Kathy Kar‐man Shum
Biographic Data
| ID | 2748341 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kathy Kar‐man Shum |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kathy Kar‐man |
| FAMILY NAME | Shum |
| SIGNATURE | SHUM K K M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Hong Kong |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4340-3160 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 14 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Are ADHD trajectories shaped by the social environment? A longitudinal study of maternal influences on the preschool origins of delay aversion
BACKGROUND: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is commonly attributed to neuro-cognitive deficits of genetic and/or prenatal/perinatal environmental origins. Sonuga-Barke proposed an alternative formulation, suggesting that ADHD behaviors are functional expressions of delay aversion-a strong motivational disposition to avoid or escape negative affective states evoked by delay. It is hypothesized that the strength of this disposition,…
Emotional and social impairments in primary school students with different attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder presentations: A latent profile analysis
Cultural factors including high academic pressure, collectivist values, and distinct family dynamics among Chinese/Asian cultures may influence the expression and perception of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms. It is thus crucial to explore potential cultural variations in ADHD symptom presentations and intervention needs beyond a Western cultural context. Latent profile analysis, a statistical method that identifies unobs…
Adaptive Functioning in School: A Multidimensional Questionnaire for Assessing Functional Challenges Beyond Symptoms in Students with ADHD
Adaptive functioning in school settings remains understudied in ADHD research, despite its critical role in supporting students in navigating social, organizational, and emotional demands in daily school life. Existing tools often prioritize symptom severity or isolated domains (e.g., executive function, academics, and behaviors), lacking a multidimensional, school-contextualized assessment. This study introduces the Adaptive Functioning in Schoo…
A Preliminary Evaluation of the Cultural Appropriateness of the Tuning in to Kids Parenting Program in Germany, Turkey, Iran and China
Background : Parenting interventions based on emotion socialization (ES) theory offer an important theoretically driven approach to improve children's emotional competence and behavioral functioning. Whether such approaches are effective in different cultural contexts, and whether the methods of delivery used are appropriate and acceptable, is an important empirical question. This paper reports on the preliminary evaluation of an ES parenting int…
Early cognitive intervention using mediated learning for preschoolers with developmental delay: A randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: The use of mediated learning in cognitive training has been shown to be effective in enhancing students' cognitive development. Nonetheless, its effects on language development are less explored. AIMS: This study examined the effects of an early cognitive intervention (Think Bright program) in enhancing the cognitive and language development of Hong Kong preschoolers with developmental delay. METHOD: Sixty-eight children (48 boys and …
Learning Challenging L2 Sounds Via Computer Training: High-Variability Perceptual Training for Children and Adults
Do learners of a second language (L2) need frequent contact with native speakers of that language in order to master its phonology? What if they hear audio recordings of native speakers and receive immediate corrective feedback about their perception? We used a randomized controlled experiment with 135 Chinese speakers (with English as their L2) to examine whether a high-variability perceptual training (HVPT) paradigm might enhance the perception…
Emotion Coaching Intervention for Chinese Mothers of Preschoolers: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Relations between caregivers’ emotion regulation strategies, parenting styles, and preschoolers’ emotional competence in Chinese parenting and grandparenting
Tuning in to kids: A randomized controlled trial of an emotion coaching parenting program for Chinese parents in Hong Kong
Tuning in to Kids (TIK) is a parenting program that focuses on emotion coaching and is evidenced to be effective in Western populations. This study used a randomized controlled trial to examine the intervention effects of TIK on Chinese parents of low to middle socioeconomic status in Hong Kong. One hundred four parents (99 mothers and five fathers; M age in years = 37.92) of preschoolers aged 3-6 years were randomly assigned to the experimental …
Acceptance of outgroup members in schools: Developmental trends and roles of perceived norm of prejudice and teacher support
BackgroundSchools around the world are increasingly diverse in ethnicity. Given the importance of peer acceptance in children's well-being and development, it is a pressing concern for educators to promote intergroup acceptance in schools.AimsFirst, to examine the developmental trends of acceptance of outgroup members in both the ethnic minority and majority students. Second, to investigate how outgroup acceptance is subject to the interplay betw…
Being the minority hurts or helps? A moderated mediation model of group membership, cross-cultural acceptance, and school adjustment
