Dr Siah Poh Chua (謝保泉)
Dr SIAH Poh Chua (謝保泉)
Associate Professor
Department of Psychology and Counseling
Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
Malaysia
Office - PF082
Work experience
Associate Professor
2014-
Department of Psychology and Counseling
University Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
.
Visiting Fellow
A201408-201506
Department of Applied Psychology
Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Research scholar
201302-201306
Center for psychology science
Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
.
Assistant Professor
2005-2014
Department of Psychology
University Tunku Abdul Rahman, Malaysia
Lecturer
2000-2005
Adults and Further Education
Caritas Hong Kong

Research Associate
1998-2000
Centre for Clinical Trials and Epidemiological Studies
Chinese University, Hong Kong

Education
PhD (Social Psychology)
University of Exeter, U. K.
1997
MSc (Social Psychology)
Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
1991
BSc (Psychology)
Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
1989
Publications
1
Health
Lau, J. T. F., & Siah, P. C. (2001). Behavioural surveillance of sexually-related risk behaviours of the Chinese male general population in Hong Kong: a benchmark study. Aids Care, 13(2), 221-232. (ISI)
2
Health
Lau, J. T. F., Tsui, H. Y., Siah, P. C., & Zhang, K. L. (2002). A study on female sex workers in southern China (Shenzhen): HIV-related knowledge, condom use and STD history. AIDS care, 14(2), 219-233. (ISI)
3
Health
Lau, J. T. F., Tsui, H. Y., Siah, P. C., & Zhang, K. L. (2002). A study on female sex workers in southern China (Shenzhen): HIV-related knowledge, condom use and STD history. AIDS care, 14(2), 219-233. (ISI)
4
Health
Lau, J. T., Siah, P. C., & Tsui, H. Y. (2002). Behavioral surveillance and factors associated with condom use and STD incidences among the male commercial sex client population in Hong Kong—results of two surveys. AIDS education and prevention, 14(4), 306-317. (ISI)
5
Health
Lau, J. T. F., Tsui, H. Y., Siah, P. C., & Zhang, K. L. (2002). A study on female sex workers in southern China (Shenzhen): HIV-related knowledge, condom use and STD history. AIDS care, 14(2), 219-233. (ISI)
6
Education
Siah, P. C. (2008). The effects of the sustained silent reading program on cultivating students' habits and attitudes in reading books for leisure. The Clearing House: A Journal of Educational Strategies, Issues and Ideas, 81(4), 180-184. (ERIC)
7
Education
Siah, P. C., & Kwok, W. L. (2010). The value of reading and the effectiveness of sustained silent reading. The clearing house, 83(5), 168-174. (ERIC)
8
Culture
Siah, P. C. (2010). A survey of adolescents' perception of parents with a son preference. The Social Science Journal, 47(4), 762-772. (ISI)
9
Culture
Siah, P. C. (2013). Domestic Labor Sharing and Preference for Son: Children's Perspective. GÉNEROS-Multidisciplinary Journal of Gender Studies, 2(1), 37-57.
10
Culture
Siah, P. C. (2013). A survey on the discrepancy in adolescents' perception towards ideal and actual parents who have a preference for sons. Journal of Social, Evolutionary, and Cultural Psychology, 7(3), 270-284. (Scopus)
11
Culture
Siah Poh Chua (2014). Sex Ratio at Birth among Chinese Malaysians, 1963–2003. SOJOURN: Journal of Social Issues in Southeast Asia, 29(1), 184-194. (JSTOR)
12
Health
Siah Poh Chua and Tan Jiunn Han (2014). Characteristics and quality of life among people living with HIV at drop-in centers and shelter homes in Malaysia. Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development, 25(3), 64-77. (Scopus)
13
Culture
Siah, P. C., Ong, S. B. C., Tan, S. M., & Sim, C. P. (2015). Perception on Chinese values: A comparison of Chinese secondary students studying at national secondary schools and Chinese independent schools in Malaysia. The Social Science Journal, 52, 62-68. (ISI)
14
Education
Siah, P. C. & Tan, S. H. (2015). Motivational Orientation, Perceived Stress and University Adjustment among First Year Undergraduates in Malaysia. Journal of Institutional Research South East Asia, 13(1), 19-29. (Scopus)
15
Health
Siah, P. C., Lee, W. Y., & Goh, L. Y. (In press). Quality of life among refugee children in Malaysia–a brief report. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies (Scopus)
16
Culture
Siah, P. C. (In press). Perceived parental sex discrimination, happiness and self-esteem: children's perspective. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies (Scopus)
17
Culture
Siah, P. C. and Chong, K. H. (In press). The Perception toward the Importance of Chinese Cultural Values: A Comparison between Chinese Entrepreneurs in Taiwan and Malaysia. Journal of Chinese Overseas. (Scopus)
18
Education
Siah, P, C., Niew, K. M., Wong, S. F., Lee, S. C. (2016). The relationship of social support and motivation with university adjustment among year one to year three tertiary undergraduates in Malaysia. Journal of Institutional Research in South East Asia, 14 (1),17-28. (Scopus))
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Health
Siah, P. C. & Tan, S. H. (In press). Relationships between Sense of Coherence, Coping Strategies and Quality of Life of Parents of Children with Autism in Malaysia. Disability, CBR and Inclusive Development (Scopus).
20
Health
Siah, P. C. and Tan, J. H. (In press). Religious coping and God locus of health control:
their relationships to health quality of life among people living with HIV in Malaysia. Health Psychology Report (PsyINFO)
21
Health
Siah, P. C. (In press). Grit as a predictor of adolescents' mobile phone addiction . Education and Health (Scopus)
CONFERENCE PROCEDING
1
A study of students' evaluation on their parents with or without son-preference attitude
5th international malaysian studies conference at UPM/ August/2006
Organizer: Malaysian social science association
2
The effects of Sustained Silent Reading program on students' reading habits and reading attitudes
ICOSH2007/ UKM/ March/2007
Organizer: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia
3
The preference for a son among Chinese Malaysian
the 2nd convention of Asian psychological association / UM/ June/2008
Organizer: Asian psychological association
4
The Value of Reading and the Effectiveness of sustained silence reading program
FAS colloquium/ March/2009
Organizer: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
5
Value of Reading and the Effectiveness of Sustained Silent Reading Program
FAS colloquium/ March/2009
Organizer: Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman
6
A Survey on Shared Domestic Labor among Parents
Southeast Asia psychology 2009/ UMS/ July/2009
Organizer: university Malaysia Sabah
7
Sex Ratio at Birth among Chinese Malaysians
international society of the study of behavioral development (ISSBD) 2009/ China/ July/2009
Organizer: Research Center of Southeast University
8
The Mediating Effects of Mood Scales on the Influence of Moods in Attitude Judgments
he ASEAN Regional Union of Psychological Societies (ARUPS) 3rd Congress 2010/ HELP University/ October/2010
Organizer: ASEAN REGIONAL UNION of PSYCHOLOGICAL SOCIETIES
9
Do Different Mood Scales Moderate the Influence of Moods in Attitude Judgments?
ICSSH 2011/ Singapore/ February/2011
Organizer: International Economics Development Research Center (IEDRC)
10
Cognition, mood and attitude judgments
Plenary speakers for Malaysian Psychological Conference, Nottingham University, Malaysia/ October/2011
Organizer: Nottingham University, Malaysia
11
Why did school leavers want to study Yi Jin program? A survey on the motivation for participation among Yi Jin students
ICSHC2011, Malaysia/ November/2011
Organizer: International Economics Development Research Center
12
Assessing the effectiveness of pedagogical use of web 2.0 among university tank Abdul rah man (Utar) students
CAST 2012/ March/2012
Organizer: Universiti Teknologi MARA Kedah
13
Belief in a Just World and Quality of Life among People Living with HIV in Malaysia
7th Annual Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Hong Kong March/2012
Organizer: Asian Studies Association of Hong Kong
14
Predictors of self-disclosure on Facebook among Malaysian university students
IICAST 2012 March/2012
Organizer: Universiti Teknologi MARA Kedah
15
A survey on Chinese values: a comparison of Chinese secondary student studying at national and Chinese independent schools
1st international conference on behavioral and social science research November/2012
Organizer: UTAR, FAS
16
A Survey on the Perception Of Malaysia Chinese Businessmen In Chinese Value
1st international conference on behavioral and social science research November/2012
Organizer: UTAR, FAS
17
Chinese independent or national secondary schools? Preliminary findings on educational preference among Malaysian Chinese parents
1st international conference on behavioral and social science research November/2012
Organizer: UTAR, FAS
18
Religious Coping (RC) and Health-related Quality of Life (HRQL) among People Living with HIV: An Exploratory Study in Malaysia
1st international conference on behavioral and social science research November/2012
Organizer: UTAR, FAS
19
Religious coping and quality of life (QoL) among people living with HIV: An exploratory study
1st international conference on behavioral and social science research November/2012
Organizer: UTAR, FAS
20
survey on quality of life and situational motivation among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder in Malays
International Conference on Sociality and Humanities (ICOSH 2012)/ KL/ December/2012
Organizer: ICOSH
21
A survey on quality of life and coping strategies among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder in Malaysia
3rd International Conference on Applied Social Science (ICASS 2013)/ Taipei/ January/2013
Organizer: ICASS
22
Motivation of Learning, Coping Strategies and Quality of Life Among Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Seminar Hasil Peyelidikan, Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi 2013 July/2013
Organizer: Kementerian Pengajian Tinggi
23
The relationship between cultural preference for sons, belief in a just world, happiness and self esteem
9th Annual Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Hong Kong , 2014
Organizer: Asian Studies Association of Hong Kong
24
Quality of Life among Children of Refugees in Malaysia
International Conference On Humanities Sciences And Education ICHE2014, Kuala Lumpur
Organizer: World Research Conference
25
A Survey on the Electronic Cigarettes' Use among Adolescents in Malaysia

