Dr Kai Qin Chan ~ Senior Lecturer Psychology

Dr Kai Qin Chan graduated from Radboud University Nijmegen in the Netherlands with a PhD in Social Cognition, and prior to that, he earned his masters and bachelors degree in psychology from National University of Singapore. He obtained several grants, including those by the National Council for Problem Gambling, and the Centre for Social and Behavioural Change Communication.

He has a strong interest in emotions, particularly in disgust, which eventually developed into an interest in (novel) food ("why are people disgusted by some foods but not others?").

In the classroom, he is known to be a thought-provoking teacher who constantly inspires his student to reach for greater heights.

Teaching

• PY1106: Communicating Psychology: Listening, Translating and Disseminating (Level 1; SIN)
• PY3101: Psychological Research Methods and Interpretation (Level 3; SIN)
• PY4113: Design and Analysis for Research (Level 4; SIN)
• PY4115: Psychology: Now and the Future (Level 4; SIN)

Interests

Professional

• Philosophical issues in psychology

Research

• Social cognition, emotions

Teaching

• Statistics and research methods

Experience

• 2018 to 2022 - Senior Lecturer in Psychology, James Cook University (Singapore)
• 2015 to 2018 - Assistant Professor of Psychology, Ashoka University (India)
• 2011 to 2015 - PhD, Radboud University Nijmegen (The Netherlands)
• 2009 to 2011 - Masters in Social Science, National University of Singapore (Singapore)

Research Disciplines

• Social and personality psychology (5205)
• Clinical and health psychology (5203)
• Cognitive and computational psychology (5204)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Expanding knowledge (2801)

Awards

• 2009 - Outstanding Undergraduate Research Award

These are the most recent publications associated with this author. To see a detailed profile of all publications stored at JCU, visit ResearchOnline@JCU. Hover over Altmetrics badges to see social impact.

Journal Articles

• Lin P, Ramsay J, Chan K, Lim B and Tong E (2022) Self-transcendence through self-inhibition?: God primes reduce self-accessibility. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality, 14 (1). pp. 31-42
• Setia A, Dhiren V, Goel V, Misra A and Chan K (2022) An exploratory study on the development of a ‘foodie’ scale: evidence from a study on students in India. Food Quality and Preference, 97.
• Sun X, Wang Z, Li Y, Chan K, Miao X, Zhao S, Wu Y, Li Z and Wu B (2022) Trends of college students’ mental health from 2005 to 2019 and its rural–urban disparities in China. Journal of Affective Disorders, 302 (1). pp. 160-169
• Gao C, Wang D, Miao X, Chan K and Wang Z (2021) Close-knit ties through thick and thin: sharing social exclusion and acceptance enhances social bond. European Journal of Social Psychology, 51 (1). pp. 197-211
• Ng D, Lin P, Marsh N, Chan K and Ramsay J (2021) Associations between openness facets, prejudice, and tolerance: a scoping review with meta-analysis. Frontiers in Psychology, 12.
• Chan K, van Dooren R, Holland R and van Knippenberg A (2020) Disgust lowers olfactory threshold: a test of the underlying mechanism. Cognition and Emotion, 34 (3). pp. 621-627
• Miao X, Chan K, Gao C, Lv S, Zhu Y and Wang Z (2020) Underdogs make an alliance: the co-experience of rejection promotes cooperation. British Journal of Social Psychology, 59 (4). pp. 876-899
• Sparks A, Fessler D, Chan K, Ashokkumar A and Holbrook C (2018) Disgust as a mechanism for decision making under risk: Illuminating sex differences and individual risk-taking correlates of disgust propensity. Emotion, 18 (7). pp. 942-958
• Wang Z, Kuang Y, Tang H, Gao C, Chen A and Chan K (2018) Are decisions made by group representatives more risk averse? The effect of sense of responsibility. Journal of Behavioral Decision Making, 31 (3). pp. 311-323
• Chan K, Holland R, van Loon R, Arts R and van Knippenberg A (2016) Disgust and fear lower olfactory threshold. Emotion, 16 (5). pp. 740-749
• Ren D, Tan K, Arriaga X and Chan K (2015) Sweet love: the effects of sweet taste experience on initial romantic perceptions. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 32 (7). pp. 905-921
• Wang Z, Chan K, Chen J, Chen A and Wang F (2015) Differential impact of affective and cognitive attributes on preference under deliberation and distraction. Frontiers in Psychology, 6. pp. 1-7

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ResearchOnline@JCU stores 13+ research outputs authored by Dr Kai Qin Chan from 2014 onwards.

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These Higher Degree Research projects are either current or by students who have completed their studies within the past 5 years at JCU. Linked titles show theses available within ResearchOnline@JCU.

Current

• The development and validation of a Buddhist religiosity scale using a combined emic and etic approach (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• A Study on Helicopter Parenting in Singapore (PhD , Secondary Advisor)

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