Katy Y Y Tam
Biographic Data
| ID | 2745712 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Katy Y Y Tam |
| GIVEN NAMES | Katy Y Y |
| FAMILY NAME | Tam |
| SIGNATURE | TAM K Y Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Department of Psychology The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong China |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-2197-8705 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Family Contact Mitigates the Impact of Parent-Child Political Incongruence
Political disagreements between emerging adults and their parents can erode family relationships. We analyzed data from two studies conducted during and after the 2019 social unrest in Hong Kong to examine whether more frequent contact buffers such negative impact. In Study 1 (293 emerging adults), repeated-measure data collected during the social unrest indicated a buffering effect of frequent mother-child contact against political incongruence.…
Meaning and Attention Intertwined
How does one attain meaning? Though pivotal to well-being, this question has been explored mainly within symbolic and philosophical domains, with little focus on its cognitive processes. We present a theoretical integration of meaning and attention, followed by five studies investigating their relationship in lab experiments and everyday life (total N = 1,654). Experimental findings indicate that meaning increased attention (Studies 1 and 3), and…
Boredom belief moderates the mental health impact of boredom among young people
OBJECTIVES: Young people's experience of boredom and its psychological health sequelae have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study examined the moderating role of boredom beliefs-the extent to which one affectively dislikes boredom (boredom dislike) and cognitively accepts it (boredom normalcy)-on the association between boredom experience and mental well-being. We also validated a new measure of boredom beliefs in two diffe…
Bystanders, protesters, journalists
Both bystanders and journalists can play important roles in mobilizing and supporting social movements. However, there are few empirical studies examining and contrasting their violent and nonviolent collective-action motivations or perspectives on social movement goals. This study presents a comparative analysis of motivations to engage or stand aside from social unrest comparing bystanders ( n = 9) and journalists ( n = 7) motivations against t…
The influence of perceived threat and political mistrust on politicized identity and normative and violent nonnormative collective action
The present research examined the interplay of social threat and political mistrust on collective action intentions in the context of Hong Kong social unrest. We investigated perceived social threat from a dominant outgroup and mistrust in the political system as two antecedents of politicized identity, and as indirect predictors of intentions to participate in normative and violent nonnormative collective action. Across two studies (Study 1: N =…
Political distrust, perceived threat, and intentions to engage in normative and violent collective action
In three studies, we examined the role of distrust and perceived threat in intentions to engage in normative and violent non‐normative collective action. A field‐based qualitative study of 35 pro‐democracy protestors during the 2019 Hong Kong Anti‐Extradition protests revealed that perceived threat to Hong Kong values alongside distrust of political institutions spurred collective action engagement and support for defensive violent collection act…
Whatever will bore, will bore
BACKGROUND: Academic boredom is ubiquitous, and it leads to a range of adverse learning outcomes. Given that students often make estimates of how boring lectures are, does anticipating a lecture to be boring shape their actual experience of boredom? AIMS: The current research investigated whether anticipated boredom intensifies subsequent boredom felt in lectures. SAMPLES: We recruited undergraduate students to participate in three studies. METHO…
What is boredom proneness? A comparison of three characterizations
OBJECTIVE: Boredom proneness is associated with various problematic behaviors and mental health issues. Despite its wide-ranging implication, boredom proneness as a trait-like construct suffers from conceptual ambiguity and measurement issues. We examined whether boredom proneness represents individual differences in (a) the frequency of getting bored, (b) the intensity of boredom, and/or (c) a holistic perception of life being boring (perceived …
Perceived warmth of offending group moderates the effect of intergroup apologies
The stereotype content model provides a framework for understanding contextual and relational factors that may explain why some intergroup apologies are ineffective. Using actual and fictional scenarios, we examined whether the apology–forgiveness relationship and the apology–remorse relationship were dependent on the victim-group members’ perceived warmth of the offending group. Studies 1 ( N = 101) and 2 ( N = 109) demonstrated that the perceiv…
Boredom begets boredom
BackgroundBoredom is a common complaint among students. Boredom was previously found to be negatively associated with academic outcomes, such as academic motivation, strategies, and achievement. It is of interest to understand students' in-class boredom, especially factors that might exacerbate it.AimsThe current study examines the influence of teacher's boredom on students' in-class boredom and learning experience. It aims to understand the rela…
Boredom begets boredom
BackgroundBoredom is a common complaint among students. Boredom was previously found to be negatively associated with academic outcomes, such as academic motivation, strategies, and achievement. It is of interest to understand students' in-class boredom, especially factors that might exacerbate it.AimsThe current study examines the influence of teacher's boredom on students' in-class boredom and learning experience. It aims to understand the rela…
Political distrust, perceived threat, and intentions to engage in normative and violent collective action
