Wai Kai Hou

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Selected research works

Up to 100 highly cited works; DOI links open the original research. Counts reflect the collected record, not real-time citation totals.

1. Everyday life experiences and mental health among conflict-affected forced migrants: A meta-analysis

   2019 · 199 citations

2. Distinct Neural Activity Associated with Focused-Attention Meditation and Loving-Kindness Meditation

   2012 · 162 citations

3. Resource loss, resource gain, and psychological resilience and dysfunction following cancer diagnosis: A growth mixture modeling approach.

   2010 · 129 citations

4. Regularizing daily routines for mental health during and after the COVID-19 pandemic

   2020 · 120 citations

5. Quarantine, distress and interpersonal relationships during COVID‐19

   2020 · 92 citations

6. Civil unrest, COVID-19 stressors, anxiety, and depression in the acute phase of the pandemic: a population-based study in Hong Kong

   2021 · 73 citations

7. Probable anxiety and components of psychological resilience amid COVID-19: A population-based study

   2020 · 68 citations

8. Threat to democracy: Physical and mental health impact of democracy movement in Hong Kong

   2015 · 61 citations

9. The Context Sensitivity Index (CSI): Measuring the Ability to Identify the Presence and Absence of Stressor Context Cues

   2018 · 55 citations

10. Measuring everyday processes and mechanisms of stress resilience: Development and initial validation of the Sustainability of Living Inventory (SOLI).

    2019 · 54 citations

11. Trauma exposure and mental health of prisoners and ex-prisoners: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    2021 · 54 citations

12. Multi-systemic evaluation of biological and emotional responses to the Trier Social Stress Test: A meta-analysis and systematic review

    2022 · 53 citations

13. Probable depression and suicidal ideation in Hong Kong amid massive civil unrest

    2020 · 50 citations

14. Resilience in the year after cancer diagnosis: a cross-lagged panel analysis of the reciprocity between psychological distress and well-being

    2013 · 49 citations

15. Daily routine disruptions and psychiatric symptoms amid COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis of data from 0.9 million individuals in 32 countries

    2024 · 48 citations

16. Does change in positive affect mediate and/or moderate the impact of symptom distress on psychological adjustment after cancer diagnosis? A prospective analysis

    2008 · 45 citations

17. Detecting psychological change through mobilizing interactions and changes in extremist linguistic style

    2020 · 45 citations

18. Drive to Thrive: A Theory of Resilience Following Loss

    2018 · 44 citations

19. Internet-based and mobile-based cognitive behavioral therapy for chronic diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    2023 · 43 citations

20. Family functioning and psychological outcomes in emerging adulthood: Savoring positive experiences as a mediating mechanism

    2018 · 40 citations

21. Psychiatric symptoms and behavioral adjustment during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence from two population-representative cohorts

    2021 · 40 citations

22. Interactive association between negative emotion regulation and savoring is linked to anxiety symptoms among college students

    2019 · 39 citations

23. Psychological factors underpinning vaccine willingness in Israel, Japan and Hungary

    2022 · 38 citations

24. Changes in positive affect and mindfulness predict changes in cortisol response and psychiatric symptoms: A latent change score modelling approach

    2014 · 35 citations

25. Emotion-focused positive rumination and relationship satisfaction as the underlying mechanisms between resilience and psychiatric symptoms

    2014 · 35 citations

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