Prof. Eddie S. K. CHONG
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Prof. Eddie S. K. CHONG
Prof. Eddie S. K. CHONG
Assistant Professor
echongsk@hku.hk
(852) 3917 1071
CJT-520
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Biography

Prof. Eddie Chong is a counseling psychologist dedicated to understanding and addressing diversity-related issues in research, training, and practice. He draws on critical theories and Buddhist psychology to inform his work. His research focuses on two key areas: (a) Resilience and stress processes of socially marginalized individuals and (b) facilitators and barriers for intercultural empathy in both therapeutic contexts and everyday life. He employs quantitative methods, including intensive longitudinal methods, to contribute to the sciences of compassion and diversity.

Selected Publications
  • Chong, E. S. K., Zhang, Y., Chen, H., Kase, C., & Mohr, J. J. (2025). Queer Asian Americans’ intracommunity racism distress and mental health: Effects of social resources over time. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology. Advance online publication.
  • Chen, H., Wang, K., Yang, N., Bi, K., & Chong, E. S. K. (2025). The contribution of parenting to adolescent self-compassion and internalizing problems: A meta-analytic structural equation modeling approach. Adolescent Research Review, 1–40. DOI: 10.1007/s40894-025-00265-3
  • Chong, E. S. K., Chen, H., Chui, H., & Luk, S. (2024). Perceived cultural humility in supervision group and trainees’ cultural responsiveness self-efficacy. Psychotherapy, 62(1), 44–54. DOI: 10.1037/pst0000540
  • Chong, E. S. K., Mohr, J. J., & Chui, H. (2023). Examining the protective role of self-compassion in the links between daily sexual orientation salient experiences and affect. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 70(5), 522–534. DOI: 10.1037/cou0000690
  • Chong, E. S. K., & Chan, R. C. H. (2023). The role of self-compassion in minority stress processes and life satisfaction among sexual minorities in Hong Kong. Mindfulness, 14(4), 784–796. DOI: 10.1007/s12671-023-02106-7
Externally Funded Research
  • Principal Investigator: Daily Dynamics of Self-Compassion, Identity-Salient Experiences, and Flourishing: A Mixed Methods Study of Ethnic Minority Youths in Hong Kong. Funded by General Research Fund, Research Grants Council (17618725). 01/2026 – 12/2027. Fund awarded: HKD820,376.
  • Co-Principal Investigator: Unpacking Homonegativity among Social Workers in Hong Kong and Taiwan: Implicit Bias, Correlates, and Attribution. Funded by General Research Fund, Research Grants Council (17615523). 01/2024 – 12/2025. Fund awarded: HKD757,600.
  • Principal Investigator: Examining the Role of Embodied Mindfulness in the Link Between Identity-Salient Experiences and Wellness among LGB People in Hong Kong. Funded by Early Career Scheme, Research Grants Council (276006522). 01/2023 – 12/2024. Fund awarded: HKD944,306.
  • Co-Principal Investigator: Observing and Evaluating Positive and Negative Models of Therapist Empathy in Counsellor Training. Funded by General Research Fund, Research Grants Council (14600622). 01/2023 – 12/2025. Fund awarded: HKD708,400.
  • Principal Investigator: Promoting Psychosocial Adjustment Among New Migrant Families in Hong Kong: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Parallel Parent-child Mindfulness Intervention. Funded by General Research Fund, Research Grants Council (17619721). 01/2022 – 09/2024. Fund awarded: HKD541,698.
Key Community Services
  • Advisory Committee Member, StoryTaler Hong Kong (2025-Present)