitudinal study of Chinese congregants’ religious attitudes and behaviors. Review of Religious Research, 57, 63-86. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13644-013-0116-3
  19. Lau, E. Y. Y., Cheung, S.-H., Lam, J., Hui, C. H., Cheung, S. F., & Mok, D. S. Y. (2014). Purpose-driven life: Life goals as a predictor of quality of life and psychological health. The Journal of Happiness Studies, 16, 1163–1184. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-014-9552-1
  20. Cheung, S. F., & Chan, D. K.-S. (2014). Meta-analyzing dependent correlations: An SPSS macro and an R script. Behavior Research Methods, 46, 331-345. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-013-0386-2
  21. Cheng, C., Cheung, S. F., Chio, J. H.-M., & Chan, M.-P. S. (2013). Cultural meaning of perceived control: A meta-analysis of locus of control and psychological symptoms across 18 cultural regions. Psychological Bulletin, 139, 152-188. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0028596
  22. Wong, M. L., Lau, E. Y. Y., Wan, J. H. Y., Cheung, S. F., Hui, C. H., & Mok, D. S. Y. (2012). The interplay between sleep and mood in predicting academic functioning, physical health and psychological health: A longitudinal study. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 74, 271-277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2012.08.014
  23. Ng, A., Fan, W. Q., Cheung, F. M., Leong, F. T. L., & Cheung, S. F. (2012). The CPAI-2 as a culturally relevant personality measure in differentiating among academic major groups. Journal of Career Assessment, 20, 196-207. https://doi.org/10.1177/1069072711420857
  24. Fan, W. Q., Cheung, F. M., Leong, F. T. L., Cheung, S. F. (2012). Personality traits, vocational interests, and career exploration: A cross-cultural comparison between American and Hong Kong Students. Journal of Career Assessment, 20, 105-119. https://doi.org/10.1177/1069072711417167
  25. Davis, J. M., Cheung, S. F., Takahashi, T., Shinoda, H., & Lindstrom, W. A. (2011). Cross-national invariance of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder factors in Japanese and U.S. university students. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 32, 2972-2980. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2011.05.004
  26. Hui, C. H., Ng, E. C.-W., Mok, D. S.-Y., Lau, E. Y.-Y., & Cheung, S. F. (2011) “Faith maturity scale” for Chinese: A revision and construct validation. The International Journal for the Psychology of Religion, 21, 308-322. https://doi.org/10.1080/10508619.2011.607417
  27. Tao, V. Y. K., Wu, A. M. S., Cheung, S. F., & Tong, K. K. (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. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-010-9191-3
  28. Ho, M. Y., Cheung, F. M., & Cheung, S. F. (2010). The role of meaning in life and optimism in promoting well-being. Personality and Individual Differences, 48, 658-663. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2010.01.008
  29. Cheung, S. F., & Chan, D. K-S. (2008). Dependent correlations in meta-analysis: The case of heterogeneous dependence. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 68, 760-777. https://doi.org/10.1177/0013164408315263
  30. Cheung, S. F., Cheung, F. M., Howard, R., & Lim, Y-H. (2006). Personality across the ethnic divide in Singapore: Are “Chinese Traits” uniquely Chinese? Personality and Individual Differences, 41, 467-477. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2005.12.023
  31. Cheung, S. F., & Chan, D. K-S. (2004). Dependent effect sizes in meta-analysis: Incorporating the degree of Interdependence. Journal of Applied Psychology, 89, 780-791. https://doi.org/10.1037/0021-9010.89.5.780
  32. Cheung, S. F., Chan, D. K-S., & Wong, Z. S-Y. (1999). Reexamining the theory of planned behavior in understanding wastepaper recycling. Environment and Behavior, 31, 587-612. https://doi.org/10.1177/00139169921972254
  33. Chan, D. K-S., Lam, C. B., Chow, S. Y., & Cheung, S. F. (2008). Examining the job-related, psychological, and physical outcomes of workplace sexual harassment: A meta-analytic review. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 32, 362-376. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-6402.2008.00451.x
  34. Ho, M. Y., Cheung, F. M., Cheung, S. F. (2008). Personality and life events as predictors of adolescents’ life satisfaction: Do life events mediate the link between personality and life satisfaction? Social Indicators Research, 89, 457-471. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-008-9243-6
  35. Fan, W. Q., Cheung, F. M., Cheung, S. F., & Leung, K. (2008). Gender difference of personality traits among Hong Kong secondary school students and their developmental analyses. (香港中學生人格特質的性別差異及其發展性分析) Acta Psychologica Sinica, 40, 1002-1012. (in Chinese)
  36. Cheung, F. M., Fan, W. Q., Cheung, S. F., & Leung, K. (2008). Standardization of the Cross-cultural (Chinese) Personality Assessment Inventory for Adolescents in Hong Kong: A combined emic-etic approach to personality assessment. 跨文化(中國人)個性測量表青少年版(CPAI-A)的香港標準化研究 ─ 兼顧文化共通性與特殊性的人格測量) Acta Psychologica Sinica, 40, 839-852. (in Chinese)
  37. Cheung, F. M., Cheung, S. F., Leung, F. Y. K. (2008). Clinical utility of the Cross-Cultural (Chinese) Personality Assessment Inventory (CPAI-2) in the assessment of substance use disorders among Chinese men. Psychological Assessment, 20, 103-113. https://doi.org/10.1037/1040-3590.20.2.103
  38. Cheung, F. M., Cheung, S. F., Zhang, J. X., Leung, K., Leong, F., & Yeh, K. H. (2008). Relevance of openness as a personality dimension in Chinese culture. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 39, 81-108. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022107311968
  39. Cheung, F. M., Cheung, S. F., & Zhang, J. X. (2004). Convergent validity of the Chinese Personality Assessment Inventory and the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2: Preliminary findings with a normative sample. Journal of Personality Assessment, 82, 92-103. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa8201_14
  40. Cheung, F. M., Cheung, S. F., Wada, S., & Zhang, J. X. (2003). Indigenous measures of personality assessment in Asian countries: A review. Psychological Assessment, 15, 280-289. https://doi.org/10.1037/1040-3590.15.3.280

