Shu-Yi Wang's research while affiliated with University of Florida and other places

... In contemporary psychology, there are several different views on the structure of TM (Levant et al., 2010;Mahalik et al., 2003;O'Neil, 2015;Thompson et al., 1992; see Thompson & Bennett, 2015;Wong & Wang, 2022, for review). Nevertheless, it is possible to highlight the key domains that are addressed in different models. ...

... This study used the AES developed by Wong et al. (2019b) for the assessment of academic encouragement. The scale has 10 items, and the scale is divided into two subscales: the challenge-focused encouragement scale (AES-challenge, 5 items) and the potential-focused encouragement scale (AES-potential, 5 items). ...

... This comparative approach allowed us to examine mechanisms underlying commonalities and specificities in parenting across cultures. We adopted the individualistic-collectivistic framework to aid our general conceptualization of cultural dimensions, but it should be noted that the individualistic-collectivistic framework is limited in at least the following ways (Wong et al., 2018): First, this dichotomous dimension lacks conceptual clarity regarding, for example, what components of culture (i.e., "active cultural ingredient") does individualismcollectivism pertain. Second, the individualistic-collectivistic distinction is not revealed consistently in cross-cultural empirical studies. ...

... However, the usefulness of qualitative methods is often underestimated for causal explanation (Maxwell, 2004). Moreover, qualitative studies can provide a deep understanding of the bidirectional and interactional process of mutual acculturation (i.e., behavioral syndromes) in order to overcome the limitations of quantitative methods (see e.g., Fedi et al., 2019;Wong et al., 2018). Another way to advance causal inferences is to use directed acyclic graphs (DAG), which have long been used in epidemiology (see e.g., Rohrer, 2018;Shrier & Platt, 2008). ...

... The current research aims to investigate the effect of culture on motivation to pursue interpersonal harmony goals. Interpersonal harmony refers to the extent to which an individual is able to establish and maintain long-term, mutually beneficial interpersonal relationships (Leung, 1997;Leung et al., 2010;Wang et al., 2018). Three values lying at the foundation of interpersonal harmony are benevolence, morality, and propriety (Wei & Li, 2013). ...

... Similarly, mothers may employ suppression to help engage in more adaptive caregiving behavior when infants are frustrated, resulting in lower infant frustration. These possibilities are consistent with previous studies indicating that use of suppression may be adaptive when used purposefully, but non-adaptive when used automatically [56,57]. Thus, use of suppression is less predictive in its outcomes compared to reappraisal [58]-a conclusion that may extend to understanding the varied ways in which parents may employ ER strategies in parenting-and family-related contexts. ...

... Importantly, ChatGPT also briefly mentions positive (or alternative) masculinity, wherein TMI are not only thought of as rigid, maladaptive, and potentially harmful (Eggenberger et al., 2021Walther et al., 2022Walther et al., , 2023Wong et al., 2017), but emphasizes the positive aspects of TMI and the masculine gender roles, such as being a family's protector and provider or a good leader (e.g., Englar-Carlson & Kiselica, 2013). ...

... Thus, as conceptualized in Precarious Manhood Theory (Vandello et al., 2008;Vandello & Bosson, 2013), masculinity is easily threatened compared to femininity, and the threat to masculinity also represents a threat to a man's overall sense of adequacy and self-worth. Dahl and Cook (2020) further argue that the self-worth of a man, is composed of different self-concepts (Dahl & Cook, 2020), of which a main one is the masculinity self-concept indicatingand as previously described by othersthat most men's self-worth is contingent on a personal sense of masculinity (Burkley et al., 2016;Wong et al., 2017). ...

... Nonattachment was found to be associated with higher PoM in college students from Hong Kong (Chio et al., 2018;Yu et al., 2020). In Taiwanese college students, nonattachment significantly predicted higher PoM when controlling for gender and other Chinese indigenous well-being constructs (i.e., relationship harmony and dialectical coping) (Wang et al., 2016). Nonattachment may be enhanced by mindfulness and self-compassion, both of which involve "letting go" of fixations (Sahdra et al., 2010). ...

... Alternatively, problematic alcohol use could also lead towards this dereliction of responsibilities and obligations in males. On the other hand, females endorsing more traditional feminine traits do not engage in alcohol consumption (Wong et al., 2016). Perhaps the values placed on gender roles in Singapore place less social sanctions on males to participate in high-risk drinking sessions, which could explain the higher rates of AUD and maladaptive drinking patterns in men. ...