Prof. LI Yanjuan
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Prof. LI Yanjuan
Prof. LI Yanjuan
Assistant Professor
lyjanice@hku.hk
(852) 3910 2559
CJT-516
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Biography

Prof. Li Yanjuan is a researcher, psychological counselor, and mindfulness facilitator committed to integrating research and practice to help alleviate human suffering. She received her Ph.D. in Applied Psychology from Peking University. Her work focuses on the effects and underlying mechanisms of mindfulness-based interventions, particularly from a transdiagnostic and dynamic perspective. She also conducts research on prolonged grief and bereavement care, with a special interest in the role of mindfulness in death, dying, and bereavement. Methodologically, she specializes in randomized controlled trials and intensive longitudinal designs to examine mechanisms of change and inform evidence-based interventions.

Selected Publications
  • Li, Y., Zhang, Y., Wang, C., Luo, J., Yu, Y., Feng, S., Wang, C., Xu, Q., Wang, P., Chen, J., Zhang, N., Yu, Q., Liu, Y., Chen, D., Hofmann, S. G., & Liu, X.* (2025). Supported Mindfulness-Based Self-Help Intervention as an Adjunctive Treatment for Rapid Symptom Change in Emotional Disorders: A Practice-Oriented Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 1-11. DOI: 10.1159/000542937
  • Li, Y., He, M., Wang, Z., Hofmann, & Liu, X.* (2024). Distress tolerance as a mediator of mindfulness-based intervention for anxiety and depression: Evidence from two randomized controlled trials. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 24(2), 100445. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2024.100445
  • Li, Y., Ju, R., Hofmann, S. G., Chiu, W., Guan, Y., Leng, Y., & Liu, X.* (2023). Distress tolerance as a mechanism of mindfulness for depression and anxiety: Cross-sectional and diary evidence. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 23(4), 100392. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2023.100392
  • Li, Y., Zhang, J. A., Meng, Y., Hofmann, G. S., Zhou, A. Y., & Liu, X.* (2023). A Randomized trial of the online self-help mindfulness intervention for emotional distress: Serial mediating effects of mindfulness and experiential avoidance. Mindfulness, 14, 510–523. DOI: 10.1007/s12671-023-02083-x
  • Li, Y., Hu, Y., Yang, W., & Wang, Y.* (2021). Daily interventions and assessments: The effect of online self-compassion meditation on psychological health. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being, 13(4), 906-921. DOI: 10.1111/APHW.12278