Jesus Alfonso D Datu
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 244806 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Jesus Alfonso D Datu |
| PRENOMES | Jesus Alfonso D |
| SOBRENOME | Datu |
| ASSINATURA | DATU J A D |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Education University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8790-1113 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 48 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 22 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 48 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2013 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Positive Youth Development, Satisfaction of Basic Psychological Needs, and Science Engagement Among Gifted Primary School Students in Hong Kong
In this research, the direct and indirect (via the satisfaction of the basic psychological needs for autonomy, relatedness, and competence) associations of positive youth development (PYD) with science engagement dimensions were examined among 281 gifted primary school students in Hong Kong ( M age 8.42; 54% females). Using structural equation modeling, PYD was found to be indirectly associated with more science engagement and its selected dimens…
Depression in High-Ability vs. Typically Developing Adolescents
High-ability adolescents are recognized to show high intellectual cognition and creativity. Yet they are not immune to mental health issues. It is believed that these adolescents may also experience a range of mental health problems, including depression. However, depression among high-ability adolescents has received inconsistent research attention. This study addresses a critical gap in understanding depression among high ability and typically …
Grit, positive youth development, and school engagement among Filipino adolescents
Educational researchers have noted the importance of identifying non-cognitive traits that may bolster student engagement. The triarchic model of grit (TMG), defined as one’s disposition to exhibit perseverance of effort, consistency of interests, and adaptability to situations when pursuing long-term aspirations, is one of the non-cognitive traits linked to engagement. However, there is limited evidence on the psychological mechanisms that facil…
Belief in a just world for the self and others, Karma, system justification and well‐being during Covid ‐19 pandemic
The World Health Organization (World Health Organization, 2020) announced the COVID‐19 outbreak as a pandemic. Globally, this situation affects people in various domains including mental health. Existing theories and research findings suggest justice beliefs are associated with mental health and may help to cope with adverse life circumstances. Participants ( N = 3694) in 15 Asian nations completed measures of belief in a just world (BJW), Karma,…
Is gratitude science inclusive? A scoping review on gratitude in individuals with diverse needs and exceptionalities
Past meta‐analytic, systematic and narrative reviews have painted a highly optimistic backdrop on the psychological, physical and social rewards associated with gratitude. However, as most of these reviews focused on how gratitude facilitates optimal psychological functioning in typically developing samples, question remains on the extent to which these findings are generalizable to individuals with diverse special needs or disabilities. This sco…
Enhancing motivation in Filipino learners with ADHD
Attention‐Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent neurodevelopmental condition that impacts approximately 5% of children worldwide. Children with this ADHD often struggle with behavioural issues that disrupt their ability to meet the demands of learning in educational settings. This research aims to identify the motivational strategies used by primary caregivers to address the challenging behaviours of Filipino kindergarteners diagno…
A Cross-Cultural Evaluation of Diener’s Tripartite Model of Subjective Well-Being Across 16 Countries
Testing the underlying structure of unfounded beliefs about Covid-19 around the world
Unfounded—conspiracy and health—beliefs about COVID-19 have accompanied the pandemic worldwide. Here, we examined cross-nationally the structure and correlates of these beliefs with an 8-item scale, using a multigroup confirmatory factor analysis. We obtained a two-factor model of unfounded (conspiracy and health) beliefs with good internal structure (average CFI = 0.98, RMSEA = 0.05, SRMR = 0.04), but a high correlation between the two factors (…
Student engagement and its association with academic achievement and subjective well-being
Development and Preliminary Validation of the Divine Connectedness Scale in the USA
This research conceptualized and offered preliminary evidence on the psychometric properties of the 10-item Divine Connectedness Scale—a measure that assesses individuals’ perceptions of feeling supported by ( divine guidance ) and working with ( divine collaboration ) God or a Supreme Being. Results of exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis with 434 undergraduate students in the United States showed that scores from a singl…
Does grit predict thriving or is it the other way around? A latent cross‐lagged panel model on the triarchic model of grit and the 5Cs of positive youth development
