Multi-disciplinary Research Centre of The School of Continuing Education 體 育 學 系 Department of Physical Education : 5-8 December 2017 : Hong Kong Baptist University Shek Mun Campus SPEAKERS : Prof. Ralf Schwarzer Prof. Sonia Lippke Ralf Schwarzer is Professor at the Freie University of Berlin, Germany, and at the SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities in Wroclaw, Poland. His research focus lies on stress, coping, social support, self-efficacy, well-being, positive psychology, and health behaviours. He has published more than 500 papers, and has co-founded three journals: (a) Anxiety, Stress, and Coping: An International Journal, (b) Zeitschrift für Gesundheitspsychologie, and (c) Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being (currently Editor-in-Chief). He is Past-President of the Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR), Past-President of the European Health Psychology Society (EHPS), and Past-President of the Health Psychology Division of the International Association for Applied Psychology (IAAP). In 2007, he received the German Psychology Award. He was one of the organisers of the International Congress of Psychology (ICP) in Berlin 2008. In 2010, he received the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP). He has spent sabbatical years in Hong Kong, the USA, and Canada. From 2014-2017 he has been a part-time professor at the Institute for Positive Psychology and Education, Australian Catholic University, Sydney, Australia. Sonia Lippke is a Professor in health psychology & behavioral medicine at Jacobs University Bremen, Germany. Her research focuses on theory- and evidence-based health behavior promotion such as physical activity, healthy diet, and smoking cessation. She has published more than 200 academic articles which cover diverse samples and settings (e.g. worksites, rehabilitation centers, clinics) applying various techniques including internet based intervention and randomized controlled trials. She is invited as member of the editorial board of two journals, including Applied Psychology: Health and Wellbeing (Associate Editor), and Research in Sports Medicine: An International Journal (Editorial Board). In the year of 2014, she was elected as the president of the Health Psychology Division of the International Association for Applied Psychology (IAAP). Enquiries : Please contact Miss Tracy Ma Tel: 3411 3103 Email: tracyma@hkbu.edu.hk SE Pre-registration is required. Please feel free to come. 150 seats available. Supported by the grant from Research Grants Council (RGC) of HKSAR Government (UGC/IDS23/15) ES
: 5 December 2017 (Tuesday) : 4:30 pm - 6:40 pm Speaker : Prof. Sonia Lippke Title : Work-Life Balance revisited: What is the current state-of-the-science, theoretical approaches and interrelation with Health and Physical Activity Promotion Research? Work life balance is a very popular topic because individuals, groups and organizations want it but many have troubles achieving it. Research approached it from different perspectives such as stress, management, career development, work, employment, recruitment, business, rehabilitation, human resources/ capital, (mobile) communication, (occupational) health psychology/promotion, business and economic, vocational behavior, community, society, retirement, diversity, family, parenting, women s health, lifestyle behaviors, goals or roles, spill-over and sport psychology. Consensus exists, that the term work-life balance is problematic and should rather be replaced by work-nonwork balance. In a recent paper published in the Journal of Applied Psychology work-nonwork balance was defined as Employees evaluation of the favorability of their combination of work and nonwork roles, arising from the degree to which their affective experiences and their perceived involvement and effectiveness in work and nonwork roles are commensurate with the value they attach to these roles. (Casper et al., 2017). This presentation will give an overview on the current state-of-the-science as well as traditional and new theoretical approaches by outlining the compensatory carry-over action model (CCAM, Lippke, 2014). We will discuss interrelations with health and physical activity promotion such as detachment from work via physical activity, integrating physical activity into the workplace in terms of behavioral or environmental interventions. Implications for research and practice will also integrate intercultural and aging aspects. Title : Health behavior change: Constructs, mechanisms, and interventions Health-compromising behaviors such as physical inactivity and poor dietary habits are difficult to change. Most social-cognitive theories assume that an individual s intention to change is the best direct predictor of actual change. But people often do not behave in accordance with their intentions. This discrepancy between intention and behavior is due to several reasons. For example, unforeseen barriers could emerge, or people might give in to temptations. Therefore, intention needs to be supplemented by other, more proximal factors that might compromise or facilitate the translation of intentions into action. Some of these postintentional factors have been identified, such as perceived self-efficacy, action control, and strategic planning. They help to bridge the intention-behavior gap. The Health Action Process Approach (HAPA) suggests a distinction between (a) preintentional motivation processes that lead to a behavioral intention, and (b) postintentional volition processes that lead to the actual health behavior. In this presentation, the theory is explained, and studies are reported that examine the role of volitional mediators in the initiation and adherence to health behaviors. Findings from intervention studies on dental hygiene, physical activity, dietary habits, sunscreen use, vaccination, dust mask wearing, and hand hygiene are presented. Studies were conducted in Iran, Germany, Thailand, Costa Rica, Poland, China, and India. The focus is on constructs and mechanisms of change such as sequential mediation and moderated mediation. The general aim is to examine the theoretical backdrop of health behavior change. More details about theory and projects http://my.psyc.de
