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Overview

Winnie W. S. Mak is affiliated with the Chinese University of Hong Kong in China and has contributed extensively to the field of Psychology, with a total of 155 publications. Their research spans several subfields, primarily Clinical Psychology, Social Psychology, General Health Professions, Experimental and Cognitive Psychology, and Applied Psychology.

Their work frequently addresses topics such as COVID-19 and Mental Health, Mental Health Treatment and Access, Mindfulness and Compassion Interventions, Digital Mental Health Interventions, Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes, Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development, and general Mental Health Research Topics.

Frequent venues where their research has appeared include the Journal of Medical Internet Research and Mindfulness, each with seven publications. Other common publication venues are the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, the Journal of Counseling Psychology, and Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.

Among their recent papers are:

  • The Lancet Commission on ending stigma and discrimination in mental health, 2022, The Lancet
  • Meta-analytic review on the differential effects of self-compassion components on well-being and psychological distress: The moderating role of dialecticism on self-compassion, 2021, Clinical Psychology Review
  • Internalization process of stigma of people with mental illness across cultures: A meta-analytic structural equation modeling approach, 2021, Clinical Psychology Review
  • Dual impacts of coronavirus anxiety on mental health in 35 societies, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Nonattachment mediates the associations between mindfulness, well-being, and psychological distress: A meta-analytic structural equation modeling approach, 2022, Clinical Psychology Review

Winnie W. S. Mak frequently collaborates with several coauthors, including Ben C. L. Yu, Floria H. N. Chio, Randolph C. H. Chan, Mingyu Si, and Weijun Xiao, with multiple joint publications reflecting ongoing research partnerships.

Best Publications

  • Major approaches to the measurement of acculturation among ethnic minority populations: A content analysis and an alternative empirical strategy.

    Nolan Zane;Winnie Mak

  • Meta-analysis of stigma and mental health.

    Winnie W.S. Mak;Cecilia Y.M. Poon;Loraine Y.K. Pun;Shu Fai Cheung

  • Affiliate Stigma Among Caregivers of People with Intellectual Disability or Mental Illness

    Winnie W. S. Mak;Rebecca Y. M. Cheung

  • Resilience: enhancing well-being through the positive cognitive triad.

    Winnie W. S. Mak;Ivy S. W. Ng;Celia C. Y. Wong

  • Factor structure and psychometric properties of the Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale among Chinese adolescents

    Xiao-nan Yu;Joseph T.F. Lau;Joseph T.F. Lau;Winnie W.S. Mak;Jianxin Zhang

  • Internalization of stigma for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder in Hong Kong.

    Winnie W.S. Mak;Yvonne T.Y. Kwok

  • Seeking professional help : etiology beliefs about mental illness across cultures

    Sylvia Xiaohua Chen;Winnie W. S. Mak

  • Self-stigma among concealable minorities in Hong Kong: conceptualization and unified measurement.

    Winnie W. S. Mak;Rebecca Y. M. Cheung

  • Comparative stigma of HIV/AIDS, SARS, and tuberculosis in Hong Kong.

    Winnie W.S. Mak;Phoenix K.H. Mo;Rebecca Y.M. Cheung;Jean Woo

  • Examining attribution model of self-stigma on social support and psychological well-being among people with HIV+/AIDS

    Winnie W.S. Mak;Rebecca Y.M. Cheung;Rita W. Law;Jean Woo

  • Combining education and video-based contact to reduce stigma of mental illness : The Same or Not the Same anti-stigma program for secondary schools in Hong Kong

    Jenny Y.N. Chan;Winnie W.S. Mak;Lawrence S.C. Law

  • Help-seeking for mental health problems among Chinese: the application and extension of the theory of planned behavior.

    Phoenix K. H. Mo;Winnie W. S. Mak

  • Posttraumatic growth and reduced suicidal ideation among adolescents at month 1 after the Sichuan Earthquake

    Xiao-nan Yu;Joseph T.F. Lau;Jianxin Zhang;Winnie W.S. Mak

  • Validation of a Chinese Version of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire in Hong Kong and Development of a Short Form

    Jing Hou;Samuel Yeung-Shan Wong;Herman Hay-Ming Lo;Winnie Wing-Sze Mak

  • The effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction program on the mental health of family caregivers: a randomized controlled trial.

    Rebecca Jing Hou;Samuel Yeung-Shan Wong;Benjamin Hon-Kei Yip;Anchor T F Hung

  • Psychological Distress and Subjective Burden of Caregivers of People with Mental Illness: The Role of Affiliate Stigma and Face Concern

    Winnie W. S. Mak;Rebecca Y. M. Cheung

  • Cognitive Insight and Causal Attribution in the Development of Self-Stigma Among Individuals With Schizophrenia

    Winnie W. S. Mak;Crystal F. M. Wu

  • Self-Compassion: a Potential Buffer Against Affiliate Stigma Experienced by Parents of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

    Celia C. Y. Wong;Winnie W. S. Mak;Kelly Yu-Hsin Liao

  • Social media as social capital of LGB individuals in Hong Kong: its relations with group membership, stigma, and mental well-being.

    Eddie S. K. Chong;Yin Zhang;Winnie W. S. Mak;Ingrid H. Y. Pang

  • The phenomenon of somatization among community Chinese Americans.

    Winnie W. S. Mak;Nolan W. S. Zane

  • Gender and Ethnic Diversity in NIMH-funded Clinical Trials: Review of a Decade of Published Research

    Winnie W. S. Mak;Rita W. Law;Jennifer Alvidrez;Eliseo J. Pérez-Stable

Frequent Co-Authors

Phoenix K. H. Mo
Phoenix K. H. Mo Chinese University of Hong Kong
Jean Woo
Jean Woo Chinese University of Hong Kong
Sylvia Xiaohua Chen
Sylvia Xiaohua Chen Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Fanny M. Cheung
Fanny M. Cheung Chinese University of Hong Kong
Tatia M.C. Lee
Tatia M.C. Lee University of Hong Kong
Mark Rubin
Mark Rubin Durham University
David L. Vogel
David L. Vogel Iowa State University
Corey S. Mackenzie
Corey S. Mackenzie University of Manitoba
Yanjun Guan
Yanjun Guan Durham University
Don Operario
Don Operario Emory University

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