Rebecca P Ang

Summary

Affiliation: Nanyang Technological University
Country: Singapore

Publications

  1. ncbi Predicting juvenile offending: a comparison of data mining methods
    Rebecca P Ang
    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol 57:191-207. 2013
  2. ncbi Cross-cultural invariance of the Academic Expectations Stress Inventory: adolescent samples from Canada and Singapore
    Rebecca P Ang
    Division of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
    J Adolesc 32:1225-37. 2009
  3. ncbi Normative beliefs about aggression as a mediator of narcissistic exploitativeness and cyberbullying
    Rebecca P Ang
    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    J Interpers Violence 26:2619-34. 2011
  4. ncbi Validation of the Adolescent Concerns Measure (ACM): evidence from exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis
    Rebecca P Ang
    Division of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    Adolescence 42:221-40. 2007
  5. ncbi Gender differences in life stressors associated with child and adolescent suicides in Singapore from 1995 to 2003
    Rebecca P Ang
    Division of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    Int J Soc Psychiatry 52:561-70. 2006
  6. ncbi Examining the criterion validity of CBCL and TRF problem scales and items in a large Singapore sample
    Rebecca P Ang
    Division of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
    Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 43:70-86. 2012
  7. ncbi Effects of parenting style on personal and social variables for Asian adolescents
    Rebecca P Ang
    Division of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    Am J Orthopsychiatry 76:503-11. 2006
  8. ncbi Factorial structure and invariance of the academic expectations stress inventory across Hispanic and Chinese adolescent samples
    Rebecca P Ang
    Division of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
    Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 38:73-87. 2007
  9. ncbi Relationship between academic stress and suicidal ideation: testing for depression as a mediator using multiple regression
    Rebecca P Ang
    Division of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
    Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 37:133-43. 2006
  10. ncbi Factor structure of the 12-item aggression questionnaire: Further evidence from Asian adolescent samples
    Rebecca P Ang
    Division of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
    J Adolesc 30:671-85. 2007

