Dr. Jessy Rong WANG

Associate Professor, and Programme Director of MSc in MCP

E-mail:  rwang@hksyu.edu
Telephone:    +(852) 2804 8542
Office: RHB 439
Academic Qualifications
  • Ph.D., Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
  • M.Ed., Applied Psychology, Beijing Normal University
  • B.S., Applied Psychology, Nanjing Normal University
Courses Taught
  • Consumer Psychology
  • Applications of Psychology to Marketing
  • Psychological Assessment in HRM
Selected Publications
(*) denotes correspondence; (#) denotes equal contribution
 
  1. Wang, R.#, Zhang, Y.#, & Jiang, J. (2024). Self-protect or revenge? Disabled employees’ psychological and behavioral responses to workplace ostracism: The role of belief in a just world. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 18, 1-13.
  2. Wang, R., Li, Y., Zheng, Y., Zhang, Y., Oei, T. P., & Zeng, X.* (2024). Positive psychological interventions reduce anti-rich mentality: An exploration of the contribution of appreciative joy. Journal of Happiness Studies, 25, 38.
  3. Zhang, Y.#, Dong Y.#, Zhang, Y., Wang, R.*, & Jiang, J.* (2024). Can organizations shape eco-friendly employees? Organizational support improves pro-environmental behaviors at work. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 93, 102200.
  4. Wang, R.#, Gu, X.#, Zhang, Y., Luo, K., & Zeng, X.* (2024). Loving-kindness and compassion meditations in the workplace: A meta-analysis and future prospects. Stress and Health, 40(1), e3273.
  5. Wang, R.*, Li, Z., Bu, C., & Zhu, W. (2023). Work connectivity behavior after-hours spills over to cyberloafing: The roles of motivation and workaholism. Journal of Managerial Psychology, 38(8), 597-610.
  6. Zeng, X., Zheng, Y., Gu, X., Wang, R.*, & Oei, T. P. (2023). Meditation quality matters: Effects of loving-kindness and compassion meditations on subjective well-being are associated with meditation quality. Journal of Happiness Studies, 24(1), 211-229.
  7. Wang, R., & Chan, D. K. S.* (2020). Subordinate reactions to ethical leaders’ abusive behavior: A multiple-wave study. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 58(3), 427-449.
  8. Sun, Y., Wang, R.*, Xu, Y., & Jiang, J.* (2019). Will recalling a purchase increase your well-being? The sequential mediating roles of postpurchase sharing and relatedness need satisfaction. Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 22(4), 391-400.
  9. Wang, R., Chan, D. K. S.*, Goh, Y. W., Penfold, M., Harper, T., & Weltewitz, T. (2018). Humor and workplace stress: a longitudinal comparison between Australian and Chinese employees. Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, 56(2), 175-195.
  10. Jiang, J., Zeng, T., Zhang, C., & Wang, R.* (2018). The mediating role of relatedness need satisfaction in the relationship between charitable behavior and well-being: Empirical evidence from China. International Journal of Psychology, 53(5), 349-355.
  11. Wang, R.#, Liu H. Y.#, Jiang, J.*, & Song, Y. (2017). Will materialism lead to happiness? A longitudinal analysis of the mediating role of psychological needs satisfaction. Personality and Individual Differences, 105, 312-317.
  12. Wang, R., & Jiang, J.* (2015). How abusive supervisors influence employees’ voice and silence: The effects of international justice and organizational attribution. The Journal of Social Psychology, 155(3), 204-220.
Research Interests
  • Employee Well-being
  • Psychological Intervention at the Workplace
  • Leadership
  • Materialism