Graduate Institute of Social Work｜National Taiwan Normal University. Full-Time Faculty

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Hsing-Jung Chen

Title

Professor

Emailchenhj@ntnu.edu.tw

Contact Number(02)7749-5527

Areas of Teaching

Strengths and Resilience Special Topic
Advanced direct service topics
Special topics on substance use and treatment
Youth Issues (Teacher Training Course)
Special Topics in Mental Health and Social Work

Research Expertise

Family and School Systems
Mental Health (specialized in depression and substance abuse)
Positive Development in Childhood, Adolescence, and Emerging Adulthood
Prevention and Intervention Research, Strengths and Resilience

Country	School Name	Department	Degree
USA	Virginia Commonwealth University	Social Work	Ph.D.
Taiwan	Soochow University	Social Work	M.S.W.
Taiwan	Fu Jen Catholic University	Social Work, minor in Psychology	B. A.

Organization Name	Unit	Position	Period
National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan	Graduate Institute of Social Work	Professor	2023-08 ~ Until Now
National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan	Graduate Institute of Social Work	Director	2018-08 ~ 2020-08
National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan	Graduate Institute of Social Work	Associate Professor	2017-08 ~ 2023-07
National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan	Graduate Institute of Social Work	Assistant Professor	2014-01 ~ 2017-08
Fu Jen Catholic University, New Taipei City, Taiwan	Department of Social Work	Assistant Professor	2012-08 ~ 2014-01
Washington University in St. Louis, USA	Department of Psychiatry	Postdoc fellow	2011-07 ~ 2012-07
Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, USA	School of Social Work	Adjunct Faculty	2009-09 ~ 2010-05
Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan	Department of Psychiatry	Social Worker	2001-10 ~ 2005-06

Year	Title
2025	Chen, H. J., Lee, T. S. H., & Wu, W. C. (2025). The influence of children's emotional regulation on internet addiction during the COVID-19 pandemic: the mediating role of depression. Psychology, Health & Medicine, 1–15. https://doi.org/10.1080/13548506.2025.2490223(SSCI)
2022	Chen, H.-J. (2022). From recipient to helper: A study on the experience of the children of aided families choosing social worker as their major or career. Social Policy & Social Work, 26(1), 1–44. 【In Chinese】
2022	Chen, H.-J. (2022). The resilience experiences of emerging adults who have experienced family economic adversities in childhood. Soochow Journal of Social Work, 42, 93–122. 【In Chinese】
2021	Chen, H.-J. (2021). An exploration of the relationships among the characteristics of emerging adulthood, mental health, and the family financial condition. Formosa Journal of Mental Health, 34(3), 193–227. 【In Chinese】
2020	Lee, M.-J., Wu, W.-C., Chang, H.-C., Chen, H.-J., Lin, W.-S., Feng, J. Y., & Lee, T. S.-H. (2020). Effectiveness of a school-based life skills program on emotional regulation and depression among elementary school students: A randomized study. Children and Youth Services Review, 118, 1-9. (SSCI) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105464
2019	Chen, H.-J. & Chen, Y.-F. (2019). Early family economic disadvantages and developmental outcomes in emerging adulthood: A latent profile analysis, Formosa Journal of Mental Health, 32(1): 89-117. 【In Chinese】
2019	Chen, H.-J. (2019). A cumulative family risk index model: Delinquency and academic performance among Han Chinese and Native Taiwanese students. International Social Work 62(4), 1245-1259. 【In Chinese】
2017	Chen, H.-J. (2019). Examining protective and resources factors for depression among junior high school students experiencing different levels of family risk. Chinese Journal of Guidance and Counseling, 50，29-62。【In Chinese】
2016	Chen, H.-J. (2016). The impact of family risks on youths’ academic performance, delinquency and depression: A cumulative risk index model. NTU Social Work Review, 34: 41-83. doi: 10.6171/ntuswr2016.34.02 【In Chinese】
2016	Lin, Y.-J., Lin, T.-L., Chen, H.-J., Ou, T.-T., & Pan, S.-M. (2016). Intimate partner violence: Taiwanese women's experience of abuse and help-seeking. Taiwanese Social Work, 17, 1–42. 【In Chinese】
2016	Chen, H.-J. (2016). Biology, genes and social work: research methods, practice implications and future directions. NTU Social Work Review, 33, 171–202. 【In Chinese】
2016	Chen, H.-J. (2016). Challenges among female caregivers in Chinese societies and the principles of social work practice: Examples from the medical system in Taiwan. Soochow Journal of Social Work, 30, 61–87. 【In Chinese】
2014	Balan, S., Widner, G., Chen, H.-J., Hudson, D., Gehlert, S., & Price, R. K. (2014). Motherhood, psychological risks, and resources in relation to alcohol use disorder: Are there differences between Black and White women? International Scholarly Research Notices, 2014.Article ID 437080, 9 pages. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/437080【peer reviewed and open access journal】
2013	Chen, H.- J., & Kovacs, P. (2013). Working with families in which a parent has depression: A resilience perspective. Families in Society -The Journal of Contemporary Social Services, 94(2), 29–35. (SSCI) https://doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.4290
2013	Chen, H.- J. (2013). Robust protective factors for Africa American youths who have a parent with depression. Social Work Research, 37(2), 121-134. (SSCI) https://doi.org/10.1093/swr/svs026
2012	Chen, H.- J., Balan, S., & Price, R. K. (2012). Association of contextual factors for drug use and binge drinking among Caucasian, Native American, and Mixed Race adolescents in the general population. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 41 (11), 1426-1441. (SSCI) https://doi.org/10.1606/1044-3894.4290
2012	Chen, H.- J., Balan, S., & Price, R. K. (2012). Association of contextual factors with drug use and binge drinking among White, Native American, and Mixed Race adolescents in the general population. Journal of Youth and Adolescence (2/3) , 41 (11), 1426-1441 . (SSCI) DOI 10.1007/s10964-012-9789-0。

