Fen‐fang Tsai
Biographic Data
| ID | 650400 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Fen‐fang Tsai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Fen‐fang |
| FAMILY NAME | Tsai |
| SIGNATURE | TSAI F F |
| AFFILIATIONS | National University of Singapore |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Are you happy for me: Responses to sharing good news in North America and East Asia
Previous research has shown that enthusiastic responses to personal good news are associated with positive relationship qualities, whereas more muted or ambivalent responses tend to have negative effects on relationships. This process, called capitalization, has been studied almost exclusively in Western cultures. The present research examined capitalization in three East Asian cultural groups (Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan), as well as i…
Becoming more or less mature? The decline of self‐control in middle childhood
OBJECTIVE: This study examined the developmental change in self-control and its association with daily stressful events during middle childhood, as well as the factors that contribute to individual differences in the trajectory of self-control. METHOD: A community sample of 302 Singaporean children (42% female, 69% Chinese) and their parents were recruited when the children were age 7. Follow-up assessments were made when the children were ages 8…
Developmental Trajectories of Maladaptive Perfectionism in Middle Childhood
The developmental trajectories of maladaptive perfectionism, along with their consequences and origins, were examined in middle childhood. A sample of Singaporean children and their parents ( N = 302) were recruited for a longitudinal study when the children were 7 years old. Subsequent follow‐up assessments were made at ages 8, 9, and 11. A multimethod approach was adopted where parent reports, child reports, and observational data on a dyadic i…
Interactive Effects of Parental Personality and Child Temperament with Parenting and Family Cohesion
Objective. This study examined the main and interactive effects of parental personality and (mother reported) child temperament on reported parenting behavior and family cohesion in Singaporean families. Design. A community sample of families (n = 268) was involved in this one-year longitudinal study. Both parents described themselves on the Big Five personality traits, their parenting behavior, and perceptions of family cohesion. Mothers rated t…
Are you happy for me? How sharing positive events with others provides personal and interpersonal benefits
Sharing good news with others is one way that people can savor those experiences while building personal and interpersonal resources. Although prior research has established the benefits of this process, called capitalization, there has been little research and no experiments to examine the underlying mechanisms. In this article, we report results from 4 experiments and 1 daily diary study conducted to examine 2 mechanisms relevant to capitalizat…
Perceptions by and of lonely people in social networks
Although past research has associated loneliness with negative perceptions of others, P. Christensen and D. A. Kashy (1998), using the social relations model (SRM), found that among new acquaintances, loneliness was associated with more positive other‐perceptions. SRM was used to examine loneliness and interpersonal perception within existing social networks. Seventy‐three university students in the United States rated themselves and others on 19…
Costs of Self‐Handicapping
Four studies examined the relation of trait self‐handicapping with health‐related measures. Study 1 showed that, over time, self‐handicapping and maladjustment reinforce each other. Study 2 showed that self‐handicappers reported a loss in competence satisfaction which, in turn, mediated the relation of self‐handicapping with negative mood. Study 3 found that, over time, self‐handicappers report an increase in substance use. Study 4 showed that se…
Finding the Person in Personal Relationships
The search for dispositional factors that influence the course and conduct of close relationships has long and popular roots. No cogent theory of interpersonal processes would deny that dispositional factors matter, and, furthermore, both scholarly and lay analyses often emphasize them. Although existing research has made progress in understanding how dispositions affect behavior in ongoing relationships, when all is said and done, this progress …
Are you happy for me? How sharing positive events with others provides personal and interpersonal benefits
Sharing good news with others is one way that people can savor those experiences while building personal and interpersonal resources. Although prior research has established the benefits of this process, called capitalization, there has been little research and no experiments to examine the underlying mechanisms. In this article, we report results from 4 experiments and 1 daily diary study conducted to examine 2 mechanisms relevant to capitalizat…
Are you happy for me: Responses to sharing good news in North America and East Asia
