Hanh My Mai’s scientific contributions

An increasing number of people, especially university students, are presenting Peter Pan Syndrome in society. Peter Pan Syndrome is a concept used to characterize the person who refuses to comply with the characteristics of the adult when reaching adulthood. The people with Peter Pan Syndrome are immature in emotion, behavior, and cognition. The main objective is to investigate the perception of Peter Pan Syndrome and the level of Peter Pan Syndrome among university students. Convenience sampling was used to collect data from 400 undergraduate students (186 males and 214 females) from three universities in Vietnam. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. The results revealed that the manifestations of Peter Pan Syndrome in students in three dimensions of emotion, behavior, and cognition. This study contributes to the general discussion underway about the definition of Peter Pan Syndrome and the symptoms of Peter Pan Syndrome. Future research should carefully consider the potential effects of Peter Pan Syndrome among undergraduate students to assist families and educators in developing appropriate education and coping strategies.

The relation between gender problems and the need for gender counseling of high school students is an unidentified issue which should be paid more attention in Vietnam. This study is performed to verify the hypothesis that whether there is no connection between gender problems and gender counseling's need for Vietnamese high school students. The survey on 1,200 high-school students in Vietnam, from grade 6 to grade 12, shows that the average point of gender problems is 2.39 equivalent to under average. Different school levels result in different gender problems. The average point of students' need for gender counseling is 2.86 equivalent to optional. Differences in gender and school levels results in differences in the needs of gender counseling. There is a close connection between gender problems and gender counseling's need for Vietnamese high school students. This data proves that the more gender problems the students face, there is a higher need for gender counseling.

The relation between gender problems and the need for gender counseling of high school students is an unidentified issue which should be paid more attention in Vietnam. This study is performed to verify the hypothesis that whether there is no connection between gender problems and gender counseling's need for Vietnamese high school students. The survey on 1,200 high-school students in Vietnam, from grade 6 to grade 12, shows that the average point of gender problems is 2.39 equivalent to under average. Different school levels result in different gender problems. The average point of students' need for gender counseling is 2.86 equivalent to optional. Differences in gender and school levels results in differences in the needs of gender counseling. There is a close connection between gender problems and gender counseling's need for Vietnamese high school students. This data proves that the more gender problems the students face, there is a higher need for gender counseling.

Child sexual abuse is currently a social condemnation in Vietnam (Giang, T. V., Nguyen, L. B. H. & Nguyen, P. N. L., 2016). Many educational programs on how to prevent and practice prevention skills against child sexual abuse have been introduced and gained some significant achievements. This article reports the findings on the results of piloting a skill handbook developed for primary students on how to prevent child sexual abuse. The prevention skills were designed as stories and situations. To determine the practicality and effectiveness of the handbook, we collected the opinions of 160 primary students, 35 primary teachers and experts in psychology and education in Ho Chi Minh city. Pilot results showed that 75.1% of the participating students believed that the handbook was “very good” and “good” For educational, experts and primary teachers, 28.6% rated the handbook to be very good and 71.4% to be good. Based on the results, further research has been suggested so that the handbook can be published for use in primary schools in Vietnam in the coming time.