10th Annual Conference of the Asian Studies Association of Hong Kong, 2015
Organizer: Asian Studies Association of Hong Kong
26
Grit as a Predictor of Adolescents' Mobile Phone Addiction
1st International Conference of Psychology and Social Science (ICPSS) 2015
Organizer: UTM
Research Grants
The mediating effects of mood scales on the influence of moods in attitude judgments
UTARRF
1/2/2010 - 31/1/2011
Quality of life and belief in a just world among People living with HIV in Malaysia
UTARRF
1/7/2011 - 30/6/2012
Religious Coping, Health Locus of Control, and Quality of Life among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Malaysia
UTARRF
1/1/2012 - 31/12/2013
Motivation of learning, coping strategies and quality of life among parents of children with autism spectrum disorder
MOHE FRGS
1/6/2012 - 31/5/2013


A survey on the self-esteem and gender role of adolescents whose parents have or do not have the preference for sons
UTARRF
1/1/2013 31/12/2013

Perception and intention of using electronic cigarette among adolescents
UTARRF
1/1/2014 - 31/1/2015
The Influence of Cultural Values on the Attitudes of Malaysian Chinese Adolescents towards the Elderly
UTARRF
1/2/2016 - 31/1/2017


Why do students from Malaysia Chinese Independence Schools choose to continue their tertiary education in Taiwan?
Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for international Scholarly Exchange
1/1/2016 - 31/12/201

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