Previous research has shown that enthusiastic responses to personal good news are associated with positive relationship qualities, whereas more muted or ambivalent responses tend to have negative effects on relationships. This process, called capitalization, has been studied almost exclusively in Western cultures. The present research examined capitalization in three East Asian cultural groups (Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan), as well as i…
Interactive Effects of Parental Personality and Child Temperament with Parenting and Family Cohesion
Objective. This study examined the main and interactive effects of parental personality and (mother reported) child temperament on reported parenting behavior and family cohesion in Singaporean families. Design. A community sample of families (n = 268) was involved in this one-year longitudinal study. Both parents described themselves on the Big Five personality traits, their parenting behavior, and perceptions of family cohesion. Mothers rated t…
Finding the Person in Personal Relationships
The search for dispositional factors that influence the course and conduct of close relationships has long and popular roots. No cogent theory of interpersonal processes would deny that dispositional factors matter, and, furthermore, both scholarly and lay analyses often emphasize them. Although existing research has made progress in understanding how dispositions affect behavior in ongoing relationships, when all is said and done, this progress …
Costs of Self‐Handicapping
Four studies examined the relation of trait self‐handicapping with health‐related measures. Study 1 showed that, over time, self‐handicapping and maladjustment reinforce each other. Study 2 showed that self‐handicappers reported a loss in competence satisfaction which, in turn, mediated the relation of self‐handicapping with negative mood. Study 3 found that, over time, self‐handicappers report an increase in substance use. Study 4 showed that se…
Perceptions by and of lonely people in social networks
Although past research has associated loneliness with negative perceptions of others, P. Christensen and D. A. Kashy (1998), using the social relations model (SRM), found that among new acquaintances, loneliness was associated with more positive other‐perceptions. SRM was used to examine loneliness and interpersonal perception within existing social networks. Seventy‐three university students in the United States rated themselves and others on 19…
Are you happy for me? How sharing positive events with others provides personal and interpersonal benefits
Sharing good news with others is one way that people can savor those experiences while building personal and interpersonal resources. Although prior research has established the benefits of this process, called capitalization, there has been little research and no experiments to examine the underlying mechanisms. In this article, we report results from 4 experiments and 1 daily diary study conducted to examine 2 mechanisms relevant to capitalizat…
Interactive Effects of Parental Personality and Child Temperament with Parenting and Family Cohesion
Objective. This study examined the main and interactive effects of parental personality and (mother reported) child temperament on reported parenting behavior and family cohesion in Singaporean families. Design. A community sample of families (n = 268) was involved in this one-year longitudinal study. Both parents described themselves on the Big Five personality traits, their parenting behavior, and perceptions of family cohesion. Mothers rated t…
Developmental Trajectories of Maladaptive Perfectionism in Middle Childhood
The developmental trajectories of maladaptive perfectionism, along with their consequences and origins, were examined in middle childhood. A sample of Singaporean children and their parents ( N = 302) were recruited for a longitudinal study when the children were 7 years old. Subsequent follow‐up assessments were made at ages 8, 9, and 11. A multimethod approach was adopted where parent reports, child reports, and observational data on a dyadic i…
Becoming more or less mature? The decline of self‐control in middle childhood
OBJECTIVE: This study examined the developmental change in self-control and its association with daily stressful events during middle childhood, as well as the factors that contribute to individual differences in the trajectory of self-control. METHOD: A community sample of 302 Singaporean children (42% female, 69% Chinese) and their parents were recruited when the children were age 7. Follow-up assessments were made when the children were ages 8…
Are you happy for me: Responses to sharing good news in North America and East Asia
Previous research has shown that enthusiastic responses to personal good news are associated with positive relationship qualities, whereas more muted or ambivalent responses tend to have negative effects on relationships. This process, called capitalization, has been studied almost exclusively in Western cultures. The present research examined capitalization in three East Asian cultural groups (Mainland China, Hong Kong, and Taiwan), as well as i…
Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Attachment and Relationship Dynamics (5 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Personality (4 works) · Interpersonal communication (3 works) · Interpersonal relationship (3 works) · Temperament (3 works) · Behavioral Health and Interventions (2 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (2 works)