Emeritus Professor Tian Po Oei
Emeritus Professor

Tian Po Oei

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Qualifications

  • Bachelor (Honours) of Arts, Queen's University
  • Masters (Coursework), University of New South Wales
  • Doctor of Philosophy, University of Newcastle
  • Australian Psychological Society, Australian Psychological Society

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466 works between 1975 and 2024
All (466) Journal Article (398) Book Chapter (23) Conference Publication (18) Book (23) Other Outputs (4)

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2024

Journal Article

Positive psychology interventions reduce anti-rich mentality: an exploration of the contribution of appreciative joy

Wang, Rong, Li, Ying, Zheng, Yuan, Zhang, Yang, Oei, Tian P. S. and Zeng, Xianglong (2024). Positive psychology interventions reduce anti-rich mentality: an exploration of the contribution of appreciative joy. Journal of Happiness Studies, 25 (4) 38. doi: 10.1007/s10902-024-00745-8

Positive psychology interventions reduce anti-rich mentality: an exploration of the contribution of appreciative joy

2023

Journal Article

The cognitive control mechanism of improving emotion regulation: a high-definition tDCS and ERP study

Chen, Lele, Oei, Tian Po and Zhou, Renlai (2023). The cognitive control mechanism of improving emotion regulation: a high-definition tDCS and ERP study. Journal of Affective Disorders, 332, 19-28. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.03.059

The cognitive control mechanism of improving emotion regulation: a high-definition tDCS and ERP study

2023

Journal Article

Appreciative joy: a critical review of empirical research

Gu, Xiaodan, Zeng, Xianglong and Oei, Tian P. S. (2023). Appreciative joy: a critical review of empirical research. Journal of Happiness Studies, 24 (3), 1303-1318. doi: 10.1007/s10902-023-00620-y

Appreciative joy: a critical review of empirical research

2022

Journal Article

Meditation Quality Matters: Effects of Loving-Kindness and Compassion Meditations on Subjective Well-being are Associated with Meditation Quality

Zeng, Xianglong, Zheng, Yuan, Gu, Xiaodan, Wang, Rong and Oei, Tian Ps. (2022). Meditation Quality Matters: Effects of Loving-Kindness and Compassion Meditations on Subjective Well-being are Associated with Meditation Quality. Journal of Happiness Studies, 24 (1), 211-229. doi: 10.1007/s10902-022-00582-7

Meditation Quality Matters: Effects of Loving-Kindness and Compassion Meditations on Subjective Well-being are Associated with Meditation Quality

2022

Journal Article

Efficacy and moderators of cognitive therapy versus behavioural activation for adults with depression: study protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data

Driessen, Ellen, Cohen, Zachary D., Lorenzo-Luaces, Lorenzo, Richards, David A., Hollon, Steven D., Dobson, Keith S., Dimidjian, Sona, Delgadillo, Jaime, Vázquez, Fernando L., McNamara, Kathleen, Horan, John J., Gardner, Pauline, Oei, Tian P., Mehta, Anuj H. P., Twisk, Jos W. R., Cristea, Ioana A. and Cuijpers, Pim (2022). Efficacy and moderators of cognitive therapy versus behavioural activation for adults with depression: study protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data. BJPsych Open, 8 (5) e154, 1-7. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2022.560

Efficacy and moderators of cognitive therapy versus behavioural activation for adults with depression: study protocol of a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual participant data

2022

Journal Article

The transmission of educational expectations from parents to early adolescents in Chinese families: The moderating role of the training parenting style

Liu, Ru-De, Shen, Cai-Xia, Sun, Yan, Ding, Yi, Fu, Xinchen, Jiang, Shuyang, Oei, Tian-Po, Jiang, Ronghuan, Wei, Jun and Wang, Jia (2022). The transmission of educational expectations from parents to early adolescents in Chinese families: The moderating role of the training parenting style. Current Psychology, 42 (27), 1-12. doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-03484-2

The transmission of educational expectations from parents to early adolescents in Chinese families: The moderating role of the training parenting style

2022

Journal Article

Processing the peripheral distractor in test anxiety: the effects of perceptual load and cognitive load

Hu, Cenlou, Oei, Tian Po, Hong, Yan and Zhou, Renlai (2022). Processing the peripheral distractor in test anxiety: the effects of perceptual load and cognitive load. Current Psychology: developmental - learning - personality - social, 42 (25), 1-14. doi: 10.1007/s12144-022-03264-y

Processing the peripheral distractor in test anxiety: the effects of perceptual load and cognitive load

2022

Journal Article

A New Second-Generation Mindfulness-Based Intervention Focusing on Well-Being: A Randomized Control Trial of Mindfulness-Based Positive Psychology

Zheng, Yuan, Zhou, Jingyi, Zeng, Xianglong, Jiang, Mingyan and Oei, Tian P. S. (2022). A New Second-Generation Mindfulness-Based Intervention Focusing on Well-Being: A Randomized Control Trial of Mindfulness-Based Positive Psychology. Journal of Happiness Studies, 23 (6), 1-22. doi: 10.1007/s10902-022-00525-2

