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Esther Yuet Ying Lau
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Open Access“The Sum Is Greater Than the Parts?”—The Role of Student Covitality in Flourishing
Existing studies have revealed associations of positive psychological traits with human thriving and flourishing. However, how these traits co-occur—known as covitality—and how it relates to flourishing remain...
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Open AccessBeyond Material Resources: Sleep Well and Be Hopeful for Less Worry and Better Wellbeing
The extreme scarcity of material resources related to survival needs often hurts wellbeing. This occurred during COVID-19 outbreaks when the shortage of face masks and other personal protective equipment inte...
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Well-Slept Children and Teens are Happier and More Hopeful with Fewer Emotional Problems
Studies on sleep and psychological functions have predominantly focused on the negative consequences of poor sleep. Little is known about whether and how sleep is associated with the positive aspects of psycho...
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Open AccessIndoor nocturnal noise is associated with body mass index and blood pressure: a cross-sectional study
Studies have demonstrated that noise is associated with various health problems, such as obesity and hypertension. Although the evidence of the associations of noise with obesity and hypertension is inconsiste...
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Open AccessNoise sensitivity associated with nonrestorative sleep in Chinese adults: a cross-sectional study
Nonrestorative sleep is a common sleep disorder with a prevalence ranging from 1.4 to 35%, and is associated with various psychological and physical health issues. Noise exposure and noise sensitivity have bee...
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Using emotion regulation strategies after sleep deprivation: ERP and behavioral findings
Sleep deprivation is suggested to impact emotion regulation, but few studies have directly examined it. This study investigated the influence of sleep deprivation on three commonly used emotion regulation stra...
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Sleep-related daytime consequences mediated the neuroticism–depression link
Neuroticism has been found to predispose individuals to depression, but the underlying mechanism is not well studied. The current study sought to delineate the potential mediating role of sleep quality and chr...
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Purpose-Driven Life: Life Goals as a Predictor of Quality of Life and Psychological Health
On the basis of self-determination theory, we predicted that the pursuit of material goals might negatively affect quality of life and psychological outcomes including sleep quality and mood states. We further...
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Does Church Size Matter? A Cross-Sectional and Longitudinal Study of Chinese Congregants’ Religious Attitudes and Behaviors
Despite the proliferation of megachurches, it is unclear how the size of a religious organization affects its members. Two opposing assumptions are (1) size is a liability and (2) size is an asset. According t...
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Personal Spiritual Values and Quality of Life: Evidence from Chinese College Students
Values are guiding principles in our life. While some studies found spiritual values to be “healthier,” Sagiv and Schwartz (Eur J Soc Psychol 30:177–198, 2000) showed that people holding non-spiritual values were...
