Prof. Dr. Chang Szu-Chia

Contact Info

Qualification
  • PhD, Major: Education Psychology (Developmental/ Social/Personality Psychology); University of Texas at Austin, Texas, USA
  • Bachelor of Arts, Major: Education Psychology; National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan,
Organization    Shih-Hsin University, China  
Email address / URL scchang@mail.shu.edu.tw
http://socpsy.wp.shu.edu.tw/english/scchang/
UTAR Contact PersonProf. Dr. Chong Chee Keong (UTAR profile) 

Employment

  • Professor-Dept. of Social Psychology, Shih Hsin University, Taipei, Taiwan 2009 - (2013 - Present)
  • Professor Chair-Dept. of Social Psychology, Shih-Hsin University, Taipei, Taiwan - (2009 - 2013)
  • Visiting Scholar-Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan - (2006)
  • Visiting Scholar-Dept. of Psychology, University of California at Los Angeles, CA, USA - (2004)
  • Associate Professor-Dept. of Social Psychology, Shih-Hsin University, Taipei, Taiwan - (1996 - 2009)
  • Postdoctoral Fellow-Dept. of Educational Psychology, University of Texas at Austin, TX, USA- (1995-1996)

Professional Organization

  • American Psychological Association
  • Asian Association of Social Psychology
  • International Association of Relationship Research
  • Taiwan Psychological Association

Teaching Interests

  • Developmental psychology
  • Social psychology
  • Personality psychology
  • Family psychology
  • Qualitative research method
  • Important topics in contemporary psychology
  • Seminar in social cognition
  • Seminar in marriage and the family

Publications

  • Chang, S. (1997). Marriage as environment: Toward a model of processes of adaptation in marriage. Shin-Hsin University Journal, 7, 219-250.
  • Chang, S. (1999). A system framework for marital adjustment research (in Chinese). Research in Applied Psychology, 2, 111-123.
  • Chang, S. (2001). A qualitative study of newlyweds marital adjustment processes (in Chinese). Indigenous Psychological Research in Chinese Societies, 16, 91-133.
  • Chang, S. (2001). Mate selection processes: Toward the identification of developmental pathways to marriage (in Chinese). Formosa Journal of Mental Health, 14(4), 1-29.
  • Chang, S.Chou, Y. (2004). Yuan and the development of premarital relationship (in Chinese). Indigenous Psychological Research in Chinese Societies, 21, 85-123.
  • Kao, S.Chang, S. (2004). The Multi-dimensional causal thinking of Chinese in their life world (in Chinese). Indigenous Psychological Research in Chinese Societies, 21, 233-267.
  • Kao, S.Chang, S. (2004). The meaning of analogical thinking in cultural psychology (in Chinese). Journal of Religion and folk, 31, 213-236.
  • Chang, S. (2006). Family and Marriage Research in Taiwan: A Review of Post 80 s Studies (in Chinese). Indigenous Psychological Research in Chinese Societies, 26, 3-34.
  • Chang, S.Chan, C. (2007) Chinese perception of changes in commitment during mate selection processes. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 24(1), 55-68. (SSCI Journal, IF= .989)
  • Chang, S., Jou, Y.,Huang, T. (2008) Newlyweds Marital Adjustment: Scale Development and Model Testing (in Chinese). Chinese Journal of Psychology, 50(4), 425-446.
  • Chang, S.Lee, Y. (2009) Critical Events Associated with Relationship Development during Mate Selection Processes (in Chinese). Chinese Journal of Guidance and Counseling, 25, 179-212.
  • Chang, S. (2009) Premarital Relationship and Marital Adjustment: A Longitudinal Study (in Chinese). Chinese Journal of Psychology, 51(3), 47-65.
  • Chang, S.Kao, S. (2011) Control Beliefs in Chinese Marriage (in Chinese).
    Formosa Journal of Mental Health, 24(4), 583-610.
  • Chang, S.Yang, S. (2018). Conflict between Qing and Li: Free love and patriarchal marriage in a dream of red chambers (in Chinese). Academic Research in East Asia, 4, 71-95.
  • Chang, S., Hsu, S. Li, W. (2018) Good new man and good new women? Role obligations in Contemporary Chinese marital relationships (in Chinese). Indigenous Psychological Research in Chinese Societies, 50, 209-261.
  • Chang, S., Chang, J. H., Low, M., Chen, T.Kuo, S. (2020). Self-regulation of the newlyweds in Taiwan: Goals and strategies. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 37(8-9), 2674-2690. (SSCI Journal, IF= 2.359)
Book Chapters
  • Chang, S. (1995). Marriage as environment: Toward a model of processes of adaptation in marriage. Doctoral Dissertation, University of Texas at Austin.
  • Chang, Y. L., Liu, Y. L., Hwang, Y. J., & Chang, S. (1998). A comparison between only children and non-only children in peer acceptance. In A. Richardson (Ed.), Childhood and youth: A universal Odyssey (pp. 119-130). The Kanata Learning Company, Ltd., Canada.
  • Chang, S., Kuo, S., Chiang, Y. & Hiew, C. (2011). Self and marital adjustment of newlyweds: A test of the four-component theory of Chinese self. In P. Singh, P. Bain, C. H. Leong, G. Mishra. & Y. Ohtsubo (Eds.), Individual, group, and cultural processes in changing societies: Progress in Asian social psychology series (Vol. 8, pp.231-246). New Delhi: MacMillan
  • Chang, S. & Yang, S. (2012). Shuffling between culture and self: Ching and yuan in The Peony Pavilion (in Chinese). In C. Chao, T. Chiu, & S. Lao (Ed.), Tan Ching Shuo Yi (pp. 65-89). Shih Hsin University Publishing. Taiwan.
  • Eckensberger, L. H. & Chang, S. (in press). Education for becoming a good citizen in the West and in Asia-An action theory approach. In Asia educational miracle: Psychological, social and cultural perspectives, to be published by Springer.