: 6 December 2017 (Wednesday) : 4:30 pm - 7:00 pm : Rm 901, Hong Kong Baptist University Shek Mun Campus Title : Precision behavior change: Issues in digital health intervention designs : Advances in human-computer interaction, as well as ehealth or mhealth applications, open a promising agenda for precision behavior change. Interventions using technology need to be informed by other than the usual theories. The focus shifts to constructs such as user engagement, real-time feedback, tailoring, context sensing, prompting, process motivators, incentives, and gamification. Characteristics of standard online treatments and just-in-time adaptive interventions (JITAI) will be discussed. Studies will be reported that examine the role of theoretical constructs, mechanisms, and digital interventions in the initiation and adherence to health behaviours such as physical activity. The Health Technology Adoption and Maintenance (HTAM) model serves as one possible backdrop of interventions, making distinctions between (a) preintentional motivation processes that lead to a behavioral intentions, and (b) postintentional volition processes that lead to more physical activity. To advance understanding of physical activity and sedentary behaviour determinants, it is necessary to examine the requirements and effects of web-based precision behavior change, with a focus on innovative theory and methodology. Speaker : Prof. Sonia Lippke Title : Actively studying with heart, head and culture Studying can promote physical activity and with that set the stage for sustainable health, workability and happiness in a globalized word Promoting health in students can help them to cope better with their studies and acculturation related challenges. Most students already know how important health behaviors such as physical activity and mindfulness are. However, many students do not manage to set appropriate goals and sustain them in face of barriers such as deadlines, midterms and final exams. Thus, in a participatory approach, we designed a new course, which sets the stage for further activities. The course consists of 1) one mandatory intro lecture providing information and recommendations, 2) one mandatory psychological test to increase awareness and to assess needs, 3) one optional healthy lunch break in which the campus servery serves healthy food choices, 4) two mandatory small-group workshop sessions with active exercises to empower students and to teach them competences, 5) one optional appetizer to expose students to new sports available on and off-campus as well as to provide physical exercise opportunities, and 6) up to six voluntary fitness tests on another day. The course is a central component of occupational health promotion with the aim to not only improving the health of individuals such as students and employees but also develop the institution into a health promoting university. The study design to evaluated this include different components. First results demonstrate that the students are in fact in need of the individualized, empowering approach for improving their health literacy, physical and mental health. Implications relate to sustainable health, workability and happiness and what can be transferred to other institutions.
: 7 December 2017 (Thursday) : 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Presentation Title : Positive psychosocial resources and resilient coping with life challenges Coping with challenges and adversity can be facilitated by personal resources such as perceived self-efficacy as well as by social resources such as social support. The theoretical background of personal and social resource factors will be described, and the mechanisms how they may be related to various psychosocial outcomes and behaviours will be investigated. Such mechanisms are mainly studied in terms of mediation and moderation. One example is a reanalysis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and resilience in New York police officers who were involved in the 9/11 terrorist attack. Other examples are on migrants, cardiac surgery patients, and factory workers. In multi-morbid senior citizens, friend support as well as self-efficacy predict physical exercise frequency and autonomy: those with low support were less likely to be active even if they were highly self-efficacious; low self-efficacy and low support were jointly associated with lack of autonomy; receiving social support bolstered autonomy in lower self-efficacious individuals, but support threatened autonomy in highly self-efficacious individuals. Advances in the study of personal and social resources, using more complex mechanisms, are discussed. : 8 December 2017 (Friday) : 10:30 am - 12:30 pm A Two-hour Interactive Seminar Title : How to get published: publication strategies In this seminar, I will discuss a variety of topics that are of interest for authors who would like to start publishing in international journals of psychology. The outline of the session is the following: 1. The role of authorship is discussed, and the importance of mentorship and teamwork is stressed. 2. How to design a paper: in this section it is important how the work is organized, which journal guidelines are appropriate for which type of study report (e.g., systematic reviews, meta-analyses, original empirical research, case studies, randomized controlled trials). Moreover, writing style, reference section, statistics reporting, and table and figure inclusion are addressed. 3. Choice of the best journal: the role of impact factors and their computation is explained, advantages and disadvantages of open access journals. 4. Management of the submission to publisher platforms (such as ScholarOne), the role of author guidelines, originality (plagiarism detection), choice of recommended reviewers, etc. 5. Peer review: how it works, problems with reviewers and editors, how to respond, and how to deal with rejections. 6. Finally, copyright and the marketing of accepted papers is an issue that includes the role of Altmetrics, and the advertising in social media.
Registration Form Name: Contact No.: Organization: Email: I would like to register for the following session/s (Please tick the box/es ) 5 December, 2017 (Tuesday) 16:40-18:40 Title: Work-Life Balance revisited: What is the current state-of-the-science, theoretical approaches and interrelation with Health and Physical Activity Promotion Research? Title: Health behavior change: Constructs, mechanisms, and interventions 6 December, 2017 (Wednesday) 16:30-19:00 Title: Precision behavior change: Issues in digital health intervention designs Title: Actively studying with heart, head and culture Studying can promote physical activity and with that set the stage for sustainable health, workability and happiness in a globalized word 7 December, 2017 (Thursday) 8 December, 2017 (Friday) 11:30-12:30 Presentation Title: Positive psychosocial resources and resilient coping with life challenges 10:30-12:30 A Two-hour Interactive Seminar Title: How to get published: publication strategies Deadline for Registration: 17:00, 1 st December 2017 (Friday) Enquiries : Please contact Miss Tracy Ma Tel: 3411 3103 Email: tracyma@hkbu.edu.hk