Staff Profile

Biography

Dr. Shine Ho obtained her Ph.D. in Psychology from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Her research interests lie in forgiveness, couple relationships, emotion regulation, mental health and spirituality. She was also a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Currently, Dr. Ho serves as an adjunct professor at the China Graduate School of Theology. Prior to joining the Hong Kong Metropolitan University, she was an Assistant Professor at the City University of Hong Kong and at the Education University of Hong Kong.

As a practicing counseling psychologist, Dr. Ho aims to help individuals recognize their strengths and find resources to cope with everyday challenges. She provides positive psychology training to educators, counselors, social workers and parents, and conducts mental health seminars and workshops for schools and the public. She is a member of the American Psychological Association, an associate fellow of the Hong Kong Psychological Society, and the Hong Kong Professional Counselling Association. Additionally, she is a registered social worker.

Teaching Areas & Research Interests

• Family Counseling
• Forgiveness and Mental Health
• Self-Regulation and Close Relationships
• Positive Child and Adolescent Development

Academic & Professional Experience

2024 – Present  Adjunct Professor, China Graduate School of Theology

2016 – 2022  Assistant Professor, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, City University of Hong Kong

2013 – 2016  Assistant Professor, Department of Special Education and Counselling, Education University of Hong Kong

2017 – 2018  Editorial Board Member, The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development, Wiley Blackwell

2019 – 2020  Panel Member, Assessment Panel of Moral and Civic Education, Chief Executive's Award for Teaching Excellence (CEATE), Education Bureau

2011 – 2012  Fulbright Visiting Scholar (Counseling Psychology), Virginia Commonwealth University, USA.

Selected Publications

Book Chapters

• Cowden, R. G., Counted, V., & Ho. M. Y. (2022). Positive Psychology and Religion/Spirituality Across Cultures in Africa, Asia, and Oceania. In E. B. Davis, E. L. Worthington & Schnitker S. A. (Eds). Handbook of Positive Psychology, Religion, and Spirituality.
• Ho. M. Y. (2020). Forgiving in Asian cultures: Theory and empirical research. In E. L. Worthington & W. Nathaniel (Eds). Handbook of Forgiveness, 2nd Edition. Routledge.
• Ho. M. Y. & Kwan C. K. (2020). Assessment of adolescent mental disorders. In S. Hupp & J. D. Jewell (Eds.). The Encyclopedia of Child and Adolescent Development (Vol. 7). Wiley Blackwell.
• Hui, A. N. N., Cheung, R. W. L., & Ho, M. Y. (2017). Creativity fostering teacher index as an outcome of a drama-enriched curriculum in creativity in education. In D. C. Soh (Ed.). CFTIndex monograph. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing Company Pte Ltd.
• Worthington, E. L. Jr., Lavelock, C. R., Tongeren, D. R., Witvliet, C. V. O., Griffin, B. J., Greer, C. L., Jennings, D. J. II, Lin, Y., Jordan, K., & Ho, M. Y. (2014). The contributions of Christian perspectives and practices to positive psychology. In C. Kim-Prieto (Ed.). Positive Psychology of Religion (pp. 47-70). New York: Springer.
• Lavelock, C. R., Worthington, E. L. Jr., Burnette, J., Van Tongeren, D. R., Jenings, D. J. II, Greer, C. L., Lin, Y., & Ho, M. Y. (2012). Forgiveness and the psychology of peace. In E. L. Kovacevic & J. J. Medvjed (Eds.). Psychology of Peace (pp. 1-42). Hauppage, NY: Nova Publishers.

