www.iafor.org/about/partners

IAFOR Global Partners

University of Belgrade

IAFOR has entered into a number of strategic partnerships with universities across the world to form
the IAFOR Global Partnership Programme. These academic partnerships support and nurture IAFOR’s
goals of educational cooperation without borders, connecting the organisation with institutions thathave an international and internationalising profile, and a commitment to interdisciplinary research.
The IAFOR Global Partnership Programme provides mutual recognition and scope for Global Partner
institutions and organisations to showcase their research strengths, as well as engage in thedevelopment of projects and programmes with IAFOR.
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www.papers.iafor.org

Visit the IAFOR Research Archive, where you cansearch and access the repository of research
generated by IAFOR.
You can search by keyword(s), subject area(s), or
speciﬁc conference proceeding(s) to access
abstracts and full papers from past IAFOR
conference proceedings, browse and read them
online, or download them to your device.

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Letter of Welcome
Dear Delegates,
Welcome to Tokyo, and to the IAFOR Asian Spring Conference
Series, where some 600 delegates from around the world are
due to come to Japan, and this wonderful city over a ten-day
period exchanging ideas, research and best practices acrossdisciplines and professions.
This time of year is special in Japan; the cherry blossoms comeinto bloom and the old academic year ends in March to start
afresh on April 1. Thus it is a time of endings and beginnings, andof reflection and hope. Yet while this conference is organisedin the spirit of hope, it is also organised in a context of global
uncertainty in the wake of the coronavirus. Some of the things that we have come to take for
granted over the past decades, such as cheap, easy and reliable travel between countries, has
become questioned as different nations have responded to the global health crisis in different
ways, each impacting local societies, economies, communities, and many individual lives.
Unfortunately, due to travel restrictions relating to the unfolding coronavirus situation, many of
our colleagues, who had hoped to attend this conference and to present their research in person,
are unable to join us. These people have been given the opportunity to present their work virtually
by uploading pre-recorded presentation videos to IAFOR’s Online Video Archive. I encourage you
to watch their presentations and engage with them as though they were here with us.
Perhaps the most important thing that this crisis will have taught us is that the freedoms that wehold so close, such as those of expression and movement in a globalised world, bring to the fore
questions of transparency and governance on an international level. This serves to remind us thatquestions of human security and public policy, as they relate to such issues as health, climatechange, pollution, and individual rights and responsibilities, do not happen in sovereign vacuums,
but instead impact other nation-states. If one country is not as transparent as it otherwise mightbe, then the repercussions are not only domestic, but frequently felt across borders. In a globalised
world, our problems are increasingly global, and require concerted cooperative measures between
countries in order to seek solutions.
Let us use this time together to meaningfully engage, to combat complacency, and ensure thatthese conferences, even in trying circumstances, are the best that they can be.
I look forward to meeting you all.
Dr Joseph Haldane
Chairman & C.E.O, The International Academic Forum (IAFOR)
Guest Professor, Osaka School of International Public Policy (OSIPP), Osaka University, Japan
Visiting Professor, Doshisha University, Japan & The University of Belgrade, Serbia
Member, Expert Network, World Economic Forum

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ACP/ACERP2020 Organising Committee

Mimi Bong

George D. Chryssides Joseph Haldane
The University of Birmingham, UK

IAFOR

Monty P. Satiadarma

Dexter Da Silva

Brian Victoria

Korea University, South Korea

Tarumanagara University, Indonesia

Keisen University, Japan

Oxford Centre for Buddhist Studies, UK

Frank S. Ravitch

Michigan State University College of Law,
USA

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About ACP/ACERP2020
The Asian Conference on Psychology & Behavioral Sciences (ACP) and The Asian Conference
on Ethics, Religion & Philosophy (ACERP) celebrate their 10th anniversary in 2020. These paired
events have proven to be a great opportunity for engaging in interdisciplinary dialogue, speaking
to scholars, and learning from other experts from around the world and from a variety of academic
disciplines. The interdisciplinary and international focus of the conference draws world-classspeakers and keeps people coming back year after year.
Established scholars have commented that the format of the conference allows them to shareinsights with younger researchers, and to learn from the next generation. Many of the works
presented at ACP/ACERP have been on the cutting edge, demonstrating presenters’ deep masteryof complex topics and proposing important new ideas. ACP/ACERP2020 will undoubtedly continue
this tradition of being a great place to learn and to network. It gives attendees the chance to build
an interdisciplinary and global perspective on the study of psychology and behavioral sciences,and ethics, religion and philosophy.
For this year’s conference, the Organising Committee has opted to leave the theme more open
than in past years. There will be a number of streams and special sessions, but presenters will
not be limited by any one, specific theme. It is hoped that this open format will encourage a broad
range of submissions on a variety of related topics and encourage discussions across disciplines.
ACP2020 and ACERP2020 are held concurrently under the name Think Tokyo, reflecting theconferences’ location in Japan’s capital city. Registration for either conference allows accessto both. This year is particularly exciting as ACP/ACERP will be partnering with The 6th Asian
Conference on Aging & Gerontology (AGen2020), further increasing opportunities for broad
multidisciplinary exchanges.
Held in partnership with the IAFOR Research Centre at the Osaka School of International Public
Policy (OSIPP) at Osaka University, this international conference encourages academics andscholars to meet and exchange ideas and views in a forum stimulating respectful dialogue. This
event will afford an exceptional opportunity for renewing old acquaintances, learning about cuttingedge research, making new contacts, networking, and facilitating partnerships across nationaland disciplinary borders.

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AGen2020 Organising Committee

Joseph Haldane

Hiroshi Ishida

Sela V. Panapasa

Haruko Satoh

IAFOR

University of Michigan, USA

University of Tokyo, Japan

James W. McNally

University of Michigan, USA & NACDA
Program on Aging

Osaka University, Japan

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About AGen2020
Recognising and promoting the inherent dignity of people at all ages represents a foundational goal
shared by societies around the world. The desire to identify meaning and value in life underpins
inquiries into law and politics, religion and the arts, and it guides the resolution of ethical questions
associated with scientific inquiry and resulting innovations. As medical science, public health andtechnology continue to advance, so lives have grown progressively longer. Increasingly, this leads
to new questions regarding the kind of lives we will experience as we grow older. While advances inscience and medicine increase longevity, what innovative technologies are emerging that address
the changing needs faced by an aging world? Researchers, scientists, and advocates will gather inTokyo for AGen2020 to discuss these questions and others.
Japan represents a unique location for research professionals to meet and explore the topic ofaging. Japan has one of the most rapidly aging populations, which combined with a declining
birthrate, represents a compelling example of the demographic transition resulting from increased
longevity. The issues and challenges faced in Japan have expanded to other Pacific nations,
Europe, Africa, and the Americas as all nations experience the benefits of increased longevity.
Worldwide, there is a growing recognition that the kind of life we now give our elders will impact
the way we will be treated and cared for as we enter our later years. Because aging is a worldwide
phenomenon, the needs and opportunities of an aging world must also reflect and respect culturaland social diversity in developing programs that encourage quality of life at all ages. How do we
address the collective needs of the aging population while respecting each person’s individuality?
AGEN2020 provides an ideal forum for discussing and debating the many issues related toaging and gerontology. Submissions from a variety of fields and perspectives are welcomed andencouraged. Original research across disciplines, including science and technology, philosophy
and politics, sociology, and psychology, will ensure an active and exciting opportunity to expand
our gerontological understanding.
Now entering its sixth year, the AGen2020 Organising Committee has seen the conference growin size and diversity of perspectives as it attracts researchers and practitioners from around theworld to address this crucial topic. This year is particularly exciting as AGen will be partneringwith The Asian Conference on Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences (ACP2020) and The Asian
Conference on Ethics, Religion & Philosophy (ACERP2020), increasing opportunities for broad
multidisciplinary exchanges.

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March 27, 2020

Friday Morning at a Glance
10:30-10:45
						

Welcome Address& Recognition of IAFOR Scholarship Winners | (Online via Zoom)
Joseph Haldane, IAFOR, Japan

10:45-11:25
						

Featured Presentation | (Online via Zoom)
Religious Complicity and LGBTQ Rights
Frank S. Ravitch, Michigan State University College of Law, USA

11:25-11:35		

Break

11:35-12:15
Keynote Presentation | (Online via Zoom)			
Dialectical Behavior Therapy – Its Relevance for Japan in Social
			Transition
			
Mie Takaki, DBT Tokyo, Japan
12:15-12:30

IAFOR Documentary Photography Award (Online via Zoom)

12:30-13:45		

Lunch Break | (Online via Zoom)

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March 27, 2020

Friday Afternoon at a Glance
13:45-14:25
						

Featured Presentation | (Online via Zoom)
Helping a Stranger in Japan: Who Helps and Why?
Yu Niiya, Hosei University, Japan

14:25-14:35		

Break

14:35-15:15
						

Keynote Presentation | (Online via Zoom)
Embracing Difference: Religious Diversity in the UK
Stephen E. Gregg, University of Wolverhampton, UK

15:15-15:30		

Break

15:30-16:45
Online Session I
			Linguistics/Language & Psychology/Behavioral Science

16:45-17:00		

Break

17:00-18:40
Online Session II
			Education & Neuroscience

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March 28, 2020 | Online via Zoom

Saturday at a Glance
14:00-15:15
Online Session I
			Religion
15:15-15:30		

Break

15:30-17:10
Online Session II
			Qualitative/Quantitative Research in any other area of Psychology

March 29, 2020 | Online via Zoom

Sunday at a Glance
10:00-11:15
Online Session I
			Mental Health
11:15-11:30		

Break

11:30-12:45
Online Session II
			Mental Health
12:45-13:00		

Break

13:00-14:40
Online Session III
			Religion
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Presentation Guide
Conference Proceedings
The Conference Proceedings are published on the IAFOR website (papers.iafor.org), and can be
freely accessed as part of IAFOR’s research archive. All authors may have their full paper publishedin the online Conference Proceedings.
Full text submission is due by April 29, 2020 through the online system. The proceedings will be
published on May 29, 2020. Authors will have PDF copies of their offprints emailed to them by June29, 2020.

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Become an IAFOR Member
IAFOR provides an excellent personal and professional environment for academics
and scholars of all ages and backgrounds to come together and exchange the latest
ideas, and inform each other’s perspectives through their own cultural and disciplinary
background and experiences. We are able to do this thanks to the exceptional networkof individuals and institutions around the world who support our work and help shape
our exceptional events globally. We emphasise the nurturing and supporting of young
academics from different backgrounds, providing mutual advice and guidance, andoffer more senior academics the chance to forge working relationships outside of
their traditional networks.
In a world where division and strife are underlined and played up in national and local
contexts, and political posturing frequently seeks to ostracise and demonise, IAFOR
is committed to working across cultural and national borders, and to work to bringpeople together. We believe that mature human interaction and academic and cultural
exchange are essential to offering positive versions of the future, where cooperation
happens with individuals and institutions who share a commitment to bridge divides,
to being good global citizens, and to making the world a better place.
By becoming a member, you will become a stakeholder in the IAFOR missionof facilitating international exchange, encouraging intercultural awareness, andpromoting interdisciplinary discussion in the hope and expectation of generating andsharing new knowledge. Join us now in this growing global organisation, and help
make a difference today.
To learn more about IAFOR membership, please visit:www.iafor.org/membership

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The Reverend Professor
Stuart D. B. Picken (1942–2016)
The late Reverend Professor Stuart D. B. Picken began his distinguished career in academia asa Rotary Scholar on a research trip to Japan. A native of Scotland who had dedicated himself toreligious studies, he immediately became fascinated by Japanese culture and the practice of Shinto.
He was particularly drawn to the parallels and differences he saw in Western pedagogy comparedto that of the East and began a lifelong mission to bridge the communication and knowledge gap
between the two worlds.
Picken was appointed Professor of Philosophy at the International Christian University (ICU) in
1972. Here he turned his Western theological and philosophical training to comparative religious
and cultural studies of Japan, at a time when the country was emerging from the shadows of theSecond World War.
His groundbreaking and controversial work on suicide in Japan made his name within the country,
but it was his subsequent work on Shinto that influenced the rehabilitation of the religion at a time
when it was dismissed in the West as pagan and primitive, or unjustly caricatured for its wartime
associations.
Whether in his research or teaching, Picken devoted much of his life to increasing understanding
between his adopted country of Japan and the West, and in 2007 he was recognised with the Order of
the Sacred Treasure, an imperial decoration for his pioneering research and outstanding contribution
to the promotion of friendship and mutual understanding between Japan and the United Kingdom.
He also served as the International Adviser to the High Priest of the Tsubaki Grand Shrine, one ofJapan’s largest and oldest shrines.
From 2009 he was the founding Chairman of The International Academic Forum (IAFOR), where he
was highly active in helping nurture and mentor a new generation of academics, and facilitating
better intercultural and international awareness and understanding.
Stuart D. B. Picken was a cherished friend and an inspiration to IAFOR and its community of
supporters. In honour of Professor Picken and his dedication to academia, the ideals of intercultural
understanding and the principles of interdisciplinary study, IAFOR has created the Stuart D. B. Picken
Grant and Scholarship, an award supported by the Stuart D. B. Picken Memorial Fund. Awards are
made to PhD students and early career academics who are in need of funding to complete theirresearch, and whose work demonstrates excellence in the core values of academic rigour, intercultural
sensitivity and interdisciplinarity.
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www.iafor.org/publications

IAFOR Publications
Introduction
IAFOR’s publications provide a constructive environment for the facilitation of dialogue
between academics at the intersections of nation, culture and discipline. Since 2009, when theorganisation was established, over 20,000 academics have presented their research at IAFOR
conferences – a wealth of ideas have been generated and partnerships formed. Our various
publications, from Conference Proceedings, to peer-reviewed journals, to our online magazine,
provide a permanent record of and a global online platform for this valuable research. All of ourpublications are Open Access, freely available online and free of publishing fees of any kind.
By publishing work with IAFOR, authors enter into an exclusive License Agreement, where they
have copyright, but license exclusive rights in their article to IAFOR as the publisher.

Conference Proceedings
As a presenter at an IAFOR conference you are encouraged to submit a final paper to ourConference Proceedings. These online publications are Open Access research repositories,
which act as a permanent record of the research generated at IAFOR conferences. All of ourConference Proceedings are freely available to read online. Papers should be uploaded throughthe submission system before the Final Paper Submission Deadline, which is one month after theend of the conference. Please note that works published in the Conference Proceedings are notpeer-reviewed and cannot be considered for publication in IAFOR journals.

IAFOR Journals
IAFOR publishes several editorially independent, Open Access journals across a variety of disciplines.
They conform to the highest academic standards of international peer review, and are published inaccordance with IAFOR’s commitment to make all of our published materials available online.

How are papers submitted?
Submissions should be original, previously unpublished papers which are not under consideration
for publication in any other journal. All articles are submitted through the submission portal on thejournal website and must conform to the journal submission guidelines.

How does IAFOR ensure academic integrity?
Once appointed by IAFOR’s Publications Committee, the Journal Editor is free to appoint his or her
own editorial team and advisory members, who help to rework and revise papers as appropriate,according to internationally accepted standards. All papers published in the journal have been
subjected to the rigorous and accepted processes of academic peer review. Neither editors nor
members of the editorial team are remunerated for their work.

Where are the journals indexed?
IAFOR Journals are indexed in Scopus, DOAJ, ERIC, MIAR, TROVE, CiteFactor and EBSCO, SHERPA/ROMEO and Google Scholar. DOIs are assigned to each published issue and article via Crossref.
Please note that indexing varies from journal to journal.

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What’s the reach?
Each of our journal issues is viewed thousands of times a month and the articles are frequently citedby researchers the world over, largely with thanks to our dedicated marketing efforts. Each issue ispromoted across our social media platforms and to our tailored email marketing lists. On average,
each journal publishes biannually.
Selected IAFOR Journals are available for purchase on Amazon. Search for The International
Academic Forum (IAFOR).

What’s the cost?
IAFOR Journals are Open Access publications, available online completely free of charge andwithout delay or embargo. Authors are not required to pay charges of any sort towards the
publication of IAFOR Journals and neither editors nor members of the editorial boards are
remunerated for their work.

How are IAFOR Journals related to IAFOR Conferences and Conference Proceedings?
IAFOR Journals reflect the interdisciplinary and international nature of our conferences and areorganised thematically. A presenter can choose to publish either in Conference Proceedings or
submit their manuscript to the corresponding IAFOR Journal for review.

Current IAFOR Journal titles include
IAFOR Journal of Arts & Humanities
IAFOR Journal of Cultural Studies
IAFOR Journal of Education
IAFOR Journal of Language Learning
IAFOR Journal of Literature & Librarianship
IAFOR Journal of Media, Communication & Film
IAFOR Journal of Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences

THINK
THINK, The Academic Platform, is IAFOR’s online magazine, publishing the latest in interdisciplinary
research and ideas from some of the world’s foremost academics, many of whom have presented
at IAFOR conferences. Content is varied in both subject and form, with everything from full research
papers to shorter opinion pieces and interviews. THINK gives academics the opportunity to stepoutside of the traditional research publishing status quo – to get creative, explore different disciplines
and to have their ideas heard, shared and discussed by a diverse, global audience.
For more information on THINK please visit www.think.iafor.org
If you would like more information about any of IAFOR’s publications, please contact publications@iafor.org

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IAFOR Academic Grant& Scholarship Recipients
Our warmest congratulations go to Missaye Mengstie, Hafsah Macaraya, Maxi Heitmayer, whohave been selected by the conference Organising Committee to receive grants and scholarships topresent their research at ACP/ACERP2020.
IAFOR's grants and scholarships programme provides financial support to PhD students and early
career academics, with the aim of helping them pursue research excellence and achieve their academic
goals through interdisciplinary study and interaction. Awards are based on the appropriateness of theeducational opportunity in relation to the applicant's field of study, financial need, and contributions
to their community and to IAFOR's mission of interdisciplinarity. Scholarships are awarded based on
availability of funds from IAFOR and vary with each conference.
Find out more about IAFOR grants and scholarships: www.iafor.org/financial-support

Missaye Mengstie | IAFOR Scholarship Recipient
54324 (ACP)
Perceived Organizational Justice, Job Attitudes and Turnover Intention Among Hospital Healthcare Workers
Missaye Mengstie, University of Gondar, Ethiopia
Dr Missaye Mulatie Mengstie received his PhD in Social Psychology on June 7, 2016 from Addis
Ababa University. He has been engaged in teaching, research and community services in different
higher institutions of Ethiopia for the last 10 years. Dr Mengstie was head of the Department of
Psychology at University of Gondar for two terms. Currently he is a Research and Publication Officer
at University of Gondar, Ethiopia. Beside these, he is a member of the Institutional Review Boardof University of Gondar. Dr Mengstie received various awards and recognitions from national andinternational organizations. He won The Best Researcher of the Year (2018/19) award from University
of Gondar seed grant from Education Quality & Learning for All (EQUAL), Sustainable Development
Solutions Network/Global Ties for Children – New York University, United States of America, 2018,and he was a Visiting researcher at National and Kopadstrial University of Athens, Greece, 2015.

Hafsah Macaraya | IAFOR Scholarship Recipient
55638 (ACP)
Unveiling the Lived Experiences of the Faces Behind the Niqab: Allegiance to Faith
Hafsah Macaraya, Arellano University, Philippines
Ms Hafsah Macaraya is a full-time doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at Far Eastern University,
Manila City, Philippines. She used to be a college instructor teaching various psychology courses.

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55829 (ACP)The Ethics of Qualitative Video Research: A Comprehensive Overview of the State of the Art andProspective Solutions
Maxi Heitmayer, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
Marina Everri, University College Dublin, Ireland
Paulius Yamin-Slotkus, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
Saadi Lahlou, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
Maxi Heitmayer is currently a PhD Candidate in the Department of Psychological and Behavioural
Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He holds an LSE PhD Studentship,
an MSc in Social and Cultural Psychology from the LSE, an MA in International Relations from Jacobs
University, and a BA in Political Science from the University of Bremen, and he teaches on the MSc
Psychology of Economic Life and the BSc in Management at the LSE. Maxi's research tries to betterour understanding of how people use their smart devices and social media in everyday life. To do so,he uses digital video ethnography techniques (SEBE) to study how users interact with their devices
in naturally occurring contexts, what routines and behavioural patterns they have developed, andhow this influences their decision-making processes, particularly regarding the use of time and the
direction of attention.

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Friday
March 27
Online Plenary Session

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Keynote Presentation: Frank S. Ravitch

Religious Complicity and LGBTQ Rights
Friday, March 27 | 10:45-11:25 | Online via Zoom

The relationship between religious complicity claims and discrimination against members of the LGBTQ
community has been explored quite a bit in the last few years. This talk will focus on the supposed
conflict between religious complicity claims and LGBTQ rights, especially transgender rights andsame-sex marriage in the United States, and the relative lack of such complicity claims in Japan where
cultural objections to same-sex marriage are used more often than religious ones, and where sometransgender rights are more recognized than in the United States. The talk will argue for a contextual
approach to these issues in the United States. That approach would legally protect religious complicity
claims in some situations, but not others, and would consider who (or what sort of entity) is making
the complicity claim as well as the nature of the harm legal protection of the complicity claim would
inflict on members of the LGBTQ community. In Japan, the contextual approach has benefits as well;although it is less clear how it might work in the Japanese legal system.

Frank S. Ravitch
Frank S. Ravitch is Professor of Law and Walter H. Stowers Chairin Law in Religion at the Michigan State University College of Law.
He also directs the MSU College of Law, Kyoto Japan Program.
He is the author of Freedom’s Edge: Religious Freedom, Sexual
Freedom, and the Future of America (Cambridge University Press,
2016) (Nominated for a Prose Award); Marketing Creation: The
Law and Intelligent Design (Cambridge University Press 2012),
Masters of Illusion: The Supreme Court and the Religion Clauses(NYU Press 2007); Law and Religion: Cases, Materials, andReadings (West 2004)(2nd Ed. 2008) (3rd Ed. 2015 with Larry Cata
Backer), School Prayer and Discrimination: The Civil Rights of Religious Minorities and Dissenters(Northeastern University Press, 1999 & paperback edition 2001). He is co-author, with the late Boris
Bittker and with Scott Idleman, of the first comprehensive treatise on Law and Religion in morethan one hundred years, Religion and the State in American Law (Cambridge University Press 2015)(this project was supported by a generous grant from the Lilly Endowment). He is also co-author of,
Employment Discrimination Law (Prentice Hall, 2005) (with Pamela Sumners and Janis McDonald).
Professor Ravitch's articles, which have appeared in a number of highly regarded journals, haveprimarily focused on law and religion in the US and Japan, but he has also written about civil rights
law and disability discrimination. He has authored a number of amicus briefs to the US Supreme
Court and has given numerous academic presentations nationally and internationally. In 2001, he
was named a Fulbright scholar and served on the law faculty at Doshisha University (Japan). He
has also made dozens of public presentations explaining the law before school groups, community
groups, and service clubs and has served as an expert commentator for print and broadcast media.
Professor Ravitch’s current projects include a book on the Japanese Legal System (co-authoredwith Colin Jones), a chapter on law and religious tradition, and a project focusing on Law, Religion,
and Authoritarianism. He speaks English and basic conversational Japanese and Hebrew.
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Keynote Presentation: Mie Takaki

Dialectical Behavior Therapy – Its Relevancefor Japan in Social Transition
Friday, March 27 | 11:35-12:15 | Online via Zoom

Japan is not immune from the global trend of tensions between the acceptance of diversity, therejection of it, or the ambivalence in between. Emerging recognition of LGBTQ rights (Chi, 2016;
Tamagawa, 2018), the shift in gender roles and lifestyle choices (Kanomata, 2012), the rise ofintercultural marriage and the number of children born into to these families (Takeda, 2008),
the increase of Japanese with a global perspective (Ota, 2011), or increasing number of foreign
workers and students in cultural and linguistic adjustment processes (Ishikawa, 2014; Niikura,2008) in a still largely conformist, monoculture, monolinguistic, inward-looking communities areexamples of the tensions. The tensions seem to amplify invalidations experienced by individuals
who identify themselves as minorities in the transforming society, which in turn increase theiremotional vulnerability.
Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT)’s biosocial theory posits transactions between an invalidating
environment and an individual’s emotional vulnerability as the factor for the development ofborderline personality disorder (Linehan, 1993). In this presenter’s clinical work over the past
four years in Tokyo produced enough samples to hypothesize that some, if not all, traits of
BPD are present among these minority individuals. They are: a) affective lability especially ofanger, b) chaotic relationships and chronic interpersonal crises, c) difficulties with sense of self,d) self-harm and other impulsive behaviors, and e) dissociative responses in stress situations(Linehan, 1993). DBT was effective to work with these individuals with its dialectical worldview(D) to understand and validate their private experiences; behavior procedures (B) that balances
acceptance of emotional pain and change of problematic behaviors; and therapeutic relationship(T) that is genuine and equal.

