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Author IDs
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8067-9647
Biography
Dr. Hou focuses on dyadic illness management in couples where one partner is living with a chronic illness. His research encompasses key areas such as dyadic illness management and dyadic resilience. To explore these topics, Dr. Hou utilizes a variety of research designs, including meta-analysis, cross-sectional studies, intensive longitudinal designs, mixed-methods designs, and randomized controlled trials.
Additionally, Dr. Hou is interested in applying advanced statistical models at the dyadic level, such as the meta-analytical actor-partner interdependence model and dynamic multi-level structural equation modeling.
Research Interests/Areas
Health psychology
Relationship science
Keywords
- BF Psychology
- Dyadic coping
- Illness adjustment
- Meta-science
- Psychophysiology
- Health psychology
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being -
SDG 5 Gender Equality
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Collaborations from the last five years
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Delineating the dyadic coping process in HIV serodiscordant male couples: a dyadic daily diary study using the common fate model
Hou, J., Fu, R., Jiang, T. & Yu, N. X., May 2025, In: Quality of Life Research. 34, 5Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Dyadic coping and relationship satisfaction among couples with a chronic illness: A meta-analytical actor–partner interdependence model
Hou, J., Falconier, M. K., Tam, W., Cheung, M.W.-L., Fu, R., Bu, H. & Yu, N. X., Jul 2025, In: Clinical Psychology Review. 119, 102587.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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The association between self-compassion and psychological distress among Chinese college students: serial mediation via emotions and resilience resources
Hou, J., Qu, D., Bu, H., Chen, B., Liu, G. & Yu, N. X., Jan 2025, In: Current Psychology. 44, 2, p. 1324–1332Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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The role of we-ness in Chinese serodiscordant male couples’ coping with HIV: a mixed-methods study
Fu, R., Hou, J., Chen, C., Gu, Y. & Yu, X. N., 2025, In: Culture, Health and Sexuality. 27, 9, p. 1129-1146Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Dyadic typology of illness perceptions in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Serodiscordant couples
Hou, J., Fu, R., Jiang, T. & Yu, N. X., Jan 2024, In: Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 176, 111563.Research output: Journal Publications and Reviews › RGC 21 - Publication in refereed journal › peer-review
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Prizes
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The Department of Social and Behavourial Sciences Research Tuition Scholarship(s)
HOU, J. (Recipient), 1 Sept 2021
Prize: RGC 64B - Prizes and awards
Activities
- 2 Conference / Symposium
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33rd International Congress of Psychology
HOU, J. (Presenter)
21 Jul 2024 → 26 Jul 2024Activity: Organizing or Participating in a conference / an event › Conference / Symposium
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Asia-Pacific AIDS & Co-Infections Conference 2023
HOU, J. (Presenter)
8 Jun 2023 → 10 Jun 2023Activity: Organizing or Participating in a conference / an event › Conference / Symposium
Thesis
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Thriving Together: Examining the Dyadic Coping Process Among Chinese HIV Serodiscordant Same-sex Male Couples
HOU, J. (Author), YU, X. N. (Supervisor), 12 Aug 2025Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis