Official Title: Associate Professor | Programme Coordinator for the Master of Organisational Psychology

Faculty: Faculty of Health Sciences

Email: angus.kuok@usj.edu.mo


Short Bio

Prof. Kuok received his PhD degree in Psychology from the University of Macau as well as the higher education program in the Universidade de Coimbra and the University of Cambridge. Besides teaching the University of Saint Joseph, He has had teaching and research experience in other international and local higher education institutes, namely, Edinburgh Napier University, University of Macau, Institute for Tourism Studies and Macao Polytechnic Institute. His major research interests are psychology, organizational behavior and management, topics such as satisfaction, commitment and engagement at work, as well as studies related to the hospitality industry and education system at Macao. His current researches are mainly related to resilience and work engagement, occupational health and well-being, public mental health, as well as robotics application in social welfare industry. For academic services, he serves as a reviewer of Psychology Reports, Journal of Managerial Psychology, Asia Pacific Journal of Education, International Journal of Hospitality Management, International Journal of Contemporary Hospitality Management, Chinese Management Studies, Tourism Management, and Journal of Career Development.    

Other activities engaged (selected ones since 2020):

Validation of TD-12 Personality Test (Traditional Chinese Version)

§ With the Invitation of ChinaSelect (a HR consultant Company in Asia)

§ Published by Pearson

§ Work as a Co-investigator

Global Leadership and Organizational Behavior Effectiveness (GLOBE)

§ Examining relationships among societal culture, leadership, and organizational practices around the world

§ Work as Country Co-Investigators (CCIs) of Macau

Press conference of Depression Screening Macau

§ as an organizer and presenter

§ prepare the research outputs (see TDM in English; TDM in Chinese; Macau Dioceses in Chinese)

§ coordinate the partnership between Hong Kong Mental Health Association and Macau Caritas

Effectiveness Evaluation for Casa de Peliseo Sam Meng Chi

§ From the magazine of the 35th anniversary of the Macau Association for the mentally handicapped

Opinions and Talks in Mental Health Issues under COVID-19

§ From Plataforma

§ From Macao Monthly

§ From TDM talk show


Publications

Lei, B.C.H., & Kuok, A.C.H. (in press). How emotional labor predicts burnout and work engagement in the differentiated job demands-resources model: The moderating effect of emotional intelligence in hotels in Macau. Journal of Human Resources in Hospitality & Tourism. (Journal indexed in Scopus)

Kuok, A.C.H., & Taormina, R.J. (2024). Determining the relationships of employee resilience and organizational culture with levels of employee work engagement. International Journal of Working Conditions. DOI: https://doi.org/10.25762/e38a-ht43 (Journal indexed in ESCI)

Lam, S.M.I., Kuok, A.C.H., & Sze, T.M. (2023). Self-efficacy, stress and job satisfaction among pre-service, novice and experienced English teachers: A study of their occupational health. Health Psychology Report, 11(2), 108-123. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/hpr.2022.115768 (Journal indexed in ESCI and Scopus)

Kuok, A.C.H. (2022). Emotional intelligence, work satisfaction and affective commitment: An occupational health study of social workers. Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 38(3), 223-230. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5093/jwop2022a14 (Journal indexed in SSCI and Scopus)

Kuok, A.C.H., & Taormina, R.J. (2022). A positivist approach to work engagement: Moderating effects of perceived organizational support. Dynamic Relationships Management Journal, 11(1), 49-67. DOI: 10.17708/DRMJ.2021.v11n01a04 (Journal indexed in Scopus and DOAJ)

Taormina, R.J., Gao, J.H., & Kuok, A.C.H. (2022). Measuring specific traditional Chinese values in relation to satisfaction of the five Maslow needs. Psychological Thought, 15(1), 132-164. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37708/psyct.v15i1.636 (Journal indexed in Scopus)

Kuok, A.C.H., Teixeira, V., Forlin, C., Monteiro, E., & Correia, A. (2022). The effect of self-efficacy and role understanding on teachers’ emotional exhaustion and work engagement in inclusive education in Macao (SAR). International Journal of Disability, Development and Education, 69(5), 1736-1754. DOI: 10.1080/1034912X.2020.1808949 (Journal indexed in SSCI and Scopus)

Kuok, A.C.H., Chio, D.K.I, & Pun, A.C.H. (2021). Elite athlete’s mental well-being, and life satisfaction: A study of elite athlete’s resilience and social support from an Asian unrecognised national Olympic committee. Health Psychology Report, 10(4), 302-312. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5114/hpr.2021.107073 (Journal indexed in ESCI and Scopus)