Mie Takaki
Mie Takaki is a Certified Clinical Psychologist in Japan. She
holds an MSc in Clinical and Counseling Psychology. She
works with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families
with diverse backgrounds in multicultural Tokyo. Mie offers
therapies and counseling in Japanese, English, and French.
Once a week, Mie visits a public primary school as a school
counselor for the Tokyo metropolitan government. Mie’s
clinical orientation is Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT). Miecompleted intensive DBT training through Behavioral Tech: A
Linehan Institute Training Company. Mie was born and raised
in a small town in Niigata, Japan, but has been in and out of Japan for study and work since theage of 15. Her psychological practice is informed by her former career with an international NGO
in Asia, West Africa and Latin America. As an expat, she moved from country to country; firstas a single woman, and later with her family. She understands the dynamics that international
moving adds to the psychological state of individuals and families.
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Keynote Presentation: Yu Niiya

Helping a Stranger in Japan:
Who Helps and Why?
Friday, March 27 | 13:45-14:25 | Online via Zoom

Renowned for its hospitality, Japan is getting ready for more omotenashi as it prepares for the Olympic
and Paralympic games. However, is Japan really a helpful nation? Are the Japanese compassionate
people? This presentation provides evidence that, in Japan, the decision to help a stranger depends
heavily on what the situation dictates. To avoid the embarrassment of appearing meddlesome, theJapanese are less likely to intervene when the need of help is ambiguous, rather than clear. Further
research shows that people who pursue compassionate goals to support others’ well-being are more
likely to help, whereas those who pursue the goals to avoid projecting a negative image of the self
are less likely to help. These findings suggest that helping could be promoted by encouraging people
to shift their focus from questioning “what will I get?” to “what can I give?” Additionally, I will present
recent findings that suggest that despite spending more time on others, those with compassionate
goals experience greater time affluence and subjective well-being. The more strongly people pursue
the goals to support others, the more they offer help and the happier they are.

Yu Niiya
Dr Yu Niiya is a Professor in the Department of Global andInterdisciplinary Studies (GIS) at Hosei University, Tokyo. She
received her MA from the University of Tokyo and her PhD from the
University of Michigan in social psychology. Dr Niiya’s researchinterests lie in the exploration of whether a compassionate
mindset can encourage people to overcome their hesitation totake risks. For example, she is currently investigating how having
compassionate goals (i.e., the goals to support others) and selfimage goals (i.e., the goals to project a desirable image of theself, such as appearing helpful) predict the extent to which people
express dissent toward the group they belong to or the extent to which they will offer help to a
stranger. Furthermore, she has worked on what enables people to learn from failure, the positive
relational consequences of adult’s amae, and many cross-cultural studies on various topics. She
has been a PI (principal investigator) and collaborator on many Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research(KAKENHI) projects for the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. She is also an associate
editor for the Asian Journal of Social Psychology and the Japanese Journal of Social Psychology.

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Keynote Presentation: Stephen E. Gregg

Embracing Difference:
Religious Diversity in the UK
Friday, March 27 | 14:35-15:15 | Online via Zoom

Tolerance for religious diversity is a core message in recent Governmental and Educational initiatives
in the United Kingdom, along with a major component of British “soft power” in international relations.
This presentation looks beyond the “brand” of multiculturalism/diverse heritage of the modern UK
to understand religious identities beyond essentialising and reductive categories of membershipor belonging. Using a Lived Religion approach, which preferences people above texts and practices
above beliefs, I will survey recent UK equalities legislation, and discuss the effect this has had on
everyday lived reality for religious individuals and communities. I will analyse census data and raiseissues relating to the rise of the “religious nones”, the muted voices of minority religions, and thedebate over Britain as a “Christian country”. I will focus on diversity within, as well as between,
religions and ask why some communities are embraced more than others, and reflect upon the
problem of tolerating intolerance.

Stephen E. Gregg
Dr Stephen E. Gregg is Senior Lecturer in Religious Studies at
the University of Wolverhampton, and the Hon. Secretary of
the British Association for the Study of Religions. His researchinterests are focused on Religious Identity, Contemporary
Religion, Minority Religions, and Religion and Comedy/
Performance. His recent books include Swami Vivekananda
and Non-Hindu Traditions (Routledge, 2019), The Insider/
Outsider Debate: New Approaches in the Study of Religion(Equinox, 2019), The Bloomsbury Handbook to Studying
Christians (Bloomsbury, 2019), Engaging with Living Religion(Routledge, 2015) and Jesus Beyond Christianity (Oxford University Press, 2010).
Stephen received his BA and PhD from the University of Wales, where he was subsequently appointed
Lecturer in Religious Studies. He was then appointed as Fellow in the Study of Religion at Liverpool
Hope University and is now Senior Lecturer at Wolverhampton, the multicultural heart of the UK. He
has delivered invited papers at universities in India, Turkey, Australia, the USA, and across the UK
and Europe. In 2013 Stephen was the lead coordinator for the European Association for the Study ofReligions and the International Association for the History of Religions Conference in Liverpool, UK.

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15:30-16:45

Friday Online Session I
57378 15:30-15:55

Positive and Negative Support Concerning Prenatal Testing in Japan
Miyako Kimura, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Japan

Accumulating evidence showed that social support has both positive and negative effects, which are strongly related to mental health. In
Japan, the prevalence of prenatal testing has been very low, approximately 5.3% in 2013, compared to 98% in Australia in 2007 (Sasaki,
2011, 2015). In addition, the previous study revealed that women tend to face various difficulties including decision making to have prenatal
testing when they consider the next child after having a child with a disability (Kimura, 2012). Furthermore, others’ advice on prenatal
testing may also increase such stress. To provide a supportive environment, this mixed study aimed to explore women’s experiences ofreceiving positive and negative support over taking prenatal testing in Japan. Qualitative study: In collaboration with parents’ associationsof children with intellectual disabilities (ID), 19 mothers of children with ID were recruited in metropolitan Tokyo, Japan. Semi-structured
interviews were conducted from July 2014 to Jun 2018. Quantitative study: Similar to the qualitative study, participants were recruited
through the parents' associations of children with ID. Throughout Japan, self-administrated questionnaires were distributed to mothersof children with disabilities from January to March 2016. The returning rate was 49.0%, and 1,012 mothers were selected for this study.
Based on both qualitative and quantitative data, the experiences of receiving positive and negative support and the psychological impacts
on pregnant women will be described.
57226

15:55-16:20

Picture Book Review Mining of Infants’ Developmental Order
Miho Kasamatsu, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Takehito Utsuro, University of Tsukuba, Japan
Yu Saito, Seitoku University, Japan
Yumiko Ishikawa, Utsunomiya University, Japan

In order to examine how the stimuli of picture books induces a variety of reactions in infants, we take an approach of applying a text mining
technique to a large amount of reviews on picture books written by their parents or the childcare personnel. Especially, we focus on theinfants' reactions related to ordering of development mediated by picture books. It is known in the develop mental psychology researchthat there is a specific order of infants' development and infants show the reactions in accordance with their developmental stages. Here,
there exist quite limited literature studying picture books and infants' developmental order and it is strongly required to extend existingfindings. However, conventional approach in developmental psychology is time and labor consuming. Furthermore, existing findings
include no information on the characteristics of picture books, making it harder to reproduce existing findings. To solve this problem, wecollect infants' reactions by extracting the descriptions of infants' reactions from the online reviews on picture books. We further examine
the characteristics of picture books that are closely related to these infants' developmental reactions. We select 4 types of reactions foranalysis in this paper. We collect over 150 reactions for each type of reaction and find typical characteristics of picture books inducing
these reactions for 3 out of 4 types of reactions. We conclude that the proposed approach of applying a text mining technique to thereviews o n picture books is quite effective.
57233

16:20-16:45

The Structure of Emotion Concepts in Japanese Revealed Through the Relationship Between Emotional
Situations and Emotion Words
Mariko Kikutani, Kanazawa University, Japan
Machiko Ikemoto, Doshisha University, Japan
Mariko Shirai, Doshisha University, Japan

The present research investigated conceptual relationships among major emotions in Japanese language. In an initial study,
approximately 100 Japanese undergraduates were presented with ten emotion words (surprise, excitement, happiness, satisfaction,
relaxation, sleepiness, sadness, hot anger, cold anger, fear) and asked to write down situations associated with each of them. The collected
sentences describing situations were grouped based on their contents using a text mining technique. A total of 36 frequently reported
situations were then identified. Next, these situations were presented to 201 Japanese undergraduates and they reported what emotion(a single word) they would feel in each situation. This resulted in 7732 word-situation combinations in total, and they were submitted toa co-occurrence network analysis and a correspondence analysis. The overall structure of these emotions was clustered into two groups(positive and negative), but details were interesting. It was revealed that positive emotions of pleasure, happiness and joy are separate
and clearly distinct concepts. For negative emotions, concepts of anger and sadness were found to be similar to each other (they tend
to co-occur), and fear is a separate concept. Interestingly, some words which are generally regarded as negative (e.g., regret and agony)were plotted between the positive and negative clusters, indicating that those words are used more flexibly than general meanings of thewords suggest. The present results conclude that focusing on emotional situations is an effective method to reveal how emotion words
are defined and used as well as how concepts of major emotions are organized in mind.

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Friday Online Session II
56090

17:00-17:25

Junior High School Students who are Extroverted and Lonely Prefer SNS – Analysis of SNS Time by Diary
MethodShiroh Ohno, The University of Tokyo, Japan

There are a lot of concerning shown about excess using of SNS by Japanese young people on a smartphone. This research made an
examination for the relation between extroversion, loneliness and using SNS time on smartphone referring to The Internet paradox study.
Got a result from 701 junior high school students in Japanese nationwide by executing diary method survey in order to evaluate using
time precisely. Result from multiple regression analysis controlled male/female and free time at home, all of item about extroversion,loneliness, interaction term is significant. Result from analysis of interaction term, there is no relation between loneliness and using timeof SNS about low extroversion group. (low loneliness group 27.7 minutes, high loneliness group 28.4 minutes) About high extroversion
group, loneliness and using time of SNS is seen as relation. (low loneliness group 34.9 minutes, high loneliness group 49.2 minutes） In thegroup of both extroversion and loneliness is high, using time of SNS is long significantly. It shows that the situation which there are not somany friends becomes possibility to communicate on SNS. And it also shows that using SNS may not possibility to mitigate loneliness.
56313

17:25-17:50

Factors in Teachers’ Help-seeking Preferences: From the viewpoint of teachers with new appointment terms
Yutaka Konuma, Hokkaido University of Education, Japan

This research examines the factors that influence teachers’ help-seeking preferences using a structural equation model. Teachers withnew appointment terms often face difficulties in their work and tend to ask other teachers or administrators for help. To identify thevarious factors in teachers’ help-seeking preferences, an investigation using a questionnaire was administered to teachers who held
new appointments at elementary schools; 91 teachers responded to this questionnaire. A statistical analysis was performed using SPSS
19.0 and AMOS 19.0. The structural equation model based on both factor and path analyses, revealed that headteachers’ leadership(educational leadership) affected the workplace culture as well as teachers’ feelings of self-respect and help-seeking preferences. The
organizational control and workplace culture, which can influence each other, are important in teachers’ everyday experiences. andheadteachers’ (educational leadership) also had a large influence there. Since teachers engage directly with children while teaching andheadteachers affect teachers’ feelings of self-respect and help-seeking preferences, it is necessary to foster a climate of collaboration
between these professionals to develop effective educational practices.
55704

17:50-18:15

The Difference of the ‘Regression in the Service of the Ego’ Between Art Students and Professional Artists
Toshiki Ito, Kobe University, Japan

Present study aimed at exploring the difference of the ‘regression in the service of the ego’ between art students and professional artists.
The subjects were 21 art students of graduate school (average age 25.5) and 25 professional artists (average age 46.4). They wereadministered Rorschach test and the result was analyzed according to the scoring system (Holt, 1977) that measures the regression
in the service of the ego from the viewpoint of primary process and secondary process. The result showed 5 differences between art
students and professional artists. Art students showed tendency to respond more primitive aggressive responses than professional
artists.②Professional artists showed tendency to respond more primary condensation responses than art students. Professional artists
significantly showed more primary symbolic representation than art students. Professional artists showed tendency to respond moreprimary autistic elaboration responses than art students.⑤Professional artists significantly showed more total responses of formal
primary process than art students. The result of indicated that regression to primitive aggression was not relevant to creativity. The
results of suggested that various aspects of formal primary process promoted creativity of professional artists. The result of ⑤ showed thatprofessional artists more easily regress in the general aspects of primary process. It was considered that professional artists more tend
to regress to primary process than art students and it was suggested that this tendency to regress underlies their creation.
55980

18:15-18:40

The Pontine Region is Involved in Early Visual Affective Processing
Jingjun Wong, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dorita H. F. Chang, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Di Qi, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Weiwei Men, Peking University, China
Jia-Hong Gao, Peking University, China
Tatia M. C. Lee, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Historically, the study of affective neuroscience has focused on the cortico-limbic system with the main attention on the amygdala.
Despite new techniques and the discovery of other relevant circuits, including the default mode network and salience network in emotional
processing, the involvement of subcortical structures has remained poorly understood. A recent study has identified the pontine region to
be associated with affective processing, which corresponds to findings in clinical populations suffering from pathological laughing andcrying. The current study aims to explore the role of the pontine region with respect to the conventionally known cortical-limbic system inan emotional-processing task. Task-based fMRI data from 64 healthy participants were analysed. Results from the general linear model(GLM) comparing affective images to their masked-counterparts revealed that the pontine region exhibited significant activity, alongwith the well-established structures for affective processing. Dynamic causal modelling using regions identified from the GLM resulted
in an optimal model illustrating that the pontine region communicates with other functional nodes in a feedforward manner. Our findings
uncover for the first time that subcortical regions may have important roles never before considered in affective processing.

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14:00-15:15

Saturday Online Session I
Religion

55443

14:00-14:25

Drawing Wisdom to Combat Global Crisis: Two Spiritual Responses to Climate Change
Nathan Garcia, Oblate School of Theology, United States
Benjamin PowerGriffin, Oblate School of Theology, United States

The terror of climate change is not merely its inevitability but local apathy. While industrious governments are leading technological efforts tocurb human impact, local communities rarely reflect the same fervor. Climate change is significantly a communal issue, thus requiring a spiritualresponse. We argue that governmental action towards climate change must be sustained by a spiritual commitment of the people. We offer two
sophisticated responses found in the discipline of Christian spirituality that provides a framework for galvanizing ordinary citizens and communities
to become involved. The first is a metaphysical approach formulating a scientific realism to spur local action. Essentially, philosophical problems
undergird humanity’s alienation from nature, and until we overcome this to develop a scientifically reinforced spiritual worldview then we willcontinue without widespread public participation. The second is a phenomenological, existential approach focusing on establishing a deeper senseof social belonging. Without a spirituality of communality, rooted in our physical belonging to the earth and to one another, our efforts to address
the global crises will remain isolated by not simply our regional but interpersonal sense of identity. These spiritual paradigms are versatile inmany cultural contexts. They provide cosmological, psychological, and spiritual frameworks for addressing climate change in community. Climatechange is a global threat requiring local action. To this end, these paradigms can do what governments cannot.
56041

14:25-14:50

Utilising Metaphors at the End of Life and the Importance of an Expansive View on Spiritual Care for LGBTQI+ Patients
Jane Francis, Mater Health, Mater Misericordiae Ltd, Brisbane, Australia

In 2002 the World Health Organisation (WHO) mandated for spiritual care to be available to all people in end of life care facilities worldwide. Since
that time an exciting body of research into what spirituality is, and how to provide spiritual care to a diverse range of patients, has emerged.
There has consequently been a broadening of traditional Anglo-Saxon and Catholic chaplaincy in New Zealand and Australian hospitals and carefacilities, to a patient-led, meaning making enquiry, and exploration of mystery unique to each individual. In other areas of hospital care, spiritualcare is strongly suggested by WHO, but not mandated. One of the tasks of the pastoral carer is to assist patients to find meaning – both inpast experiences and in daily life as they manage their relationship with their illness. The use of metaphor and the subsequent exploration of its
meaning can ground patients in the present and help better understand physical needs as well as spiritual needs. Metaphors can also be a powerful
comforter as patients clarify beliefs around end of life and life beyond death, using images and symbols to relate to their death in a meaningful way.
Part 2: Research indicates that the underlying assumption that spirituality and religion are one and the same has led to an assumption that LGBTQI+
patients are unlikely to want spiritual support, due to the history of discrimination by many churches/religions.
53066

14:50-15:15

Privacy in Islamic Eschatology and the Journey to the Divine
Ghada Mohamad, American University in the Emirates, United Arab Emirates

Privacy in Islam has been studied by researchers on urban as well as dwelling levels and a clear hierarchy has been identified from public to private
spaces. The purpose of seeking privacy is understood either as to separate genders or to hide sin or good, or bad, fortune from others. However,concepts in Islam have another dimension connecting them with the unseen. This research aims to establish the significance of safeguarding one’s
privacy, during this life, in Islamic eschatology through investigation of the primary scriptures: Quran and Sunna. Privacy is demonstrated as an area
where sin may easily be forgiven, as long as it did not violate another individual’s rights, and where sincerity of a good deed may enable the believer
to reach as high a level as being under the protection of God in this life and on Judgement Day. This is based on two ideas in Islam: first, that all
human beings are vulnerable to sin by nature; and second, that the door for repentance, during lifetime, is always open to start anew.

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15:30-17:10

Saturday Online Session II

Qualitative/Quantitative Research in any other area of Psychology

54205

15:30-15:55

Psychological Safety in Teams: Essentials to Developing High Performance and Continual Learning Teams
Kenneth Tan, Singapore Management University, Singapore
Wai Kit Ng, Certisgroup, Singapore

This study aims to study and improve workplace performance and team learning by improving team Psychological Safety through a proprietary designed
program called the Certis ALIVE Program. Team Psychological Safety measures how much the team grow and learn from mistakes and allows risktaking behaviour (Edmundson,A. 1999). Research was also done to understand the literature insights to how psychological safety is built and how thelack of trust will affect team performance and team learning. Based on key research done by Amy Edmundson on psychological safety and learningorganizations. The research team set about designing the ALIVE program, with objectives: 1. To create an engagement agenda for all meetings 2. To
create an environment of courage and encourage voice within team meetings. A three month long impact study was conducted between two of thelargest teams in the Singapore office, using experimental research design, with control and experimental groups, pre and post testing of means, followed
by a semi-structured focus group interview. Quantitative and qualitative data was collected, analyzed and discussed to measure and evaluate the effectsof the ALIVE program in meeting its objectives of encouraging and building trust and psychological safety within and across teams.
55826

15:55-16:20

Smartphones at the Workplace: An in situ Mixed-Method Study on Smartphone use During Intellectual Work
Maxi Heitmayer, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

Smartphones and other ICTs have become permanent companions in our daily lives. Increased use of these devices has impacted and often changed ourdaily routines. Users are in constant negotiation and coordination between the online and offline worlds they inhabit, and decisions about how to use theirtime and attention are becoming increasingly challenging. This has serious implications for tasks that require undivided attention or longer periods of focus,
with work perhaps being the most relevant. Particularly intellectual work is predisposed to be affected by these developments, as it makes heavy use ofsuch technologies. This paper presents findings from a mixed-methods study using first-person wearable video cameras. The data set comprises over 200
hours of video and self-confrontation interview footage with 1130 unique smartphone interactions, of which 547 took place during intellectual work tasks(N=37 users). Building upon a transdisciplinary body of literature on time-use and human-computer-interaction, we provide new empirical evidence on the
disruptiveness of ICTs at the workplace, and the decisions users make on where to direct their attention in real, naturally occurring contexts. We observe that (a)attention allocation is highly context dependent and often automatic and unconscious, (b) time management relates to a set of self-regulation strategies thatstructure work tasks, breaks, and leisure activities, and can thus both enable or limit efficient use of smartphones, (c) interaction patterns and intervals between
instances of smartphone use remain statistically invariant across activities despite users’ expressed preferences to use their devices less during work tasks.
55235

16:20-16:45

Attention Functions in Time Estimation

Irene Diamant, The Academic College of Tel Aviv Jaffa, Israel
Dan Zakay, IDC, IsraelTime estimation is the process of quantifying a temporal experience and an inherent part of our existence. Attention is seen by cognitive time estimation
models as a central device, especially under prospective conditions in which there exists a prior expectation of estimation. Extensive research supports
the significant role of attention in time estimation. However, since attention is not considered a homogeneous and uniform mechanism, there is evidently
a need to investigate the relationships between different attention functions and time estimation under different conditions. The main purpose of thisresearch work has been to examine the involvement of distinct attention functions - sustained, selective, executive and orienting attention on time
estimation among ‘normal’ subjects with no attention problem history. Two experiments used a structured research procedure to determine theindividual attention functions profile and pattern of prospective time estimation under different conditions. The main findings of this work point to asignificant effect of sustained attention on prospective time estimation, especially under reproductive conditions. It was found that those who were weakat sustained attention were typified by a more emphasized decline in performance when moving from a short reproductive interval to a long interval
compared to those who were stronger at sustained attention. The findings of this study contribute to the expansion of the theoretical understanding ofprocesses involved in time estimation and to the possibility of explaining and intervening in human behavior relating to time.
55829

16:45-17:10

The Ethics of Qualitative Video Research: A Comprehensive Overview of the State of the Art and Prospective Solutions
Maxi Heitmayer, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
Marina Everri, University College Dublin, Ireland
Paulius Yamin-Slotkus, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom
Saadi Lahlou, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

Qualitative video research and digital ethnography techniques based on video recordings have steadily increased over the last decade (Gubrium &Harper, 2013; Pink et al., 2016). Indeed, the affordability of high-quality technical equipment like wearable micro-cameras and the superior qualityof video data compared to other forms of recording have given a ‘visual turn’ to social research methods (Rose, 2014). Such techniques bear the
powerful promise to researchers to gather highly detailed, situated and contextualised accounts of participants’ lived experiences. Yet, recording realtime activities can pose ethical challenges and potentially even cause harm for both researchers and participants. This contribution, therefore, intends
to provide a comprehensive and consistent point of reference for unified guidelines on the ethical conduct for qualitative, video-based research designs.
The paper is organised in three sections: The first provides a systematic review of current research ethics guidelines on collecting video data for different
populations (e.g. adults and children), institutions, and informal settings (e.g. schools, hospitals, families’ homes, public spaces). Both scientific papers
and guidelines provided by institutional research ethics boards were taken into consideration. The second section highlights the main challenges for
ethnographic research identified in the literature. Specifically, we address critical issues and gaps concerned with (a) researcher-researched rapport, (b)informed consent, (c) participants’ rights (anonymity, confidentiality, data ownership, and release). The third section, lastly, proposes a set of guidelines
on video research ethics using as exemplary cases the research carried out by our team using a digital ethnography and first-person perspective
approach (References Anonymised).