Year	Title
2024	Chen, H.-J., Wu, W. C. (2024/1/10-2024/1/14). Effects of children's emotional regulation on internet addiction during the pandemic: The role of depression. Paper presented at the 28th annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, USA.【In Chinese】
2024	Chen, H.-J. (2024/9/6-8). Adolescents’ cyberbullying and peer victimization. The 88th Annual convention of the Japanese Psychological Association, Kumamoto, Japan.
2024	Chen, H.-J. (2024, May 31-June 1). Weak chickens being bullied? An exploration of multiple types of bullying and personal vulnerability - environmental support factors. Paper presented at the first Taiwan i-Generation Panel Study Conference, Taipei, Taiwan 【In Chinese】
2024	Chen, H.-J. (2024/9/6-8). Adolescents’ cyberbullying and peer victimization. Paper presented at the 88th Annual convention of the Japanese Psychological Association, Kumamoto, Japan.
2024	Cheng, Y. & Chen, H.-J. (2024/11/19-11/22). Struggles and support: Work adaptation experiences of individuals with psychiatric disorders in Taiwan. Poster presented in the 10th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health (ICSWHMH), Melbourne, Australia.
2024	Chen, H.-J., Wu, W. C. (2024/1/10-2024/1/14). Effects of children's emotional regulation on internet addiction during the pandemic: The role of depression. Paper presented at the 28th annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, USA.
2023	Chang, Y., Lee, M., Chen, H., Shen, A.C. (2023/7/3-2023/7/6). School-based prevention program to promote well-being during the pandemic. Paper presented at the 18th European Congress of Psychology. Brighton, UK.
2023	Chen, H.-J. (2023/6/25-2023/7/1). Well-being among youth with ACEs in Taiwan’s educational systems. Poster presented at the XX ISA World Congress of Sociology, Melbourne, Australia.
2023	Chen, H.-J., Wu, W. C., & Lee, T. S.-H. (2023/6/25-2023/7/1). Chen, H.-J., The link between emotional regulation strategies and internet addiction: The mediating role of epidemic fear. Paper presented at the XX ISA World Congress of Sociology, Melbourne, Australia.
2023	Chen, H.-J. (2023/11/18-11/19). Online learning, digital stress coping strategies, and psychological well-being of junior high school students: A preliminary exploration of gender and resource inequality issues during the pandemic. Paper presented at the Taiwan Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Taipei, Taiwan. 【In Chinese】
2023	Chen, H.-J. (2023/11/18-11/19). Protective factors of bullying experiences among digital generation adolescents: The moderating effects of self-esteem, support, and sense of belonging. Paper presented at the Taiwan Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Taipei, Taiwan. 【In Chinese】
2022	Chang, W.-T., Chen, H.-J., & Chen, J.-J. (2022, December 3–4). Recognizing strengths and recovery: An experiential analysis of families receiving early intervention services. Poster presentation in the 23rd Conference and Workshops of Child Development and Early Intervention, Taichung, Taiwan. 【In Chinese】
2021	Chen, H.-J. (2021/11/4-2021/11/6). The resilience experiences of emerging adults who have experienced family adversities in childhood. E-poster presented at the 10 th Conference on Emerging adulthood (virtual format). Well-being during emerging adulthood: Challenges and Opportunities.
2021	Chen, H.-J. (2021/11/4-2021/11/6). Mental health in the era of AI：Exploring group learning and stress-coping experiences of students with science and engineering majors. E-poster presented at the 10 th Conference on Emerging adulthood (virtual format). Well-being during emerging adulthood: Challenges and Opportunities.
2021	Chen, H. J. & Yang, Y. L. (2021/9/23-2021/9/24). Risks and protective factors of binge drinking among Taiwan college students: Analyses of predictors across individual and family systems). Poster presented at the conference of family support services for adult drug addicts: Reach with love, gazing into futurity, Taipei, Taiwan. 【In Chinese】
2020	Chen, H.-J., & Tsai, C.-H. (2020, April 24–25). Youth perspectives on the current situation and future development of interdisciplinary AI talent cultivation. Symposium on Philosophical Reflections on the Future of Education & the 4th Annual Conference of the Taiwan Society for Philosophy of Education, Taipei, Taiwan. (NOTE: Public presentation was cancelled due to COVID-19)
