Song Harris Ao
Biographic Data
| ID | 1564134 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Song Harris Ao |
| GIVEN NAMES | Song Harris |
| FAMILY NAME | Ao |
| SIGNATURE | AO S H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Macau |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8695-2760 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Invisible minority stress and addictive behaviors
The pattern of e-cigarette use among Chinese sexual minorities is distinct: e-cigarettes are less commercialized and serve mainly as a coping mechanism. These findings highlight the importance of mental health support and eHealth interventions in reducing psychological distress and e-cigarette use among LGB individuals in China
The influence of patient-centered communication on psychological distress
This study demonstrates the generalizability of patient-centered communication in alleviating psychological distress through the chain mediating pathway of health-related self-efficacy and healthy lifestyle behaviors. Notably, it reveals the moderating effect thresholds of social media use on this pathway. These findings provide both theoretical foundations and practical guidelines for: (1) optimizing doctor-patient communication strategies; (2) …
How do electronic personal health information technologies enhance obesity prevention behaviors? Examining the roles of obesity risk perception and body weight
The findings suggest more limited relationships between ePHI technology and health behaviors than previously anticipated. Physical activity and dietary regulation showed modest associations with ePHI technology use, while alcohol consumption showed no significant relationship. Overweight and obese individuals did not show a higher risk perception of obesity or greater engagement in preventive behaviors compared to those of healthy weight. These f…
Association between health-related social media use and E-cigarette use among current cigarette users
Health-related social media use positively correlates with e-cigarette use among current cigarette users through exposure to online anti-tobacco messages. The perceived harm of e-cigarettes moderates this indirect path. These findings have implications for public health interventions aimed at smoking cessation
How does patient-centered communication work? Trend analysis of mediation through cancer worry and health self-efficacy, 2011-2020
This study proposed and tested the cross-sectional effects of patient-centered communication (PCC) on cancer screening behaviors via an affective-cognitive sequential chain of mediation through cancer worry and health self-efficacy. Cross-sectional data were analyzed from four iterations of the Health Information National Trends Survey (2011, 2014, 2017, and 2020). The results found that lowered cancer worry following PCC does not show a cross-se…
Overcoming obstacles to mammography screening
Barriers to accessing offline healthcare may discourage patients from undergoing mammography screening. Online patient-provider communication (OPPC) offers a supplementary health resource that can complement traditional medical encounters and facilitate mammography screening. This study examines how offline healthcare barriers influence mammography screening, taking into account OPPC as an independent variable and cancer fatalism and patient acti…
Associations Between Covid-19 Information Acquisition and Vaccination Intention
While public health communication has been suggested to be a key for improving acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination, this study tested mediation pathways through which three types of vaccine information acquisition, i.e. seeking, scanning, and discussing, affect COVID-19 vaccination intention. The pathways comprise two mediators, i.e. anticipated regret due to inaction and collective responsibility. Results suggest that information seeking and disc…
Social media and partnership jointly alleviate caregivers’ psychological distress
The findings indicate that caregivers experience more mental distress, which leads to risky behavior. This study highlights the crucial role of both online and offline connectedness in mitigating the adverse consequences of caregiving
Longitudinal relationship between social media and e-cigarette use among adolescents
Frequent social media use among young individuals leads to an increase in e-cigarette use through enhanced internalizing problems. However, adolescents who perform well academically exhibit higher resistance to e-cigarette use. Based on our findings, we recommend that tailored anti-e-cigarette campaigns and mental health interventions be used to target frequent social media users and academically struggling adolescents to prevent adverse health o…
How trust and dialogue shape political participation in mainland China
This study aims to examine how the perceived propinquity of government (defined by responsiveness and transparency) influences citizens’ perception about government and affects the relationship between political trust and contact-type political participation in mainland China. Specifically, we believe that trust in government’s ability, benevolence and integrity matter more to contact-type political participation under a high level of perceived d…
How does patient-centered communication work? Trend analysis of mediation through cancer worry and health self-efficacy, 2011-2020
This study proposed and tested the cross-sectional effects of patient-centered communication (PCC) on cancer screening behaviors via an affective-cognitive sequential chain of mediation through cancer worry and health self-efficacy. Cross-sectional data were analyzed from four iterations of the Health Information National Trends Survey (2011, 2014, 2017, and 2020). The results found that lowered cancer worry following PCC does not show a cross-se…
How trust and dialogue shape political participation in mainland China