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10:00-11:15

Sunday Online Session I
Mental Health55877

10:00-10:25

Perceived Loneliness and Brain Structural Changes in Older Adults with Late-Life Depression
LL Emily Sin, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Tatia M.C. Lee, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Late-life depression (LLD) is a significant health risk factor for older adults, part of which is perceived loneliness. In this voxel-based morphometry
study, we investigated the relationships between perceived loneliness and recurrence of depressive episodes in 52 older adults. They belonged
to the single episode, multiple episodes, or normal control groups, according to their clinical histories. Behavioral findings showed there weresignificant differences in their scores on perceived loneliness and severity of depression. Brain structural findings showed significant interaction
effects between perceived loneliness and group memberships in the gray matter volume of the left putamen, caudate, and pallidum, correlating
to striatum involved in reward learning. This result suggests the level of functioning regarding the reward system may be negatively related to
the number of depressive episodes. Taken together, the findings of this study offer important insight into the neural underpinnings of the courseand chronicity of LLD.
56499

10:25-10:50

The Relationship Between Rumination and Metacognition: Application of an Innovative Signal-detection
Approach
Barbara Chuen Yee Lo, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Alan Lap Fai Lee, Lingnan University, Hong Kong
Chak Man Tang, Lingnan University, Hong Kong

Rumination, a stable vulnerability marker of depression, is associated with affective bias towards negative information as a result of cognitive
control deficit. However, it is unclear whether ruminators are aware of such bias in their own cognitive processing. Based on the signaldetection approach, the present study examined metacognitive sensitivity associated with rumination. Specifically, we measured metacognitive
sensitivity, the extent to which one’s confidence rating in a task tracks performance, using the meta-d’ method. In two directed-forgetting
memory experiments, we examined whether ruminative trait (Experiment 1) and mood state (Experiment 2) influenced metacognitive sensitivity.
Participants first studied images that were either negative or positive in emotion valence, each cued as either to-be-forgotten or to-beremembered. They then performed an old-new discrimination task and simultaneously indicated their confidence rating. In Experiment 1, we
found an interaction between memory cue and rumination: High ruminators showed a larger difference in meta-d’ between to-be-forgotten
and to-be-remembered items than low ruminators did. In Experiment 2, participants performed a similar memory task following either a sad or
neutral mood induction. An interaction among valence, rumination, and mood was found: When feeling sad, high ruminators showed a larger
difference in meta-d’ between negative and positive items than low ruminators did. Clinical implications of the results will be discussed.
56630

10:50-11:15

The Mediating Effect of Religiousness/Spirituality on Perceived Stress-life Satisfaction Relationship
Sahara Iman Alonto, De La Salle University, Philippines

The Bangsamoro people, an ethnic-minority of Filipino Muslims residing in the islands of Mindanao, have suffered the casualties of wars
and insurgencies. Living in a situation of instability and scarcity, the Bangsamoro people, are predisposed to mental health vulnerabilities. As
such, this paper is an endeavor to identify protective factors of mental health with particular interest on religiousness/spirituality. To specify,
it hypothesized that religiousness/spirituality is a mediating variable in the relationship between perceiving stress and life satisfaction among
young Bangsamoro adults studying in universities. This hypothesis was tested through a cross-sectional survey design with the use threeobjective scales – Daily Spiritual Experience (DSE) Scale, Perceived Stress Scale (PSS) and Satisfaction with Life (SWL) scale. The total scoresof these scales were subjected through mediational analysis, whose results have showed that perceived stress is associated with religiousness/spirituality (B=-0.39, p<0.05), which in turn predicts life satisfaction (B = 0.21, p<0.05). Moreover, perceived stress affects life satisfaction directly(B = -0.36, p<0.05) and indirectly through religiousness/spirituality. The bias-corrected bootstrap confidence interval for the indirect effect (B=0.08) based on 5,000 bootstrap samples was entirely below zero (-0.17 to -0.03). For young Bangsamoro adults, their religiousness/spirituality
decreases the effect of perceived stress in lowering the life satisfaction of an individual. Their sense of religiousness/spirituality equips theseyoung adults to have positive evaluations of life conditions despite perceptions of stressfulness.

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11:30-12:45

Sunday Online Session II
Mental Health57323

11:30-11:55

Health Consideration in Architectural Design: An Interrelation Between Architecture and Neuroscience
Dea Luma, The University of Tokyo, Japan
Yoshiyuki Kawazoe, The University of Tokyo, Japan

Neuroarchitecture is a new frontier in architecture that lies between the interrelation of neuroscience and architecture. The aim of this researchis to understand and accumulate factual knowledge on the impact of architectural design in human perception and judgment while monitoringbrain activity using electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings. To achieve this, the experiment has been separated into two parts: the observation
part and the judgment part - both consisting of 3 sessions of pictures of indoor built environment categorized by color, proportions, and texture.
To present the pictures and achieve the collection of information from the judgment, we have used a digitalized semantic differential method
using a bipolar rating scale, whereas to monitor human brain activity we have used NeuroSky mind-wave mobile device. Subjects have been
exposed to a visual stimulation while the selection of the pictures has taken into consideration cultural background, a range of colors frommonochromatic to colorful and from bright to pastel, rooms of classical golden section proportions and contemporary approaches, as wellas various textures. Results showed a judgment and observation impact varying from environments with bright and pastel colors, rough andsoft texture as well as classical proportions and Japanese traditional rooms. This study provides an opportunity to improve the approach toarchitectural design, placing a primary focus on the user’s well-being.
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Exploring the Link Between Athletic Identity, Self-compassion, Communication, and Mental Toughness ofTable Tennis Student Athletes
Maridette Joyce Maranan, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines
Arnulfo Lopez, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines

Table tennis student-athletes should be mentally tough as they train and perform under extreme pressure. In this light, it is necessary to
determine other mental skills that they need to increase mental toughness. Accordingly, the study focused on athletic identity, self-compassion,and intra-team communication. A multi-part questionnaire was fielded to two hundred (200) student-athletes who play table tennis singles inmember schools of different athletic associations. One hundred sixteen (116) male and eighty-four (84) female athletes answered the following:
Athletic Identity Measurement Scale-Plus (AIMS-Plus), Self-compassion Scale (SCS), Scale of Effective Communication in Team Sports(SECTS-2), and Sports Mental Toughness Questionnaire (SMTQ). Accordingly, mean and structural equation modeling were used to analyze thedata. Preliminary findings show that the participants have high levels of athletic identity and always use effective intra-team communication
strategies. Nevertheless, they only exhibit moderate levels of self-compassion and mental toughness. A fine-grained analysis of the data also
revealed that athletic identity, self-compassion, and intra-team communication are positively linked to mental toughness. Athletes who exhibit
higher levels of athletic identity, self-compassion, and frequently use effective communication strategies are tougher mentally. These findings
suggest that mental toughness development is needed and can be carried out by focusing on the athletes’ identity, self-compassion skills,
and way of communicating with the team. Improving these skills can bring about better performance while protecting them from experiencing
psychological distress. The study provides useful insights for practitioners in designing mental skills training programs geared towards optimalfunctioning and psychological wellness of young athletes.
55842

12:20-12:45

Sailing Through: The Assessment of a Philippine Grief Support Program Using Bible-Based Lessons and Art
Therapy
Alyssa Publico, University of the Philippines, Philippines

The Sailing Through workshops began in 2018 by my father and I through the Christian Advocacy Reaching Everyone (CARE) Foundation, andfirst conducted exclusively for our church (International Churches of Christ Quezon City). These support groups address different life challenges
such as grief, caregiving for terminally ill loved ones and mental health issues. They are composed of Bible-based lessons, art therapy or creative
exercises for self-expression, and smaller subgroups for building more intimate, sincere relationships. Since last year, several opportunities haverisen for us to share what we’ve learned with others. As we continue to share our experiences, more and more have expressed their interest to
set up their own support groups and adapt our current model. But before we reach out to train others and conduct groups to help the community,
we saw the need for a thorough assessment of the Grief Support Group (GSG) workshops. Through two focus group discussions consisting of
short art-related activities, I interviewed four participants of 2018’s Grief Support Group and four participants from 2019’s Grief Support Group.
Through thematic analysis, the results show that the overall experience of the participants fulfills the program’s objectives. The strengths of
the workshop include teaching the importance of empathy, learning how to listen without judgment, and activities that encourage honoring thememory of those who have passed on. Some areas of improvement include the need for follow-up sessions post-GSG, the incorporation ofjournal-writing, addressing other forms of loss, and exploring other creative therapies.

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Religion

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The Teaching of Religious Knowledge in Secondary Schools in Hong Kong
Yau Yung Tsang, CMA Choi Cheung Kok Secondary School, Hong Kong

In Hong Kong, religious knowledge is not taught as a subject. For junior forms, religious knowledge is integrated into the "Personal, Social and
Humanities Education"(PSHE) key learning area. For senior forms S4-S6, religious perspectives, albeit modicum, are included in the core subject
Liberal Studies. Ethics and Religious Studies (ERS) as an elective subject is offered in senior forms in some schools.
This paper considers religious education in terms of curriculum planning and teaching practices. The first section discusses the discourses
on government's desired objectives, highlighting the appreciation of and respect on diversity in cultures and views in a pluralistic society. The
second section presents the curricula of the mentioned subjects and area. It argues that the coverage of religious knowledge is ambiguous andunbalanced. While the teaching about religions in PSHE and Liberal Studies is mainly nested with personal development and social issues, theteaching of religious knowledge in ERS is narrow-scoped, tilting to either Christianity or Buddhism. The third section examines the challenges
involved in teaching with respect to the handling of related controversial issues, teaching materials available as well as teacher training.
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Integration and Translation: A Comparative Study of Caodaism in Vietnam and Yi-Kuan-Tao
Lim Pey Huan, National ChengChi University, Taiwan

In the second half of the 19th century, the "Baoshan Qixiang" sect in southern Vietnam was very popular and very attractive to the general
working people. Vietnam has long been influenced of Han culture, so there are many similarities in religion and folk beliefs. Therefore, in thespiritual life of Vietnamese civil society, Confucianism, Buddhism, Taoism, Christianity, Islam and folk beliefs can be said to be the main trend,
but in the twentieth century, two indigenous new religions were born: Caodai and He Hao Jiao. The full name of Caodaism is "Da Dao San Qi Pu
Du Gao Tai Jiao"）. The emerging road of Caodai advocates to lead the sentient beings back to their original missions; the sentient beings will
be centered on people, and the nature of the talks is nothing more than the original mission and standard. There are many opinions about the
introduction of Caodaism into southern Vietnam. Caodai believers believe that Caodaism is an emerging new religion in Vietnam. If we further
explore the teachings and religious rituals of Caodai, it is not difficult to find that many Chinese sects have been introduced to Vietnam. This
article will present the analysis of the actual process of tutoring in Vietnam's Caodai, and compare it with the Yi-Kuan-Tao especially in theirrituals, religious organization, religious teachings, religious life care and funeral rituals and other comparative studies.
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13:50-14:15

Reflection on Mādhyamika Philosophy and Japanese Buddhism
Namramita Bhuiya, Kishore Bharati Bhagini Nivedita (co-ed) College, India

This paper tries to explore the Reflection on Mādhyamika Philosophy and Japanese Buddhism. Buddhist philosophy declares that all worldly
things are impermanent and full of suffering.Nāgārjuna was the systematic expounder of Mādhyamika Philosophy. He emphasizes middle
view and avoids all extreme or absolute “ism’’(void). And he admits śūnyatā which has two sense svabhāva śūnyatā and prapaῆca śunyatā.
According to Mādhyamika Philosophy śūnyata, nirvāņa, samsāra have the same meaning that everything is śūnya. That’s why highest truth or
absolute is śūnya. This is non–conceptual and non-conventional. It is peaceful and highest wisdom (prajῆā –pāramitā)which can be realized by
the practice of vipaśyanā meditation. Buddhism was established into Japan in seventh Century. Japanese Buddhism is an umbrella term for anumber of Buddhist schools of thought and practice. Such as - Shingon Buddhism, Nichiren Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, Tendai Buddhism andso on. The object of our study is to explore the relation between Mādhyamika system of Buddhism and the Tendai and Zen schools of Buddhismof Japan. The Buddhist idea of Tendai and Zen are completely the same as Mādhyamika Point. Tendai believes that all things are śūnya andZen believes that only absolute is true and realization of absolute is possible only through meditation. Besides that modern Japanese Buddhism
also emphasizes on Prajῆā-pāramitā. Therefore this paper is humble attempt to show the importance of Mādhyamika Philosophy in the Context
of Japanese Buddhism.
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National Culture, Personal Values, and Supervisors’ Ethical Behavior: Mediation Analysis of Merton’s Anomie Theory
Kristine Tuliao, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Although it is of primary concern to ensure that supervisors behave appropriately, research shows that unethical behaviors are prevalent andmay cost organizations’ economic and reputational damages. Nevertheless, few studies have considered the roles of the different levels ofvalues in shaping one’s ethicality and the examination of the possible mediation in the process of their influence has been rarely done. To
address this gap, this research employs Merton’s (1938; 1968) anomie theory in designing a mediation analysis to test the direct impacts ofnational cultural values on supervisors’ justification of unethical behaviors as well as their indirect impacts through personal values. Using dataof 9,813 supervisors across 30 countries, results of hierarchical linear modeling (HLM) indicated that cultural values, specifically, assertiveness,
performance orientation, in-group collectivism, and humane orientation positively affect supervisors’ unethical inclination. In addition, some ofthis influence went through personal monetary and non-monetary success values, indicating partial mediation. Given that some of the results
are opposite to the propositions of Merton’s anomie theory, complementary arguments are offered. Consequently, this paper not only advances
the understanding of differences in national and personal values but also the process of how these factors influence supervisors’ justificationof unethical behavior. Alongside these contributions, suggestions are presented for the public and organizations to be able to craft policies andprocedures that will minimize the tendency of supervisors to commit unethical acts.
56101

Has Online Media Fulfilled Journalism Ethics for News Coverage of Revenge Porn Victims?
Gita Juniarti, Diponegoro University Semarang, Indonesia

In 2017, a girl as victim of revenge porn with the initials HA, became a trending topic on social media. Most online media made this case as theirheadline news, but they had not kept the secret of HA's identity. They actually exposed the identity of HA specifically, such as her full name, hersocial media, and the name of the university where HA was enrolled at. This phenomenon was continued until 2019, which the media often did
not censor the identity of victims. Ironically, media rarely display the identities of the perpetrators of revenge porn. As a result, digital citizens
tend to cyber-bullying to victims, and victims are usually making a decision to close their social media accounts, close themselves from social
interactions in the real world, and experience deep depression. Supposedly, as victims of cyber-crime, the girls get identity protection and also
their mental recovery. The phenomenon of news coverage of revenge porn victims in online media was examined using a policy study approach.
The result shows that most of online media violated Article 9 of the Journalistic Code of Ethics in Indonesia which regulates that the media
should maintain the privacy of victims. Online media makes the victim's identity as commodity to increase the amount of viewers who visit theirwebsite and media will get abundant gain. This shows that most online media are unfair to reporting about the case of revenge porn. The legal
protection that protects victims of revenge porn also uncertain until now.
55259

Lyotard’s Notion of ‘The Differend’: The Critique of Meta-narrative Approach to Ethics
Sarmistha Nandy, University of Delhi, India

Being a political philosopher Lyotard’s aim was to establish a philosophy through which the society could find ways to legitimate different
incommensurable narratives to build a just society. He considers ethics as pedestal of justice to regress all kind of wrongs, occurring in oursociety. So, the aims of this paper are to state the ways to solve all differend in litigation and critique the meta-narrative approach to ethics byfollowing Lyotard’s ‘The Differend’ (1983). In the first section the paper will present Lyotard’s demonstration of the ‘differend’, how the differend
amounts to a critique of the meta-narrative to the ‘ethics’ through a densely detailed analysis of Lyotard’s examples from various spheres of life_
war, politics, litigations, literary or cultural achievements. According to Lyotard, due to the differend the wrong happens and as it result injusticetakes place in the society. In order to build a just society and also to avoid the wrong Lyotard introduced some new concepts of ‘event’, ‘phrase’,‘narratives’ through which people can save themselves from becoming a victim of ‘Wrong’. The crucial confusion between ‘wrong’ and ‘damage’incurred in the meta-narrative theories will be brought out in the connexion. Secondly, it also gives an account of the formal logical tools that
Lyotard uses to expose the modernist conflation of the first order and the second order discourse which is involved in all meta-narratives.
Specific illustration of these tools like Lyotard’s treatment of the Protagoras and Euthlas dilemma in litigation will be fully analyzed in the context.
56017

Into the Grey Zone: Ethical Implications of Overseas Japanese Security Deployments
Craig Mark, Kyoritsu Women's University, JapanThe Liberal-Democratic Party government of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe passed bills in the Japanese Diet in 2015, which reinterpreted Article 9of the 1947 Constitution; this allows the Japanese Self Defense Forces to participate in collective self-defence. The SDF could now potentiallyengage in conventional military operations with allied forces in future, but other aspects of the legislation also consider possible SDF engagementin ‘grey zone’ operations. The scenario for such operations envisions the SDF responding to or deterring occupation of Japanese-administeredislands by hostile foreign paramilitary forces. This shift in security policy, accompanied by annual increases in defence spending, demonstrates
how the Japanese government has sought to address the complex security environment of the 21st century, where operations short of war
have become the prevalent form of armed conflict. This aims to strengthen Japan’s own territorial integrity, but Japanese security policy has
also been pursued further afield. The Abe government has actively deployed the SDF and Coast Guard in the greater Indo-Pacific, training with
regional security forces, and participating in multi-national anti-piracy patrols in the Indian Ocean. Amid escalation of tensions between Iran andthe erratic Trump Administration, there are now plans for the SDF to be part of a coalition of US-led maritime surveillance patrols in the Strait of
Hormuz. However, this risks the SDF being drawn into a ‘grey zone’ conflict in the Persian Gulf, an ethical hazard where Japan might follow its
American ally into a military operation of dubious status under international and constitutional law.

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Ethics of Migration: Migration as a Sustainable Solution to Climate Stress
Koushik Ghosh, Central Washington University, United States

The COP-25 meeting in Madrid (2019) illustrated the challenge of arriving at transnational agreements on greenhouse gas emissions and carbon
markets. As we look back at what the world has not being able to achieve through international agreements, we must also focus on the successes
that have been achieved locally, in the clean energy sector, by both business as well as through political action. The discourse on sustainability
and sustainable development has become invigorated due to many such successes. However, the present discourse on sustainability, whichcannot be reasonably disassociated from sustainable development, continues to suffer from the lack of study of the inevitability of migration
due to climate stress. Much of this migration will not be across borders, and thus offers opportunities to manage it locally. The United Nations
does not classify climate migrants as climate refugees, though most are involuntary migrants. Due to its involuntary nature, unless it is studied,and managed by policymakers and local governments, such migration can prove to be as impactful and destabilizing as a refugee crisis. This
paper relies on fieldwork and research narratives on livelihoods, health, and worldview of people in the Indian Sundarbans, which is part of thelargest delta in the world. This work stresses that any meaningful discourse on sustainability requires a study of migration, by employing amethodology that is reliant on quantitative data as well as qualitative narratives.
55175

Is ‘Free Will’ an Emergent Property of Immaterial Soul? A Critical Examination of Human Beings’ Decisionmaking Process(es)Suresh Muruganandam, Indian Institute of Technology, India

The concept of free will states that when more than one alternative is available to an individual, he/she chooses freely and voluntarily to renderan action in any given context. A question arises, how do human beings choose to perform an action in a given context? What happens to anindividual who compels him/her to choose an action out of many alternatives? The behaviorists state that free will guides individuals to choose
an action voluntarily. Therefore, he/she is morally responsible for his/her voluntary actions. This paper attempts to answer whether a person’s
action is an outcome of his/her ‘moral luck’ or ‘designated cerebral cortex processes’? While answering this question the paper examines therelation between principle of causality and free will of a person. It analyses what causes free will. It elucidates use of free will for decisionmaking process(es), and the relation between human beings’ actions and their moral responsibility. This paper concludes that human beings areconscious of their free will. Free will decides their actions; therefore, they are morally responsible for their voluntary actions. This paper argues
that free will is an emergent property of ‘immaterial soul’.
56575“Saving Our City”: Christian Perspectives on Mediating Controversies and Conflicts in the Anti-extradition
Movement in Hong Kong
Yee Chun Sincere Tung, Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service, Hong Kong
Vincent W.P. Lee, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

The anti-extradition movement has already persisted in Hong Kong since early June 2019. There have been frequent violent confrontations
between the protesters and the police in public spaces. Nevertheless, divisions and arguments between Christians who support the protesters
and those who strictly disagree with violence are emerging. Many Christian churches and the ministers in Hong Kong, a group of people used
to be seen by others as politically conservative or even apathetic, have become more vocal and physically active in this movement, such asproviding on-site support to the protesters, particularly those youngsters who are arrested by police. On the other hand, a substantial number ofChristians rejects proactive social actions and disagrees with taking a tough stance against the administration. But at the end, Christians acrossdifferent political spectrums are all striking for restoration of a just and peaceful Hong Kong. This paper adopts a discourse analysis approach to
examine different stances and arguments amongst Hong Kong churches and Christians over theologies and approaches in conflict mediations
and resolving controversies, including a thorough review of the documents, news reports and social media contents related to church activities
in the movement. In-depth interviews will also be conducted with the church leaders and Christians involved to understand their rationales inresolving the conflicts between the government and the people, and also between Christians. Detailed analyses and recommendations will befocusing on the possible approaches that churches and Christians could take in resolving these conflicts.

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Philosophy - Comparative Philosophy

55835

Flow and Daoism: Comparing Consequent Attitudes
Mary Irene Clare Deleña, De La Salle University, Philippines
Elenita Garcia, De La Salle University, Philippines

Flow theorist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi compared the experience of Flow to Zhuang Zi’s Dao. To experience flow is like Cook Ding’s skill in
cutting-without-cutting—an effortless doing, termed as wei-wu-wei—associating both with happiness. Many have investigated this parallelism
to see if the analogy is apt. Several have concluded that Flow and Dao may not really be comparable, having incommensurable foundations
and purposes. On the other hand, some argue for a continuation of such discussions in the service of bridging the cultural-philosophical gap
perennially thought to exist between East and West. This paper aims to contribute to such discussions, showing that apart from the similarities
that have already been shown to exist between the experiences of Flow and Dao, the consequences of those experiences might be investigated aswell. Reflective consideration of the texts involved leads to the suggestion that Flow might be situational, while Zhuang Zi’s Dao is dispositional.
While the latter should lead one to view and do things in a certain way after understanding and doing Dao, this does not necessarily happen in
one who has experienced Flow. This implies that although descriptions of the experience of Flow and of Zhuang Zi’s Dao resemble one another,
they might be farther apart than usually considered. This, however, does not mean that comparative study of the two experiences should cease.
Similarities in expression of different experiences can still contribute to inter-cultural and inter-disciplinary understanding as along as we also
value the nuances involved.
56305

Is Language a Form of Animal Communication, or Something Different? Implications for Ecological Identities
Michael Brown, Kanda University of International Studies, JapanFor many, saying humans are animals is an uncontroversial truism. It follows that human communication systems, including language, areanimal communication systems. The reality, however, is more complicated. Some linguists, for instance, describe language as categoricallydistinct from, rather than as a unique or rare form of, animal communication (e.g. language vs animal communication rather than languagevs other forms of animal communication). This could be a product of, for example, descriptive imprecision, merely repeating a conventional
formulation, or of explicitly endorsing a philosophical view that humans are nonanimals. I argue that, regardless of motivation, such descriptionsof the language / animal communication relationship can reify an ideology of human exceptionalism in ways that are both scientifically suspectand ecosophically problematic (Stibbe, 2015). To make this argument, this presentation will be structured in the following manner: A) I willdefine my use of terms such as human exceptionalism, explain the postulates—such as 'humans are animals'—from which I will reason, anddescribe the argument's normative ecosophy which is rooted in ecological animalism (Plumwood, 2003); B) I will discuss how the disciplineof linguistics and certain claims of the radical uniqueness of human language have previously been critiqued as being vehicles for an ideologyof human exceptionalism, and where my critique linking different framings of the language / animal communication relationship to different
ecological ideologies differs from prior critiques; and C) I will conclude by explaining why linguists should care about how the relationship ofhuman language and animal communication is framed.
55984

Using Gabriel Marcel’s Disponibilité and Creative Fidelity in Highlighting the Importance of Maintaining Marital
Vows in Filipino Spousal Relationships
Ivan Efreaim Gozum, Angeles University Foundation, Philippines"Until death do us part". This statement is one of the most famous and most striking lines that couples say during their marriage for it accentuates
the life-long journey of the married couples to stay in love and faithful to one another for the rest of their lives. With this, it is a great challenge forthe couple to maintain the bond that they made during marriage. This concept of maintaining the sacredness of their marriage is very relevant
to traditional Filipino spousal relationships. Traditionally, Filipinos have a long process of courtship in order for them to have a relationshipthat will last. The courtship process urges the suitor to really prove his worth and know his soon-to-be partner well. Hence, genuine love andknowledge of one another must be seen between the two before they enter married life. However, today, the way of life of couples changed due
to negative effects of social changes, which resulted in the increase in number of cases of broken families, cases of divorce and annulment.
With this, this paper aims to look at the traditional Filipino courtship practices and importance of marital vows in the Filipino context. Also, thispaper explicates Gabriel Marcel’s concepts of disponibilité and creative fidelity to highlight the importance of availability, constancy and fidelity
in Filipino spousal relationships. Moreover, this paper tries to offer lenses that spouses can use in their married life especially in today’s modern

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55679

Love and Consent in the Sacrament of Matrimony: A Moral-Theological Approach
Revenendo Vargas, University of Santo Tomas, Philippines

In the Sacrament of Matrimony, the exchange of consent between the spouses is sustained by the Church to be the indispensable elementthat “makes the marriage.” If consent is lacking, there is no marriage (CCC, 1626). This is an indication that the couples’ mutuality of humanact, performed in “giving” and “receiving” during the Rite of Matrimony is rather realized physically than the mutual expression of the act ofloving. Love, as the most fundamental passion (CCC, 1765), with its broad philosophical and theological meanings, offers ambiguous humanexpressions, inherently necessitates exploration. During the exchange of consent, the act of the will is presumed, assuming the understandingthat it properly characterizes the form and matter appropriate to the Sacrament. As love appears too vital in marital union, the Rite of Matrimony
effects a sacramental bond that appeals to its perfection. Love is essential in Marriage. Although not a prerequisite to its validity, it is commanded
to those who enter into it, urging them to “Love one another!”