This study examined the relations between majority/minority group membership and cross-cultural acceptance, and their linkage to school adjustment. A total of 2,016 students (ethnic minority [EM]: 51%; boys: 50%) at Grades 2, 5, 8, and 11 from 15 schools in Hong Kong participated in the study. These schools were either of low (below 30%) or high EM concentrations (over 70%). EM students at low-EM-concentration schools and Chinese students at high…
Auditory perception and word recognition in Cantonese-Chinese speaking children with and without Specific Language Impairment
Auditory processing and spoken word recognition difficulties have been observed in Specific Language Impairment (SLI), raising the possibility that auditory perceptual deficits disrupt word recognition and, in turn, phonological processing and oral language. In this study, fifty-seven kindergarten children with SLI and fifty-three language-typical age-matched controls were assessed with a speech-gating task to measure spoken word recognition, psy…
First‐Language Longitudinal Predictors of Second‐Language Literacy in Young L2 Learners
Can young students’ early reading abilities in their first language (L1) predict later literacy development in a second language (L2)? The cross‐language relationships between Chinese (L1) and English (L2) among 87 Hong Kong students were explored in a longitudinal study. Chinese word‐reading fluency, Chinese rapid digit naming, and Chinese rhyme awareness at age 7 (grade 1), with age and IQ taken into account, were significant concurrent and lon…
Relations between caregivers’ emotion regulation strategies, parenting styles, and preschoolers’ emotional competence in Chinese parenting and grandparenting
First‐Language Longitudinal Predictors of Second‐Language Literacy in Young L2 Learners
Can young students’ early reading abilities in their first language (L1) predict later literacy development in a second language (L2)? The cross‐language relationships between Chinese (L1) and English (L2) among 87 Hong Kong students were explored in a longitudinal study. Chinese word‐reading fluency, Chinese rapid digit naming, and Chinese rhyme awareness at age 7 (grade 1), with age and IQ taken into account, were significant concurrent and lon…
Tuning in to kids: A randomized controlled trial of an emotion coaching parenting program for Chinese parents in Hong Kong
Tuning in to Kids (TIK) is a parenting program that focuses on emotion coaching and is evidenced to be effective in Western populations. This study used a randomized controlled trial to examine the intervention effects of TIK on Chinese parents of low to middle socioeconomic status in Hong Kong. One hundred four parents (99 mothers and five fathers; M age in years = 37.92) of preschoolers aged 3-6 years were randomly assigned to the experimental …
Acceptance of outgroup members in schools: Developmental trends and roles of perceived norm of prejudice and teacher support
BackgroundSchools around the world are increasingly diverse in ethnicity. Given the importance of peer acceptance in children's well-being and development, it is a pressing concern for educators to promote intergroup acceptance in schools.AimsFirst, to examine the developmental trends of acceptance of outgroup members in both the ethnic minority and majority students. Second, to investigate how outgroup acceptance is subject to the interplay betw…
Being the minority hurts or helps? A moderated mediation model of group membership, cross-cultural acceptance, and school adjustment
This study examined the relations between majority/minority group membership and cross-cultural acceptance, and their linkage to school adjustment. A total of 2,016 students (ethnic minority [EM]: 51%; boys: 50%) at Grades 2, 5, 8, and 11 from 15 schools in Hong Kong participated in the study. These schools were either of low (below 30%) or high EM concentrations (over 70%). EM students at low-EM-concentration schools and Chinese students at high…
First‐Language Longitudinal Predictors of Second‐Language Literacy in Young L2 Learners
Can young students’ early reading abilities in their first language (L1) predict later literacy development in a second language (L2)? The cross‐language relationships between Chinese (L1) and English (L2) among 87 Hong Kong students were explored in a longitudinal study. Chinese word‐reading fluency, Chinese rapid digit naming, and Chinese rhyme awareness at age 7 (grade 1), with age and IQ taken into account, were significant concurrent and lon…
Auditory perception and word recognition in Cantonese-Chinese speaking children with and without Specific Language Impairment
Auditory processing and spoken word recognition difficulties have been observed in Specific Language Impairment (SLI), raising the possibility that auditory perceptual deficits disrupt word recognition and, in turn, phonological processing and oral language. In this study, fifty-seven kindergarten children with SLI and fifty-three language-typical age-matched controls were assessed with a speech-gating task to measure spoken word recognition, psy…
Being the minority hurts or helps? A moderated mediation model of group membership, cross-cultural acceptance, and school adjustment
This study examined the relations between majority/minority group membership and cross-cultural acceptance, and their linkage to school adjustment. A total of 2,016 students (ethnic minority [EM]: 51%; boys: 50%) at Grades 2, 5, 8, and 11 from 15 schools in Hong Kong participated in the study. These schools were either of low (below 30%) or high EM concentrations (over 70%). EM students at low-EM-concentration schools and Chinese students at high…