Journal Articles

• Kurniati, N. M. T., Cowden, R. G., Zulkaida, A., Gunatirin, E. Y., Rahardjo, W., Elizabeth, M. P., Suryani, A. I., Cynthia T., Rini, Q. K., Mathur, M. B., Ho, M. Y., VanderWeele, T. J., Worthington, E. L. (2024). A randomized controlled trial of a brief self-directed secular REACH forgiveness intervention with Indonesian Christians: Does religiousness matter? Spirituality in Clinical Practice, 11, 297-314.
• Bechara, A. O., Chen, Z. J., Cowden, R. G., Worthington, E. L., Toussaint, L., Rodriguez, N., Murillo, H. G., Ho, M. Y., Mathur, M. B., & VanderWeele, T. J. (2024). Do forgiveness campaign activities Improve forgiveness, mental health, and flourishing? International Journal of Public Health, 8:69:1605341.
• Ho, M. Y., Worthington, E. L., Cowden, R. G., Bechara, A. O., Chen, Z. J., Gunatirin, E. Y., Joynt, S., Khalanskyi, V. V., Korzhov, H., Kurniati, N. M. T., Rodriguez, N., Salnykova, A., Shtanko, L., Tymechenko, S., Voytenko, V. L., Zulkaida, A., Mathur, M. B., & VanderWeele, T. J. (2024). International REACH Forgiveness Intervention: A Multi-Site Randomised Controlled Trial. BMJ Public Health, 2:e000072.
• Ho, M. Y., Liang, S., & Hook, J. N. (2023). Development and validation of the forbearance scale. Journal of Personality Assessment, 105, 779-788.
• Ho, M. Y., Liang, S., & Van Tongeren, D. (2023). Self-regulation facilitates forgiveness in close relationships. Current Psychology, 43. 1-11.
• Cui, T., Kam, C. C. S., Cheng, E. H., & Ho, M. Y. (2022). Distinguishing between trait desirability and item desirability in predicting item scores: Is informant evaluation of personality free from social desirability? Personality and Individual Differences, 73, 50-55.
• Voytenko, L. V., Pargament, K. I., Cowden, R. G., Lemke, A. W., Kurniati, M. T., Bechara, A. O., Joynt, S., Tymchenko, S., Khalanskyi, V. V., Shtanko, L., Kocum, M., Zorzhov, H., Mathur, M. B., Ho, M. Y., VanderWeele, T. J., & Worthington, E. L. Jr. (2021). Religious coping with interpersonal hurts: Psychosocial correlates of the brief RCOPE in four non-Western countries. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 15, 43-55.
• Ho, M. Y. & Liang, S. (2021). The development and validation of a short form of the forbearance scale. Frontiers in Psychology, 26, 518-529.
• Ho, M. Y. & Liang, S. (2021). Emotion-oriented coping and parental competency: An evidence-based parenting intervention for parents of children with special educational needs. Child & Family Social Work, 26, 1-12.
• Ho, M. Y. (2020). Boosting older adults' cognitive functioning and psychological well-being through Chinese tea therapy: A preliminary study. Aging & Mental Health, 25, 2036-2041.
• Ho, M. Y., Van Tongeren D. R., & You, J. (2020). The role of self-regulation in forgiveness: A regulatory model of forgiveness. Frontiers in Psychology, 11: 1084.
• You, J., Chen, Y., Xia, S., Ho, M. Y., Shen, H. (2019). Attachment orientations, belief in filial piety and future parent support provision among Chinese college students. Current Psychology, 42, 15958-15966.
• Ho, M. Y. & Worthington, E. L., Jr. (2018). Is the Concept of forgiveness universal? A cross-cultural perspective comparing Western and Eastern cultures. Current Psychology, 39, 1749-1756.
• Davis, D., Ho, M. Y., Griffin, B., Bell, C., Hook, J., Van Tongeren, D. R., & Worthington, E. L. (2015). Forgiving the self and physical and mental health correlates: A meta-analytic review. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 62, 329-335.
• You, J., Huang, J., Ho, M. Y, Leung, H., Li, C., Bond, M. (2015). Perceived support and relational conflict as mediators linking attachment orientations with depressive symptoms: A comparison of dating individuals from Hong Kong and the United States. Personality and Individual Differences, 73, 50-55.
• Greer, C. L., Worthington, E. L. Jr., Gartner, A., Jennings, D. J., Van Tongeren, D. R., Lin, Y., Lavelock, C., Greer, T. W., & Ho, M. Y. (2014) Forgiveness of in-group offenders in Christian congregations. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 6, 150-161.
• Lin, Y., Worthington, E. L. Jr., Griffin, B. J., Greer, C. L., Opare-Henaku, A., Lavelock, C. R., Hook, J. N., Ho, M. Y., & Muller, H. (2014). Efficacy of REACH Forgiveness across cultures. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 70, 781-793.
• Ho, M. Y., Chen, X. F., Cheung, F. M, Liu, H., & Worthington, E. L. Jr. (2013). A dyadic model of the work-family interface: A study of dual-earner couples in China. Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, 18, 53-63.
• Ho, M. Y., Cheung, F. M., You, J., Kam, C., Zhang, X., & Kliewer, W. (2013). The moderating role of emotional stability in the relationship between exposure to violence and anxiety and depression. Personality and Individual Differences, 55 634-639.
• Zhang, X., Fung, H. H., Stanley, J. T., Isaacowitz, D. M., & Ho, M. Y. (2013). Perspective taking in older age revisited: A motivational perspective. Developmental Psychology, 49, 1848-1858.
• Ho, M. Y., Chen, S. X., & Hoffman, E. (2012). Unpacking cultural variations in peak-experiences: cross-cultural comparisons of early childhood recollection between Hong Kong and Brazil. Journal of Happiness Studies, 13, 247-260.
• Ho, M. Y., Chen, S. X., Bond, M. H., Hui, C. M., Chan, C., & Friedman, M. (2012) Linking adult attachment styles to relationship satisfaction in Hong Kong and the United States: The mediating role of personal and structural commitment. Journal of Happiness Studies, 13, 565-578.
• Kam, C., Zhou, X., Zhang, X., & Ho, M. Y. (2012). Examining the dimensionality of self-construals and individualistic-collectivistic values with random intercept item factor analysis. Personality and Individual Differences, 53, 727-733.
• Worthington, E. L. Jr., Lin, Y., & Ho, M. Y. (2012). Adapting an evidence-based intervention to REACH forgiveness for different religions and spiritualties. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 5, 183-185.
• Ho, M. Y., & Fung, H. H. (2011). A dynamic model of forgiveness: A cross-cultural perspective. Review of General Psychology, 15, 77-84.
• Ho, M. Y., & Cheung, F. M. (2010). The differential effects of forms and settings of exposure to violence on adolescents' adjustment. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 25, 1309-1337.
• 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.
• 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.

Modified Date: 26 Nov, 2024
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