54115

Albrecht Dürer’s Large Passion: Art, History, and Theology
James Ellis, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

This presentation analyzes a series of woodcuts collectively entitled the Large Passion (of Christ), which the German Renaissance artist Albrecht
Dürer created between 1496 and 1511. The Passion illustrates the biblical story of Jesus Christ’s betrayal, trial, and crucifixion. The presentation
explores various artistic, religious, and philosophical contexts that affected Dürer’s imagery. The artist’s identification as an Augustinian
Catholic, his interest in Italian humanism, and the influence of Venetian Renaissance art played crucial roles in the iconography and style ofDürer’s woodcut prints. The devotional known as the Way of the Cross, or Stations of the Cross, also impacted his subject matter. The artist used
his Large Passion cycle to educate a wide spectrum of art collectors about Christian doctrine. The presentation concludes by briefly examining
each Large Passion image, using relevant Bible passages and Christian theology to help explain some of the messages Dürer’s prints conveyed.
55755

Buddhist Perspective on Economics

Mokesh Barua, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Thailand
Teachings on economics is not taught by the Buddha in a certain, separate discourse (sutta), area and time or it is neither systematized in a
separate portion nor it could be found in one place in the Pali canon. However, Buddhist teachings (Buddhasasana) on economics which is lofty,
universal, excellent, beautiful, educative for any society at any time and a systematic study of which leads to the fixed objectives that can beachieved through minimum usages of goods considering the total, holistic condition of the whole environment and society of all sentient beingsand those teachings are scattering in different texts especially in Anguttara Nikaaya, Majjhima Nikaya and Samyutta Nikaya of Pali canon. This
paper will broadly focus on the economics of Buddhism based on the early discourses that is sutta literature of Pali canon.
53022

Forest Cathedrals: “The Hidden Glory” of Hudson River LandscapesJames Ellis, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

This presentation analyses masterpieces of Hudson River School landscape painting within relevant religious, artistic, and literary contexts. The
Hudson River School, America’s first indigenous art movement, included Thomas Cole, Asher Brown Durand, Frederic Edwin Church and George
Inness. The artists reflected various religious and spiritual traditions, including the Anglican (Episcopal) and Presbyterian faiths, Swedenborgian
theology and Transcendentalism. The presentation rediscovers significant spiritual meaning within recurring visual motifs, specifically tree
arches and forest cathedrals. The motifs illustrate themes that captured the imagination of nineteenth-century America, such as the 'sublime
wilderness' and 'divine nature'. Viewing these major landscape paintings from wider perspectives contributes to critical religious and sociocultural discourses.
56437

The Japanese Fox: A Rice Guardian or a Female Demon
Min-Chia Young, Shu-Te University, Taiwan

Fox is often portrayed as a crafty, cunning or wicked animal in both Eastern and Western cultures. Tales and legends associated with fox are
mostly telling stories about the animal’s undesirable characteristics, such as flattering someone for gain, preying human life for longevity, or
assuming female forms for pleasure. In contrast with the notorious images of this particular animal, the Japanese have the fox statues standing
in front of the entrance of their shrines serving as a symbol of good fortune associated with the God of Wealth, Inari. This article examines thetransformation of this deceitful animal from an evil wizard to a deified entity in Asian societies through historical and political enquiry. It focuseson the process of change and transformation whereby the animal was first used as a sign of good fortune, but later manipulated into a malicious
being, and then found to be a guardian of evils in a foreign region. That is to say, novel things could be easily assimilated and manipulated into
an existing culture to meet its social or political needs.
56596

Serving More Than Two Masters: Contextualization of Christianity
in Contemporary China and the Changes of Christianity in Translated Texts

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Chen Zhang, POAC Ka Chi Secondary School, Hong Kong
The publication volume of translation works of Christian literature from English to Chinese soar recently with the contextualization of Christianity
in contemporary China. The translation approach that the translators opt for, serving the standard of Christianity – to preserve the message, orserving the standard of translation studies – to find the dynamic equivalence, is influenced by the activation and verification of their identities.
Four Chinese translation versions of C.S.Lewis' Screwtape Letters, published in the Mainland of China, Hong Kong and Taiwan respectively, as
well as the identities of their translators are examined. The research data includes both translation texts and translators’ notes. It is interesting
to note that in the translated texts, Christianity has been indeed changing in the target culture during the dialogue created by the translators. It issuggested in the paper that by adopting the contextualization model which developed by missionaries into the analysis of translation texts, thereligion changes that often going unnoticed by target texts readers could be revealed under the cover of "dynamic equivalence" which often being
highlighted in translation studies. The tension between the commandment of serving one master in Christianity and the well-acknowledged
perception that translators also serve target culture is illustrated by using the tool of detailed textual analysis. The paper concludes that theconcepts of Christianity has been blended into the context of various familiar religions for Chinese readers.

55915

The Power of Narratives in Behavioral Policy Interventions: The Case Antanas Mockus’ Mime-Artist
Interventions in Bogota, Colombia
Paulius Yamin Slotkus, London School of Economics and Political Science, United Kingdom

When trying to make sense of policies and influence others, citizens and other stakeholders (including policy makers, beneficiaries, opponents
and the media) rarely rely on complicated technical documents. Rather, they rely on narratives or stories about policy problems and solutions.
These narrative accounts are essential to understand the particularities and effects of policy interventions in real-world contexts. This isespecially the case with policy interventions that seek to influence the behaviour of citizens, in which narratives can effectively boost or hinder
their reach and effectiveness. In this paper, I focus on a widely successful behavioural policy intervention (the mime-artist campaigns to increase
traffic-norm compliance by Antanas Mockus in Bogota, Colombia), to illustrate how narratives are essential to understand how different policy
actors make sense of policy initiatives. To do this, our team collected narratives from 117 citizens, 83 press articles spanning over 24 years,
and several of the original designers of the interventions. Using automated textual analysis and manual coding of Narrative Policy Framework
elements, we analysed the content and structure of their narratives. Our findings reveal six defining characteristics that structure the narrativesof citizens and the press in this case, and which pertain to the main themes, characters, plots and morals they present. By doing this, we argue
that good behavioural policy interventions create stories, and that these six areas should help inform the research and design of more effective
initiatives in this area.
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In Search of Wellness in Hong Kong: The Evolution of Delusive Public Space in the Metropolis
Judy Chu, Independent Scholar, United States

From a fishing village with only several hundred of the population to one of the most densely populated city and globally recognized economic
body — Hong Kong has been transformed into a world-renowned city with a unique history and vivid lifestyle, which has deemed her a very
mysterious place that is yet to be unfolded. However, with minimal effort spent in city planning since the colonial period, Hong Kong never
had an accessible urban lung that allows its citizens to destress. The lack of urban planning aided real estate practice to almost abuse public
space, which further encouraged the culture of materialistic living in a subtle way. It somewhat suggested that diversified, convenient andover-efficient vertical living might have become the counter-argument for wellness living, connected to the issue of our time. During the recentsocial movement in Hong Kong, the notion of public and private space was being challenged again, where massive street take over occurs, andinfrastructure was organically re-programmed as exhibition galleries. The complexity of urbanization makes Hong Kong an ideal pedagogy to
explore the intersectional tension of space use and mental health in this city. This paper studies the evolution in the perception and cognitionof public space in Hong Kong and focuses on privately owned public spaces that exist in the form of a shopping mall. This transit orientateddevelopment approach indirectly impacts the mental health of the population, challenge their understanding of public space and its importanceto our everyday urban life.

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Maternal Affect, Work and Family Conflicts, and Infant Negative Affectivity: A Longitudinal Study of Working Mothers in
Singapore
Yvaine Yee Woen Koh, the National University of Singapore, Singapore
Catherine So-Kum Tang, The National University of Singapore, Singapore
Lu Xi Chen, The National University of Singapore, Singapore
Jean Wei-Jun Yeung, The National University of Singapore, Singapore

Infant negative affectivity (NA) refers to an infant temperament characterized by a predisposition toward anger, frustration, fear, and sadness.
There is growing recognition of the influence of maternal factors on infant NA which could affect an infant’s long term development. This
paper documented the preliminary findings of a longitudinal study that aimed to explore maternal factors and infant NA at six-week (T1) andsix-month postpartum (T2). 80 working mothers were recruited at T1 and T2 from a regional hospital in Singapore. Mothers reported on theirwork and family conflicts, anxiety and depression symptoms, and temperament of their newborn infants. Results of paired t-tests showedthat compared to T1, mothers at T2 reported significant increases in family and work conflicts as well as infant NA. Anxiety and depression
symptoms did not differ between T1 and T2. Bivariate correlation analyses showed that infant NA at T1 was associated with T1 scores on workand family conflicts, and depression symptoms. Infant NA at T2 was associated with infant NA at T1, as well as T2 scores on work and family
conflicts, anxiety, and depression. Finally, increases in infant NA from T1 to T2 were associated with family-to-work conflicts at T1. Educationlevel was the only demographic factor that was associated with infant NA at T1. The present findings showed that mental health status andfamily-work balance of working mothers are crucial factors that influence infant temperament.
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The Association Between Parental Anxiety and Early Parenting Behaviour at Six Weeks Postpartum
Linda Pang, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Yvaine Koh, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Catherine Tang, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Luxi Chen, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Jean Yeung, National University of Singapore, Singapore

The present study investigated the influence of parents’ anxiety on their parenting behaviour towards their newborn infants. Five types ofparenting behaviour were examined, namely, discipline, parent-led routine, apprehension, nurturance, and involvement. A total of 635 participants(350 mothers, 285 fathers) were recruited at six weeks postpartum from a regional hospital in Singapore. According to the cut-off score of ≥8 on a standardized anxiety scale, the prevalence of probable anxiety disorder (PAD) was 14.6% (15.5% for mothers, 13.5% for fathers). A 2(gender: mothers vs fathers) x 2 (anxiety: PAD vs no-PAD) x 5 (parenting behaviour) analysis of variance with repeated measures on parenting
behaviour was conducted. A significant gender x anxiety 2-way interaction effect was found. Among the PAD group, mothers reported moreparent-led routine parenting behaviour, as compared to fathers. Among the no-PAD group, mothers reported less discipline parenting behaviour,
as compared to fathers. Mothers in the PAD group reported more nurturance parenting behaviour, as compared to mothers in the no-PAD group.
Participants in the PAD group reported more apprehension and involvement parenting behaviour, as compared to participants in the no-PAD
group. These findings highlight the importance of including anxiety management programs in postnatal classes and parent support groups.
There is a need for longitudinal follow-up studies to assess the long-term impact of anxiety on parenting behaviour and child development.
56927

Comparative Interpretation of Tree Painting Between People on Different Loneliness Levels
Mario Albert, Tarumanagara University, Indonesia
Lia Hervika, Universitas Tarumanagara, Indonesia
Novita Liesera, Universitas Tarumanagara, Indonesia

Tree drawing is a form of projective test used to assess one’s development (Koch, 1992). In Jungian psychology, tree(s) are often used as asymbol of development; representing a mirror on a person’s inner and outer situation (Isaksson et al., 2009). The metaphorical interpretation oftree(s) can be symbolised as how a person relates to other people (Englund, 2004). Dissatisfaction with the quality of relationship increases theLike us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/iaforjapan | ACP/ACERP/AGen2020 | IAFOR.ORG | 43

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likeliness of one to feel lonely (Hawkley, et al., 2008). In this study, the UCLA Loneliness Scale (Version 3) was used to screen the loneliness of
110 young adults. Twenty young adults were selected and grouped into high and low levels of loneliness. Participants were briefly interviewed
about their social life and asked paint tree(s) on an A3 sized paper. Further inquiries were made after completion of the painting. The resultshows that people with a high level of loneliness tends to draw a single tree. Furthermore, most of the tree drawing gave an impression of
emptiness and had a proportionately larger trunk. This implies the need for attention and a projection of loneliness. Further probing supports theclaim that socially the lonely participants feel a need for having a quality relationship but were not willing to engage deeply with people aroundthem. This research is a preliminary study. Further studies may take into account variation in population background and size.

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Icons, Images and Experience: Meaning-making in the Realm of Religious Imagery
Zachary Beckstead, Brigham Young University-Hawaii, United States
Alexis Brown, Brigham Young University, United States

Religious groups and communities construct symbolic representations of significant events, ideas, and figures to guide the thoughts and feelings of theirmembers. Iconicity and iconoclasm have functioned alternatively to create more or less vivid portrayals of deity or to destroy them as a result of scripturalinterpretations and social conflicts. Representing significant figures and events requires abstractive and imaginative processes since biblical records do notoffer physical descriptions of these figures. This paucity of description allows for a range of potential representations; however, norms emerge and crystalize
images for groups and individuals at different historical periods. Social and cultural processes of production of images of deity become intertwined withpersonal sense-making. This relationship becomes objectivized in the material surroundings of human beings. Critically, they reach into homes as individuals
and families cultivate their living space with smaller versions of divine images. Such images provide both social guidance for canalizing religious sentimentand loyalty and symbolic resources (Zittoun, 2004) for individuals to draw as they deal with life challenges. Human relating to these images are not static andmay change over the life-course of the individual due to various circumstances. This presentation will present research how religious imagery that is encodedin our environment becomes meaningful – either viewed as beautiful and aiding in one’s image of God or spirituality or viewed as ugly and detrimental or notaligning with their view of God or spirituality. Specifically, it will address how individuals create meaning in relation to unconventional religious.
55555

Character Strengths as Paths to Spiritual Life
Hadassah Littman-Ovadia, Ariel University, Israel
Amnon David, Sequoia, Israel

There is a noticeable increase of interest in the study of spirituality within the context of positive psychology. The literature review shows several
parallels between dimensions of spirituality as explored within psychology of religion and spirituality, and the model of character strengths (CS),
as developed by positive psychology. However, coming from the domain of psychology rather than theology, these studies do not go deep into theparadox of understanding, practicing and experiencing the ineffable unified source pointed at by spirituality, and which lies at the heart of various
spiritual traditions. Moreover, these studies lack identification and in-depth explanation of potential mechanisms underlying the associations
between elements of these two domains. This presentation (1) considers common basic assumptions that are emerging from the study of various
spiritual traditions (2) presents the VIA model of character strengths (3) introduces the concept of spiritual intelligence (4) proposes a model forunderstanding the relationship between strength and spirituality, illustrating some of the ways that spirituality can be understood and practiced
by the use of character strengths. We suggest viewing character strengths as the various ways in which non-duality (a higher unified Truth) is
manifested in duality (human conduct) and considering spiritual intelligence as a motivational and competitive factor for the connection between
strength and spirituality as well as vice versa. The implications suggest the possibility to create a positive loop where nurturing CS can increasespiritual intelligence, increasing the realization of the non-dual nature of things, which in turn increases the expression of CS.
55978

Prevalence and Predictors of Exercise Addiction – A Comparison between High School and College Students in the United States
Kai Qi Gan, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Catherine So-Kum Tang, National University of Singapore, Singapore

There is a growing recognition of exercise addiction (EA), which is characterised by uncontrollable and excessive exercise resulting in physical andpsychological problems. This study aimed to examine the prevalence of EA and compare its predictors in high school and college students in the
United States. 533 high school (mean age = 17.39) and 1240 college students (mean age = 21.69) returned data on EA, personality traits, social support,social anxiety, and self-efficacy; 9% (n =48) of high school students and 4.4% (n =55) of college students were at risk of EA. There were significant
differences in neuroticism, extraversion, social support, and self-efficacy between the high school and college populations. Current education level wasa significant predictor of EA, hence multiple regression analyses were conducted separately for the high school and college populations. Higher levels ofconscientiousness, extraversion, and self-efficacy significantly predicted a higher risk of EA for both high school and college students. However, higher
levels of neuroticism, social anxiety, and social support were significant predictors of EA only among high school students. These factors explain 36.5% and7.8% of the variance in EA for high school and college students respectively. This implies that there may be different motivations to engage in EA. Compared

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to college students, high school students may be more susceptible to peer pressure to engage in and commit to exercise. If different profiles of exerciseaddicted individuals exist, this suggests that interventions to reduce the occurrence of exercise addiction should be tailored to the target population.
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The Effect of Negative Emotions on Food Intake and Maladaptive Eating Behaviour: A Literature Review
Anna Brytek-Matera, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Wroclaw, Poland

Taking into account the existing literature, it seems that negative emotions and maladaptive eating behaviour are interrelated and causally linked.
Some research suggests that negative emotion decrease after maladaptive eating behaviour (Smyth et al., 2001) while others suggest that it does
not decrease (Evers et al., 2018) or continues to increase (Haedt-Matt and Keel, 2011). The purpose of this presentation is to gain better insight
into the role of negative emotions in food intake and eating behaviour through literature review. The way in which emotions are regulated affects
eating behaviour. Usage of maladaptive emotion regulation strategies is responsible for increased eating (Evers et al., 2010). Individuals with eating
disorders engage in binge eating to reduce or avoid negative effect (an affect regulation model; Heatherton & Baumeister, 1991). Numerous studies
have shown that negative emotions are associated with overeating, binge eating (Berg et al., 2013) as well as underconsumption of healthy food(Groesz et al., 2012). Cross-sectional and longitudinal field studies have shown that higher levels of negative emotions predict maladaptive eating
behaviour (Spoor et al., 2007; Torres and Nowson, 2007). The present literature review provide new insight into the area of both psychology of eating
and psychology of emotion. It helps to assess emotions and eating behaviour and how they can have an effect on each other.
56922

Mindfulness and Depression: The Mediating Role of Psychological Flexibility
Thanpitcha Sannarin, Chiang Mai University, Thailand
Chaiyun Sakulsriprasert, Chiang Mai University, Thailand

Objective: The aim of the current study was to examine the mediating role of psychological flexibility on the relationship between mindfulness
and depression. Method: The participants were 312 high school students in Thailand. The sampling method was multistage cluster sampling.
Research instruments were Psychological Flexibility Scale for Adolescents (PFSA-Thai), Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale(CES-D-Thai) and Philadelphia Mindfulness Scale (PHLMS-Thai). Data were analyzed using percentage, mean, standard deviation and pathanalysis. Result: The findings suggested that the relationship between mindfulness and depression was fully mediated by psychologicalflexibility (relative χ2= 2.542, df = 1, p < .001, χ2/df = 2.542, CFI = 0.996, RMSEA = .071, SRMR = 0.016). Conclusion: The findings support that
depression can be alleviated by mindfulness through psychological flexibility. Psychologists and mental health professionals may utilize thisframework to develop an intervention for depression reduction in high schools.
57325

The Risky-choice Framing Effect During Repeatedly Decision Process in Dynamic Context
Yuan Ma, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
Tsutomu Fujinami, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan

Prospect theory can predict the susceptibility of framing effect such that decision-makers are opt for taking risks when they feel lost for thestatic decision tasks, where one only needs to make one decision, but the theory fails to predict the susceptibility for the dynamic decision tasks,
where one needs to make a group of decisions continuously. The dynamic decision process is closer to the real situation of decision-making
in practice than the static one, thus, it needs to be predicted accurately. This study aims to discuss the predicting way for the susceptibility of
the framing effect in a dynamic decision process while keeping the idea of prospect theory. Firstly, we hypothesize that prospect theory cannot
predict the framing effect accurately during dynamic decision because there is a variable of decision-makers' s personal expectation occurring
during the dynamic process. Secondly, we describe this process by a mental accounting model, which is composed of a group of operations forcalculating the personal expectation variable. Finally, an experiment with a group of tasks related to the financial problem is designed to collectdata for modeling this process. We expect that the susceptibility of the framing effect is not only affected by framing contents, but also by thepast performance and achievements in the decision-making process. We also expect that this decision-making process can be modeled bymental accounting operations. The area of predicting the framing effect on the dynamic decision process can be investigated by extending theconventional prospect theory.

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Perceived Organizational Justice, Job Attitudes and Turnover Intention Among Hospital Healthcare Workers
Missaye Mengstie, University of Gondar, Ethiopia

This study was intended to investigate organizational justice perceptions, job attitudes, and turnover intentions among healthcare workers in
hospitals located in Gondar and Bahir-Dar cities, Amhara Region. One hundred ninety seven healthcare workers (187 respondents to fill the
self-reported questionnaire and 10 informants for interview) participated in the study. Data were collected through self- report questionnaireand semi-structured interview. Quantitative data were analyzed through one way MANOVA, multiple regression, independent samples t-test andPearson’s product moment correlation. Thematic analysis was used to analyze qualitative data. The results revealed that healthcare workers
in public hospitals held low perceived fairness of distributive, procedural, interpersonal and informational justice. Healthcare workers in private
hospitals had also low fairness perceptions on distributive and procedural justice whereas high perception of fairness on interpersonal andinformational justice dimensions. Healthcare workers in both public and private hospitals had high turnover intention. There were significant
differences in organizational justice perceptions and job attitudes (job satisfaction and organizational commitment) between private and public
hospital healthcare workers. Most importantly, organizational justice perceptions of healthcare workers significantly predicted their job attitudes
and turnover intention. Besides, job attitudes significantly predicted turnover intention among healthcare workers. Hence, organizational justiceand job attitudes of healthcare workers should be given due emphasis in designing and implementing health policies and strategies.
54157

Professional Deformations of Police Officers of Various Departments
Yana Korneeva, Northern (Arctic) Federal University, Russia

The reported study was funded by RFBR according to the research project № 19-013-00517. Since the activities of the internal affairs officers
are considered specific, and belonging to a certain unit undoubtedly leaves its mark on employees, deforming their identities in different ways,
we see it as important to identify differences and features of professional deformations of internal affairs officers of various departments.
The goal is to reveal features of a professional personal deformation of employees of internal affairs departments, carrying out administrativeand preventive function and units engaged in the investigation and detection of crime. The study involved 70 police officers of the city of
Arkhangelsk. Of these, 51 men and 19 women aged 21 to 49 years. Average age: 36.7 ± 5.5 years; average length of service: 11.64 ± 6.93
(maximum length of service 26 years). The study used methods of quantitative data analysis: questioning, testing. A comparative analysis of
the severity of professional personality deformations among employees of various departments with different professional performance has
shown that employees of the department investigating and solving crimes have a higher degree of professional aggression and behavioral
transfer than employees performing a preventive function. Employees with reduced performance characteristics have higher rates on the scalesof professional aggression, behavioral transfer, conservatism, and anxiety. Employees who investigate and solve crimes and note a decreasein efficiency have indicators on the scale of "professional aggression" above the norm, which indicates the severity of this type of professional
personality deformation.
54152

Psychological Adaptation and Psychological Risks of Workers of the Offshore Ice-resistant Oil and Gas
Platform in the Caspian Sea
Yana Korneeva, Northern (Arctic) Federal University, Russia
Natalia Simonova, Moscow State University, Russia

The study was carried out with the financial support of the Russian Foundation for Basic Research in framework of the project No. 18-013-00623.
The goal is to identify the psychological adaptability of employees of the offshore ice-resistant oil and gas production platform in the CaspianSea. The study was conducted on the offshore ice-resistant platform. Y. Korchagin, the Caspian Sea (April 2019), 50 employees took part in it(shift duration - 14 days). Research methods are questionnaire, psychological and psychophysiological testing. By psychological adaptation
we understand the result of psychological adaptation, which is a system of personality traits necessary for the productive performance of ourleading activities. In our research we will study psychological adaptability through subjective criteria: regulatory processes, subjective control
and socio-psychological adaptation. Also we study personal characteristics of workers and level of functional state as objective criteria ofadaptation. Peculiarities of psychological adaptability were revealed among employees with an optimal and reduced level of functional reserves

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Linguistics/Language & Psychology/Behavioral Scienceand working capacity. The differences of employees of various professional groups are revealed. Key psychological traits are identified thatallow employees to effectively cope with their professional duties, while maintaining mental and physical health. For the first time, a study was
conducted to identify the psychological adaptability of workers of the offshore ice-resistant oil platform in the Caspian Sea through a scientificexpedition.