2020	Chen, H. J. & Chen*, Y. F. (2020/1/15-2020/1/19). Long-Term family poverty and the heterogeneity of depression and substance use problems in early adulthood. Poster presented at the 2020 annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, Washington, DC, US.
2020	Chen, H. J. (2020/8/25-2020/8/28). Exploration of the similarity and differences between poor and non-poor college students in the dimensions of emerging adulthood, adult status, and psychological well-being. Poster presented at the International Society for Quality-of-Life Studies, Rotterdam, Netherlands. (NOTE: Public presentation was cancelled due to COVID-19）
2019	Chen, H.-J. (2018, December 1). Growing up in poverty: Adult perspectives on schooling, friendships, intimate relationships, and career development. Annual Meeting of the Taiwanese Sociological Association, Hsinchu, Taiwan. 【In Chinese】
2018	Chen, H.-Y. (2018). Growth experiences of impoverished families: Adults’ perspectives on education, friendships, intimate relationships, and career development. Presented at the Taiwan Sociological Association Annual Conference, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
2018	Chen, H.- J. (2018/7/3-2018/07/5). Self-identity and emotional autonomy as key predictors of Taiwanese university students' psychological well-being. Paper presented at the biennial conference of the Asian Studies Association, Sydney, Australia.
2018	Chen, H.-J. (2018/05/17-2018/05/19)。Identity styles of emerging adults in Taiwan: The roles of individual development tasks, family financial circumstances, and cultural affiliation. Paper presented at the SSEA Identity Conference, Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
2017	Lin, F.-Y., Chen, H.-J., Chiu, M.-C., & Cheng, L.-H. (2017, November 10–11). Exploring the effectiveness of the tea-serving volunteer care program at Chi Mei Medical Center.　Poster presentation in the 3rd International Conference of Medical Social Work in Chinese Communities: Building new perspectives on healthcare and medical social work, Taipei Municipal Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan. 【In Chinese】
2017	Chen, H.-Y., & Tsai, J.-J. (2017). The effects of family economics and adult status on characteristics and mental health during emerging adulthood. Presented at the Contemporary Research on Taiwanese Adolescents and Emerging Adults Conference, Center for Humanities and Social Sciences, Academia Sinica, Asia-Pacific Regional Studies Program.
2017	Chen, H. J. (2017/03/16-2017/03/16)。Identifying risks and promoting protective mechanisms for families and youth。Gro Brundtland Week of Women in Sustainable Development.
2016	Chen, H. J. & Chen, Y. F. (2016/07/10-2016/07/14). Childhood Poverty, Cumulative Risk Exposure, and Adjustment in Emerging Adults: A Prospective Latent Profile with Contextual Factors. Paper presented at the Third ISA Forum of Sociology.
2016	Chen, H. J（2016/01/13-2016/01/17）。Protective and Resource Factors for Families with Alcohol Problems。2016 SSWR Annual Conference, Washington, DC.
2015	Chen, H.-J. (2015, November 27–28). Happy campus, carefree youth: Exploring protective and resource factors influencing junior high school students’ depressive mood. International Conference on the 60th Anniversary of Social Education, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan. 【In Chinese】
2014	Chen, H. J. (2014, July) Cumulative Risk/CR and Developmental Outcomes Among Youths in High-Risk Families: Results from a Nationally Representative Taiwan Sample. Poster session presented at the XVIII ISA World Congress of Sociology ,Yokohama, Japan(July 13-19, 2014).。
2013	Chen, H. J. & Chen, Y. F. (2013, January). Individual and social environmental predictors of illicit drug use among Asian American and Native Hawaiian youths. Paper presented at the 17th annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Diego, CA.。
2012	Balan, S., Widner, G., Chen, H. J. & Price, R. K. (2012, June). Differential Associations of biological vs. non-biological network member psychopathology on drug use disorders in Vietnam veterans and non-veterans: A 25-year longitudinal study. Paper presented at the CPDD Scientific Meeting, Palm Springs, CA.。