Kuok, A.C.H. (2020). Are work engaged employees perceive career success? A study of hospitality at Macau. Journal of Hospitality, 2(1), 30-48. DOI: http://htmjournals.com/jh/index.php/jh/article/view/19

Correia, A., Monteiro, E., Teixeira, V., Kuok, A.C.H., & Forlin, C. (2019). The interplay between a Confucian-heritage culture and teachers’ sentiments and attitudes towards inclusion in Macau. European Journal of Special Education Research5(2), 43-62. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3548921

Kuok, A.C.H., & Rashidnia, J. (2019). College students’ attitudes towards counselling for mental health issues in two developing Asian countries. Spritual Psychology and Counseling4(1), 67-84. DOI:10.12738/spc.2019.4.1.0056  (Journal indexed in DOAJ)

Monteiro, E., Kuok, A.C.H., Correia, A., Forlin, C., & Teixeira, V.  (2019). Perceived efficacy of teachers in Macao and their alacrity to engage with inclusive education. International Journal of Inclusive Education23(1), 93-108.DOI: 10.1080/13603116.2018.1514762 (Journal indexed in SSCI and Scopus)

Kuok, A.C.H., & Lam, S.M.I. (2018). The antecedents of In-service teachers’ burnout in a casino dominant economy. KEDI Journal of Educational Policy, 15(2), 67-86. (Journal indexed in SSCI and Scopus)

Teixeira, V., Correia, A., Monteiro, E., Kuok, A.C.H., & Forlin, C. (2018). Placement, inclusion, law and teachers’ perceptions in Macao’s schools. International Journal of Inclusive Education, 22(9), 1014-1032. DOI: 10.1080/13603116.2017.1414318 (Journal indexed in SSCI and Scopus)

Kuok, A.C.H., & Taormina, R.J. (2017). Work engagement: Evolution of the concept and a new inventory. Psychological Thought, 10(2), 262-287. DOI: 10.5964/psyct.v10i2.236 (Journal indexed in Scopus)

Kuok, A.C.H. (2017). Insights for management among non-gaming industries: Employees’ dissonance in a casino dominant economy. Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 33(1), 33-39. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rpto.2016.12.003 (Journal indexed in SSCI and Scopus)

Correia, A., Teixeira, V., Monteiro, E., & Kuok, A.C.H. (2017). Inclusive education in Macau: Teachers' perceptions and attitudes. Macau: University of Saint Joseph Press. 

Kuok, A.C.H., & Taormina, R.J. (2015). Conflict between affective versus continuance commitment among casino dealers. Evidence-based HRM: a Global Forum for Empirical Scholarship, 3(1), 46-63. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/EBHRM-12-2013-0039 (Journal indexed in ESCI and Scopus)

Kuok, A. C. H., & Taormina, R. J. (2013). Work engagement: The creation and validation of a new measure: Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Social Science, Humanities, and Management, Guangzhou China, 2013, Amsterdam: Atlantis Press.

Taormina, R.J., Kuok, A.C.H., & Wei, W. (2012). Social capital as dehumanizing terminology. Advances in Applied Sociology, 2(2), 143-148. DOI: 10.4236/aasoci.2012.22019

Taormina, R.J., & Kuok, A.C.H.  (2009). Factors related to casino dealer burnout and turnover intention in Macau: Implications for casino management. International Gambling Studies, 9(3), 275-294. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/14459790903359886 (Journal indexed in SSCI and Scopus)

Conference Papers

Kuok, A.C.H. (2016). Employees’ Dissonance in non-gaming industries A Casino Dominant Economy. 2016 Global Conference of Education and Psychology, Hong Kong, China.

Kuok, A.C.H., & Taormina, R.J. (2013).Work Engagement: The Creation and Validation of a New Measure. 2013 International Conference on Advances in Social Science, Humanities, and Management. Guangzhou, China

At the time of writing his citation profile is:

Orcid: 0000-0003-1085-6606
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=ChDZFR0AAAAJ&hl=zh-en
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Angus-Kuok
Google Scholar citations: >500
i-10 index: 11
h-index: 11
Scopus profile: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57126407100


Modules

Year 1 Doctorate
Year 1 Master
Year 1 PGDE
PDEC111
3 credits
Year 1 Bachelor
LPY206
3 credits
LPY227
3 credits
LPY103
3 credits
LPY107
3 credits
Year 2 Bachelor
LPY236
3 credits
Year 3 Bachelor
LPY218
2 credits
Year 4 Bachelor
LCO108
2 credits
LCO301
4 credits
LPY223
3 credits
LPY401
5 credits