In three studies, we examined the role of distrust and perceived threat in intentions to engage in normative and violent non‐normative collective action. A field‐based qualitative study of 35 pro‐democracy protestors during the 2019 Hong Kong Anti‐Extradition protests revealed that perceived threat to Hong Kong values alongside distrust of political institutions spurred collective action engagement and support for defensive violent collection act…
The influence of perceived threat and political mistrust on politicized identity and normative and violent nonnormative collective action
The present research examined the interplay of social threat and political mistrust on collective action intentions in the context of Hong Kong social unrest. We investigated perceived social threat from a dominant outgroup and mistrust in the political system as two antecedents of politicized identity, and as indirect predictors of intentions to participate in normative and violent nonnormative collective action. Across two studies (Study 1: N =…
Boredom begets boredom
BackgroundBoredom is a common complaint among students. Boredom was previously found to be negatively associated with academic outcomes, such as academic motivation, strategies, and achievement. It is of interest to understand students' in-class boredom, especially factors that might exacerbate it.AimsThe current study examines the influence of teacher's boredom on students' in-class boredom and learning experience. It aims to understand the rela…
What is boredom proneness? A comparison of three characterizations
OBJECTIVE: Boredom proneness is associated with various problematic behaviors and mental health issues. Despite its wide-ranging implication, boredom proneness as a trait-like construct suffers from conceptual ambiguity and measurement issues. We examined whether boredom proneness represents individual differences in (a) the frequency of getting bored, (b) the intensity of boredom, and/or (c) a holistic perception of life being boring (perceived …
Perceived warmth of offending group moderates the effect of intergroup apologies
The stereotype content model provides a framework for understanding contextual and relational factors that may explain why some intergroup apologies are ineffective. Using actual and fictional scenarios, we examined whether the apology–forgiveness relationship and the apology–remorse relationship were dependent on the victim-group members’ perceived warmth of the offending group. Studies 1 ( N = 101) and 2 ( N = 109) demonstrated that the perceiv…
Boredom belief moderates the mental health impact of boredom among young people
OBJECTIVES: Young people's experience of boredom and its psychological health sequelae have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. The present study examined the moderating role of boredom beliefs-the extent to which one affectively dislikes boredom (boredom dislike) and cognitively accepts it (boredom normalcy)-on the association between boredom experience and mental well-being. We also validated a new measure of boredom beliefs in two diffe…
Bystanders, protesters, journalists
Both bystanders and journalists can play important roles in mobilizing and supporting social movements. However, there are few empirical studies examining and contrasting their violent and nonviolent collective-action motivations or perspectives on social movement goals. This study presents a comparative analysis of motivations to engage or stand aside from social unrest comparing bystanders ( n = 9) and journalists ( n = 7) motivations against t…
The influence of perceived threat and political mistrust on politicized identity and normative and violent nonnormative collective action
The present research examined the interplay of social threat and political mistrust on collective action intentions in the context of Hong Kong social unrest. We investigated perceived social threat from a dominant outgroup and mistrust in the political system as two antecedents of politicized identity, and as indirect predictors of intentions to participate in normative and violent nonnormative collective action. Across two studies (Study 1: N =…
Political distrust, perceived threat, and intentions to engage in normative and violent collective action
In three studies, we examined the role of distrust and perceived threat in intentions to engage in normative and violent non‐normative collective action. A field‐based qualitative study of 35 pro‐democracy protestors during the 2019 Hong Kong Anti‐Extradition protests revealed that perceived threat to Hong Kong values alongside distrust of political institutions spurred collective action engagement and support for defensive violent collection act…
Whatever will bore, will bore
BACKGROUND: Academic boredom is ubiquitous, and it leads to a range of adverse learning outcomes. Given that students often make estimates of how boring lectures are, does anticipating a lecture to be boring shape their actual experience of boredom? AIMS: The current research investigated whether anticipated boredom intensifies subsequent boredom felt in lectures. SAMPLES: We recruited undergraduate students to participate in three studies. METHO…
Meaning and Attention Intertwined
How does one attain meaning? Though pivotal to well-being, this question has been explored mainly within symbolic and philosophical domains, with little focus on its cognitive processes. We present a theoretical integration of meaning and attention, followed by five studies investigating their relationship in lab experiments and everyday life (total N = 1,654). Experimental findings indicate that meaning increased attention (Studies 1 and 3), and…
Family Contact Mitigates the Impact of Parent-Child Political Incongruence
Political disagreements between emerging adults and their parents can erode family relationships. We analyzed data from two studies conducted during and after the 2019 social unrest in Hong Kong to examine whether more frequent contact buffers such negative impact. In Study 1 (293 emerging adults), repeated-measure data collected during the social unrest indicated a buffering effect of frequent mother-child contact against political incongruence.…
Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Mind wandering and attention (5 works) · Boredom (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Collective action (3 works) · Flow Experience in Various Fields (3 works) · Media Influence and Health (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Social and Intergroup Psychology (3 works)