Other Publications

  1. Cheung, F. M., Cheung, S. F., & Fan, W. Q. (2013). From Chinese to cross-cultural personality inventory: A combined emic-etic approach to the study of personality in culture. In M. J. Gelfand, C.-Y. Chiu, & Y.-Y. Hong (Eds.), Advances in culture and psychology (Vol. 3). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199930449.003.0003
  2. Cheung, F. M., Zhang, J. X., & Cheung, S. F. (2010) From indigenous to cross-cultural personality: The case of the Chinese Personality Assessment Inventory. In M. H. Bond (Ed.), Oxford handbook of Chinese psychology. Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199541850.013.0019
  3. Cheung, S. F., & Chan, W. (2000). On using an optimal weight matrix in covariance structure analysis. Bulletin of the Hong Kong Statistical Society, 23, 14-20.
  4. 張妙清、杜婉韻、張樹輝. (2004). 《華人個性的性別差異》。Occasional Paper No. 143. 中國、香港：香港中文大學香港亞太研究所。
  5. Cheung, F. M., & Cheung, S. F. (2003). Measuring personality and values across cultures: Imported versus indigenous measures. In W. J. Lonner, D. L. Dinnel, S. A. Hayes, & D. N. Sattler (Eds.), Online Readings in Psychology and Culture (Unit 6, Chapter 5), (http://www.ac.wwu.edu/~culture/Cheung.htm), Center for Cross-Cultural Research, Western Washington University, Bellingham, Washington USA. https://doi.org/10.9707/2307-0919.1042
MORE PUBLICATIONS

Selected Conference Presentations

  1. Cheung, S. F., & Cheung, F. M. (2010, July). The external correlates of CPAI-2 traits in Asian and American college student samples: The case of openness and interpersonal relatedness. Paper presented in the symposium “Beyond Chinese Culture: The Application of Cross-Cultural Personality Assessment Inventory-2 (CPAI-2) in Western and Eastern Cultures” (chaired by S. F. Cheung and co-chaired by M. Born), at the 7th Conference of the International Test Commission, July 19-21, 2010, Hong Kong.
  2. Cheung, S. F., & Cheung, M. W. L. (2010, July). Random effects models for meta-analytic structural equation modelling. Paper presented at the 7th Conference of the International Test Commission, July 19-21, 2010, Hong Kong.
  3. Cheung, S. F., Leong, F. T. L., & Cheung, F. M. (2008, July). Joint analysis of the UNIACT and the CPAI-2: A cross-cultural investigation of vocational personality types and general personality traits. Paper presented at the XXIX International Congress of Psychology, July 22-25, 2008, Berlin.
  4. Cheung, S. F., Cheung, F. M., & Leong, F. T. L. (2008, June). Validation of the CPAI-2 in career decision-making among Chinese college students. Paper presented at the 6th Chinese Psychologist Conference, June 11-14, 2008, Hong Kong.
  5. Cheung, S. F., Chan, W., & Cheung, F. M. (2007, July). Applying the item response theory to personality assessment in organizational setting: A case study of the CPAI-2 in the hotel industry. Paper presented at the 7th Conference of Asian Association of Social Psychology, July 25-28, 2007, Malaysia.
  6. Cheung, S. F., Chan, W., & Cheung, F. M. (2005, July). The application of item response theory to the development of a gender-balanced short version CPAI-2 Depression Scale. Paper presented at the 14th International Meeting and the 70th Annual Meeting of the Psychometric Society, July 5-8, 2005, Netherlands.
  7. Cheung, S. F., Chan, D. K-S. (2005, June). Applying the hierarchical linear modelling to meta-analysis: The case of the Theory of Planned Behavior. Paper presented at the Symposium on “Advances in Psychological Research Methods: The Application of Hierarchical Linear Modelling” (Jointly organized by S. F. Cheung and M. W-L. Cheung) at the Hong Kong Psychological Society Annual Conference, June 4, 2005, Hong Kong.
  8. Cheung, S. F., & Chan, D. K-S. (2002, June). The more the worse: A problem in testing the homogeneity of correlation matrices in meta-analysis. Paper presented at the Hong Kong Psychological Society Annual Conference.