Select Publications
By Dr Kean Poon
Book Chapters
, 2025, 'Antisocial and Moral Behavior: A Review and Synthesis', in The Cambridge Handbook of Moral Psychology
, 2022, 'Executive functioning intervention for students with ADHD', in Hue M-T; Karim S (ed.), Supporting diverse students in Asian inclusive classrooms: From policies and theories to practice, pp. 211 - 226
Journal articles
, 2025, 'Stress Mindset Relates to Better Mental Health in Parents of Children With Special Needs: A Path Analysis Study', Child and Family Social Work, 30, pp. 931 - 938, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cfs.13228
, 2025, 'Reducing smartphone overuse for adolescents with attention-deficit hyperactive disorder: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial', BMC Psychiatry, 25, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12888-025-07493-w
, 2025, 'Finding Peace in Pixels: Exploring the Therapeutic Mechanisms of Virtual Nature for Young Adults’ Mental Well-Being', Healthcare (Switzerland), 13, pp. 895 - 895, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13080895
, 2025, 'Family Socioeconomic Status and Cognitive Performance of Hong Kong Preschool Children: The Role of Parental Investment and Parental Distress', Early Childhood Education Journal, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10643-025-01918-7
, 2025, 'The Family Quality of Life of Children With Specific Learning Disabilities, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, and Their Co-Occurrence: A Cross-Sectional Study', Journal of Learning Disabilities, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00222194251342202
, 2024, 'Improving cognitive function in Chinese children with ADHD and/or RD through computerized working memory training', BMC Psychology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40359-024-02065-1
, 2024, 'Mediating roles of sleep quality and resilience in the relationships between chronotypes and mental health symptoms', Scientific Reports, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-56688-w
, 2024, 'Music therapy improves engagement and initiation for autistic children with mild intellectual disabilities: A randomized controlled study', Autism Research, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/aur.3254
, 2024, 'Early diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder using structural connectivity biomarker', Psychoradiology, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/psyrad/kkae004
, 2023, 'Relationships Between State Anxiety and Reading Comprehension of Chinese Students With and Without Dyslexia: A Cross-Sectional Design', Learning Disability Quarterly, 46, pp. 247 - 260, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/07319487221149413
, 2023, 'Brief Report: The Impact of COVID-19 on Parental Stress and Learning Challenges for Chinese Children with SpLD', Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 55, pp. 2186 - 2193, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-023-05983-y
, 2022, 'Executive Functions as Mediators between Socioeconomic Status and Academic Performance in Chinese School-Aged Children', Heliyon, 8, pp. e11121 - e11121, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11121
, 2022, 'Effects of Aerobic Exercise and High-Intensity Interval Training on the Mental Health of Adolescents Living in Poverty: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial', Jmir Research Protocols, 11, pp. e34915, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/34915
, 2021, 'Examining Distinctive Working Memory Profiles in Chinese Children With Predominantly Inattentive Subtype of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and/or Reading Difficulties', Frontiers in Psychology, 12, pp. 718112, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.718112
, 2020, 'Music therapy as social skill intervention for children with comorbid ASD and ID: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial', BMC Pediatrics, 20, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-02454-6
, 2020, 'Transferability and sustainability of task-switching training in socioeconomically disadvantaged children: a randomized experimental study', Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 32, pp. 747 - 763, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20445911.2020.1839082
, 2020, 'Evaluating dual-process theory of decision-making in Chinese delinquent adolescents', Australian Psychologist, 55, pp. 257 - 268, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ap.12417
, 2020, 'The impact of socioeconomic status on parental factors in promoting academic achievement in Chinese children', International Journal of Educational Development, 75, pp. 102175, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2020.102175
, 2018, 'Hot and cool executive functions in adolescence: Development and contributions to important developmental outcomes', Frontiers in Psychology, 8, pp. 2311, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.02311
, 2016, 'Understanding risk-taking behavior in bullies, victims, and bully victims using cognitive- and emotion-focused approaches', Frontiers in Psychology, 7, pp. 1838, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01838
, 2016, 'Risk-taking propensity and sensitivity to punishment in adolescents with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder symptoms and/or reading disability', Research in Developmental Disabilities, 53-54, pp. 296 - 304, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2016.02.017
, 2015, 'Contrasting psychosocial outcomes in Chinese delinquent adolescents with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder symptoms and/or reading disability', Journal of Forensic Psychiatry and Psychology, 26, pp. 38 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14789949.2014.960439
, 2014, 'Contrasting deficits on executive functions in Chinese delinquent adolescents with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder symptoms and/or reading disability', Research in Developmental Disabilities, 35, pp. 3046 - 3056, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2014.07.046
Conference Presentations
, 2022, 'Working memory application for preschool children', presented at EDTECH Conference 2022: Inspiring & Emerging EDTECH in Special Education, Hong Kong, 09 June 2022 - 10 November 2022
, 2018, 'Enhancing executive functioning of children living in poverty: A randomized experiment study', presented at 25th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, 15 July 2018 - 19 July 2018
, 2017, 'Working memory training in young children with ADHD and/or RD', presented at Conference on Catering for Diverse Learning Needs, Hong Kong, 11 July 2017
, 2017, 'Chinese adolescents with attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder and reading disabilities', presented at Ebenezer 120th Anniversary International Research Symposium, Hong Kong, 28 April 2017 - 28 April 2017
, 2017, 'Addiction and cognition: Hot and cool executive functions in adolescence: Development and contributions to important developmental outcomes', presented at 4th International Medicine in Addiction Conference, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 24 March 2017 - 26 March 2017
, 2016, 'Cognitive appraisal and behavioral measure of risk in Chinese bully, victim and bully-victim adolescents', presented at 8th World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 22 June 2016 - 26 June 2016
, 2015, 'Risk-taking propensity and sensitivity to punishment in adolescents with reading disability and/or ADHD symptoms', presented at Inaugural International Convention of Psychological Science, Amsterdam, the Netherlands., 12 March 2015 - 14 March 2015