Grit, defined as passion and perseverance to achieve long-term goals, has been associated with adolescents' optimal academic and psychological functioning. However, the role of grit in adolescents' positive youth development (PYD)-characterized by the 5Cs known as competence, confidence, connection, character, and caring-remains unknown. Using latent cross-lagged panel modeling, this study examined the longitudinal relations between the triarchic…
The Relative Importance of Growth Teaching Mindset, Emotions, and Self‐Efficacy in Teachers’ Grit
Considering the demanding and challenging nature of the teaching profession in general and foreign/second language (L2) teaching contexts in particular, there is a need to examine protective psychological resources such as grit—conceptualized as the inclination to show consistent interest and perseverance in times of setbacks and failures—among L2 teachers. Given the recently emerging status of the L2 research on grit and the multitude of factors…
Gratitude, academic self-efficacy, and well-being outcomes among Filipino undergraduate students
Existing literature has shown that gratitude matters for students’ well-being outcomes. However, there is limited research underscoring the learning processes that account for the mental health benefits of gratitude. This research explored the association of gratitude with life satisfaction and psychological well-being and whether gratitude would have indirect effects on such well-being outcomes via its link to academic self-efficacy through a st…
Stress Mindset Relates to Better Mental Health in Parents of Children With Special Needs
Parents of children with special needs commonly encounter obstacles to effectively support their child's academic and social–emotional development. Despite the difficulties in parenting children with diverse types of exceptionalities, there has been scant research on psychological resources that can promote their mental health functioning. This research explores the direct and indirect (via perceived social support to different social partners an…
High Qualities of Relationships with Parents and Teachers Contribute to the Development of Adolescent Life Satisfaction Through Resilience
The engaged lives of encouraged students
How does core self-evaluations relate to psychological well-being in the Philippines and United States? The moderating role of relational mobility
Perception of kindness at university relates to emotion regulation and well-being outcomes among Chinese early childhood pre-service teachers during the Covid-19 pandemic
There is growing attention about the psychological rewards associated with kind school climates in primary and secondary school settings. Its mental health benefits, however, remain under-explored in higher education contexts. This study addresses this gap through examining the role of university kindness or perception of kind acts in university settings in emotion regulation, life satisfaction, psychological flourishing, and coronavirus disease-…
Psychometric properties of the School Kindness Scale in Hong Kong, mainland China, and the Philippines
Studies have shown that the School Kindness Scale (SKS) has adequate psychometric properties in different societies such as Canada, Turkey, and the Philippines. However, there is scarce evidence on the psychometric validity of this scale across multiple societies and educational contexts. This study explores the cross‐national invariance of the SKS among high school students in the Philippines, Hong Kong, and mainland China. Results showed that t…
The Psychometric Properties of the Chinese Version of the Encouragement Character Strength Scale in Selected Undergraduate Students and Teachers
The Encouragement Character Strength Scale (ECSS) is a self-report measure of encouragement, which refers to a tendency to enjoy and perceive oneself as being accomplished in communicating affirmations to motivate others. Although it is theoretically assumed as an overarching construct consisting of two domain-specific factors (i.e., perceived ability and enjoyment), there is inconclusive evidence regarding the most optimal factor structure of th…
Psychometric validity and measurement invariance of positive youth development in the Philippines during the Covid-19 pandemic
This study examined the factor structure and measurement invariance of the competence, confidence, connection, character, and caring (Five Cs) model using the Positive Youth Development (PYD) survey’s short (34 items) and very short versions (17 items). We also tested its criterion-related validity with life satisfaction, flourishing, transcendence, perceived societal and school statuses, and COVID-19 anxiety. In the Philippines, 1,116 senior hig…
Mere religiosity is not enough! Spirituality strengthens the relations between religiosity and positive youth development
Although prior research shows that either religiosity or spirituality facilitates well-being, the interaction of both constructs in predicting positive youth development (PYD) in collectivistic contexts remains unknown. This study examined the moderating role of spirituality on the link between religiosity and PYD, including each of its Cs (i.e., competence, confidence, connection, character, and caring) among 1116 Filipino adolescents. Results d…