A New Second-Generation Mindfulness-Based Intervention Focusing on Well-Being: A Randomized Control Trial of Mindfulness-Based Positive Psychology

2022

Journal Article

Test anxiety impairs inhibitory control processes in a performance evaluation threat situation: evidence from ERP

Wei, Hua, Oei, Tian Po and Zhou, Renlai (2022). Test anxiety impairs inhibitory control processes in a performance evaluation threat situation: evidence from ERP. Biological Psychology, 168 108241, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsycho.2021.108241

Test anxiety impairs inhibitory control processes in a performance evaluation threat situation: evidence from ERP

2021

Journal Article

Early vigilance and improved processing efficiency to the test-related target in test anxiety: evidence from the visual search task and eye-movements

Hu, Cenlou, Oei, Tian Po, Huang, Qiong and Zhou, Renlai (2021). Early vigilance and improved processing efficiency to the test-related target in test anxiety: evidence from the visual search task and eye-movements. Current Psychology, 42 (14), 1-13. doi: 10.1007/s12144-021-02454-4

Early vigilance and improved processing efficiency to the test-related target in test anxiety: evidence from the visual search task and eye-movements

2021

Journal Article

A Randomized Controlled Trial Examining a Second-Generation Mindfulness-Based Intervention that is Compatible with Confucian Values: Mindfulness-Based Positive Psychology

Zhou, Jingyi, Zheng, Yuan, Zeng, Xianglong, Jiang, Mingyan and Oei, Tian PS. (2021). A Randomized Controlled Trial Examining a Second-Generation Mindfulness-Based Intervention that is Compatible with Confucian Values: Mindfulness-Based Positive Psychology. Mindfulness, 12 (6), 1412-1423. doi: 10.1007/s12671-021-01610-y

A Randomized Controlled Trial Examining a Second-Generation Mindfulness-Based Intervention that is Compatible with Confucian Values: Mindfulness-Based Positive Psychology

2021

Journal Article

Anxiety disorders in Malaysia from 2005 to 2015: a scoping review of their prevalence rates, associated factors, and predictors

Abdul Khaiyom, J. H., Mukhtar, F. and Oei, T. P.S. (2021). Anxiety disorders in Malaysia from 2005 to 2015: a scoping review of their prevalence rates, associated factors, and predictors. Journal of Health and Translational Medicine, 24 (2), 31-47. doi: 10.22452/jummec.vol24no2.6

Anxiety disorders in Malaysia from 2005 to 2015: a scoping review of their prevalence rates, associated factors, and predictors

2020

Journal Article

Resting state frontal alpha asymmetry predicts emotion regulation difficulties in impulse control

Zhang, Jing, Hua, Yan, Xiu, Lichao, Oei, Tian Po and Hu, Ping (2020). Resting state frontal alpha asymmetry predicts emotion regulation difficulties in impulse control. Personality and Individual Differences, 159 109870, 109870. doi: 10.1016/j.paid.2020.109870

Resting state frontal alpha asymmetry predicts emotion regulation difficulties in impulse control

2020

Journal Article

The effect of four Immeasurables meditations on depressive symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Jing, L. V., Liu, Qiuling, Zeng, Xianglong, Oei, Tian P. S., Liu, Yidan, Kexin, X. U., Sun, Wenxiang, Hou, Hanchao and Liu, Jing (2020). The effect of four Immeasurables meditations on depressive symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Psychology Review, 76 101814, 101814. doi: 10.1016/j.cpr.2020.101814

The effect of four Immeasurables meditations on depressive symptoms: a systematic review and meta-analysis

2020

Journal Article

Self-esteem moderates the effect of compromising thinking on forgiveness among Chinese early adolescents

Hong, Wei, Liu, Ru-De, Ding, Yi, Oei, Tian Po, Fu, Xinchen, Jiang, Ronghuan and Jiang, Shuyang (2020). Self-esteem moderates the effect of compromising thinking on forgiveness among Chinese early adolescents. Frontiers in Psychology, 11 104, 104. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.00104

Self-esteem moderates the effect of compromising thinking on forgiveness among Chinese early adolescents

2020

Journal Article

Perceived parental warmth and adolescents' math engagement in China: the mediating roles of need satisfaction and math self-efficacy

Sun, Yan, Liu, Ru-De, Oei, Tian-Po, Zhen, Rui, Ding, Yi and Jiang, Ronghuan (2020). Perceived parental warmth and adolescents' math engagement in China: the mediating roles of need satisfaction and math self-efficacy. Learning and Individual Differences, 78 101837, 101837. doi: 10.1016/j.lindif.2020.101837

Perceived parental warmth and adolescents' math engagement in China: the mediating roles of need satisfaction and math self-efficacy

2019

Journal Article

Psychometric properties of the Italian versions of the gambling urge scale (GUS) and the gambling refusal self-efficacy questionnaire (GRSEQ)