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Planning and Designing Research With Brand of Indigo Art Living Store for Chinese Dining Space – Li River SideYi Ting Lim, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
Tsann-chung Wu, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
Ng Yee Khai Adrian, The University of New South Wales, Australia
Xuqi Lu, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan

In recent times, the tourism industry has experienced an increase in tourism revenue. However, this upward trend has also led to changes interms of business models and consumption patterns. For example, the usage of unique brand identities to enhance and manage the tourism
industry of the Li River where was assigned as World Natural Heritage at 2014, thus giving consumers a whole new experience. This manuscript
will discuss in detail, the design methods employed in Li River via the Indigo Art Living Store on the delivery of the full cultural experience ofYangshuo to tourists. More specifically, the application and process of the art style of handicrafts made by local minorities - indigo-dyeing on
the potential concept of the new dining space. This study has discussed and explore the following research objectives: 1.Explore on Chinese
dining spaces and related case studies on their business models. 2. Explore on branding, culture and history uniqueness. 3. Explore on thebrand(s) business model on systematic dining experiences, design cues, system design and use various concepts to perform space design.
The result will promote the crafts and local food culture, whole brand image and space design in combining natural karst topography; thiscombination provides tourists a comprehensive local cultural experience and the appreciation of the beauty of the Li River.
57168

Planning and Designing Multi-function Commercial Space of Chinese Wonderland
Hong En Lim, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
Tsann-Chung Wu, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
Yi Ting Lim, Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan

The global economy has increased vigorously especially tourism industry. Tourism is one of the most effective way to grow local businesses.
To attract more tourists, the food and culture of the destination must be special so that it is worth visiting. This study done in Yang Shuo of
Mainland China. By adding the brand "Shan Shui Tea House", combined with indigo dye and tea culture of the Southwest Minority Nationality
and planed into a more systematic multi-functional commercial space. This combination provides tourists with a comprehensive service andspatial experience. This study is going to explore and discuss the following intentions: 1. Explore the combination of Southwest Minority culture,
specialty of sales department and dining area and other related documents. 2. Analyze the developing structure of multi-functional commercial
space. Combine with local historical and vocabulary culture to present the unique of space.3. Designing an effective structure and methods thatis full of local culture characteristics by adding the brands of Chinese Wonderland and “Shan Shui Tea House”.This design focused on restoring
and re-planning the multi-function of sales department and dining area in Chinese Wonderland. Using the brand image to generalize the local
specialties and gourmet cultural. Provide tourists a series of service to create a comfortable atmosphere by combining with the natural beautyin Yang Shuo and appreciate the beauty of the trip.
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A Minimum Temporal Window for Deviance Detection of Frequency-modulated Sweeps: A Magnetoencephalography Study
I-Hui Hsieh, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Taiwan
Wan-Ting Yeh, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Taiwan
Jia-Wei Liu, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, Taiwan

The ability to rapidly encode the direction of frequency contour in frequency-modulated (FM) sweeps is essential for speech processing.
Psychophysical evidence points to a common temporal window threshold for human listeners in processing rapid changes in frequency glides.
No neural evidence has been provided for the existence of a cortical temporal window threshold underlying the encoding of rapid transitionsin frequency glides. The present magnetoencephalography study used the cortical mismatch negativity activity (MMNm) to investigate theminimum temporal window required for detecting different magnitudes of directional changes in frequency sweeps. An oddball paradigm wasused in which upward or downward frequency sweep serves as the standard and the same type of sweep with the opposite direction serves as
its deviant. Stimuli consisted of unidirectional frequency-sweep complexes that swept across speech-relevant frequency bands in durations

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Community Developmentof 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, and 320 ms. Data revealed significant MMNm responses across all durations, with slower-rate sweeps eliciting larger
MMNm responses. A greater temporally-related enhancement in MMNm response was obtained for rising but not falling sweeps. A hemisphericasymmetry in MMNm response pattern was observed corresponding to sweep direction. Contrary to psychophysical findings, we report a
temporal window as short as 10 ms sufficient to elicit a robust MMNm response to a directional change in frequency sweeps. The results
suggest that the cortex requires extremely brief temporal window to implicitly differentiate a dynamic change in frequency of linguisticallyrelevant contours. Findings provide cortical evidence for the biological relevance of FM sweeps in speech processing.

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Foreign Language Effect and Moral Decision Making
Arnold Arao, Osaka Ohtani University, Japan

Would you sacrifice one person to save a group of five people? This kind of moral dilemma juxtaposes deontological ethics against
consequentialism. It presents the problem of balancing doing what is right against the common good. Such morality forms the foundation of
our identity as citizens. However, does this morality change when the problem is posed in a different language? This has been the focus of recent
research into the effects of the Foreign Language Effect on moral judgement (MFLE). This experiment examined whether and how the MFLE
affects moral judgement of non-native speakers of English. The findings suggest that foreign language does influence moral decision making.
Moreover, there was evidence supporting the hypothesis that a problem presented in a foreign language attenuates cognitive functioning toward
the deliberation of consequences rather than blunting the emotional and moral reactions to right and wrong. Such findings have a wider social
implication, particularly in an increasing globalized world where individuals often engage in decision-making involving communication in aforeign language.
55916

Comparative Study of Relation between Realistic Optimism and Well-being Among University Students ofIndia and Japan
Aneesah Nishaat, Soka University, Japan

Objective: This study examined the relationship between realistic optimism (RO) and well-being (WB) among the university students of Japanand India. The purpose of this research is to find whether difference in culture and economy have any impact on the relationship between WB and
RO of both countries. Method: A questionnaire survey was conducted through random sampling, using a RO scale (Aneesah and Magari) and a
WB scale (Butler and Kern), on students from Japan (n=590, 3 Universities) and India (n=210, 2 Universities). The data was analyzed using twoway ANOVA. RO and Country were independent variables and WB and its five factors (positive emotion, engagement, relationship, meaning andaccomplishment) were the dependent variables. The scores of RO were categorized as high, middle and low groups to investigate precisely how
the score of RO are related to that of WB. Results: A significant positive relation (p＜.001) was found between RO and WB (F＝81.69) and between
RO and "positive emotion (F＝75.99)", "relationship (F＝33.28)", and "meaning (F＝59.71)" in both countries. Score of "engagement" was significantly
higher (F＝10.78) in Japan as the level of realistic optimism increased and score of “accomplishment (F＝56.55)” was higher in India.
Discussion: This research indicates that RO and WB are positively related in both countries regardless of economic and cultural differences. In
this research, RO has emerged as a factor for maintaining WB. Further research should enable us to identify ways to promote optimistic behavior.
53766

Frustration Tolerance and Coping Mechanisms of Fourth Class Cadets
Thea Rafal, Philippine Air Force, Philippines
Amgelo Jan Sunido, Philippine Army, Philippines
Reniel Jacob Sumagaysay, Philippine Army, Philippines

The Philippine Military Academy is a training institution that produces future leaders in the Armed Forces of the Philippines. Students who areaccepted are called cadets. These cadets have to go through four years of training. The lowest level is the fourthclass or first year cadets. These
cadets, considered as the lowest mammal in the academy, are the respondents in this study on “Frustration Tolerance and Coping Mechanismof Fourthclass Cadets.” The study intended to find out their level of frustration tolerance as well as their prominent coping mechanism. The
data gathered were treated using the weighted means, frequency distribution, and the F-test. There were a total of 347 fourthclass participants.
They were randomly in relation to the eight companies of the Cadet Corps Armed Forces of the Philippines. The findings of the study revealed
that the fourthclass cadets have high frustration tolerance when measured against discomfort tolerance, entitlement, emotional tolerance, andachievement frustration. Further, the fourth class cadets used appraisal-focused coping mechanism more compared to problem focused andemotion focused coping. No significance differences in their level of frustration tolerance and coping mechanism were noted when they were
tested according to sex. However, significant differences were found out in their level of frustration tolerance and coping mechanism whencompared in terms of the company they belong to. The researchers recommend that a succeeding study be conducted to determine possible
changes in the level of frustration tolerance and coping mechanism as they move up the ladder of cadetship.

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The Chameleon Effect: The Relationship Between Imitation and Interdependence
Yekta Sharafaddin-zadeh, University of Alberta, Canada
Elena Nicoladis, University of Alberta, Canada

The chameleon effect is the unconscious mimicry of nonverbal behaviours such as mannerisms, expressions, and postures. Current literature is
deficit on instances of verbal behaviours as opposed to nonverbal behaviours. This imitation is said to have evolved to prospectively serve a social
glue function in creating rapport and affiliation in social interactions and retrospectively increased survival rates of humans who participated in
mimicry in social interactions. Self construals such as interdependence and independence are predicted to moderate the degree of imitation of
behaviours in social interactions. An interdependent self construal will internalize the construals of others into the self and will be predicted todisplay a greater amount of imitation. Firstly, participants completed a self construal instrument to determine their degree of interdependence.
Secondly, the participants viewed a Pink Panther film and later described the events of the film in a video recorded monologue. Thirdly, participants
worked with a confederate in four configuration tasks in a dialogue while their behaviour was video recorded. Finally, the participants filled out arapport questionnaire to evaluate the smoothness of the interaction with the confederate. The frequency of imitated behaviours was extracted in
the dialogue and compared with the monologue to illustrate the manifestations of behaviours primed by the confederate in the socially interactive
tasks. Statistically significant results were displayed in imitation of nonverbal and verbal communication based on 30 sessions. Additionally,significant interactions between interdependence, rapport, and imitation were obtained.
56669

Benefits of Smartwatches on Health-Promoting Lifestyles
Hsin-Yen Yen, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan

Smart wearable devices are new tools for promoting healthy lifestyles in modern society. Health-promoting lifestyles are a multidimensional
pattern of actions and perceptions that contribute to maintaining and enhancing an individual’s wellness. Smartwatches have various features,such as self-monitoring, goal setting, just-in-time feedback, and rewards. They may help individuals have health-promoting lifestyles throughinteresting self-regulation and health education. This study aimed to explore the effect of smart wearable devices on health-promoting lifestyles
and quality of life. The proposed method involved a single-group experimental design conducted for 3 months. Participants were required touse a commercially available smartwatch under a free-living condition, including ASUS vivoWatch and Mi wristband 3. Measurement was
performed using a self-administered questionnaire covering a health-promoting lifestyle profile with a single question about the quality of lifeand background for data collection before and after the intervention. Data were subjected to descriptive analysis and dependent t-test. Fortytwo participants (40.48% males) with a mean age of 28.32±6.06 years completed the experiment. Results revealed that two domains in healthpromoting lifestyles, namely, health responsibility (t=2.01, p=.049) and exercise (t=3.81, p<.001), significantly improved after the intervention. The
participants’ quality of life also significantly enhanced after the intervention (t=2.50, p=.016). Therefore, smart wearable devices are beneficial
to individuals’ health actions and perceptions about wellness. Smartwatches provide multiple-featured techniques to motivate wearers into
engaging in regular exercise and increasing self-responsibility for their health via self-awareness. Future smart wearable devices should bedesigned to develop health-promoting lifestyles.

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Can Mental Health Be Predicted? A Study About Anxiety Degree, Impulsive Behavior, and Mental Distress ofCollege Students
Meng-Hsuan Tsai, Fo Guang University, Taiwan
Kuo-Chang Huang, Fo Guang University, Taiwan
Yong-Lin Chang, Fo Guang University, Taiwan

As more and more college students have impulsive behavior and even cause mental distress because of depression or anxiety. The study
explored the similarities and differences in Anxiety Degree, Impulsive Behavior, and Mental Distress across six groups of faculty in different
gender. Self-Description questionnaire was employed, and there were 1,010 college students participated in this research. Owing that there
were 12 students showing incomplete questionnaires or invalidity, there were 998 data used in this research (M=622, 62%; F=376, 37%), andthe correct ratio is 98.81% (Faculty of Liberal Arts=160, Faculty of Science=174, Faculty of Engineering=306, Faculty of Management=167,
Faculty of Marine Sciences=112, and Faculty of Social Sciences=79). The data collected were analyzed by descriptive statistics, t-test, oneway ANOVA, regression analysis, and SPSS 20.0 software was used. The research main findings are as follows: Firstly, t-test with genders
shows that there is significant difference in Anxiety Degree, female is higher than male, but there are no significant differences in Impulsive
Behavior and Mental Distress. Secondly, one-way ANOVA shows that there are significant differences in all groups with faculty. In the groupwith Anxiety Degree, Liberal Arts and Science are higher than Engineering. Besides, in the group with Impulsive Behavior, Science is higher thanManagement. Moreover, in the group with Mental Distress, Liberal Arts and Science are higher than Management. Finally, Anxiety Degree andImpulsive Behavior can predict Mental Distress, explained ratio is 68.4%. According to the findings, this study provides some suggestions forteachers, psychologists, and future researchers in the end.
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A Study on the Relationship among Depression Status, Anxiety Degree and Self-injury Tendency of the College Students
Yong Lin Chang, Fo Guang University, Taiwan
Meng-Hsuan Tsai, Fo Guang University, Taiwan
Kuo Chang Huang, Fo Guang University, Taiwan

The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship among depression status, anxiety degree and self-injury of the college students.
The method of survey research and the instrument is Mental Health Scale for Undergraduate-Screening Assessment (MHSU-SA). The inventory
consists the following five indexes, such as depression status, anxiety degree, self-injury, impulsive behavior, and mental distress. Besides,
the MHSU-SA can be used to detect the type and intensity of potential traits of college students to screen out those who need high care andprevent the occurrence of biased behavior. The participants were 1,008 National university freshman students in southern Taiwan. Moreover,the data collected were analyzed by descriptive statistics, one-way MANOVA, Pearson correlation, and multiple stepwise regression through
SPSS 20.0 software. The main findings of the study are as follows: Firstly, depression status of the college students vary significantly withgenders. Secondly, anxiety degree of the college students vary significantly with different Faculty. Thirdly, significant positive correlation appears
between depression status and self-injury. Fourthly, significant negative correlation appears between anxiety degree and self-injury. Finally, theperspective “Hopelessness” is the best predictor of depression status, and the perspective “Fear of losing control” is the best predictor of anxiety
degree. According to the findings above, the researcher also provides some useful suggestions for tutors, psychologists in counseling centers,
university administrators, and future researchers about how to take good care of the psychological needs of these college freshman students
in the end.
56748

Self-compassion Buffers the Negative Psychological Impact of Stigma Stress on Sexual Minorities
Ka Shing Kevin Chan, The Education University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

The present study aimed to test the associations of stigma stress with negative cognitive outcomes (i.e., self-stigma content and process),affective outcomes (i.e., depression and anxiety), and social outcomes (i.e., disconnectedness and loneliness) among lesbian, gay, and bisexual(LGB) individuals and to explore whether self-compassion would moderate these associations. Cross-sectional questionnaire data werecollected from 401 LGB individuals residing in Hong Kong, China. Hierarchical regressions showed significant interactions between stigma
stress and self-compassion in predicting self-stigma content and process, depressive and anxiety symptoms, and social disconnectedness

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with high levels of self-compassion than among LGB individuals with low levels of self-compassion. Theoretically, our findings highlighted thelinks between stigma stress and maladaptive psychological processes among LGB individuals, as well as the potential protective effects ofself-compassion in such processes. Practically, our findings pointed to the necessity of helping LGB individuals to cope with stigma stress andincrease self-compassion in improving their psychological well-being.

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Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy to Reduce the Anxiety Being Experienced by Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
Who Required Hemodialysis
Veronica Clarissa, Tarumanagara University, Indonesia
Monty Satiadarma, Tarumanagara University, Indonesia
Untung Subroto, Tarumanagara University, Indonesia

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and hemodialysis are conditions that potentially trigger negative emotional responses such as anxiety, depression,anger, guilt, and fear of death. Anxiety commonly appears following the diagnosis of kidney failure and the requirement of hemodialysis. The
anxiety is based on the potential impact of body image change and death. The anxiety may reduce the individual capacity on daily life and on
dealing with the future. Mindfulness-Based Art Therapy (MBAT) is a therapeutic method that combines the philosophy of mindfulness and art
therapy. MBAT helps clients to understand the emotional self and self-expression by art activities. This research is aimed at examining whether
MBAT can reduce the anxiety being experienced by CKD patients who are required hemodialysis. Six (6) adult patients participated in this quasiexperimental research, using one group pre-post test design. The MBAT intervention consists of 8 sessions with the interval of 1-2 sessions per
week. The result indicates that MBAT reduces the anxiety of the all six participants.
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Food-related Behaviours and Nutritional Status: A Parent-Child Dyad Approach
Kamila Czepczor-Bernat, University of Wroclaw, Poland
Anna Brytek-Matera, University of Wroclaw, Poland

Aim: The purposes of the present study were to: (1) explore child’s and parent’s perspectives on food-related behaviours and nutritional status(body mass index – BMI) among children, (2) verify if there were differences in the intensity of food-related behaviours among girls and boysin two age groups (young children: 8-11 years old vs. adolescents: 12-16 years old). Method: Two hundred three parents and 203 children took
part in the present study. The Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ) and the Dutch Eating Behavior Questionnaire for Children (DEBQ-C)
were used to evaluate child’s perspective on food-related behaviours. The Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire (CEBQ) was completed by theirparents. Results: The first analysis showed that model based on DEBQ-C assessment of food-related behaviours most effectively predicted
nutritional status (R2-change for child's BMI: DEBQ-C - 29% vs. TFEQ-R13 - 19% vs. CEBQ - 16). Moreover, the best predictor of BMI was
restricted eating (DEBQ-C). The second analysis indicated that adolescents girls had the highest level of restrained eating as well as emotional
eating). Conclusion: In the research in order to get a full view on food related-behaviours and their relations with nutritional status it is worth
including the dyadic (parent-child) approach with using different questionnaires to evaluate food-related behaviours.
55389

Caregiver Burden, Psychological Distress and Marital Dissatisfaction among the Spouses of Patients withMajor Depressive Disorder
Amina Liaquat, University of Central Punjab, Pakistan
Syeda Ayesha Noor, University of Central Punjab, Pakistan

Major depressive disorder is a debilitating mental disorder. Providing care to a family member with any psychological disability can causesignificant distress to the caregivers. The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between care giver burden, psychological distressand marital satisfaction among the spouses of the patients with major depressive disorder. It is hypothesized that Caregiver burden predicts
psychological distress and marital dissatisfaction among the spouses with major depressive disorder. Also there would be a significant genderdifference on the variable of psychological distress and marital satisfaction among the spouses of patients with major depressive disorder. The
sample of this research was 80 spouses of the patients with major depressive disorder with approximately equal representation on the basisof gender. Data was collected from different hospitals of Lahore, Pakistan. The Zarit Burden Interview (ZBI), (Zariat, 1987), was administered
to check the level of caregiving burden, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10), (Kessler, 2013) was administered to determine the mental
distress and relationship assessment scale (RAS) was used to identify marital satisfaction among the respondents. T-test and simple linear
regression were used to analyze the study variables. Results indicated that caregiver burden positively predicted psychological distress andmarital dissatisfaction. Moreover, result also showed that there is no significant difference between male and female respondents on thevariable of psychological distress whereas marital dissatisfaction was higher in males as compared to females.

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Testing the Moderating Role of Self-Reliance and Social Support on the Mediated Relationship of Help-Seeking
Attitudes and Behavior through Intentions
Mahjalin Araiza Bugtong, University of Batangas, Philippines

Studies have shown that mental health problems have become a growing public health concern. Despite this, a gap still exists in those whoneed mental health services and those who seek professional help. Although there are many studies on help-seeking, only few have focused on
thoroughly examining the strength of relationships among the elements of help-seeking, namely, attitudes, intentions, and actual behavior. To gain
an improved understanding of what influences professional help-seeking for mental health concerns, the researcher extended the study by adding
variables such as self-reliance and social support. The researcher examined if the indirect influence of attitudes toward help-seeking on actual
help-seeking behavior through help-seeking intention varies at individual’s different levels of self-reliance and social support on a sample of 604
Filipino participants whose age ranged from 18 to 25 years. A moderated mediation analysis using Hayes’ Process Model 9 revealed that noneof the investigated factors of help-seeking moderated the relationship between attitudes toward help-seeking and actual help-seeking behavior
through help-seeking intention. Nevertheless, the study found that social support predicts actual help-seeking behavior through help-seeking
intentions. Thus, an individual who has positive attitudes toward seeking professional help, and who perceives social support for these behaviors
will likely seek professional mental help. As such, social support can serve as social encouragement along pathways to mental health care.
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Chinese Permanent Residents in Japan: A Qualitative Study on Acculturation Attitudes and Mental Health
Shizhe Zhao, Aichishukutoku University, Japan
Tomoko Tanaka, Okayama University, JapanThe aim of this study is to analyze the relationship between mental health and acculturation attitudes of Chinese who have Permanent Resident visas inJapan. In this study, we used Berry’s Acculturation Attitudes Model (1989) which examines two major issues: the extent to which people maintain their
original cultures, and the extent to which people have contact with and adopt the culture of the host society. We conducted semi-structured interviews with
10 Chinese people who had Permanent Resident visas. This qualitative inquiry examined the acculturation attitudes they preferred, their number of friends,
their ability to use and comprehend both Japanese and Chinese, and their familiarity with both Japanese and Chinese cultures. The results of this study
showed that all interviewees could be classified as exhibiting “Integrationist” characteristics. However, after analyzing the data, using the Modified Grounded
Theory Approach, we found that the same interviewees exhibited “assimilationist” characteristics at the workplace and preferred “separationist” attitudes intheir private lives. This phenomenon, which is unique to Japan, has been called “switching”. It is relatively rare to find “switching” in host societies. A study
on Zainichi Koreans living in Japan also showed that they were not constrained by a fixed ethnic or host identity (Lee & Tanaka, 2017). We conclude that
Chinese permanent residents of Japan who consider themselves “jiyujin” (free person) are in fact more worried by their future than residence who exhibit
integrationist characteristics. It is expected that this study will help orient future research that examines permanent residents’ adaptation situations.
57152

Psychological Distress and Its Relationship to Burnout Among Academicians in Malaysia
Salina Mohamed, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Norley Shuib, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Azlina Wati Nikmat, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Nurul Azreen Hashim, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Nor Jannah Nasution Raduan, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Introduction: Academicians has multiple roles such as teaching and learning responsibilities, producing impactful publications, applying grants andadministrative duties. The objective of this study was to ascertain the prevalence of burnout and its relationship to psychological distress among
academicians in Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional study involving academicians and non-academicians fromUiTM was conducted. Questionnaires on sociodemographic and work details, Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) and Depression, Anxiety and Stress
Scale (DASS-21) were sent to their university and alternative email addresses. Results: A total of 412 staff participated in the study with the mean age of
38.8 years old (SD=7.93). Majority of the participants were female, Malays, married and have at least Master’s degree. Among the 412 participants, 216
were academicians. Academician demonstrated greater burnout levels when compared to non-academician with regards to personal matters (t411=
4.33, p < .001), work matters (t407= 3.19, p < .005) and client matters (t411= 3.51, p < .001). Academician demonstrated greater psychological distresswhen compared to non-academician in depression (t409= 2.80, p < .01), anxiety (t409= 2.10, p < .05) and stress (t408= 2.58, p < .05). Correlational
analyses indicated moderate to high correlation between psychological distress and burnout due to work, personal and client where higher burnout
was associated with higher psychological distress. Conclusions: This study found that academicians have higher levels of psychological distress ascompared to non-academicians and this contributed to their burnout in terms of their personal, work and clients related matters.
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Applying Morita Therapy to University Students – A Program in Progress
Daniel Velasco, Rikkyo University, Japan

With the push to “internationalize” university departments, Japanese students are encouraged (and in some cases required) to participate
in study abroad programs. However, there is a growing concern that students may not be prepared to handle a rigorous semester or year
abroad. Although many universities have created pre-study abroad courses that help students prepare for their time in a foreign culture, afundamental flaw in these classes is the lack of mental health education and support. This presentation will provide an overview of one suchcourse, followed by the findings of a 4-year research project measuring the efficacy of a pre-study abroad program that supports students'
mental health. This program contains aspects of both Western and Eastern psychological counseling modalities, as well as interculturalcommunication exercises, that can be incorporated into university courses created for study abroad students, or those interested inintercultural communication, psychology, self-awareness and other related areas.