Interpersonal Strengths, Basic Psychological Needs Satisfaction at School, and Well-Being Outcomes Among High-Ability Adolescents in Hong Kong during the Covid-19 Pandemic
This brief report explores the associations of interpersonal strengths with subjective well-being and psychological flourishing among high-ability adolescents ( M = 13.08, SD = 2.17) in Hong Kong during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. It also examines the indirect effects of strengths on well-being outcomes via satisfaction of basic psychological needs at school. Results demonstrated that love and leadership served as the most robust predictors o…
Gratitude intervention optimizes effective learning outcomes in Filipino high school students
Prospering in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic
The relational and mental health payoffs of staying gritty during the Covid-19 pandemic
This study examined how the triarchic model of grit (i.e., perseverance of effort, consistency of interests, and adaptability to situations) is related to cultivation of genuine happiness, loneliness, and COVID-19 anxiety in American ( n = 643) and Filipino ( n = 546) undergraduate students. It also explored whether grit had indirect effects on such social and well-being outcomes via relatedness needs satisfaction and meaning in life. Results of …
Students’ connectedness is linked to higher gratitude and self-efficacy outcomes
The Benefits of Socially-Oriented Happiness
The Dark Side of Possessing Power
The Satisfied Lives of Gifted and Gritty Adolescents
Passion and perseverance for long-term goals (often referred to as grit) has been found to be associated with well-being in typically developing students and adults. However, previous studies primarily relied on a two-factor model of grit, underpinned by perseverance of effort and consistency of interests. This model has received considerable theoretical and methodological criticisms. The research examined the association of an alternative model …
Everyday discrimination, negative emotions, and academic achievement in Filipino secondary school students
Does grit predict thriving or is it the other way around? A latent cross‐lagged panel model on the triarchic model of grit and the 5Cs of positive youth development
Grit, defined as passion and perseverance to achieve long-term goals, has been associated with adolescents' optimal academic and psychological functioning. However, the role of grit in adolescents' positive youth development (PYD)-characterized by the 5Cs known as competence, confidence, connection, character, and caring-remains unknown. Using latent cross-lagged panel modeling, this study examined the longitudinal relations between the triarchic…
Stress Mindset Relates to Better Mental Health in Parents of Children With Special Needs
Parents of children with special needs commonly encounter obstacles to effectively support their child's academic and social–emotional development. Despite the difficulties in parenting children with diverse types of exceptionalities, there has been scant research on psychological resources that can promote their mental health functioning. This research explores the direct and indirect (via perceived social support to different social partners an…
Mere religiosity is not enough! Spirituality strengthens the relations between religiosity and positive youth development
Although prior research shows that either religiosity or spirituality facilitates well-being, the interaction of both constructs in predicting positive youth development (PYD) in collectivistic contexts remains unknown. This study examined the moderating role of spirituality on the link between religiosity and PYD, including each of its Cs (i.e., competence, confidence, connection, character, and caring) among 1116 Filipino adolescents. Results d…
Character strengths, academic self-efficacy, and well-being outcomes in the Philippines
Forgiveness, Gratitude and Subjective Well-Being Among Filipino Adolescents
Why Power does not Guarantee Happiness across Cultures
Recent literature has shown that power enhances happiness in the Western context. However, it is likely that this may only hold true in cultures that promote independent and autonomous expression of self. For those in collectivist contexts, it is argued that power could reduce happiness since power can thwart them from achieving relationship harmony. The current paper presents research on the psychological effects of power on happiness carried ou…
Gratitude and Life Satisfaction among Filipino Adolescents
The Benefits of Socially-Oriented Happiness
The Dark Side of Possessing Power
Perseverance Counts but Consistency Does Not! Validating the Short Grit Scale in a Collectivist Setting
Psychological capital bolsters motivation, engagement, and achievement
Psychological capital (PsyCap) has been widely investigated in the organizational context. However, limited attention has been given to the role of PsyCap in the academic setting. The primary objective of this study was to examine how PsyCap is associated with academic motivation, engagement, and achievement using both cross-sectional (Study 1) and longitudinal (Study 2) approaches. Study 1 revealed that PsyCap was associated with higher autonomo…
Everyday discrimination, negative emotions, and academic achievement in Filipino secondary school students
