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Faculty of Social Sciences (FSS)
University of Macau
Avenida da Universidade, Taipa, Macao
Humanities & Social Sciences Building (E21B), 3054
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O Jiaqing 胡家慶
Associate Professor
Academic Qualifications
Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, Australian National University (ANU), Australia
Bachelor in Psychology (1st Class Honours), National University of Singapore, Singapore
Research Interests
Evolutionary Approaches (e.g., Evolutionary Mismatch and Life History Theories) and Mental Wellbeing
Nature Exposure, Urbanisation and Mental Wellbeing
Fundamental Issues in Mental Health
Evolutionary Underpinnings of Relationships
Cross-Cultural Research
Cross-Cultural Examinations of Evolutionary Hypotheses
Cross-Cultural Examinations of Mental Health-related Ideas
Publications
Swami, V., Tran, U. S., Stieger, S., Aavik, T., Ranjbar, H. A., Adebayo, S. O., […] O, J. […] & Voracek, M. (2023). Body Appreciation Around the World: Measurement Invariance of the Body Appreciation Scale-2 (BAS-2) Across 65 Nations, 40 Languages, Gender Identities, and Age. Body Image, 46, 449-466. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bodyim.2023.07.010
Grossmann, I., Rotella, A. M., Hutcherson, C., Sharpinskyi, C., Varnum, M. E. W., Achter, S., […] O, J. […] & Wilkening, T. and The Forecasting Collaborative (2023). Insights into accuracy of social scientists’ forecasts of societal change. Nature Human Behavior, 7, 484-501. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41562-022-01517-1
Pick, C. M., Ko, A., Wormley, A. S., Wiezel, A., Kenrick, D. T., Al-Shawaf, L., […] O, J. […] & Varnum, M. E. W. (2022). Family still matters: Human social motivation during a global pandemic. Evolution and Human Behavior, 43(6), 527-535. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.evolhumbehav.2022.09.003
Pick, C. M., Ko, A., Kenrick, D. T., Wiezel, A., Wormley, A. S., Awad, E., […] O, J. […] & Varnum, M. E. W. (2022). Fundamental social motives measured across forty-two cultures in two waves. Scientific Data, 9, 499. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01579-w
O, J. & Chang, L. (2021). COVID-19 restrictions-related mental health challenges and associated public health preventive strategies via a critical evolutionary mismatch perspective. In J. N. Lester, M. O’Reilly (Eds.), The Palgrave encyclopedia of critical perspectives on mental health. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12852-4_96-1
Apostolou, M., Birkás, B., da Silva, C. S. A., Esposito, G., Hsu, R. M. C. S., Jonason, P. K., […] O, J., […] & Wang, Y. (2021). Reasons of singles for being single: Evidence from Brazil, China, Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, India, Japan and the UK. Cross-Cultural Research, 55(4), 319-350. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F10693971211021816
O, J., Pugh-Jones, C., Clark, B., Trott, J., & Chang, L. (2021). The evolutionarily-mismatched impact of urbanization on insomnia symptoms: A short review of the recent literature. Current Psychiatry Reports, 23(5), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11920-021-01239-7
Lu, H. J., Liu, Y. Y., O, J., Guo, S., Zhu, N., Chen, B. B., … Chang, L. (2021). Disease history and life history predict behavioral control of the COVID-19 pandemic. Evolutionary Psychology, 19(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F14747049211000714
Zhu, N., O, J., Lu, H. J., & Chang, L. (2020). Debate: Facing uncertainty with (out) a sense of control–cultural influence on adolescents’ response to the COVID‐19 pandemic. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 25(3), 173-174. https://doi.org/10.1111/camh.12408
Apostolou, M., O, J., & Esposito, G. (2020). Singles’ reasons for being single: Empirical evidence from an evolutionary perspective. Frontiers in Psychology, 11, 746. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00746
Ko, A., Pick, C. M., Kwon, J. Y., Barlev, M., Krems, J. A., Varnum, […] O, J. […] & Kenrick, D. (2020). Family Matters: Rethinking the Psychology of Human Social Motivation. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 15(1), 173-201. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1745691619872986
O, J. (2019). Survival advantages of ADHD symptoms based on evolutionary mismatch approaches. In T. K. Shackelford & V. A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. Cham: Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_716-1
O, J. (2019). Benefits of Profound Kinship Connectedness (and Problems from a Lack Thereof) through an Evolutionary Mismatch Lens. In T. K. Shackelford & V. A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. Cham: Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_1260-1
Jones, A., Rahman, R., & O, J. (2019). A crisis in the countryside – Barriers to nurse recruitment and retention in rural areas of high-income countries: A qualitative meta-analysis. Journal of Rural Studies, 72, 153-163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrurstud.2019.10.007
O, J. (2019). The evolutionarily-mismatched nature of modern group makeup and the proposed application of such knowledge on promoting unity among members during times of intergroup conflict. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 42, e134. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X19000797
O, J., Kavanagh, P. S., Brüne, M., & Esposito, G. (2019). Testing the Unsolved Problems Hypothesis: The Evolutionary Life Issues-Mitigating Function of Nature Exposure and Its Relationship with Human Well-Being. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 44, 126396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2019.126396
O, J. & Brüne, M. (2019). Getting to the bottom of things: The value of evolutionary approaches in discerning the origin of psychopathology. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 42, e18. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X18001097
O, J. (2018). Learned Helplessness from an Evolutionary Mismatch Perspective. In T. K. Shackelford & V. A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. Cham: Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_1056-1
O, J. (2018). Perceived Control and Suicide from an Evolutionary Mismatch Perspective. In T. K. Shackelford & V. A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. Cham: Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_1058-1
O, J. (2018). Self-Efficacy, Animal Phobias and Evolutionary Mismatch. In T. K. Shackelford & V. A. Weekes-Shackelford (Eds.), Encyclopedia of evolutionary psychological science. Cham: Springer Nature. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16999-6_1058-1
Apostolou, M., Wang, Y. & O, J. (2018). Do men prefer women who are attracted to women? A cross-cultural evolutionary investigation. Personality and Individual Differences, 135, 31-39. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2018.06.052
Brüne, M., O, J., Schojai, M., Decker, C., & Edel, M. A. (2017). Mating strategies and experience of early adversity in female patients with borderline personality disorder: Insights from life history theory. Personality and Individual Differences, 113, 147-154. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2017.03.024
Sznycer, D., Al-Shawaf, L., Bereby-Meyer, Y., Curry, O. S., De Smet, D., Ermer, E., […] O, J. […] & Tooby, J. (2017). Cross-cultural regularities in the cognitive architecture of pride. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(8), 1874-1879. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1614389114
Li, N. P., Lim, A. J. Y., Tsai, M-H., & O, J. (2015). Too materialistic to get married and have children? PLoS ONE, 10(5), e0126543. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0126543
Ang, R. P., & O, J. (2012). Association between caregiving, meaning in life, and life satisfaction beyond 50 in an Asian sample: Age as a moderator. Social Indicators Research, 108(3), 525-534. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11205-011-9891-9
Tang, C. S., Chua, Z., & O, J. (2010). A gender perspective on Chinese social relationships and behavior. In M. H. Bond (Ed.), The Oxford handbook of Chinese psychology (pp. 533–554). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199541850.013.0032
Collinson, S. L., Mackay, C. E., O, J., James, A. C., & Crow, T. J. (2009). Dichotic listening impairments in early onset schizophrenia are associated with reduced left temporal lobe volume. Schizophrenia Research, 112(1-3), 24-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2009.03.034