This study aims to examine how the perceived propinquity of government (defined by responsiveness and transparency) influences citizens’ perception about government and affects the relationship between political trust and contact-type political participation in mainland China. Specifically, we believe that trust in government’s ability, benevolence and integrity matter more to contact-type political participation under a high level of perceived d…
Overcoming obstacles to mammography screening
Barriers to accessing offline healthcare may discourage patients from undergoing mammography screening. Online patient-provider communication (OPPC) offers a supplementary health resource that can complement traditional medical encounters and facilitate mammography screening. This study examines how offline healthcare barriers influence mammography screening, taking into account OPPC as an independent variable and cancer fatalism and patient acti…
How trust and dialogue shape political participation in mainland China
This study aims to examine how the perceived propinquity of government (defined by responsiveness and transparency) influences citizens’ perception about government and affects the relationship between political trust and contact-type political participation in mainland China. Specifically, we believe that trust in government’s ability, benevolence and integrity matter more to contact-type political participation under a high level of perceived d…
Associations Between Covid-19 Information Acquisition and Vaccination Intention
While public health communication has been suggested to be a key for improving acceptance of COVID-19 vaccination, this study tested mediation pathways through which three types of vaccine information acquisition, i.e. seeking, scanning, and discussing, affect COVID-19 vaccination intention. The pathways comprise two mediators, i.e. anticipated regret due to inaction and collective responsibility. Results suggest that information seeking and disc…
Social media and partnership jointly alleviate caregivers’ psychological distress
The findings indicate that caregivers experience more mental distress, which leads to risky behavior. This study highlights the crucial role of both online and offline connectedness in mitigating the adverse consequences of caregiving
Longitudinal relationship between social media and e-cigarette use among adolescents
Frequent social media use among young individuals leads to an increase in e-cigarette use through enhanced internalizing problems. However, adolescents who perform well academically exhibit higher resistance to e-cigarette use. Based on our findings, we recommend that tailored anti-e-cigarette campaigns and mental health interventions be used to target frequent social media users and academically struggling adolescents to prevent adverse health o…
Association between health-related social media use and E-cigarette use among current cigarette users
Health-related social media use positively correlates with e-cigarette use among current cigarette users through exposure to online anti-tobacco messages. The perceived harm of e-cigarettes moderates this indirect path. These findings have implications for public health interventions aimed at smoking cessation
How does patient-centered communication work? Trend analysis of mediation through cancer worry and health self-efficacy, 2011-2020
This study proposed and tested the cross-sectional effects of patient-centered communication (PCC) on cancer screening behaviors via an affective-cognitive sequential chain of mediation through cancer worry and health self-efficacy. Cross-sectional data were analyzed from four iterations of the Health Information National Trends Survey (2011, 2014, 2017, and 2020). The results found that lowered cancer worry following PCC does not show a cross-se…
Overcoming obstacles to mammography screening
Barriers to accessing offline healthcare may discourage patients from undergoing mammography screening. Online patient-provider communication (OPPC) offers a supplementary health resource that can complement traditional medical encounters and facilitate mammography screening. This study examines how offline healthcare barriers influence mammography screening, taking into account OPPC as an independent variable and cancer fatalism and patient acti…
The influence of patient-centered communication on psychological distress
This study demonstrates the generalizability of patient-centered communication in alleviating psychological distress through the chain mediating pathway of health-related self-efficacy and healthy lifestyle behaviors. Notably, it reveals the moderating effect thresholds of social media use on this pathway. These findings provide both theoretical foundations and practical guidelines for: (1) optimizing doctor-patient communication strategies; (2) …
How do electronic personal health information technologies enhance obesity prevention behaviors? Examining the roles of obesity risk perception and body weight
The findings suggest more limited relationships between ePHI technology and health behaviors than previously anticipated. Physical activity and dietary regulation showed modest associations with ePHI technology use, while alcohol consumption showed no significant relationship. Overweight and obese individuals did not show a higher risk perception of obesity or greater engagement in preventive behaviors compared to those of healthy weight. These f…
Invisible minority stress and addictive behaviors
The pattern of e-cigarette use among Chinese sexual minorities is distinct: e-cigarettes are less commercialized and serve mainly as a coping mechanism. These findings highlight the importance of mental health support and eHealth interventions in reducing psychological distress and e-cigarette use among LGB individuals in China
Psychology (9 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Mediation (4 works) · Biostatistics (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Distress (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Health communication (3 works)