Learning Challenging L2 Sounds Via Computer Training: High-Variability Perceptual Training for Children and Adults
Do learners of a second language (L2) need frequent contact with native speakers of that language in order to master its phonology? What if they hear audio recordings of native speakers and receive immediate corrective feedback about their perception? We used a randomized controlled experiment with 135 Chinese speakers (with English as their L2) to examine whether a high-variability perceptual training (HVPT) paradigm might enhance the perception…
Emotion Coaching Intervention for Chinese Mothers of Preschoolers: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Relations between caregivers’ emotion regulation strategies, parenting styles, and preschoolers’ emotional competence in Chinese parenting and grandparenting
Tuning in to kids: A randomized controlled trial of an emotion coaching parenting program for Chinese parents in Hong Kong
Tuning in to Kids (TIK) is a parenting program that focuses on emotion coaching and is evidenced to be effective in Western populations. This study used a randomized controlled trial to examine the intervention effects of TIK on Chinese parents of low to middle socioeconomic status in Hong Kong. One hundred four parents (99 mothers and five fathers; M age in years = 37.92) of preschoolers aged 3-6 years were randomly assigned to the experimental …
Acceptance of outgroup members in schools: Developmental trends and roles of perceived norm of prejudice and teacher support
BackgroundSchools around the world are increasingly diverse in ethnicity. Given the importance of peer acceptance in children's well-being and development, it is a pressing concern for educators to promote intergroup acceptance in schools.AimsFirst, to examine the developmental trends of acceptance of outgroup members in both the ethnic minority and majority students. Second, to investigate how outgroup acceptance is subject to the interplay betw…
A Preliminary Evaluation of the Cultural Appropriateness of the Tuning in to Kids Parenting Program in Germany, Turkey, Iran and China
Background : Parenting interventions based on emotion socialization (ES) theory offer an important theoretically driven approach to improve children's emotional competence and behavioral functioning. Whether such approaches are effective in different cultural contexts, and whether the methods of delivery used are appropriate and acceptable, is an important empirical question. This paper reports on the preliminary evaluation of an ES parenting int…
Early cognitive intervention using mediated learning for preschoolers with developmental delay: A randomized controlled trial
BACKGROUND: The use of mediated learning in cognitive training has been shown to be effective in enhancing students' cognitive development. Nonetheless, its effects on language development are less explored. AIMS: This study examined the effects of an early cognitive intervention (Think Bright program) in enhancing the cognitive and language development of Hong Kong preschoolers with developmental delay. METHOD: Sixty-eight children (48 boys and …
Are ADHD trajectories shaped by the social environment? A longitudinal study of maternal influences on the preschool origins of delay aversion
BACKGROUND: Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is commonly attributed to neuro-cognitive deficits of genetic and/or prenatal/perinatal environmental origins. Sonuga-Barke proposed an alternative formulation, suggesting that ADHD behaviors are functional expressions of delay aversion-a strong motivational disposition to avoid or escape negative affective states evoked by delay. It is hypothesized that the strength of this disposition,…
Emotional and social impairments in primary school students with different attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder presentations: A latent profile analysis
Cultural factors including high academic pressure, collectivist values, and distinct family dynamics among Chinese/Asian cultures may influence the expression and perception of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms. It is thus crucial to explore potential cultural variations in ADHD symptom presentations and intervention needs beyond a Western cultural context. Latent profile analysis, a statistical method that identifies unobs…
Adaptive Functioning in School: A Multidimensional Questionnaire for Assessing Functional Challenges Beyond Symptoms in Students with ADHD
Adaptive functioning in school settings remains understudied in ADHD research, despite its critical role in supporting students in navigating social, organizational, and emotional demands in daily school life. Existing tools often prioritize symptom severity or isolated domains (e.g., executive function, academics, and behaviors), lacking a multidimensional, school-contextualized assessment. This study introduces the Adaptive Functioning in Schoo…
Psychology (12 works) · Developmental psychology (10 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (6 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (4 works) · Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (3 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Cognition (3 works) · Language Development and Disorders (3 works)