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Depressive Symptoms, Self-harm, and Suicide Among Filipino University Students: Preliminary Findings From
the Diwa Mental Health Survey
Ronald Del Castillo, University of the Philippines Manila, Philippines

University students are navigating through a transitional period that comes with cognitive, affective, and behavioral risk factors associated with mental
disorders. The Diwa Mental Health Survey (DMHS) assessed mental health problems and psychosocial concerns with a web-based questionnaire
among randomly selected Filipino adolescents and young adults (male = 30.68%; mean age = 21; age range = 18-35) in a seven-campus public
university system. All campuses were surveyed and are located throughout the Philippines. Depressive symptoms (n = 871), self-harm (n = 770), andsuicidal behaviors (n = 770) are presented here. About one-third of the students reported little interest or pleasure in doing things (36.17%) or feeling
down, depressed, or hopeless (32.73%) in the 2 weeks prior to the anonymous survey. About one-quarter (25.19%) reported intentionally cutting or
harming themselves in the past 12 months. Most (72.08%) had ever thought that it would be better if they were dead, with half (52.34%) endorsing thisthought in the past 12 months. Nearly one-quarter (22.73%) had a suicide attempt in their lifetime, with 82 students having attempted in the past 12
months. These findings suggest that more needs to be done to promote and protect the mental wellbeing of students. The newly signed Philippine
Mental Health Act of 2018 might help to close this gap. With behavior linked to culture and local norms, qualitative research is needed to illuminate
these numbers. Universities are well positioned to create a culture in which students thrive.
55993

Identifying Risk Factors Associated with Online Gaming Addiction among Female College Students in Singapore
Jamaica Pei Ying Tan, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Catherine So-Kum Tang, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Yvaine Yee Woen Koh, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Online Gaming Addiction (OGA) is characterized by excessive preoccupation, urge, and impaired control over internet gaming despite negative
consequences. Literature has emphasized on male OGA, but studies on female OGA remain scarce. This research investigated risk factors of
OGA among Singaporean female college students. 364 female college students (Range=17-20years, Mean age=19.2, SD=0.8) completed asurvey assessing their online gaming habits, individual factors (impulsivity, self-efficacy), intra-family factors (family communication, parentchild conflict), school experience and mental health status. Based on the cut-off score of ≥32 on the Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire
short-form (Papay et al.,2013), the prevalence of OGA was 13.2%, N=48, which is lower compared to other studies on Singaporean college males(25.5%;Tang et al.,2017). However, given the negative consequences of OGA, this prevalence is considered high (Lopez-Fernandez et al.,2019).
Among female gaming addicts, 66.7% reported experiencing immersion, 35.4% reported overuse, 8.3% reported preoccupation and withdrawal,
6.3% reported interpersonal conflict, and 4.2% reported social isolation. Correlational analysis showed that high OGA scores were related to low
self-efficacy, poor family communication, negative school experience, poor mental health status, high parent-child conflict, and high impulsivity.
Multiple regression analyses showed that all predictors for OGA account for 13.6% of variance. Controlling for age, education, and number offamily members, high parent-child conflict and high impulsivity were found to be best predictors for OGA. Intervention such as family-based
interpersonal psychotherapy that addresses the management of parent-child conflict and cognitive-behavioral therapy focusing on impulsecontrol training may be beneficial for females who were at risk of OGA.
55655

Gaming Disorder among Singapore Adolescents: Influences of Parental Work and Gaming Behavior, ParentChild Conflicts, and Family Communication
Catherine So-Kum Tang, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Yee Woen Yvaine Koh, National University of Singapore, Singapore

Gaming disorder is a behavioral problem characterized by impaired control over gaming, increasing priority given to gaming over other activities,
and continuation or escalation of gaming despite the occurrence of negative consequences (WHO, 2018). Adolescents and young adults are
particularly vulnerable to become addicted to Internet/video games. This study investigated the role of parental behaviors and family dynamics
in influencing adolescent Internet gaming behavior. 365 parent-adolescent dyads were recruited to complete surveys about own gaming
behaviors, parent-child relationship, and family communication. The average ages were 47 years old for the parents and 15 years old for theiradolescent offspring. Based on adolescents’ self-reports, about 19% of them would be classified as being addicted to Internet games according
to the cut-off scores of the Problematic Online Gaming Questionnaire (Papay et al. 2013). This prevalence rate is higher than earlier studies
on Asian adolescents and young adults (about 2-10%). The present results also showed that higher scores on adolescent-reported addictive
gaming behavior were related to younger age and male gender as well as parents’ reports on their own gaming and addictive work behavior.
Parents’ self-reported depression symptoms, parent-child conflicts, and poor family communication did not significantly correlate withadolescents’ reports on their own addictive gaming behavior. Results from multiple regression showed that the best predictors for adolescents’
self-reported addictive gaming behavior were their own age and parents’ self-reported gaming behavior. Results have implications for designing
public education and prevention programs to tackle the rising incidences of gaming disorder in Asian countries.
55365

Happiness Among Adolescents in Orphanages in Jakarta: The Role of Self-esteem, Resilience, Religiosity, andAttachment to Significant Figures
Winarini Mansoer, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
Nesi Sulaiman, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
Raissa Putri, Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia

Research on adolescent in orphanages were often related to negative aspects such as delinquency, stress, internalizing or externalizing problems.

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This study investigated happiness in relation to self-esteem, resilience, religiosity, attachment to significant figures among adolescents inorphanages in Jakarta. Participants were 402 adolescents in 19 orphanages in Jakarta, aged 11 – 19 years (M = 14.88), consisting of 179 boys
and 223 girls in junior and senior high school education. The instruments were Subjective Happiness Scale to measure adolescents’ happiness,
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale to measure adolescents’ self-esteem, , Child and Youth Resilience Measure 28 to measure adolescents’ resilience,
Religious Commitment Inventory for Adolescent to measure adolescents’ religiosity, Children's Report of Parent Behavior Inventory to measureattachment with the mother, father, and caregivers, and Intimate Friendship Scale to measure attachment with friends. Data were analyzed using
multiple regression. Results showed that almost half of participants had a moderate level of happiness, and a third of them had a high level ofhappiness. Self-esteem, resilience and religiosity together had 31.1% contribution to happiness, and self-esteem had the highest contribution
to happiness, followed by resilience and religiosity. However, attachment to significant figures (mother, father, caregivers and friends) was not
related to adolescents’ happiness.

53166

The Impact of Maladaptive Eating Behaviours on BMI, Body Dissatisfaction and Quality of Life in Children: A Structural
Equation Modeling
Kamila Czepczor-Bernat, SWPS University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Poland
Anna Brytek-Matera, University of Wroclaw, Poland

Aim: Despite many implementation research, the prevalence of excessive body weight among children is constantly increasing. Therefore, new determinantsof body mass index (BMI) are sought. One of the models that provides knowledge in this context is Homeostatic Theory of Obesity (Marks, 2015). This
theory has not been verified empirically among children. Thus the purpose of this study was to verify the impact of maladaptive eating behaviours on BMI,
body dissatisfaction and quality of life in children. Method: Two hundred and three children (50.74% girls) took part in the study. The mean age was 11.06
years (SD = 2.31) and BMI was 18.27 kg/m2 (SD = 2.29). The Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ-R13), The Satisfaction with Life Scale and theContour Drawing Rating Scale were completed. A structural equation modeling was used to verify the relationship between restrained eating, uncontrolled
eating, BMI, body dissatisfaction and quality of life. Result: Our findings showed that the goodness of fit is adequate (χ2(2) = 1.40 p = 1.46; RMSEA =.04 p = .41; GFI = .98; SMRR = .04). Focusing only on significant relationships: (a) the higher restrained eating was, the greater uncontrolled eating was,(b) restrained eating was positively related to BMI and body dissatisfaction, (c) the quality of life was negatively associated with body dissatisfaction.
Conclusion: It turned out that the particularly important determinant of children's BMI are maladaptive eating behaviours in the form of restrained eating.
57193

The Dynamics of Depressive Symptoms on Criminal Investigators in Semarang (North Central Java) Police
Devario Delano, Soegijapranata Catholic University, Indonesia
Pius Heru Priyanto, Soegijapranata Catholic University, Indonesia

According to Sulistyanto (Assistant of Human Resources of Indonesian National Police), a large percentage of police suicide is related to depression. Police
suicidal behavior are serious social and psychological problems that must be anticipated and resolved. In 2016 there were 13 cases of police suicide, and 5 casesof suicide attempts. The incident was reduced in 2017 to be 7 cases, similarly in 2018, and in 2019 the cases turned to be 6. Further investigation indicates that
one of the main reasons to commit suicide was depression. This research is aimed at portraying the dynamics of depressive symptoms among the criminal
investigators in order to anticipate and prevent further suicidal attempts. The Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI-II) questionnaires were distributed to the criminal
investigators in Semarang Police. Three participants with the highest scores were selected to participate in in-depth interviews. The interviews were conducted 2
times, 30 minutes each. The results indicated the portrayal of the dynamics of their threatening depressive symptoms. Further discussions are followed.
56263

Being a Supersib: Exploring the Livid Experiences of Being a Supersib Within Singapore
Teerousha Mootin Sornum, Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore, Singapore
Jia Hui Chng, Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore, Singapore
Greeshma Chandran, Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore, Singapore
Parandaman Thechanamurthi, Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore, Singapore

There is increased awareness of the needs of siblings of children with a disability. They are likely to experience difficult relationships with their brother or sisterwith special needs and receive less attention in the family, and are at risk of experiencing negative mental health and wellbeing. Sibling groups in Singapore
primarily focus on providing siblings with an avenue to interact and build bonds with other siblings through recreational activities and have not evaluated theeffectiveness of such groups. Using “FRAME” framework, developed by UK charity SIBS, the project aims to run and evaluate a therapeutic sibling support
group “Being a SuperSib” providing psycho-education and develop emotional resiliency. The study comprises running and evaluating a sibling support groupthat consists of 10 sessions of 90 minutes each, across 10 weeks. Participants comprise seven children attending mainstream schools in Singapore, aged 7
to 11 years old, with both males (n= 4) and females (n = 3), who have a sibling with a disability/multiple disabilities currently attending Cerebral Palsy Alliance
Singapore. Mixed methodology (quantitative and qualitative) design is adopted. At pre and post, participants self-report on various measures, including
Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and Moods and Feelings Questionnaire, and a semi-structured interview. Parents of participants self-report on demographics,
Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales, and Siblings Relationship Questionnaire. The hypotheses that are being examined are that typically developing siblings
will show improved mood, self-esteem, sibling relationships and personal social skills post group. The present study intends to contribute to the literatureby providing a fuller understanding of the various aspects of the relationships between siblings and their brother or sister with special needs and the mental
health effects as well as the benefits of sibling support group. Clinical and practical implications will be discussed in the Singapore context.

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Social Skills, Self-regulation, and Externalizing/Internalizing Behaviors in Children with ADHD: Links to Four Models of Attachment
Michal Al-Yagon, Tel-Aviv University, IsraelThis study examined four possible conceptual models of child-mother and child-father attachment relationships – monotropy, hierarchy, independence,and integration – to explain two groups of children’s socioemotional and behavioral adjustment measures: social skills, negative mood regulation, andexternalizing/internalizing behaviors. Participants (N = 100) were 50 children with formally diagnosed ADHD and 50 children with typical development(TD) in Grades 5-6 (mean age = 11.45 years, SD = .50). Descriptive analyses revealed significant group differences (ADHD vs. TD) for both attachment
relationships (with fathers, mothers), F (2, 97) = 6.70, p =.002, η2 = .12, and for most of the child adjustment measures, F (4, 95) = 4.21, p =.003, η2 = .15.
Results for both groups supported two attachment models, independence and integration, as explaining variation in children’s socioemotional/behavioral
deficits. Per the independence model, results indicated that both mother and father attachment relationships are equally important, but each contributes
in distinct domains. Per the integration model, children’s four clusters (securely attached to both parents, to neither parent, to father only, to mother only)
differed significantly on all child adjustment measures, F (12, 285) = 4.58, p <.001, η2 = .16. Children with ADHD comprised the majority (~74%) in the highrisk cluster of concordant insecure attachment to both parents, showing greatest maladjustment. Discussion focused on the unique risk or protective role
played by attachment to each parent, for understanding social skills, negative mood regulation, and externalizing/internalizing behaviors in elementaryschool children with ADHD or TD.
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Clients’ Experiences of Counseling Engagement in Thailand
Natawan Paoin, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Panita Suavansri, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand
Nattasuda Taephant, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand

This qualitative study aimed to explore clients’ lived experiences of counseling engagement, which is regarded as the common factor contributing
to successful counseling outcome. The study examined clients’ counseling engagement in Thailand where counseling is not commonly known
while seeking mental help tends to be stigmatized. It also attended to how sociocultural aspects influence clients’ counseling engagement.
Participants were six clients who had completed face-to-face individual counseling and had changed positively as the result. Data were collected
via semi-structured in-depth interviews and were analyzed using Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). The study resulted in the threemain themes which were 1) Attending and Disclosing, consisting of Perceived Benefits of Counseling, Readiness to Disclose and Listen, Positive
Client Image, and Confidentiality 2) Working Together, consisting of Problem and Solution Exploration, Acceptance, Equality, and Boundary 3)
Working By Oneself, consisting of Responsibility for Change, Contemplation, Behavior Change, and Counseling Evaluation. The findings revealed
that with the determination to change, despite some uncertainties, clients willingly and actively engaged in the counseling tasks and in applying
what they had learned from counseling in real life. Sociocultural aspects, such as language, the social image, and the relational power structure
shaped the way clients perceived and engaged in the counseling process. Implications for counseling practice and future research includesensitivity to context. For example, counselors may openly discuss with their clients how their relationships may be affected by the social norms
in their societies, while researchers may pursue studies on clients’ counseling engagement in various sociocultural contexts.
56612

Does Context-specific Child-parent Attachment Relate to Well/ill-being Through Unique Pathways? TheMediating Role of Contextual Need Satisfaction and Need Frustration
Ya-Hsin Lai, University of Bath, United Kingdom
Sam Carr, University of Bath, United Kingdom

Attachment characteristics have recently been considered as context-specific structures. In this study we argue that it is important to consider
the individual contribution of different context-specific attachment schemata within a given relationship because they may each have relatively
unique and distinguishable links to adaptive and maladaptive psychological outcomes. Grounded in attachment theory and self-determination
theory, we aimed to explore the mechanism of how perceived context-specific attachment influences youths’ self-concept and depressive
symptoms through the mediating role of need satisfaction and need frustration in specific contexts. A cross-sectional study was employed ina sample of 385 youth athletes in Taiwan. Results supported our expected primary and cross-context pathways in both of structural models:(1) perceived sport-specific and academic-specific security can positively influence youths’ self-concept through their experiences of needsatisfaction in the context of sport and academics respectively, (2) the influence of perceived sport-specific and academic-specific insecurity
on youths’ depressive symptoms can be positively mediated by their experiences of sport-specific and academic-specific need frustration, and(3) cross-contextual effects also can be found in both of the mediation models. Generally, this study identified that the contexts of sport andacademics could be parental socialization platforms that concurrently exert unique and context-specific pathways responsible for shaping
youths’ experiences of need satisfaction and frustration in both contexts and ultimately linking to well/ill-being. Future studies could further
investigate this mediating effect between context-specific attachment characteristics and youths’ psychological outcomes in a qualitative
approach to develop understanding of the nature of contextual attachment characteristics and wellness.
54662

A Microlongitudinal Assessment of Subjective Age and Mental Health During Rehabilitation following Acute
Medical Conditions
Amit Shrira, Bar-Ilan University, Israel

Objectives: Recent works have focused on how older adults view their own aging process, and the effect of these views on late-life health, yetclinical samples were underexplored. Hence, this study examined the relationships between views on aging and daily mental health amongolder adults undergoing rehabilitation following osteoporotic fractures and cerebrovascular events. Daily fluctuations in patients' mental health

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were examined in relation to the interactive effect of two pertinent views on aging, subjective age (i.e., how old individuals feel like) and age
awareness (i.e., the extent to which individuals feel that their age plays a role in their overall view of themselves). Method: 170 older adultpatients (mean age=78.0, SD=7.45, 65.7% women) in several geriatric centers reported their daily subjective age, psychological distress, andwellbeing several times across rehabilitation, resulting in total 738 observations. Results: Multilevel models showed that on days patients felt
younger, they reported lower psychological distress and higher wellbeing. Time lagged analyses further showed reciprocal effects between
subjective age and mental health: subjective age in the previous observation predicted mental health indices in the next observation and viceversa. Finally, the subjective age-mental health covariance was stronger among patients high on age awareness. Discussion: The suddenness
and brutality of acute medical events such as hip fracture or cerebrovascular event highlight subjective age as an important factor in patients'
mental health, especially among those more attentive to their age. These findings suggest that practitioners should consider incorporatinginterventions focused on patients' views on aging during rehabilitation.

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Roles of Core Components in Emotional Awareness to the Severity of Anxiety With the Moderator of Sleeping
Quality in YouthWing Nam Ho, Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service, Hong Kong
Hiu Ying Lok, Baptist Oi Kwan Social Service, Hong Kong

The aim of this research is to examine the roles of six core components in emotional awareness in the severity of anxiety in youth in orderto provide early identification and training in Hong Kong. In this research, 4647 local students (N=4647, M=1982, F=2350) aged from 12-18(M=15, SD=1.88) are invited to participate voluntarily. They are requested to fill the self-reported questionnaires: Screen for Child Anxiety Related
Emotional Disorders, SCARED and Emotion Awareness Questionnaire, EAQ-30. Students with caregivers’ consents and capable to read thequestionnaires are included while those of whom not intend to join, incapable to read, questionnaires with incomplete answers, more than
one answer or cannot be read are excluded from the research. Our research finding shows that with the MANOVA analysis, there is statisticalsignificance between core components of emotional awareness and severity of anxiety (F(6,4002)=290.86, p<.001, η2=.304). It indicates thatdifferentiating emotions and bodily awareness of emotions within the six core components have the strongest influence on the severity ofanxiety. Meanwhile, sleeping quality is discovered to have a moderate effect between emotional awareness and anxiety severity. Moreover, thefinding also shows that gender difference can be an initial factor in anxiety to help explain the reasons for higher anxiety in females than malewhich implicates the importance of emotional regulation. By and large, our result indicates that differentiating emotions and bodily awarenessof emotions along with gender difference is paramount to affect the severity of anxiety while sleeping quality may be a moderator.
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The Effectiveness of the Dutch Version of Peers® for Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder; Results
From a Randomized Controlled Trial
Sakinah Idris, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
B.J van Pelt, Erasmus Medical Centre, Netherlands
Gabrine Jagersma, Yulius Academy, Netherlands
Jan van der Ende, Erasmus Medical Centre, Netherlands
Neeltje van Haren, Erasmus Medical Centre, Netherlands
Kirstin Greaves-Lord, Erasmus Medical Centre, Netherlands

Limited social skills are a major challenge for adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), as social skills become crucial for peer
acceptance. Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS®) has shown to be effective for autistic adolescents in
randomized control trials (RTCs). The current study examines the effectiveness of the Dutch version of PEERS®, utilizing an RCT with an active
control condition at pre- (T1), intermediate (T2), post (T3) intervention and follow-up (T4). We also examine client satisfaction. Adolescentswere randomly assigned to one of two conditions: an experimental condition; PEERS® and an active control condition; ROAD. Social skills
were assessed using parent-reports on the Social Responsiveness Scale-2 (SRS-2). Clients satisfaction was rated by providing grades from1 (low satisfaction) - 10 (high satisfaction). We included 106 adolescents with ASD (73 males; n=54 PEERS, n=52 ROAD), age 12-18 years
old (M=14.57), mean total IQ of 102.66 (SD=17.18). Both conditions show significant improvement on SRS-2 mean scores from pre- to postassessment (PEERS t(54)=-3.713, p < .01, ROAD t(53)=-4.035, p < .01). The difference amongst conditions regarding ∆ SRS-2 scores frompre- to post-assessment (PEERS: 19.81 vs. ROAD: 13.44) reached marginal significance F(1,80) = .392, p = .051. As for clients satisfaction(total n=81); in the PEERS condition, adolescents' average satisfaction grade was 7.5, parents 8.2. In the ROAD condition, adolescents' averagesatisfaction grade was 7.3, parents 7.5. These preliminary findings suggest that the Dutch version of PEERS® treatment is effective in improving
the social skills of autistic adolescents.
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Perceived Barriers to, and Benefits of Physical Activity Among Injured or Sick British Military Veterans: A
Behaviour Change Wheel Perspective
Robert Walker, Cardiff Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
Paul Smith, Cardiff Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
Caroline Limbert, Cardiff Metropolitan University, United Kingdom

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Background: Physical activity (PA) has been shown to have many positive benefits for wounded, injured, and/or sick (WIS) British military
veterans. Before PA is promoted in this population, however, it is important to understand the perceived barriers to, and benefits involved. Yet, todate, research has not explored this topic; despite many WIS veteran PA interventions being implemented within the UK. Lack of evidence-based
interventions, such as these, have been heavily criticised in the literature and may explain the mixed results of some UK-based WIS veteran
PA interventions. With this research, future interventions can be designed which overcome perceived barriers and emphasise the benefits,
optimising the intervention’s effectiveness.
Methods: The behaviour change wheel (BCW) and COM-B modelare successfully used models for designing and evaluating behaviouralinterventions. Using a BCW perspective, 9 semi-structured interviews were conducted to identify perceived barriers to, and benefits of PA
amongst WIS military veterans from a diverse range of backgrounds and injuries. Results: Physical opportunity, physical capability, andreflective motivation were prominent COM-B related perceived barriers to PA engagement, with psychological capability, social opportunity,
and automatic motivation being less prominent. A plethora of perceived benefits were identified from the data and were all categorised underreflective motivation, as these were considered beliefs about consequence of participation. Conclusions and Implications: In the context ofPA and WIS British military veterans, environmental restructuring and coercion or persuasion may be effective way of overcoming significant
barriers identified in this study.

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The Construction of Peer Group Supervision Ability Scale
Kuo Chang Huang, Fo Guang University, Taiwan

The purpose of the research was to develop a "Peer Group Supervision Ability Scale (PGSAS) " for professional counselors working in the colleges toevaluate and enhance their abilities when they try to organize peer group supervision sessions. The research object was based on counseling psychologists,
clinical psychologists and social workers working in the colleges across Taiwan. There were 6 qualitative interviewers, 121pre-test samples, and 156
formal samples participated in the research. The data collected were analyzed through item analysis, product-moment correlation, MANOVA, oneway
ANOVA, and confirmatory factor analysis. The results of the research are as follows: 1. The final version of PGSAS consists of 25 items and divided into
following three subscales: 12 in Case intervention, 4 in Professional development, and 9 in Self-growth. Besides, the reliability coefficient of the threesubscales have yielded Cronbach α from.73 to .91, while the total PGSAS is .93, indicating substantial stability. Moreover, the PGSAS provided with
Content validity, Construct validity, and Criterion-Related Validity. 2. There was no significant difference in professional counselors of different "Genders".
Professional counselors with different "Identities" had significant differences in "Self-growth", and "counseling psychologists" were significantly higher
than "other professional counselors". Professional counselors of different "Years of experience" had significant differences in "Case intervention" and soon. 3. The research not only established norms in relation to PGSAS scale, but also established the norms of Case intervention, Professional development,
and Self-growth. Finally, the researcher provided suggestions for administrators, psychologists, and future researchers in the end.
57146

Burnout and Job Satisfaction Among University Staff in Malaysia
Nurul Azreen Hashim, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Salina Mohamed, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Azlina Wati Nikmat, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Norley Shuib, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Nor Jannah Nasution Raduan, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Introduction: Burnout among university staffs potentially affects personal and professional performance and causes job dissatisfaction. Objectives:
The purpose of this study was to ascertain the prevalence of burnout and its associated risk factors among the University staff involving bothacademician and non-academician and relate these to their job satisfaction. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among the University
Technology MARA (UITM) staff involving both academician and non-academician. The participants were emailed the questionnaires throughtheir university email and alternative email addresses. They were asked to complete questionnaires on their sociodemographic and work details,
Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI) and Job Satisfaction Scale (JSS). Results: A total of 411 staff participated in the study with the mean age of
38.8 years old (SD=7.93). Among the 411 participants, 216 were academicians. Academician demonstrated greater burnout levels when compared
to non-academician in regard to personal matters (t411= 4.33, p < .001), work matters (t407= 3.19, p < .005) and client matters (t411= 3.51, p <.001). Non-academician demonstrated greater job satisfaction levels when compared to academician (t411= -2.92, p < .005). Correlational analyses
indicated high correlation between job satisfaction and burnout due to work, with higher burnout levels associated with lower job satisfaction
between the two groups. Conclusions: This study showed that academicians suffers from high levels of burnout in aspects of personal, work andclient related matters and this greatly affect their job satisfaction. Undetected, these may have further negative impact to the staff and the University.
57144

Stress, Anxiety and Depression Among Academicians in Science and Technology Faculties in a Malaysian University
Nor Jannah Nasution Raduan, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Salina Mohamed, Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM), Malaysia
Azlina Wati Nikmat, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Nurul Azreen Hashim, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
Norley Shuib, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia

Introduction: In Malaysia, academic personnel are under pressure to build international reputation, increase funding and are expected to perform in the key
performance indicators to bring Malaysian education to an international standard. The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of stress,
anxiety and depression and its associated factors among the academicians in Science and Technology faculties in Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM),
Malaysia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among the academicians in Science and Technology faculties in Universiti Teknologi MARA

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Qualitative/Quantitative Research in any other area of Psychology(UiTM). The participants were emailed the questionnaires through their university email and alternative email addresses. They were asked to completequestionnaires on their sociodemographic details and Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21). Results: A total of 140 academicians participatedin the study with the mean age of 39 years old (SD=7.8) and mean duration of years in service was 10 years (SD=6.9). Majority of the participants werefemale, Malays and married. Half of the participants owned at least Master’s degree. The average teaching hours per week was 13 hours (SD=5.3). The
prevalence of stress was 7.2%, depression 12.1% and anxiety 20.7%. There was no significant association found between sociodemographic factors
and outcome variables. Conclusion: Academicians from science and technology faculties have high prevalence of anxiety and moderate prevalence ofdepression compared to general population. It needs to be addressed to ensure academicians have good mental wellbeing to execute their roles.