2012	Chen, H. J., Balan, S., Zeringue, A., & Price, R. K. (2012, June). Predictors of drug use and binge drinking of mixed-race, Native American, and Caucasian general-population youths: Testing the effect of contextual factors. Poster session presented at the 2012 College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) Scientific Meeting, Palm Springs, CA.。
2012	Balan, S., Widner, G., Chen, H.J. & Price, R. K. (2012, February). Race-ethnic contexts in alcohol use and abuse in African American and Caucasian women in the NESARC study. Poster session presented at the 2012 Guze Symposium, St. Louis, MO.。
2012	Linking social bonding, individual perceptions, and delinquent peers to substance abuse problems among Caucasian and Native American adolescents.。2012 Guze Symposium，St Louis, MO, U.S.。
2011	Chen, H. J., Balan, S., Widner, G., & Price, R. K. (2011, October). Individual and social contextual factors (ISF) and problem substance use: Mixed-race, Native American, and Caucasian youth results from the 2006-2009 NSDUH Surveys. Poster session presented at the 2nd Annual Postdoctoral Fellows Poster Session & Networking Event of the Psychiatry Department, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.。
2011	Balan, S., Widner, G., Chen, H. J., & Price, R. K. (2011, October). Associations of Ethnic identity and Social support with Marijuana use and abuse in U.S. Women: Findings from a National Survey. Poster session presented at the 2nd Annual Postdoctoral Fellows Poster Session & Networking Event of the Psychiatry Department, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO.。
2011	Chen, H. J. (2011, May). Taiwanese social workers’ experiences of working with families of a member with a mental illness: A constructivist approach. Paper presented at the Seventh International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry 2011, Champaign, IL.。
2010	Chen, H. J. (2010, August). Ecological protective factors for rural America American youths. Paper presented at the 105 th annual meeting of American Sociological Association, Atlanta, GA.。
2010	Chen, H. J. (2010, May). Robust protective factors that help youths with a parent experiencing depression achieve positive adjustment. Paper presented at the 22 nd National Symposium on Doctoral Research in Social Work, Columbus, OH.。
2010	Chen, H.J. (2010, March). The effect of protective factors on behavioral and academic adjustment in African American youths who have a parent with depression. Poster session presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Philadelphia, PA.。
2010	Chen, H. J., Dattalo, P., & Price, S. K. (2010, January). Robust protective factors that help youths with a parent experiencing depression achieve positive adjustment. Paper presented at the 14th annual conference of the Society for Social Work and Research, San Francisco, CA.。
2009	Chen, H. J., & Redmond, L. (2009, September). Recreation services survey: An analysis of Virginia’s recreation programs. Paper presented at the 55th annual conference of the Virginia Recreation and Park Society, Roanoke, VA.。
2009	Chen, H. J. (2009, June). Characteristics of recreation services for Virginians with disabilities: An analysis of survey findings. Paper presented at the meeting of the Virginia Board for People with Disabilities, Richmond, VA.。
2008	Chen, H. J., Lee, S. M., & Ryosho, N. (2008, November). Social work credentialing systems in Taiwan, South Korea, and Japan. Paper presented at the 54th annual meeting of the Council on Social Work Education, Philadelphia, PA.。
2008	Chen, H. J. (2008, April). Middle school students’ coping with school and family stressors: A study in North Taiwan. Poster session presented at the 11th Annual Research Symposium & Exhibit at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.。
2008	Chen, H. J. (2008, April). Women’s conflicts related to caring for an aging and ill family member: A case study in Taiwan. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the Southern Gerontological Society, Atlanta, GA.。
2008	Chen, H. J. (2008, March). Adolescents’ inadequate coping response toward environmental stressors: A study in North Taiwan. Poster session presented at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research on Adolescence, Chicago, IL.。

Year	Title
2020	Wang, C.-Y., Lee, Y.-C., Lee, W., Wang, H., & Chen, H.-J. (2020). Psychiatric Social Work. Taipei, Taiwan: Hsin Shueh Lin Publishing. 【In Chinese】
2000	Chen, H. J. (2000). Ethical issues in qualitative research. In Y. C. Chang (Ed.), Qualitative methods in social work research: Challenges and rewards (pp. 36-46). Taipei, Taiwan: Hungyeh Press. 【In Chinese】
2000	Chen, H. J. (2000). In J. C. Ma (Ed.), Group Play Therapy. Taipei, Taiwan: Hsiaofu Press. 【In Chinese】

Year	Project Title	Role	Period	Commissioning Organization
2024	Suffering alone or harmonizing systems: Communication, self-help, and seeking help in families with parents with mental disorders.	PI	2024-08 ~ 2027-07	Ministry of Science and Technology (NSTC 113-2410-H-003 -039 -MY3)
2023	Taiwan i-Generation Panel Study (TIGPS) A Longitudinal Study on the Developmental Trajectories of Taiwan’s Digital Generation Adolescents Integrated Research Project (5-Year Program), Subproject 6: Principal Investigator – School Context and Mental Health	Co- PI	2023-01 ~ 2027-12	National Science and Technology Council (NSTC 113-2740-H-001-001-SSS, NSTC 112-2740-H-001-002-SSS)
2022	Planning for the Development of the Taiwan Digital Generation Longitudinal Study and Collaboration on Major National Educational Surveys.	Co- PI	2022-03 ~ 2022-12	National Academy for Educational Research (NAER)
2022	Evaluation Study of the Teaching Intervention Effects of the Positive Interpersonal and Life-skills Oriented Training (PILOT) Center in New Taipei City Schools.	Co-PI	2021-01 ~ 2022-12	CTBC Charity Foundation and New Taipei City Government Education Department.
2021	Adverse childhood experiences and emerging adult development: Understanding the risks and protective mechanisms to build a trauma-informed framework.	PI	2021-08 ~ 2023-07	Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST 110-2410-H-003-081-MY2)
2019	Mental health of young people under the AI wave: Exploring the pressure, stress-coping and learning experiences of youths.	PI	2019-08 ~ 2021-12	Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST 108-2410-H-003 -127 -SS2)
2016	The characteristics of emerging adulthood and developmental outcomes: The effect of family socioeconomic status and cultural orientation.	PI	2016-08 ~ 2018-07	Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST 105-2410-H-003-024-SS2)
2016	Survey on intimate partner violence among women in Taiwan.	Co-PI	2016-05 ~ 2017-05	Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan (MO5C2283)
2015	Survey on intimate partner violence among women in Taiwan: A pilot study.	Co-PI	2015-01 ~ 2015-12	Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan (M03C3422)
2014	The search for protective and resource factors: The impact of individual characteristics, family functioning, and extra familial support on children in high and low risk families.	PI	2014-08 ~ 2015-07	Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST 105-2410-H-003-024-SS2)
2014	When more is not better: The effect of cumulative risk factors on high-risk family youths’ developmental adjustments. Ministry of Science and Technology.	PI	2014-03 ~ 2014-09	Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST 102-2410-H-003-147)
2003	Therapeutic factors analysis of a supportive group for middle-aged women with major depression.	Co-PI	2003-01 ~ 2004-12	Tri-Service General Hospital(TSH-C92-84)

Year	Award/Honor
2010	Selected to attend the 2010 NIH Summer Institute on Transdisciplinary Research: Integrating Genetic and Social Work Research
	Master's Thesis Award
	Dissertation Award from the 22nd National Symposium on Doctoral Research in Social Work
	Disability Policy Fellow
	Tri-Service General Hospital grant award
	National Science Council grant award
	National Science Council (102-2914-I-030-001- A1) and Fu Jen Catholic University travel grant award
	National Science Council grant award（MOST 103-2410-H-030 -056）