Selected Publications

Journal articles

Sun, X.Y., Siu, A.F.Y., Fong, S.Y., Chu, T. S.F. (2021). Enhancing social-emotional development through service-learning: Experience from gifted students and their parents. 3:13 Education. DOI: 10.1080/03004279.2021.1972025.

Siu, A.F.Y. (2021). Does age make a difference when incorporating music as a rhythmic-mediated component in a Theraplay-based program to facilitate attunement of preschool children with social impairment? International Journal of Play Therapy, 36, 136-145.

Siu A.F.Y., Hui A. N.N. (2021). Factors influencing well-being and parenting self-efficacy of parents of children with special needs and the developmental outcomes of their children. Asia Pacific Journal of Developmental Differences, 8, 218-236.

Thorell, B., Skoglund, C., Giménez de la Peña, A., Baeyens, D., ..... Siu, A.F.Y. & Crisci, G. (2021). Parental experiences of homeschooling during the COVID‑19 pandemic: differences between seven European countries and between children with and without mental health conditions. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-020-01706-1 .

Siu, A.F.Y., & Lo, J. (2020). Promising effect of a family rugby program for children with ADHD: Promoting parent-child relationship and conceptual change on child's behaviors. Contemporary Therapies in Clinical Practice, 39, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101135.

Siu, A.F.Y., & Chan, A. H.C. (2020). Hong Kong preschool teachers’ resilience and readiness for fostering children’s resilience. Asia Pacific Journal of Research in Early Childhood Education, 14, 1-20.

Siu, A.F.Y., & Chan A.H. C. (2020). Multimodal Expressive Arts in School Counseling: A Strength-based Intervention Program for Academic Underachievers in Secondary Schools. Asia Pacific Journal of Counselling and Psychotherapy, 11,139-158, DOI: 10.1080/21507686.2020.1771603

Tsai C.L., Thorell, L.B., Siu A.F.Y., Hsu Y.H., Lin H.L. (2020).Taiwanese Traditional-Chinese Childhood Executive Functioning Inventory: Revision, Investigation of Psychometric Properties, and Establishing of Norms. Psychological Testing, 67, 119 - 143.

Ma, Y., & Siu, A.F.Y. (2020). Dispositional mindfulness and mental health in Hong Kong college students: The mediating roles of decentering and self‐acceptance. Australian Journal of Psychology, 72, 156-164, DOI: 10.1111/ajpy.12269

Hui, A. N. N., & Siu, A.F.Y. (2019). A Sharing with Educators in Special Education on Findings Related to Early Intervention of the Research on Evaluation of the Pilot Scheme on On-Site Pre-School Rehabilitation Services. Hong Kong Journal of Special Education, 21, 82-94.

Ma, Y., She, Z.Z., Siu, A.F.Y., Zeng, X.L., & Liu, X.H. (2018). Effectiveness of online mindfulness-based interventions on psychological distress and the mediating role of emotion regulation. Frontiers in Psychology: Clinical and Health Psychology, 9: 2090. doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02090.

Tse, W.S., Siu, A.F.Y., Zhang, Q., & Chan, H.Y.E. (2018). Maternal oxytocin responsiveness improves specificity of positive social memory recall. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 98, 148-152.

Courtney, J.A., & Siu, A. F.Y. (2018). Practitioner experiences of touch in working with children in play therapy. International Journal of Play Therapy, 27, 92-102.

Lo, H.H.M., Yeung, J.W.K., Duncan, L.G., Ma, Y., Siu, A.F.Y., Chan, S.K.C., Szeto, M.P., Chow, K.K. W., & Ng, S.M. (2018). Validating of the Interpersonal Mindfulness in Parenting Scale in Hong Kong Chinese. Mindfulness, 9, 1390-1401. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12671-017-0879-7

Ma, Y., Siu, A.F.Y. & Tse W.S. (2018).The Role of High Parental Expectations on Adolescents’ Academic Performance and Depression in Hong Kong. Journal of Family Issues, 39, 2505 2522. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192513X18755194

Tse, W.S., Siu, A.F.Y., & Wong, T.K.Y. (2017). How maternal oxytocin influences children’s mental health problem? The mediating role of maternal mental health problem. Psychiatric Research, 258, 124-129.

Wong, T.K.Y., & Siu, A.F.Y. (2017). Relationships between school climate dimensions and adolescents’ school life satisfaction, academic satisfaction and received popularity within a Chinese context. School Mental Health, 9, 237–248

Siu, A.F.Y., Ma, Y., & Chui, F.W.Y. (2016). Maternal mindfulness and child social behavior: The mediating role of mother-child relationship. Mindfulness, 7, 577-583.

Ma, Y., & Siu, A.F.Y. (2016). A qualitative exploration of an eight-week mindful parenting program for parents. Journal of Asian Pacific Counseling, 6, 63-75.

Siu, A.F.Y., Ho, F.C., & Zi, Y. (2016). Attributional style, positive illusory bias and self-concept of children with and without ADHD. Asian Journal of Inclusive Education, 4, 5-25.

Chan, A.W.Y., & Siu, A.F.Y. (2016). Applying the Spiritual Intelligence Self-Report Inventory (SISRI-24) to Hong Kong University Students. International Journal of Transpersonal Studies, 35, 1-12.