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Is Cohabitation an Alternative to Marriage?
Pooja Jaggi, University of Delhi, India
Veena Gupta, University of Delhi, India
Anuja Razdan, University of Delhi, India
Gayatri Rawat, University of Delhi, India

Cohabitation is an important phenomenon which is on the rise in the hectic and fast-paced modern life but it exists on the sidelines of Indian society. In orderto gain deeper understanding of the contentious issues, three focus group discussions were conducted with each group comprising of 6-10 participants.
The total sample comprised of 24 female college students in the age group of 18-21 years. This was followed by semi-structured interviews with two cohabitating heterosexual couples. The thematic analysis of FGD and interviews revealed that cohabitation is a consensual arrangement with perks of a marriage
but without too many legal implications. The social media and films were the most important source of influence in understanding and actualizing such
relationships. There was a lot of social stigma and parental opposition to such arrangements. Partners faced a lot of insecurities, harassment and trust issues.
Another unresolved issue was whether the couple should have children or not. Many young people were postponing or rejecting marriage but the sexual andcompanionship needs remained unfulfilled. Thus, the society has to provide alternate and safe methods to do so and co-habitation was one such alternative.
55638

Unveiling the Lived Experiences of the Faces Behind the Niqab: Allegiance to Faith
Hafsah Macaraya, Arellano University, Philippines

Niqab is the general Arabic term for a woman’s veil that covers the whole head except for the eyes. This study sought to vividly describe the lived
experiences of Muslim women who wear the niqab within Metro Manila. It employed a qualitative research approach to be able to completely analyze
the perspectives and feelings of those who participated in this research and data were gathered by individually interviewing the participants who werereferred to as co-researchers. The analysis of data was conducted using Giorgi’s Modified Phenomenological Technique. The major themes thatemerged from the analysis and interpretation of the co-researcher’s responses were divided into three categories — their Faith in Islam as the focusof their lived experiences, Motivations, and Struggles. The sub-themes found under the niqab-wearing women’s lived experiences are Overcoming
Physical Inconveniences, Breaking the Barriers of Communication, Change in Demeanor, Alternative Personal Thoughts, Reverence in Interactions
with Understanding People, Keeping the Faith Despite False Assumptions from Others, Sense of Belongingness, Development of Patience, andAcclimatization. Meanwhile, the sub-themes for motivations included the co-researchers’ Adherence to Islamic Teaching, Influence of Loved Ones,and People of Authority in Islam; whereas, their personal struggles comprised of Mistaken for a Bad Person, Apprehension of their Autonomy and
Abilities, and Subject of Taunting. These themes all pointed out to the niqab being a symbol of allegiance to faith by the women interviewed for thisstudy. Exploring the narrative experiences of niqab-wearing women through the lens of other theories and paradigms is further recommended.
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Unleash the Warrior in You: A Mixed Method Study on the Psychological Well Being of UE Student Athletes
Jemabel Sidayen, University of the East, Philippines
Frederick Fabellon, University of the East, Philippines

Psychological well – being is a balanced, well – integrated, and harmonious interplay between six facets of the self which includes positive relationships,
personal mastery, autonomy, meaning in life, personal growth, and development. The researchers’ convergent parallel mixed method study focused on
exploring the psychological well-being of UE student athletes which aims to help them understand their well-being as a relevant factor in influencing theirability to cope with the rigors of collegiate sports competition and their academic requirements. One hundred ninety-one (191) student athletes participated in
the quantitative phase of the study. Psychological Well-Being Scale by Carol Ryff was utilized to profile the student athletes’ well-being. For qualitative phase,
fifteen (15) sessions of semi-structured interviews and focused group discussions were conducted to identify the participants’ issues and concerns. Results
reveal that conflict arise from pressure of expectations to deliver in win - loss record for various sports track despite personal dilemma and management
concerns. Very low Autonomy is linked with personal dilemma such as academic issues (low academic autonomy) and management concerns. Low average
self – acceptance also indicates the student athletes’ feeling of dissatisfaction with oneself. As a way to cope with very low autonomy and low average selfacceptance, student athletes have redefined victory by de-emphasizing defeats and focusing on giving their all-out effort. In order to aid in the enhancementof the UE student athletes’ psychological well-being, a psychosocial support program is proposed to be conducted in a facility for Sports Psychology unit.

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Perceptions About Living Experiences of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Qualitative Study
Su-Hui Chen, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Jung-Hua Shao, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

Background. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic condition, and patients may live with the disease for more than 40 years. Review of the literatures
revealed that few qualitative studies have been conducted on the experiences of patients living with rheumatoid arthritis in Chinese society. Aims.
The purpose of this study was to explore the living experiences of patient with rheumatoid arthritis using qualitative study. Methods: Data werecollected in face-to-face interviews from January to May 2019. A convenience sample of 28 patients with rheumatoid arthritis was recruited froma rheumatology clinic of a medical center in northern Taiwan. Participants were recruited until findings reached saturation and data were analyzed
using qualitative content analysis. Findings: Analysis of participants’ interview data on living experiences with rheumatoid arthritis identified threemain categories: (1) always have physical suffering; (2) loss of control; and (3) limited social life. Conclusion. Because of rheumatoid arthritis,
participants perceived they always live with pain, stiffness, and can't stop their joints deforming. And, they feel that they are loss of control, such as
gradually loss of their body function, and feel uncertainty in disease development. Moreover, patients described that since they have the RA, they tend
to limit their social network. An important task for healthcare professionals is to listen to the person’s narratives and experiences in order to identify
strengths and help them facilitate available resources, to support and strengthen the struggle to achieve a more comfortable existence.
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The Relationship Between Social Support, Social Exclusion and Spending Pain
Wan Tzu Hsu, Taichung Armed Forces General Hospital, Taiwan
Ting Ying Yang, Psychology Asia University, Taiwan

Recently, in consumer psychology, the topic of spending pain has been discussed. Spending pain is a feeling of pain after spending money.
According to the recent studies, social support and social exclusion might affect the level of physical pain. However, whether they have same
effect on spending pain remained unknown. In Study 1, 157 valid samples were asked whether they feel spending pain after shopping at a
department store. One half of them were manipulated to feel social support while answering the question, whereas the other half weren’t. In
Study 2, 218 valid samples are collected on the Internet with a made-up story to examine if social support would still affect the level of spending
pain under the condition of necessary spending. In Study 3, the effect of social support and social exclusion were examined by divided 142 valid
samples into 3 groups: acquaintance, confidante and alone Each group read a conditional story before answering the survey of spending pain.
Study 1 and 2 showed that social support can ease spending pain no matter if the individuals are under the condition of necessary spending or
not. Study 3 showed that social support can ease the spending pain. Conversely, social exclusion can increase spending pain.
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Relationship Analysis Between Smartphone Dependency Consciousness and Actual Usage Time
Nagayuki Saito, Keio University, Japan

Now a day, the problems of long-time use of smartphones among youth has been sparked social debate. The long-time use of the Internet has
been pointed out as one of the factors, so-called "internet dependence" in society. Although long-time use is regarded as a problem, actual use
time has not been measured, and no discussion based on evidence. Furthermore, it has not been clarified how the use time of the Internet isrelated to the consciousness of dependence on the Internet. Therefore, this research tackled to clarify the problems from the standpoint of thescreen time, for the problem of so-called Internet dependency. This research surveyed smartphone screen time and conducted a consciousness
survey to high school students who are facing the problem of using the Internet for a long time. As a result of actual usage time measurement,
the average usage time per day was 4.02 hours. However, an analysis of the relationship between the usage time and the consciousness ofdependence revealed that were not necessarily related. From the results, it can be said that long-time usage problems and internet-dependentissues should be treated as separate policies. And then, with regard to the problem of long-time usage, it can be considered that measures tomake them aware of long-time usage will be effective.

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who contribute in a variety of ways to our shared mission of promoting international exchange,
facilitating intercultural awareness, encouraging interdisciplinary discussion and generating andsharing new knowledge. Our academic events would not be what they are without a commitment
to ensuring that international norms of peer review are observed for our presentation abstracts.
With thousands of abstracts submitted each year for presentation at our conferences, IAFOR relieson academics around the world to ensure a fair and timely peer review process in keeping withestablished international norms of double-blind peer review.
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Professor Anna Brytek-Matera
University of Wroclaw, Poland
Dr Ka Shing Kevin Chan
The Education University of Hong Kong,
Hong Kong
Dr Boby Ho-Hong Ching
University of Macau, Macau
Dr Gabrielle McHugh
Webster University, Thailand
Dr Annabel Quilon
San Beda University, Philippines
Dr Marc Eric Reyes
University of Santo Tomas, Philippines

Dr Monty P. Satiadarma
Tarumanagara University, Indonesia
Dr Ma. Criselda Tengco-Pacquing
University of Santo Tomas, Philippines
Dr Sittipong Wattananonsakul
Srinakharinwirot University, Thailand
Dr Yassin M. Yesuf
University of Gondar, Ethiopia
Dr Min Hooi Yong
Sunway University, Malaysia

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Dr Aarushi Agarwal
Banaras Hindu University, India
Professor Cecilia Cheng
University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dr Peter Eachus
University of Salford, United Kingdom
Dr Ashlee Grierson
St Vincent's Hospital, Australia
Professor Russell Gross, Jr
Kutztown University, United States
Professor Kuo-Chang Huang
Fo Guang University, Taiwan

Professor Toshiki Ito
Kobe University, JapanDr Pooja Jaggi
University. of Delhi, India
Dr Christopher Mark
Salem State University, United States
Dr Missaye Mengstie
University of Gondar, Ethiopia
Dr Derek Zheng
University College London, Institute of Education ,United Kingdom

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Dr Benjamin Clarke
Thammasat University, Thailand
Dr Ronald Del Castillo
University of the Philippines Manila, Philippines
Professor Hom-Yi Lee
Department of Speech Language Pathology andAudiology of Chung-Shan Medical University,
TaiwanDr Kuan-Han Lin
Asia University, Taiwan
Dr Hanna Lu
The Chinese University of Hong Kong,
Hong Kong

Dr Winarini Mansoer
Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
Dr Nagayuki Saito
Keio University, JapanDr Naqeeb Hussain Shah
Kohat University of Science & Technology, Kohat,
Pakistan
Professor Amit Shrira
Bar-Ilan University, Israel
Dr Yu-Mei Wang
National Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
Dr Hsin-Pei Wu
Asia University, Taiwan

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Dr Daniel Dei
North-West University, South Africa
Dr Johan Eddebo
Uppsala University, Sweden
Dr Maisarah Hasbullah
University of Malaya, Malaysia
Dr Matthew Malcolm
Universitas Pelita Harapan, Indonesia

Professor Craig Mark
Kyoritsu Women's University, Japan
Professor Hrishikesh Misra
Dev Sanskriti Vishwa Vidyalaya, India
Dr Pascal Soepper
Independent Scholar/Researcher, Japan

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Senior Reviewers
Dr Revenendo Vargas
University of Santo Tomas, Philippines

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Reviewers
Professor Mohammed A El-Sheikh
Alqasimia University, United Arab Emirates
Dr Ian Raymond Bustamante-Pacquing
University of Santo Tomas, The Philippines
Dr Haiqiang Dai
Beijing Normal University, China
Dr James Ellis
Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong

Dr Jay Luong
Concordia University, Canada
Professor Kristine Tuliao
National Taiwan University of Science andTechnology, Taiwan

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Saturday at a Glance (AGen)
09:00-09:20
						

Welcome Address
James W. McNally, University of Michigan& NACDA Program on Aging, USA

09:20-10:20
			
			
			

Keynote Workshop | Online via Zoom
Aging Data: NACDA & an Open-source Repository
James W. McNally, University of Michigan& NACDA Program on Aging, USA

10:20-10:30		

Break

10:30-11:45		

Aging & Gerontology Online Session I

12:00-13:40		

Aging & Gerontology Online Session II

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Aging Data: NACDA & an Open-source Repository
Saturday, March 28 | 09:20-10:20

Instructors:
James W McNally, Director, NACDA Program on Aging
Kathryn Lavender, Program Manager, NACDA Program on Aging
Researchers increasingly recognize the value of public-use data for secondary research, thesis
development, training and education and the development of independent research grants. As cuttingedge international studies are emerging across Asia, Latin America, Europe, and increasingly Africa
the opportunities for cross-national and comparative research are growing exponentially. This is aparticularly exciting time to work, due to the large number of trained research professionals working
within their home countries and providing culturally grounded interpretations of results. An ongoingbarrier, however, is knowing where and what kind of data are available for secondary analysis.
The creation and maintenance of sustainable data archives can be challenging but it offers clear
advantages for a national and international research strategy. Data that is preserved can be used bymultiple researchers, testing a variety of hypotheses and increasing the return on investment to theexpensive process of data collection. Having an internally managed archival system also provides
greater control and autonomy in the equitable distribution of data resources. This workshop,
sponsored by IAFOR and the National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging (NACDA) will offer
hands-on examples of how to discover data resources, obtain them and then implement them aspart of a research strategy. Regardless of whether or not you are a student looking for a thesis topic,
an instructor looking for research material to using classroom teaching, or an established researcher
looking for new opportunities the wealth of publicly available data has created almost unlimited
opportunities to explore new themes and to collaborate with other researchers worldwide. NACDA
has been in existence for over 35 years, and its preserves and really distributes over 1,500 studies
on the lifecourse and health in the United States and worldwide. Funded by the National Institute on
Aging in the United States, NACDA represents one of the world’s largest collections of research data.
NACDA is only one of many such organizations, and increasingly these data resources can be found,
if not in your home country then only a click away via the Internet.
The workshop will introduce you to NACDA and are many research partners across the world. All
researchers attending The Asian Conference on Aging & Gerontology 2020 (AGen2020), The The
10th Asian Conference on Psychology & the Behavioral Sciences (ACP) or The 10th Asian Conference
on Ethics, Religion & Philosophy (ACERP2020) are welcome to participate in this workshop, ask
questions and learn about data resources you can use for research, classroom instruction or indeveloping a research paper or thesis for your college classes. All you need is your laptop or mobile
device and our instructors will help you better understand the wealth of information that lies at yourfingertips.
An IAFOR Workshop in collaboration with the University of Michigan.

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James W. McNally
Dr James W. McNally is the Director of the NACDA Program on
Aging, a data archive containing over 1,500 studies related tohealth and the aging lifecourse. He currently does methodologicalresearch on the improvement and enhancement of secondary
research data and has been cited as an expert authority on
data imputation. Dr McNally has directed the NACDA Programon Aging since 1998 and has seen the archive significantly
increase its holdings with a growing collection of seminal studies
on the aging lifecourse, health, retirement and international
aspects of aging. He has spent much of his career addressing
methodological issues with a specific focus on specialized application of incomplete or deficient
data and the enhancement of secondary data for research applications. Dr McNally has also worked
extensively on issues related to international aging and changing perspectives on the role of family
support in the later stages of the aging lifecourse.

Kathryn Lavender
Kathryn joined the NACDA team in November 2017 as project
manager. She is involved with day to day operations including data
deposits, restricted-use data agreements, data user requests, aswell as long term planning of NACDA activities in the researchcommunity. Before transitioning to NACDA, Kathryn came to
ICPSR from UofM Dearborn as a co-op student, and accepted afull time position after graduating with her degree in economics.
She has been involved in many areas of ICPSR, from curating data
across different projects and supervising curation staff to event
planning with the summer internship program. Kathryn has beenan ICPSR staff member for over 10 years.

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A Contemporary Insight into Age-Friendly Environment Contributing Japanese Elderly Persons’ Social Network,
Active Aging and Quality of Life
Myo Nyein Aung, Juntendo University, Japan
Yuka Koyanagi, Tokyo Ariake Medical and Health Science University, Japan
Satomi Ueno, Seisen Jogakuin College, Japan
Hiroki Okamoto, Centre for Cancer Control and Information Services, Japan
Sariyamon Tiraphat, Mahidol University, Thailand
Motoyuki Yuasa, Juntendo University, JapanTo promote health and well-being of the senior citizens, it is important to address both social and physical aspects of the community
environment. This study aimed to identify what factors are influencing senior citizens’ social network, active aging and quality of life inJapan. Method. Surveying community residents aged ≥70 years, we assessed age-friendly environment, active aging and quality of life
perceived by 243 elderly persons in different parts of Japan in 2019. Social Network was measured applying 12 items Cohen’s social
network index. Multiple regression analysis tested how the model of 20 factors in WHO recommended age-friendly environment theoreticalframework related to dependent variables: social network index, active aging and quality of life. Results: Two factors: (1) engagement involunteer activity in the last month on at least one occasion, (2) having opportunities for paid employment significantly influenced thesocial network of seniors whereas only one factor “participation in group physical activities in leisure time” was statistically significant
to relate with active aging. Furthermore, the quality of life was significantly influenced by three factors: (1) ) locally available information
about health concerns and service needs (2) personal care or assistance needs achievable in home setting using formal (public or private)services.(3) income sufficient to meet basic needs over the previous 12 months without public or private assistance. Discussion Care isimportant for quality of elderly persons’ life whereas social participation and exercise merit active aging in the context providing a balanceof care, well-fare and health services.
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10:55-11:20

High Schoolers’ International Perspectives in an Aging Society
Kayo Ozawa, Kyoritsu Women's College, Japan

Students in a small private co-ed private high school in the Western part of Tokyo, in a third year elective class called International
Perspectives have been asked to do a presentation based on interviews and primary research on various topics related to globalizationand the changing demographics in Japanese society. Among the presentations, two were related to the aging population: Teenage
Happiness in Japan and the growing interest of Medical Tourism in Japan. It is estimated that the percentage of the elderly populationin Japan will surpass 25 % in the year 2020. The group concluded that the teenage happiness rate correlates negatively with the medianage of the population, although there were other factors in society that led to the Japanese teenagers being relatively unhappy comparedto other countries. Furthermore, the growing number of the aging population and the dwindling of the youth and working age population
has led to the possibilities of more immigrants coming into the country and the establishment of Medical Tourism, following the footstepsof such countries as Singapore. A second group did a presentation on the future of Medical Tourism. The students have read Ivan NoahHarari’s "21 Lessons in the Twenty-First Century" and extracts from Thomas L. Friedman’s "The World is Flat" in the first semester asbackground information to the rapidly changing world.
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11:20-11:45

The Role of Prosocial News Media in Reducing Ageism: A Literature Review and a Research Proposal
Alice Nga Lai Kwong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Elsie Chau Wai Yan, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong

Ageism implies that people perceive negative attitudes and are less likely to engage in prosocial behaviours towards older people. It has
become a serious threat to public health because it worsens the health and wellbeing of older people. The aims of this literature review
are to explore: (1) the role of attitude in motivating people’s prosocial behaviour towards older people; (2) the ways in which different
types of intergenerational contacts cultivate people’s attitudes and prosocial behaviours towards older people; and (3) the ways in which
prosocial mass media reduces ageism. The literature review has identified the following research gaps:1. Researchers have paid little
attention to linking attitudes and prosocial behaviours in intergenerational cont ext. 2. Studies on indirect intergenerational contact arelimited and none examined the effects of vicarious intergenerational contact on younger people’s attitudes towards older people. 3.
Prominent findings have successfully proven the priming effect of prosocial media on prosocial behaviours but studies focusing on
prosocial behaviour towards older people are scarce. Based on the results of the literature review, this paper proposes a randomised
controlled trial to examine the effects of face-to-face, extended and vicarious intergenerational contact on young people’s attitudes andprosocial behaviours towards older people. Particularly, vicarious intergenerational contact is represented as prosocial news media andtested in a priming condition. The proposed research would have implications for public health policy and practice for building an agefriendly community by generating new knowledge contributing to media-based strategies for reducing ageism.

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Aging & Gerontology

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Adapting Orphan Migrants in Japanese Elderly Care Services: A Diversified Model for Ishikawa Prefecture
Safinoor Sagorika, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Japan
Shungo Kawanishi, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Japan
Shinobu Hasegawa, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), Japan

In Japan, the growing number of senior citizens requires prolonged medical care and other supports. There is no immediate route to increase the population
growth rate instantly or a technological revolution that could serve the increasing number of senior citizens fully. On the other hand, millions of orphan
children throughout the world are dying without food, shelter, and security. Migrating these orphan children from other countries to Japan could be analternative way to save their lives, ensure education and other facilities and provide them the opportunity to serve Japanese healthcare and other services.
So far, the researchers aware, no research conducted on a humanitarian point of view and establishing a natural human relationship before providing andreceiving care services. The main objective of this research is to propose an alternative workforce development strategy for elderly healthcare services
based on establishing human bondage between the orphans and elderly people. Other objectives include: 1) determining different ways of workforce supply;2), analyzing different issues of adopting orphan children, and 3) formulating a project-based model for contributing to the future workforce in Japan. The
research followed the exploratory research strategy based on secondary sources of literature, statistical reports, and case studies from different sources. The
results are presented in different graphs, tables, and figures. Finally, it has examined the tentative arrangements, calculated the probable cost and tentative
funding sources to implement the proposed model in Ishikawa as a pilot project. Other prefectures in Japan may follow this model for the same purposes.
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12:25-12:50

Development of a Health Information Search Workshop ‘Sumaken Workshop’ for Older People
Reina Mori, Teikyo University, Japan
Daisuke Son, University of Tokyo, Japan
Satoshi Kitamura, Tokyo Keizai University, Japan
Yuki Watanabe, Tokyo University of Science, Japan

With an ageing population, it will be an important issue in society to foster older people who are lifelong learners as intentional, independent, selfdirected learners (Nilson 2013). It is necessary for older people with widely varying individual differences in knowledge and skills, as well as diverse
environments and problems, to discover their learning tasks, set goals and consider and put into practice measures to achieve those goals. The
background theory for that purpose is the self-tuning learning theory. Therefore, in this study, we aim to develop and evaluate a programme for
fostering older people as lifelong learners (self-regulated learners). In this study, we focus on learning about health, which is the most interesting
part of the learning tasks of older people and developing, implementing and evaluating a programme that supports self-regulated learning about
health. In addition, we consider a self-adjustment learning model for older people.
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12:50-13:15

The Biography Project: Combating Loneliness by Facilitating Connections Between Students and Aged Care Residents
Catherine Dhavernas, Griffith University, Australia

This presentation will provide an overview of The Biography Project, an interdisciplinary initiative involving a team of researchers at Griffith University(Australia) working in partnership with aged care facilities, government agencies, and care organizations to better understand the challenges confronting
the elderly, explore alternative approaches to addressing these challenges, and develop innovative ways to improve their quality of life. In our discussionof the project, we will focus on initiatives that specifically address the issue of loneliness by working to facilitate a sense of community among residents;
between residents, staff, family and loved ones; and by creating opportunities for aged care residents to interact and forge meaningful relationships withyoung people, elderly persons in the community and the general public. Among these different initiatives are: a course (The Biography Course), in which
students work closely with aged care residents and assist them with the writing of their life story; a project undertaken in partnership with the Queensland
State Archives (The Mobile Memory Lounge), that brings together aged care residents and the Brisbane elderly community to share memories promptedby images from the Archives’ collection that are projected in a specifically designed safe space; and Anecdotes from a Forgotten Brisbane, an initiative
currently in the works which will have students and residents produce theme-based podcasts based on resident life excerpts as part of a public awarenessand information broadcast series which will enable residents to share their stories and experiences as long-time members of the Brisbane community.
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13:15-13:40

The Relationship Between Social Internet Use, Loneliness and Depression Among the Oldest Old
Gerlind Rennoch, University of Cologne, Germany
Anna Schlomann, Heidelberg University, Germany
Susanne Zank, University of Cologne, Germany

Background: The oldest old (80+ years) often suffer from loneliness and depression. According to the socioemotional selectivity theory deepening social
relationships becomes more important than information seeking as the remaining lifetime becomes limited. Thus, we predicted (1) the oldest old to use
the Internet primarily for social purposes, (2) social Internet use being related to lower levels of loneliness and depression and (3) the relationship betweensocial Internet use and depression to be mediated by decreased loneliness. Method: Using data from the German NRW80+ study (N = 1,695, Mage = 86.22,
SDage = 4.38, 49 % female) we conducted regression analyses to test whether social Internet use (i.e. using e-mail and/or social networking) as comparedto other Internet use (i.e. search of health-related information and/or online shopping or other purposes) and no Internet use was related to lower levels ofloneliness and depression. A mediation analysis tested the hypothesis that loneliness mediates the relationship between social Internet use and reduced
levels of depression. Results: The oldest old used the Internet more often for social than other purposes. Social Internet use was related to lower levels ofloneliness and depression compared to the other groups. The relationship between social vs. no Internet use and lower levels of depression was mediatedby reduced loneliness. Social Internet users reported lower levels of loneliness which in turn was associated with lower levels of depression. Discussion:
The findings suggest that social Internet use can help the oldest old to reduce feelings of loneliness and depression.

