Dr. Wilbert Law

Learning Sciences Research Group Member

Assistant Professor

Department of Psychology

Education University of Hong Kong

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Wilbert Law (PhD) is an assistant professor at the Department of Psychology at the Education University of Hong Kong. He obtained his PhD degree on Social and Personality Psychology at the University of Rochester, New York, USA. In 2010, he received the Helen & Vincent Nowlis Award for Excellence in Teaching and Mentoring at the University of Rochester, New York, USA.

His research interests are broadly on human motivation and well-being. Currently, he is working on 1) achievement goal structure and processes, 2) the promotion of compassion, mindfulness, and empathy, and 3) how the adoption of different values and goals can affect the satisfaction of psychological needs, interpersonal relationships, and quality of life.

Publications:

Journal Publications

Lam, S.-f., Law, W., Wong, B. P. H., Chan, C.-K. & Zhang, X (2017). Will Victims Become Bullies or Vice Versa? A Cross-Lagged Analysis of Bullying in Junior Secondary Schools. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology.

Law, Y.K., Lam, S.-f, Law, W., Tam, Z. P. Y. (2017). Enhancing peer acceptance of children with learning difficulties: Effects of a storytelling program with drama techniques. Educational Psychology.

Lam, S.-f, Law, W., Chan, C.-K., Wong, B. P. H. & Zhang, X (2015). A latent class growth analysis of school bullying and its social context: The self-determination theory perspective. School Psychology Quarterly, 30, 75 – 90.

Law, W., Elliot, A. J., & Murayama, K. (2012). Perceived Competence Moderates the Relation Between Performance-Approach and Performance-Avoidance Goals. Journal of Educational Psychology, 103, 806-819.

Recent Research Grants

“Examining the Antecedents of Self-compassion in College Students” (March 2017 - June 2018) HK$30,000 The Education University of Hong Kong Internal Research Grant. (PI: W. Law)

“Teaching mindfulness in secondary schools: The effects on stress reduction and psychological well-being” (May 2014 – December 2016) HK$ 79,780 The University of Hong Kong Internal Research Grant. PI: S-F Lam, Co-Is: W. Law, H. T. M. Chu

“Using storytelling to enhance moral development of primary students” (January 2013 – August 2014 ), HK$ 69,465, The University of Hong Kong Internal Research Grant. PI: Y. K. Law, Co-Is: S-F. Lam, W. Law

Books

Wong, B. P. H., Law, W., Lau, K. H. P., & S.-f. Lam (2014). Leadership Training Program for Secondary School Students. Hong Kong: Department of Psychology, University of Hong Kong.

Lam, S.-f., & Law, W. (2014). Engage your students in learning. Hong Kong: Department of Psychology, the University of Hong Kong.