Enyi Jen
Biographic Data
| ID | 7836491 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Enyi Jen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Enyi |
| FAMILY NAME | Jen |
| SIGNATURE | JEN E |
| AFFILIATIONS | Radboud University Nijmegen |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5442-4322 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
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 …
Who will turn to chatbots for self-disclosure? Exploring conversation with chatbots, self-compassion, and existential meaninglessness in American and Hong Kong adolescents
Who will turn to chatbots for emotional disclosure? This research contributes to ongoing scientific efforts to understand chatbot usage behaviors among adolescents. Specifically, we examined the relationships between self-disclosure to chatbots and levels of self-compassion and existential meaninglessness, as well as whether gender and culture moderate these preferences. A cross-cultural survey study was conducted to pursue this goal. A total sam…
Underachievement Risks and Profiles of Psychological Variables Among High-Ability Adolescents from Hong Kong, The Netherlands, Taiwan, and The United Kingdom
Background: High-ability students, despite their potential, may underachieve academically. The existing literature suggests the presence of subtypes, such as perfectionistic or creative high-ability students, who underachieve for different reasons. However, empirical work identifying these profiles and linking them to underachievement remains limited. Methods: We analyzed self-reported data by 930 high-ability adolescents across Hong Kong, the Ne…
Addressing adolescent social and emotional concerns
This study investigated relationships between social and emotional concerns, loneliness, and school burnout, as these factors are associated with adaptive functioning during adolescence residence in Asia (i.e., China, Hong Kong) and the UK. Analysis of data from 2849 participants illuminated compelling insights. The participants reported a high level of loneliness, notably among girls in the UK. The research generated 11 preferred conversation to…
Exploring the gender gap in mathematics and science from the score distribution of Pisa
This paper addresses how there are still issues with students’ performance due to the gender gap in the STEM area. The researchers first analyzed 2012 and 2018 PISA data in Taiwan. They found that the gender difference is polarized. There are more boys than girls at the high score level, this phenomenon is global. Then the researchers used this analysis as a protocol and conducted focus group interviews with 28 gifted education teachers to explor…
The “d” in the Peterson Proactive Developmental Attention (PPDA) model
The Peterson Proactive Developmental Attention model (PPDA) offers a framework for understanding and addressing social and emotional concerns of high-ability students. This manuscript focuses on the developmental component, with emphasis on academic underachievement, with explanations and guidance for applying the developmental aspect of the PPDA model in school programs for bright students, in counseling, and at home. This article explores how a…
Design an international blended professional development model for gifted education
The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate an international professional development program with a blended learning design in gifted education (i.e., The RITHA program), which is applied globally. By using Design-Based Research, the prototype of this program was examined before it was launched. That process is reported in this study. The main research focus of this study is the blended learning design. Based on the evaluation surveys o…
Supporting professional development for educators during the pandemic
This article discusses issues that emerged from conducting professional development activities for educators during the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2020, as post-academic educational trainers, the authors worked closely with more than 200 professional educators who participated in an international diploma program to develop their professional skills and gain positive and insightful experience. Here, they share three lessons they learned while working w…
Choices gifted women made in education, personal life, and career
From a developmental perspective, gifted girls could benefit from the life experience shared by gifted women about what influenced them to make life choices. This study focuses on Dutch gifted women to explore what were facilitating or hindering factors in making those decisions in education, personal life, and career. Interviews with 10 participants, from ages 18 to 62, provided in-depth descriptions of participants’ personal experiences. They c…
Elementary students’ perceptions of their classroom activities in China
This study is to investigate whether My Class Activities (MCA; Gentry & Gable, 2001a), an instrument developed to measure students’ perceptions of their classroom activities, yields valid data when used with elementary students in China after translation into Chinese. The four factors measured by the instrument (Interest, Challenge, Choice, and Enjoyment) are related closely to students’ motivation and optimal learning as described in Chinese lit…
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Elementary students’ perceptions of their classroom activities in China
This study is to investigate whether My Class Activities (MCA; Gentry & Gable, 2001a), an instrument developed to measure students’ perceptions of their classroom activities, yields valid data when used with elementary students in China after translation into Chinese. The four factors measured by the instrument (Interest, Challenge, Choice, and Enjoyment) are related closely to students’ motivation and optimal learning as described in Chinese lit…
Design an international blended professional development model for gifted education
The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate an international professional development program with a blended learning design in gifted education (i.e., The RITHA program), which is applied globally. By using Design-Based Research, the prototype of this program was examined before it was launched. That process is reported in this study. The main research focus of this study is the blended learning design. Based on the evaluation surveys o…
Supporting professional development for educators during the pandemic
This article discusses issues that emerged from conducting professional development activities for educators during the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2020, as post-academic educational trainers, the authors worked closely with more than 200 professional educators who participated in an international diploma program to develop their professional skills and gain positive and insightful experience. Here, they share three lessons they learned while working w…
Choices gifted women made in education, personal life, and career
From a developmental perspective, gifted girls could benefit from the life experience shared by gifted women about what influenced them to make life choices. This study focuses on Dutch gifted women to explore what were facilitating or hindering factors in making those decisions in education, personal life, and career. Interviews with 10 participants, from ages 18 to 62, provided in-depth descriptions of participants’ personal experiences. They c…
Exploring the gender gap in mathematics and science from the score distribution of Pisa
This paper addresses how there are still issues with students’ performance due to the gender gap in the STEM area. The researchers first analyzed 2012 and 2018 PISA data in Taiwan. They found that the gender difference is polarized. There are more boys than girls at the high score level, this phenomenon is global. Then the researchers used this analysis as a protocol and conducted focus group interviews with 28 gifted education teachers to explor…
The “d” in the Peterson Proactive Developmental Attention (PPDA) model
The Peterson Proactive Developmental Attention model (PPDA) offers a framework for understanding and addressing social and emotional concerns of high-ability students. This manuscript focuses on the developmental component, with emphasis on academic underachievement, with explanations and guidance for applying the developmental aspect of the PPDA model in school programs for bright students, in counseling, and at home. This article explores how a…
Addressing adolescent social and emotional concerns
This study investigated relationships between social and emotional concerns, loneliness, and school burnout, as these factors are associated with adaptive functioning during adolescence residence in Asia (i.e., China, Hong Kong) and the UK. Analysis of data from 2849 participants illuminated compelling insights. The participants reported a high level of loneliness, notably among girls in the UK. The research generated 11 preferred conversation to…
Underachievement Risks and Profiles of Psychological Variables Among High-Ability Adolescents from Hong Kong, The Netherlands, Taiwan, and The United Kingdom
Background: High-ability students, despite their potential, may underachieve academically. The existing literature suggests the presence of subtypes, such as perfectionistic or creative high-ability students, who underachieve for different reasons. However, empirical work identifying these profiles and linking them to underachievement remains limited. Methods: We analyzed self-reported data by 930 high-ability adolescents across Hong Kong, the Ne…
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 …
Who will turn to chatbots for self-disclosure? Exploring conversation with chatbots, self-compassion, and existential meaninglessness in American and Hong Kong adolescents
Who will turn to chatbots for emotional disclosure? This research contributes to ongoing scientific efforts to understand chatbot usage behaviors among adolescents. Specifically, we examined the relationships between self-disclosure to chatbots and levels of self-compassion and existential meaninglessness, as well as whether gender and culture moderate these preferences. A cross-cultural survey study was conducted to pursue this goal. A total sam…
Psychology (8 works) · Education, Achievement, and Giftedness (5 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Developmental psychology (3 works) · Mathematics education (3 works) · Medical education (3 works) · Pedagogy (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Youth Development and Social Support (3 works)