Psychological capital drives optimal engagement via positive emotions in work and school contexts
The aim of this study was to examine whether the association between psychological capital (PsyCap; which is comprised of hope, self‐efficacy, resilience, and optimism) and optimal engagement is mediated by positive emotions. Three studies were conducted across different cultural contexts (Hong Kong SAR, Mainland China, and the Philippines), domains (academic and work), and age groups (adult employees and school‐aged adolescents). Study 1 was a c…
The emotional pay-off of staying gritty
There is a dearth of research on how alternative models of grit predict well-being outcomes. In this research, we examine associations among the Triarchic Model of Grit dimensions (i.e. perseverance of effort, consistency of interests, and adaptability to situations) and positive and negative emotions. We also explore the mediating role of social-emotional learning in these relationships. Data collected from 1351 high school students from the Phi…
The Blessings of Social-Oriented Virtues
Some studies have shown that character strengths positively predicted optimal performance and well-being in Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic (WEIRD) societies which may hold limited generalizability to individuals in non-WEIRD contexts. This prospective study examined the association of selected interpersonal character strengths (i.e., fairness, teamwork, leadership, forgiveness, and kindness) with life satisfaction, teache…
Character strengths, academic self-efficacy, and well-being outcomes in the Philippines
Growth and fixed mindsets about talent matter for career development self-efficacy in selected Filipino adolescents
Students’ connectedness is linked to higher gratitude and self-efficacy outcomes
Is Grittiness Next to Happiness? Examining the Association of Triarchic Model of Grit Dimensions with Well-Being Outcomes
Can kindness promote media literacy skills, self-esteem, and social self-efficacy among selected female secondary school students? An intervention study
The Emotional Rewards of Valuing Happiness
Gratitude intervention optimizes effective learning outcomes in Filipino high school students
Prospering in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic
Toward an Integrative Paradigm of Positive Youth Development
Positive youth development (PYD) has gained considerable traction among researchers and practitioners in promoting adolescent well-being and mental health. Several models have also been proposed in conceptualizing and measuring PYD, almost all of which were developed in individualistic and Western contexts. The abundance of overlapping PYD indicators from different models poses a challenge in further expanding the applicability of PYD in diverse …
Well-Being Profiles of Pre-service Teachers in Hong Kong
The present study aims to (1) identify the profiles of subjective well-being (SWB) and psychological well-being (PWB) in a sample of pre-service teachers during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Hong Kong, and (2) explore how different profiles are linked with teachers' self-efficacy. Participants were 291 pre-service teachers ( M age = 21.295, SD = 2.812, female = 89.903%) who were invited to complete self-report measures of SWB, PWB, …
The Mental Health Benefits of Kindness-Oriented Schools
The Satisfied Lives of Gifted and Gritty Adolescents
Passion and perseverance for long-term goals (often referred to as grit) has been found to be associated with well-being in typically developing students and adults. However, previous studies primarily relied on a two-factor model of grit, underpinned by perseverance of effort and consistency of interests. This model has received considerable theoretical and methodological criticisms. The research examined the association of an alternative model …
Does Mindfulness Matter for Cognitive Reappraisal and Academic Engagement? A Cross-Lagged Panel Model Study in Filipino High School Students
Previous evidence has revealed that mindful individuals tend to pay more attention to specific tasks and demonstrate better work engagement. However, prior investigations commonly used cross-sectional designs to examinine the link of mindfulness to engagement in Western societies. This research explores the association of mindfulness with cognitive reappraisal and academic engagement via a two-wave longitudinal design in 381 Filipino high school …
The relational and mental health payoffs of staying gritty during the Covid-19 pandemic
This study examined how the triarchic model of grit (i.e., perseverance of effort, consistency of interests, and adaptability to situations) is related to cultivation of genuine happiness, loneliness, and COVID-19 anxiety in American ( n = 643) and Filipino ( n = 546) undergraduate students. It also explored whether grit had indirect effects on such social and well-being outcomes via relatedness needs satisfaction and meaning in life. Results of …
Psychology (45 obras) · Social Psychology (41 obras) · Developmental psychology (26 obras) · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (24 obras) · Social Psychology (20 obras) · Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation (17 obras) · Resilience and Mental Health (16 obras) · Clinical Psychology (14 obras) · Structural equation modeling (14 obras) · Life satisfaction (13 obras)