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55664

Translation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation of Fall Risk for Older People – Community Setting (FROP-Com) toThai Version: Psychometric Properties
Thanyaporn Aranyavalai, Navamindradhiraj University, Thailand
Yupadee Fusakul, Navamindradhiraj University, Thailand
Chanatip Ponpichit, Navamindradhiraj University, Thailand
Krisana Kiatchokewiwat, Navamindradhiraj University, Thailand

Fall Risk for Older People – Community Setting (FROP-Com) was developed in Australia. It has the ability to predict falls in older people through 13
risk factors being rated on a graded 0-3 scale. We needed a qualified Thai-version FROP-Com questionnaire to assess multifactorial risks of falls in
our community-dwelling elderly and this could lead to the guidelines to manage and put the proper inventions to all of them to prevent from falling.
This study aimed to translate and culturally adapt FROP-Com for the Thai older people as well as and to evaluate the internal consistency andreliability of this instrument. This study was using standard guidelines for the cross-cultural adaptation process, which consisted of (1) Initial forward
translation, (2) Synthesis of the translation, (3) Backward translation, and (4) Back translation approval. The internal consistency was assessed with
Cronbach’s alpha coefficient. To evaluate inter-rater reliability by the intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) 95% confidence intervals was used inthis study. 140 Thai community-dwelling participants aged 60 years and older who met criteria completed the study. The Thai FROP-Com had theinternal consistency of = 0.96. While intra-rater reliability were considered with ICC (3, 1) = 0.92, Kappa coefficient was 0.89. Regarding the interrater reliability were considered with ICC (2, 1) = 0.91, its Kappa coefficient was of 0.86. The FROP-Com for the Thai older population demonstrated
excellent reliability and internal consistency for assessing the risk factors among Thai older people.
55734

An Experimental Program for Effective Communication Between Middle-aged and Older Adults and Pharmacists in Taiwan
Yi-Wei Sun, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
Hui-Ching Weng, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Plenty of potential drug-related problems was noted in the middle-aged and elderly. Pharmacists play an important role in managing medication
problems for the elderly. Effective communication is essential for pharmacists to coordinate their opinions with patients to improve the effectivenessof drug treatment and reduce drug-related problems. Few research was focused on patients’ own abilities to communicate with health professionals
even though it is also vital for the effectiveness of drug treatment. The purpose of this study was to design a communication training program for
middle-age and older adults not only to enhance their understanding of pharmacists’ roles and the importance to communicate with pharmacists,
but to improve their self-efficacy about drug-related communication and the ability to list the recent medication. A non-randomized control-grouppretest-posttest design was conducted in Tainan City. Through a focus group interview, we ensured the appropriateness of the training program.
We recruited 200 adults over 45 years old and distributed them into the experimental group or control group. The experimental group underwent
the training program after the pretest, while no intervention was provided to the control group. Face-to-face and role-playing sessions were inprocess with a teaching manual in the courses. This study established the content of the training program after the focus group interview. Throughthis program, knowledge of pharmacists’ roles and self-efficacy of drug-related communication were significantly improved in the experimentalgroup (p<.05). Completion of the recent medication list was also improved from 29.8% to 71.2% and was significantly higher than the control group.
55760

Effects of Group-based Interactive Cognitive-motor Training (G-ICM) on Cognitive Function in Institutionalized
Older Adults: Randomized Controlled Trial
Huei-Ling Chiu, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan

Background: Interactive cognitive-motor training can effectively improve gait, balance performance and reduce their risk of falling of older
adults. However, few study explored the effectiveness group-based interactive cognitive-motor training (G-ICMT) on cognitive function in
institutionalized older adults. Objective: To examined the effects of G-ICMT on the cognitive function in institutionalized older adults. Methods:
An open-label randomized controlled trial was conducted with institutionalized older adults. Forty-five institutionalized older adults wererandomly assigned to the experimental (G-ICMT) or waiting-list control group. The experimental group received 60 min of training each week,
one times a week for 12 weeks. The primary outcome was cognitive function, measured by MMSE and MoCA. The generalized estimating
equation was used to examine differences in 4 weeks, 8 weeks and 12 weeks (immediate posttest). Results: The results indicated that G-ICMT
group significantly improved cognitive function measured by MoCA at 12 weeks’ post-test (p = 0.01) relative to the waiting-list control group.
Conclusions: The research results validated that the 12 weeks of the G-ICMT significantly improved cognitive function for institutionalized older
adults. Future studies are recommended to include a broader range of participants with different levels of cognitive function.
55847

Elder Abuse and Quality of Life: A Study Among Elderly in Rural and Urban Households of Maharashtra
Biji Mohan, Tata Institute Of Social Sciences, India

The irreversible and inevitable process of ageing, initially seen as a concern of the aged persons and their families alone, has now gained wide
public attention. For nations like India with a higher percentage of older cohorts, care and safety of elders have become one of the emerging
concerns in Public Health which rationalises the need for in depth studies on ‘elder abuse’ to safeguard and uphold the pride, integrity anddignity of India’s ageing population. An extensive literature review also supported the need to identify the underlying hidden aspects of elder
abuse. This study was aimed towards interlinking these multiple dimensions of elder abuse with QOL undertaking gender concerns too. It also
aimed to explore the role of power dynamics on elder abuse, the coping strategies and support needs of the elderly. The study utilised bothprimary as well as secondary data to meet the objectives. While the secondary data (based on UNFPA study) revealed a high prevalence of elder
abuse among the oldest elderly coupled with the lowest scores of QOL, the primary data via interviews threw light on to the darker sides of power
dynamics and exploitation of elders within their own households.The findings also reflected the interlinkages between gender and abuse. This
study underscores the need for further studies which can explore the inextricable linkage between these three aspects, which would definitely
be beneficial in designing gender based policies and strategies to safeguard the health and life satisfaction of the aged population.

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Do Sociodemographic and Gender Determinants of Late-life Suicide Differ in Older Swedish Users and Nonusers of Antidepressants? A National Population-based Study
Khedidja Hedna, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Gunnel Hensing, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Ingmar Skoog, University of Gothenburg, Sweden
Ingmar Skoog, Karolinska Institutet and Stockholm University, Sweden
Margda Waern, University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Background: The treatment of depression is a main strategy for suicide prevention in older adults. Our aim was to examine factors related tosuicide in older adults (75+) with and without antidepressant therapy. Methods: We used register data for all Swedish residents aged ≥ 75 years(N=1 413 806) between 2006-2014. We identified all persons who died by suicide (N=1305; 907 men and 398 women) and matched 50 controls
to each case. A nested case-control design was used to investigate the sociodemographic factors associated with suicide among users andnon-users of antidepressants. Risk factors were analysed in a conditional logistic regression model in the entire cohort and in men and women
separately. Results: Being born outside of Nordic countries was associated with increased suicide risk; a threefold increase in risk was observed
for women not treated with antidepressants. Being married was a protective factor in men but not in women. Blue-collar occupations before
retirement were associated with increased suicide risk in non-users of antidepressants, particularly in men. Upper white-collar occupations wereassociated with increased suicide risk in women who used antidepressants. Conclusions: Our differential findings on factors associated withsuicide men and women treated or not by antidepressants suggest the need for multifaceted gender-specific approaches targeting psychosocial
factors for the prevention of suicide in late-life that go beyond the healthcare sphere.
55945

Factors Related to Active Ageing Among Community Dwelling Older Adults
Yommana Chananin, Ubon Ratchatani University, Thailand
Pornchai Jullamate, Burapha University, Thailand
Naiyana Piphatvanitcha, Burapha University, Thailand

Active ageing is processes that lead older adults to have a good quality of life that supporting older adults to have active ageing is very important
for the current social situation because. The objectives of this correlational research were to study the relationship among the selected factors suchas age, education, income, self-care agency, social support, spiritual well-being and the active ageing among the community-dwelling older adults.
The sample was 97 older adults in Ubon Ratchathani Thailand who were randomly selected by the multi-stage sampling. The research instruments
include the interview form of self-care agency, social support, spiritual well-being and the Active Ageing Scale for Thai people (AAS-Thai) with thereliability coefficient of .88, .95, .80, and .91 respectively. To analyze the data frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Pearson productmoment correlation coefficient (r), and Spearman rank correlation coefficient (rs) were employed. The results of this research showed a positive
relationship among the social support, self-care agency, spiritual well-being, income and active ageing at the .05 level of significance. (r = .56, p< .001, rs = .53, p < .001, r = .25, p = .013 rs = .24, p = .018 respectively). Finding suggested that health personnel, nurse and the related associate
networks in the awareness of the factors which are related to the level of active ageing such promotions are in terms of social support, self-careagency, spiritual well-being and income that will enhance them to be the potential older adults or have higher level of active ageing.
55959

Acute Effects of a Multi-Disciplinary Program for Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Local Study in Taiwan
Zih-Ming Syu, Lo-Sheng Sanatorium and Hospital Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan
Ren-Jei Tsai, Cardinal Tien Hospital, Taiwan
Yu-Chen Huang, Lo-Sheng Sanatorium and Hospital Ministry of Health and Welfare, Taiwan

Population aging is a global socioeconomic problem including Taiwan. Aging processes would result in a declination of muscle power,
cardiopulmonary endurance, as well as functional performance. If we do not find the resolution, it would be the burden of society. Aims of thepresent study were to conduct a comprehensive program to community-dwelling older adults to promote their performance and achieve healthy
aging in place. A one-arm interventional study was conducted to assess the effects of a multi-disciplinary program(2 hours a week, for 12 weeks),
including physical training and safety guide, nutritional education, oral care, cognition training, and health talks. Participants were recruited from
Huilong of New Taipei City and their physical functional performance was assessed with "senior functional fitness test”, also the demography
data will be collected. Thirty volunteers were recruited, their demographic data showed as followed, age: 70.8±5.5, male: 14, dropout: 4. Intention
to treat was conducted for data analysis. all outcomes improved significantly(Strength of U/E: 5.1± 5.5; L/E: 4.8±3.8; Flexibility of L/E: 2.0± 5.2;
Endurance: 13.5±18.1;Balance: TUG: 0.70±1.5; One-leg stand: 5.7±7.8; p<0.05) except flexibility of upper limbs(data presented as: Differenceof mean±SD). A comprehensive multidisciplinary program can improve the physical function except for the flexibility of upper limbs for theparticipants. An intervention like the present study could improve functional status and further reduce the burdens of society. In future studies, weneed a large sample size, long term follow up and randomized control trial to concrete these findings.

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Data Harmonization and Development of a Common Scale for Measuring Healthy Aging Across the World: The ATHLOS Scale
Albert Sanchez-Niubo, Health Park 'Sant Joan de Déu', Spain
Yu-Tzu Wu, King's College London, United Kingdom
Carlos G Forero, International University of Catalonia, Spain
Iago Gine-Vazquez, Health Park Sant Joan de Déu, Spain
Matthew Prina, King's College London, United Kingdom
Josep Maria Haro, Health Park Sant Joan de Déu, Spain

According to the World Health Organization 2015 report, healthy aging is defined as an “ongoing process of developing and maintaining thefunctional ability that enables well-being in older age, with functional ability determined by the interaction of individual’s intrinsic capacity andtheir environment." Few studies have adequately addressed this concept and various measures have been used in different populations. This
limits the potential to compare healthy aging across countries or populations. Following the WHO definition, we have developed a novel scale forhealthy aging using self-reported items related to intrinsic capacity and functional ability from a harmonized dataset in the Ageing Trajectories
of Health - Longitudinal Opportunities and Synergies (ATHLOS) project. The ATHLOS harmonized dataset included more than 411,000 individuals
from 17 international cohorts, covering six cohorts from four Asian countries: the 10/66 Dementia Cohort Study (India and China), CHARLS(China), JSTAR (Japan), KLOSA (South Korea), LASI (India) and SAGE (India and China). During the presentation, we will present the harmonization
process of items related intrinsic capacity and functional ability across studies and the methodological development of the scale by using an Item
Response Theory approach model. Heterogeneities in the cohort-specific datasets were analyzed and addressed to obtain the common scale.
This common scale may contribute to worldwide healthy aging investigations after relevant refinement and further testing.
56481

A Comparative Analysis of Unique Characteristics, Conditions, and Challenges of Lifelong Education in Four
Major Asian Countries — China, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan
Hui-Fen Yang, Taipei City University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Te-Yung Chang, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan

The authors conducted a comparative analysis of unique characteristics, conditions, and challenges of lifelong education in four major Asian
countries, namely China, South Korea, Japan, and Taiwan. A documentary analysis of comparative education research and a context, input, process,and product evaluation model of educational policy research were used to systematically analyze the lifelong education policies of the four countries.
In terms of policy background and environment, political and economic development, and Confucian ideology were analyzed. In terms of process
conditions, the authors analyzed the definition and scope of lifelong education terms, innovative measures, and personnel professionalization. In
terms of outcome conditions, the authors compared unique features, similarities, and differences among factors including the senior education
development and unique advantages. China’s lifelong education policies are led by the government, and its lifelong education is closely related toits economic and social development. South Korea has complete lifelong learning certification and administrative systems, and Japan emphasizes
lifelong learning through collaboration between local governments and private enterprises, whereas Taiwan is establishing a teaching system andimproving teaching quality for community college courses. China’s main challenge is defining and integrating the lifelong education system with
the national education system. South Korea lacks sufficient care provisions for disadvantaged adult learners. Japan lacks sufficient international
exchange in terms of lifelong learning policies. Taiwan’s difficulties lie in the professionalization of lifelong education. The four countries are willingto accept and practice social reformation, resolve their lifelong education challenges, and advance toward an improved future.
56894

Comparison of Healthy Aging Between Asian, American and European Countries: Results From the Athlos Consortium
Albert Sanchez-Niubo, Health Park Sant Joan de Déu, Spain
Carlos G Forero, International University of Catalonia, Spain
Iago Giné-Vázquez, Health Park Sant Joan de Déu, Spain
Josep Maria Haro, Health Park Sant Joan de Déu, Spain

Research efforts to measure healthy aging have been diverse and limited to specific populations. This diversity limits the potential to compare
healthy aging across populations. The Ageing Trajectories of Health - Longitudinal Opportunities and Synergies (ATHLOS) project has produced
a worldwide harmonized dataset from 17 international cohorts and developed a universal scale measuring healthy aging from intrinsic capacityand functional ability items. We aimed to compare healthy aging scores between Asian, American and European countries and analyze which
health determinants associate differently. The sample size was 234,446 individuals: 70,077 from China, India, Japan and Korea, 37,314 from theUnited States, and 127,055 from 21 European countries. Means of healthy aging scores by country were calculated after removing the potential
effects of sex, age and year of birth, and compared with the indicators Healthy Life Expectancy (HALE) at birth and Gross Domestic Product(GPD) per capita. Multiple linear regressions were used to analyze the association between healthy aging scores and socio-demographic, lifeand health factors. Switzerland and Japan had the highest scores, and India the lowest score. Correlations with HALE and GPD were 0.8 and
0.6, respectively. Wealth differences in Japan had the lowest effect on healthy aging scores; chronic diseases and depression in Asian countries
had the lowest effects; loneliness in China had the highest effect. The use of this scale in populations with divergent ethnic, genetic, social, andcultural characteristics, and hence variable risk factors, could lead to a specific variability in the prediction of healthy aging.

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Designing Functional Apparel for Seniors With Chronic Physical & Mental Impairment
Hsiu-yu Chang, Tung Fang Design University, Taiwan
Shu-Ming Wu, Tung Fang Design University, Taiwan
Tseng-Chin Yeh, National Pingtung University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

The UN "World Population Prospects 2019" projects global megatrends, declining fertility and an increase in the ageing population. Body
organs-degrade, cognition declining with age, involving the chronic physical & mental impairment with dementia risk.It is important to enhance
the convenience of clothing on and off。Clothing is a basic human need which is equally the case for the physically challenged. The purpose ofthis is Seeking a feasible way to offer those people an easy、less pain way to dress. Three devices of modest apparel were assessed by wear
trail test for seniors to meet their specially demands. 70% of global functional textiles from Taiwan due to well-structured industry. In 2017,
the researcher obtained the first-class technical certificate applying the professional know-how of making clothes to solve the problem ofwearing clothes。Research process comprised of assessing clothing needs and problems while dressing。Caring design by using breathable,
antibacterial, water-repellent, and deodorizing functional fabrics can improve the physical and mental discomfort and inconvenience. Employing
data collection by in-depth interviews and observations method to understand what was missing in the clothing design. The researcher foundthat the modest apparel is suitable for physically-challenged seniors who want independence and self-confidence in their lives.
57221

The Associated Factors With the Costs of Long-term Care and Medical Services for Older People in South Korea
Hyo Young Lee, Dongseo University, South Korea
Young-ran Chin, Chungwoon University, South Korea

South Korea is facing an unprecedented demand for medical and long-term care (LTC) services for ageing individuals. We analysed the total
amounts of care costs and the associated factors among elderly insurance recipients in 2017 to give some insights for improving the whole caresystem. Methods: The analysis of LTC Insurance and National Health insurance (NHI) data was proceeded. The regression analysis was used.
Variables of interest included socioeconomic characteristics, health status, grades of LTC, and so on. Results: The total expenditures are 9,808,922
for 650, 059 elderly people in the year of 2017, ‘benefits of HNI’ occupied 86.0% of the total and ‘out of pocket money’ accounted for 14.0%.
The total amounts are much higher in the LTC service than NHI service. The costs and frequency of use of care services differed significantly
according to the socioeconomic characteristics, the sorts of disabilities, health status, and living status. The total expenditure decreased at theaged of 75 and women spent more money in the services. Besides, ‘disability and living alone’ make the elderly use less money in the services andthe elderly who have diseases and live in the residential facilities spent more money in the services. Conclusions: Our results demonstrate whichcharacteristics were more influential on the total expenditures on health and LTC services. We should identify and focus on some factors involvedin providing services for older individuals and make some complementation for the lack of services or inadequate services.
57237

Social Capital and Risk of Tuberculosis in Elderly Population
Kazuhiro Uchimura, The Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan
Lisa Kawatsu, The Research Institute of Tuberculosis, Japan

Background: In Japan, two-thirds of newly notified tuberculosis (TB) cases were older than 65 years. A large part of TB in elderly are attributableto endogenous reactivation from past infection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and risk factors of reactivation are not clearly known. We exploredpotential social capital and risk of developing TB in elderly population. Method: Information regarding social capital among the general elderly
persons were collected directly from the dataset of the Japan Gerontological Evaluation Study (JAGES) project. The same information wascollected from the elderly TB patients through a questionnaire survey, which was developed specifically for this study, by extracting 26 questions
related to TB and social capital from the original JAGES questionnaire. The survey was sent to TB patients who were 65 years old or older andwho were not receiving special care for the aged at the time of TB diagnosis. Results: As of the end of 2019, we had received responses from 60
TB patients. We compared the data from TB patients with JAGES data (N=180,021) as a control. Among 60 TB patients, 75% were males, 25%
were females. After adjustment with age, sex, BMI and smoking status, having no hobby (OR 2.6, 95%CI 1.4-4.8), going out less than 3 times aweek (OR 2.6, 95%CI 1.4-4.6), living alone (OR 2.4, 95%CI 1.2-4.8) and having started work within a year (OR4.2, 95%CI 1.6-10.8) were associatedwith TB patients. Conclusion: Some factors related to social capital may influence developing TB in elderly population.
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The Changes of Care Needs and Their Associated Factors Among the Recipients of LTC Insurance in South Korea
Hyo Young Lee, Dongseo University, South Korea
Young-ran Chin, Chungwoon University, South Korea

Objectives: This study identified changes of the needs of long-term care (LTC) services, and their associated factors among the recipients of
LTC insurance in South Korea. Methods: We analyzed of LTC Insurance data and the logistic regression analysis was used. The changes of
LTC needs were measured by grades of LTC services. Variables of interest included socioeconomic characteristics, health status (e.g. Chronic
diseases, disability), types of services, characteristics of long-term care facilities, and so on. The Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval
number is 10141493-E-2019-01. Results: The changes of care needs were more popular in the recipients of Home care services than facility
services. Besides, numbers of Registered Nurses (RNs) and personal careers were influential factors on health improvements of the older
people. As for the general characteristics of older people, sex and the age of over 90 were not associated with the changes. The people who
had brain lesions or stokes had a high possibility of changes of care needs in a positive way. Conclusions: Aging in place is known as a good
way to keep the ability of older people. We identified Aging in place is an important factor to older people’s health. Besides, care staffs are also
important factors to improve the health status. In the LTC services, we should focus on the high-quality Homecare services and retention ofadequate care staff. These can make improvements of older people’s health and sustainability of the LTC system.

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Discussion on the Model of Integrated Long Term Care Institutions Based on Information and Communication Technology
Hui-Fen Yang, Taipei City University of Science and Technology, Taiwan
Huei Chu Chen, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan

Introduction: aging population has become a world-wide concern nowadays, to develop a model for integrate long term care which combines
the information and communication technology (ICT)and personalized service is an inevitable and urgent need in Taiwan. The smart
technology including Artificial intelligence 、Internet of things、Cloud computing、big data have been utilizing in the long-term care area notjust improve the efficiency and quality of elderly service but release the burden on nursing resource shortage. The aim of this study was
aimed to develop an integrate model for long-term care suit for Taiwan’s situation. Method: This case study explored four long-term careinstitutions through the documents analysis , the participants surveyed were the smart nursing home in Denmark, Japan, mainland China
and Taiwan. Also the In-depth interviews were conducted with 8 people who working living in Taiwan suang-lien elderly center for theirdetailed information about smart long-term care. Result: Through the case study, we observe what is best and to strive to universalize thesequalities in the feasibility study which is planning to establish a smart long-term care institution at Hsinchu city in Taiwan. Conclusion: wehope this research could be used as a reference for establish and promote Long-term care model with Taiwan characteristics, especiallywhen the Local authorities have developed policies to provide guidance on how the local people aging in place. Through these ways The
quality of elderly life will be improved with less manpower and senior-oriented industrial will be developed.

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November 01, 2020
The Asian Undergraduate Research Symposium(aurs.iafor.org)

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The Asian Conference on Business & Public Policy(acbpp.iafor.org)
The Asian Conference on Sustainability, Energy& the Environment(acsee.iafor.org)

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