Detail Information

Publications21

  1. ncbi Predicting juvenile offending: a comparison of data mining methods
    Rebecca P Ang
    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol 57:191-207. 2013
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  2. ncbi Cross-cultural invariance of the Academic Expectations Stress Inventory: adolescent samples from Canada and Singapore
    Rebecca P Ang
    Division of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore
    J Adolesc 32:1225-37. 2009
    ..Also, a larger cross-cultural effect was associated with academic stress arising from other expectations compared with academic stress arising from self expectations...
  3. ncbi Normative beliefs about aggression as a mediator of narcissistic exploitativeness and cyberbullying
    Rebecca P Ang
    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    J Interpers Violence 26:2619-34. 2011
    ..Cyberbullying prevention and intervention efforts should include modification of norms and beliefs supportive of the legitimacy and acceptability of cyberbullying...
  4. ncbi Validation of the Adolescent Concerns Measure (ACM): evidence from exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis
    Rebecca P Ang
    Division of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    Adolescence 42:221-40. 2007
    ..Internal consistency and test-retest reliability estimates were adequate for research purposes. ACM scores show promise as a reliable and potentially valid measure of Asian adolescents' concerns...
  5. ncbi Gender differences in life stressors associated with child and adolescent suicides in Singapore from 1995 to 2003
    Rebecca P Ang
    Division of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    Int J Soc Psychiatry 52:561-70. 2006
    ..Three main classes of life stressors have been identified by previous research to be significant risk factors for suicide in children and adolescents: interpersonal/relationship problems, family problems, and academic/school problems...
  6. ncbi Examining the criterion validity of CBCL and TRF problem scales and items in a large Singapore sample
    Rebecca P Ang
    Division of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
    Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 43:70-86. 2012
    ..These findings suggest that teachers can be effective partners in identifying children who need mental health services and those who do not...
  7. ncbi Effects of parenting style on personal and social variables for Asian adolescents
    Rebecca P Ang
    Division of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    Am J Orthopsychiatry 76:503-11. 2006
    ..Implications for educators and mental health practitioners working with adolescents and their families will also be explored...
  8. ncbi Factorial structure and invariance of the academic expectations stress inventory across Hispanic and Chinese adolescent samples
    Rebecca P Ang
    Division of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
    Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 38:73-87. 2007
    ..Analyses of covariance results indicated that perceived overall academic stress and academic stress arising from self-expectations were significantly higher among Singapore Chinese adolescents compared with US Hispanic adolescents...
  9. ncbi Relationship between academic stress and suicidal ideation: testing for depression as a mediator using multiple regression
    Rebecca P Ang
    Division of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
    Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 37:133-43. 2006
    ..The present investigation also served as a demonstration to illustrate how multiple regression analyses can be used as one possible method for testing mediation effects within child psychology and psychiatry...
  10. ncbi Factor structure of the 12-item aggression questionnaire: Further evidence from Asian adolescent samples
    Rebecca P Ang
    Division of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Nanyang Avenue, Singapore 639798, Singapore
    J Adolesc 30:671-85. 2007
    ..No other gender differences were found. These results are consistent with recent meta-analytic research...
  11. ncbi Cyberbullying among adolescents: the role of affective and cognitive empathy, and gender
    Rebecca P Ang
    Division of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 14 Nanyang Drive, Singapore, 637332, Singapore
    Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 41:387-97. 2010
    ..Implications of these findings include the need for empathy training and the importance of positive caregiver-child relationships in reducing cyberbullying behavior among adolescents...
  12. ncbi An examination of the RCMAS-2 scores across gender, ethnic background, and age in a large Asian school sample
    Rebecca P Ang
    Division of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 14 Nanyang Drive, Singapore
    Psychol Assess 23:899-910. 2011
    ..Taken together, findings provide additional cross-cultural evidence of the appropriateness and usefulness of the RCMAS-2 as a measure of anxiety in Asian Singaporean school-age children and adolescents...
  13. ncbi Gender differences in adolescent concerns and emotional well-being: perceptions of Singaporean adolescent students
    Lay See Yeo
    Nanyang Technological University, National Institute of Education, Singapore
    J Genet Psychol 168:63-80. 2007
    ..However, girls registered significantly greater worries about self and emotional distress compared to boys. The authors discuss implications for teachers and mental health professionals...
  14. ncbi Differential correlates of reactive and proactive aggression in Asian adolescents: relations to narcissism, anxiety, schizotypal traits, and peer relations
    Suzanne L Seah
    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
    Aggress Behav 34:553-62. 2008
    ..Implications for theory building of the reactive-proactive aggression typology are discussed...
  15. ncbi The influence of dispositional optimism and gender on adolescents' perception of academic stress
    Vivien S Huan
    Psychological Studies Academic Group, National Institute of Education, Nanyang Technological University, 1, Nanyang Walk, Singapore
    Adolescence 41:533-46. 2006
    ..Possible explanations for the results were suggested and implications of the findings were discussed...
  16. ncbi Stop bugging me: an examination of adolescents' protection behavior against online harassment
    May O Lwin
    Division of Public and Promotional Communication, Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    J Adolesc 35:31-41. 2012
    ..Targeted educational programs could include those aimed at specific age or gender groups...
  17. ncbi Relationship between boys' normative beliefs about aggression and their physical, verbal, and indirect aggressive behaviors
    Si Huan Lim
    Division of Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    Adolescence 44:635-50. 2009
    ..Implications for intervention programs are discussed...
  18. ncbi An introduction to association rule mining: an application in counseling and help-seeking behavior of adolescents
    Dion H Goh
    Division of Information Studies, School of Communication and Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    Behav Res Methods 39:259-66. 2007
    ..We also present some guidelines and recommendations for using ARM...
  19. ncbi Effects of cognitive-behavioral therapy on anxiety in children with autism spectrum disorders: a randomized controlled trial
    Min Sung
    Institute of Mental Health, Singapore, Singapore
    Child Psychiatry Hum Dev 42:634-49. 2011
    ....
  20. ncbi Impact of gender and parents' marital status on adolescents' suicidal ideation
    Rebecca P Ang
    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    Int J Soc Psychiatry 50:351-60. 2004
    ..Being a boy in a single-parent home environment may increase one's risk for endorsing clinically significant suicidal ideation...
  21. ncbi The influence of father criminality on juvenile recidivism: testing for delinquent behaviors as a mediator
    Vivien S Huan
    Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
    Int J Offender Ther Comp Criminol 54:566-80. 2010
    ..Implications of findings in terms of applied and practical intervention and prevention work for youths in schools and those in incarceration are discussed...