Iliceto, Paolo, Fino, Emanuele, Schiavella, Mauro and Oei, Tian Po (2019). Psychometric properties of the Italian versions of the gambling urge scale (GUS) and the gambling refusal self-efficacy questionnaire (GRSEQ). International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 19 (1), 207-226. doi: 10.1007/s11469-019-00167-1

Psychometric properties of the Italian versions of the gambling urge scale (GUS) and the gambling refusal self-efficacy questionnaire (GRSEQ)

2019

Journal Article

The effect of parental phubbing on teenager’s mobile phone dependency behaviors: the mediation role of subjective norm and dependency intention

Liu, Ru-De, Wang, Jia, Gu, Dian, Ding, Yi, Oei, Tian Po, Hong, Wei, Zhen, Rui and Li, Yu-Meng (2019). The effect of parental phubbing on teenager’s mobile phone dependency behaviors: the mediation role of subjective norm and dependency intention. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 12, 1059-1069. doi: 10.2147/prbm.s224133

The effect of parental phubbing on teenager’s mobile phone dependency behaviors: the mediation role of subjective norm and dependency intention

2019

Journal Article

Parents' phubbing and problematic mobile phone use: the roles of the parent-child relationship and children's self-esteem

Hong, Wei, Liu, Ru-De, Ding, Yi, Oei, Tian Po, Zhen, Rui and Jiang, Shuyang (2019). Parents' phubbing and problematic mobile phone use: the roles of the parent-child relationship and children's self-esteem. Cyberpsychology, Behavior and Social Networking, 22 (12) cyber.2019.0179, 779-786. doi: 10.1089/cyber.2019.0179

Parents' phubbing and problematic mobile phone use: the roles of the parent-child relationship and children's self-esteem

2019

Journal Article

Appreciative joy rooted in Chinese culture: its relationship with strengths in values in action

Zeng, Xianglong, Sun, Yifan, Deng, Yanhe and Oei, Tian P. S. (2019). Appreciative joy rooted in Chinese culture: its relationship with strengths in values in action. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 15 (1), 1-10. doi: 10.1080/17439760.2019.1651886

Appreciative joy rooted in Chinese culture: its relationship with strengths in values in action

Past funding

  • 2007 - 2010
    Motivational Interviewing (MI) to improve adherence to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome (OSAS): a randomized control clinical trial
    ResMed Foundation Limited
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2007
    Nurse implemented motivational interviewing to improve adherence to CPAP therapy for obstructive sleep apnoea syndrome: A randomised control
    Prince Charles Hospital Foundation
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2011
    Effectiveness of cognitive behavioural self help treatment program for problem gamblers
    Open grant
  • 2006 - 2008
    Exploring The Link Between Group Processes And Outcomes Of Group Psychotherapy
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2006
    ESEG_Using group processes to predict outcomes of group cognitive behaviour therapy
    UQ External Support Enabling Grant
    Open grant
  • 2005 - 2009
    Internet based delivery of cognitive behaviour therapy vs monitoring, feedback and support for problem gambling (Queensland Treasury grant administered by Griffith University)
    Griffith University
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Motivational Interviewing to Improve Adherence to Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy for Obstructive Sleep Apnoea Syndrome: A Randomized Control Clinical Trial
    UQ FirstLink Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2005
    Using group processes to predict outcomes of group cognitive behaviour therapy
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2004
    Effectiveness Of Individual And Group Cognitive Behaviour Therapy With Problem Gamblers
    UQ External Support Enabling Grant
    Open grant
  • 2004
    Linking group processes and outcomes in group cognitive behaviour therapy
    UQ External Support Enabling Grant
    Open grant
  • 2004
    Mental Health In Obstructive Sleep Apnoea-Hypopnea Syndrome
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2003
    Testing the link between cohesiveness and outcomes in group cognitive behaviour therapy: a cross-disciplinary approach
    University of Queensland Research Development Grants Scheme
    Open grant
  • 2003 - 2005
    The influence of parental alcohol expectancies on offsprings' alcohol expectancies and drinking: A longitudinal study
    ARC Discovery Projects
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2006
    Understanding the differences among Chinese and Australian problem gamblers: The role of cognition and cognitive behaviour therapy
    Queensland Treasury - Office of Liquor, Gaming & Racing
    Open grant
  • 2002 - 2005
    Research into processes of change in therapies for co-morbid anxiety, mood and alcohol use disorders
    Toowong Private Hospital
    Open grant
  • 1999
    Cognitive variables and psychopathology in comorbid alcohol and anxiety disorders
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant
  • 1999
    Parental and family contributions to the development of alcohol related beliefs and drinking behaviour in children
    UQ External Support Enabling Grant
    Open grant
  • 1998
    Cognitive vulnerability and life stress events as risk factors for the development of postpartum depression
    ARC Australian Research Council (Small grants)
    Open grant

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  • Addiction
  • Alcohol addiction
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Biological processes of change in therapy
  • Cognitive behaviour therapy - outcomes
  • Counselling - psychology
  • Drug addiction
  • Mood disorders
  • Psychological processes of change in therapy
  • Psychology

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