Dr Peter Chew ~ Senior Lecturer Psychology

Dr Peter Chew is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at James Cook University Singapore (JCUS). His primary area of research focus is on terror management theory, statistics anxiety, and psychometrics. In particular, he has published articles on statistics anxiety, including a literature review in Perspectives on Psychological Science (Impact Factor: 7.359). Information about his journal articles can be accessed via his Personal Academic Website and his Google Scholar page.

Recent projects include (a) the application of terror management theory to a broad range of behaviors, (b) the development and evaluation of interventions for statistics anxiety, and (c) the psychometric evaluation of various psychological instruments.

Peter also has considerable expertise in research methods and data analysis. Currently, he contributes his statistical expertise as a Secondary Advisor to 4 DPsych projects and 2 PhD projects.

Teaching

• PY1101: Exploring Psychology: from Brain to Practice (Level 1; SIN)
• PY1103: Critical Thinking in Psychology: How to Think about Weird Things (Level 1; SIN)
• PY2101: Psychological Neuroscience (Level 2; SIN)
• PY4106: Group Project Part 1 of 2 (Level 4; SIN)
• PY4107: Group Project Part 2 of 2 (Level 4; SIN)

Experience

• 2019 to present - Senior Lecturer, Psychology, James Cook University (Singapore)
• 2016 to 2018 - Lecturer, Psychology, James Cook University (Singapore)
• 2012 to 2016 - Research Pool Coordinator, James Cook University (Singapore)

Research Disciplines

• Psychology (1701)

Socio-Economic Objectives

• Expanding Knowledge (9701)
• Health and Support Services (9202)
• Health (9299)

Awards

• 2014 - James Cook University, Research in 3 Minutes Competition, 2nd place ($400)
• 2014 - Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology 2014, Best Student Research Paper Award

Memberships

• 2017 to 2019 - Fellow, Royal Statistical Society
• 2017 to 2019 - Member, Australian Psychological Society

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

• Choo C, Chew P and Ho R (2019) Controlling noncommunicable diseases in transitional economies: mental illness in suicide attempters in Singapore - an exploratory analysis. BioMed Research International, 2019.
• Choo C, Chew P, Ho C and Ho R (2019) Quality of life in patients with a major mental disorder in Singapore. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9. pp. 1-7
• Chew P, Dillon D and Swinbourne A (2018) An examination of the internal consistency and structure of the Statistical Anxiety Rating Scale (STARS). PLoS ONE, 13 (3).
• Chew P (2018) Racism in Singapore: a review and recommendations for future research. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 12.
• Choo C, Chew P, Lai S, Soo S, Ho C, Ho R and Wong R (2018) Effect of cardiac rehabilitation on quality of life, depression and anxiety in Asian patients. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15 (6).
• Choo C, Chew P and Ho R (2018) Suicide precipitants differ across the lifespan but are not significant in predicting medically severe attempts. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15 (4).
• Chew P, Swinbourne A and Dillon D (2017) An absence of attentional bias: statistics anxiety is unique among anxieties. Journal of Articles in Support of the Null Hypothesis, 13 (2). pp. 91-112
• Choo C, Chew P, Ho C and Ho R (2017) Prediction of quality of life in Asian patients with schizophrenia: a cross-sectional pilot study. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 8.
• Choo C, Harris K, Chew P and Ho R (2017) What predicts medical lethality of suicide attempts in Asian youths? Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 29. pp. 136-141
• Choo C, Harris K, Chew P and Ho R (2017) Does ethnicity matter in risk and protective factors for suicide attempts and suicide lethality? PLoS ONE, 12 (4).
• Chew P and Dillon D (2014) Reliability and validity of the Statistical Anxiety Scale among students in Singapore and Australia. Journal of Tropical Psychology, 4. pp. 1-7

Conference Papers

• Chew P and Dillon D (2015) Statistics anxiety and attitudes toward statistics. Proceedings of the 4th Annual International Conference on Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology. In: CBP 2015: 4th Annual International Conference on Cognitive and Behavioral Psychology, 9-10 February 2015, Singapore

More

ResearchOnline@JCU stores 19+ research outputs authored by Dr Peter Chew from 2012 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

• Measuring Emotional Dysregulation In Early Childhood (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Validating the use of the Test of Memory Malingering in a Singapore Population with intellectual disability (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Adaption of the Adaptive Behaviour Assessment System (ABAS-3) in Singapore (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Investigating the efficacy of a Mindfulness-based therapy mobile application on the mental wellbeing of Singaporeans and Malaysians (PhD , Secondary Advisor)
• Determinants of an Effective Preventive Drug Education in the Local Context (PhD , Secondary Advisor)