Zhou, Y., & Siu A.F.Y. (2015). Motivational intensity modulates the effects of positive emotions on set shifting after controlling physiological arousal. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 56, 613-621.

Zhou, Y., Siu, A.F.Y., & Tse, W.S. (2015). Influences of unhealthy sleep behaviors on the excessive daytime sleepiness and depressive symptoms in children. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 24, 2120-2126.

Siu, A.F. Y., & Zhou, Y. (2014). Behavioral Assessment of the Dysexecutive Syndrome for Children: An examination of clinical utility for children with ADHD. Journal of Child Neurology, 29 (5), 608-616.

Siu. A.F.Y. (2014). Effectiveness of a group theraplay program on enhancing social skills among children with developmental disabilities. International Journal of Play Therapy, 23, 187-203.

Siu, A.F.Y. (2014). A qualitative exploration of filial therapy for enhancing teacher-student relationships. Journal of Asia Pacific Counseling, 4, 15-30.

Thorell, L.B., Veleiro, A., Siu, A.F.Y., & Mohammadi, H. (2013). Examining the relation between ratings of executive functioning and academic achievement: Findings from a cross-cultural study. Child Neuropsychology, 19, 630-638.

Klessen, R, Wilson, E., Siu, A.F.Y., Hannok, W., Wong, M., Wongsri, N., Sonthisap, P., Pibulchol, C., Buranachaitavee, Y., & Jansem, A. (2013). Pre-service teachers’ work stress, self-efficacy, and occupational commitment in four countries. European Journal of Psychology of Education, 28, 1289-1309.

Mavroveli, S., & Siu, A.F.Y. (2012). The component structure of trait emotional intelligence in Hong Kong adolescents.Journal of Psychoeducational Assessment, 30, 567-576.

Klessen, R, Al-Dhafri, S., Mansfield, C., Purwanto, E., Siu, A.F.Y., Wong, M., & Woods-McConney, A. (2012). Teachers’ engagement at work: An international validation study. Journal of Experimental Education, 80, 317-337.

Siu, A.F.Y., & Tse, C.S. (2012). Effect of ability grouping on coping strategies and self-esteem of Hong Kong primary school students. Asia Pacific Education Researcher, 21, 553-564.

Siu, A.F.Y., & Chang, J.F. (2011). Collectivist coping styles and psychological distress: A study of university students in Hong Kong. International Journal for the Advancement in Counseling, 33, 88-100.

Siu, A.F.Y. (2011). Validation of the Substance Abuse Risk Profile Scale for Hong Kong adolescents. Journal of Psycho-educational Assessment, 29, 75-83.

Siu, A.F.Y., & Ho, E. (2010). Relations between commitment to a treatment orientation and self-efficacy among teachers working with autistic children. International Journal of Early Childhood Special Education, 2. 180-192.

Siu, A.F.Y. (2010). Play therapy in Hong Kong: opportunities and challenges. International Journal of Play Therapy, 19, 235-343.

Siu, A.F.Y., & Yuen, E. (2010). Using Marschak Interaction Method Rating System for Chinese families: Relationship between mother-child interaction pattern and child’s social behavior. International Journal of Play Therapy, 19, 209-221.

Siu, A.F.Y. (2010). The reliability and validity of a Chinese-translated version of the Gifted Rating Scale – Preschool/Kindergarten Form. Journal of Psycho-educational Assessment, 28, 249-258.

Siu, A.F.Y. (2010). Comparing over-excitabilities of gifted and non-gifted school children in Hong Kong: Does culture make a difference? Asia Pacific Journal of Education, 30, 71-83.

Siu, A.F.Y. (2009). Fostering resilience in Hong Kong school children: a critical reflection. Advances in School Mental Health Promotion, 2, 20-28.

Siu, A.F.Y. (2009). Trait emotional intelligence and its relationship with problem behaviors among Hong Kong adolescents. Personality and Individual Differences, 47, 553-557.

Siu, A.F.Y. (2009). Theraplay in the Chinese world: An intervention program for Hong Kong children with internalizing problems. International Journal of Play Therapy, 18, 1-12.

Siu, A.F.Y. (2008). A prevalence study on internalizing problems among primary school children in Hong Kong. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 17, 779-791.

Siu, A.F.Y. (2007). Using FRIENDS to combat internalizing problems among primary school children in Hong Kong: a pilot study. Journal of Cognitive and Behavioral Psychotherapies, 7(1), 11-26.

Editorial work and book chapters

Siu. A.F.Y. & Pon, A.K.L. (Eds.) (2017). Play Therapy in Asia. Hong Kong: The Chinese University Press.

Siu, A.F.Y. (2017). Use of touch in Theraplay with ADHD children in a school setting. In J. A. Courtney & R. D. Nolan (Eds.), Touch in child counseling and play therapy: An ethical and clinical guide (pp. 63-75). New York: Routledge.

Siu, A.F.Y. (2009). Theraplay for Chinese children. In E. Munns (ed.). Applications of family and group theraplay (pp. 115-125). Rowman Littlefield Publishing Inc.