Dr. Yun-Han WANG

EDUCATION

• Ph.D. in Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN), King’s College London
• B. A. Honours in Psychology, The University of British Columbia

BIOGRAPHY

Dr. Yun-Han Wang has lived and resided across the globe, including New Zealand, India, Canada, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and Taiwan. With her international and multicultural experiences, she is passionate about mentoring and supervising students from diverse backgrounds and/or with interdisciplinary interests. Dr. Wang is the author of a book titled “I will be the sun when the sun goes down”  (book title translated from Mandarin Chinese), where she shares stress-related coping and adaptation. In addition, she is enthusiastic about providing free educational resources to support student learning (e.g., NTU OpenCourseWare).

Academic and Research Appointments

• Lecturer, Department of Psychology, The University of Hong Kong (present)
• Postdoctoral Fellow, LKS Faculty of Medicine, School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong
• Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, National Taiwan University
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Graduate Institute of Sports and Health Management, National Chung Hsing University
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Social Work and Social Administration, The University of Hong Kong

RESEARCH INTERESTS

• Mental Health
• Resilience
• Stress
• Occupational Psychology

RECENT PUBLICATIONS

Shao, C. H., Wang, Y. H., Chen, L. J., & Ku, P. W. (2026). A review of the literature on adolescent sedentary behavior and depressive symptoms. Journal of NCHU Physical Education Research, 25, 25-42.

Wang, Y. H., Huang, C. F., Chen, L. J., Ku, P. W., & Stamatakis, E. (2025). Prospective associations between occupational physical activity level and sleep disturbances: A five-year follow-up study. BMC Public Health, 25, 2496. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-025-23684-2

Wang, Y. L., Wang, Y. H., Leung, D. K. Y., Wong, S. M. Y., Chan, O. L. H., Ng, Z. L. Y., Chan, R. C. L., Chan, W. C., Wong, G. H. Y., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2025). Peer-supported mindfulness-based intervention for managing depressive symptoms in community-dwelling older adults: Protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 155, 107991. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cct.2025.107991

Wang, Y. H., Duncan, M., Young, K. S., & Hirsch, C. (2025). Modifiable psychological mechanisms of resilience among UK trainee and newly qualified teachers. Stress and Health, 41(1), e70005. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.70005

Wang, Y. H., Wang, Y. L., Leung, D. K. Y., Ng, Z. L. Y., Chan, O. L. H., Wong, S. M. Y., Chan, R. C. L., Liu, T., Wong, G. H. Y., & Lum, T. Y. S. (2025). Effectiveness of an age-modified mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) in improving mental health in older people with depressive symptoms: A non-randomised controlled trial. BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies, 25, 81. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-025-04781-6

Wang, Y. L., Wang, Y. H., Leung, D. K. Y., Wong, G. H. Y., Lum, T. Y. S. (2024). The effect of diet quality and body mass index on depression in older adults: A growth curve analysis. BMC Geriatrics, 24, 834. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05392-5

Liu, T., Wang, Y. H., Ng, Z. L. Y., Zhang, W., Wong, S. M. Y., Wong, Wong, G. H. Y., Lum, T. Y. S. (2024). Comparison of networks of loneliness, depression, and anxiety symptoms in at-risk community-dwelling older adults before and during COVID-19. Scientific Reports, 14, 14737. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-65533-z

*†Wang, Y. H., *Wang, Y. L., Misener, K., & Libben, M. (2023). Examining the effectiveness of cognitive bias modification for perfectionism in exploration of the mediating and moderating effects of body dissatisfaction and self-efficacy. Current Psychology, 42, 1635-1651. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-01550-9

Brown, C., Feng, Y. C., Costin, V., Hirsch, C., Wang, Y. H., Wang, Y. L., Chew, J., Kenny, J., & Allen, P. (2023). Specific pandemic-related worries predict higher attention-related errors and negative affect independent of trait anxiety in UK-based students. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 47, 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-022-10336-7

*Wang, Y. H., *Wang, Y. L., Ly, M., Nichol., M., Misener, K., & Libben, M. (2022). Factorial validity, reliability, and measurement invariance of the Negative Physical Self Scale in a sample of men residing in North America. Psychological Assessment, 34(11), 1036-1046. https://doi.org/10.1037/pas0001165

*Denotes co-first authorship

†Denotes corresponding author