Edward C. Chang

Chang, E. C., Kahle, E. R., & Hirsch, J. K. (in press). Understanding how domestic abuse is associated with greater depressive symptoms in a community sample of female primary care patients: Does lack of belongingness matter?. Violence Against Women.

Perera, M. J. & E. C. Chang (Eds.). (in press). Biopsychosocial Approaches to Understanding Health in South Asian Americans. Springer.

Chang, E. C., Downey, C. A., Hirsch, J. K. & Lin, N. J. (in press). Introduction to positive psychology in racial and ethnic minority groups: A second call to action! In E. C. Chang, C. A. Downey, J. K. Hirsch, & N. J. Lin (Eds.). Positive Psychology in Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups: Theory, Research, Assessment, and Practice. Washington, D. C.: American Psychological Association.

Yu, E. A., Chang, E. C., Yang, H. & Yu, T. (in press). Positive psychology assessment in Asian Americans. In E. C. Chang, C. A. Downey, J. K. Hirsch, & N. J. Lin (Eds.). Positive Psychology in Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups: Theory, Research, Assessment, and Practice. Washington, D. C.: American Psychological Association.

Downey, C. A., Chang, E. C., Hirsch, J. K. & Lin, N. J. (in press). Challenges and prospects for positive psychology research, theory, assessment, and practice in a multiracial and multiethnic world. In E. C. Chang, C. A. Downey, J. K. Hirsch, & N. J. Lin (Eds.). Positive Psychology in Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups: Theory, Research, Assessment, and Practice. Washington, D. C.: American Psychological Association.

Chang, E. C., Jilani, Z., Yu, T., Lin, J., Muyan, M., & Hirsch, J. K. (in press). Relation between sexual assault and negative affective conditions in female college students: Does loss of hope account for the association? Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

Chang, E. C., & Chang, O. D. (in press). Development of thefFrequency of suicidal ideation inventory: Evidence for the validity and reliability of a brief measure of suicidal ideation frequency in a college student population. Cognitive Therapy and Research.

Walker, K. L., Chang, E. C., & Hirsch, J. K. (in press). Neuroticism and suicidal behavior: Conditional indirect effects of social problem solving and hopelessness. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology.

Yu, E. A., & Chang, E. C. (in press). Optimism/pessimism and future orientation as predictors of suicidal ideation: Are there ethnic differences? Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology.

Muyan, M., & Chang, E. C. (in press). Hope as a mediator of the link between intimate partner violence and suicidal risk in Turkish women: Further evidence for the role of hope agency. Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

Yu, E. A., Chang, E. C., & Kim, J. H. J. (in press). Asian American culturally relevant values as predictors of meaning in life in Asian and European American college students: Evidence for cultural differences. Asian American Journal of Psychology.

Chang, E. C., Jilani, Z., Fowler, E. E., Yu, T., Chia, S. W., Yu, E. A., McCabe, H. K., & Hirsch, J. K. (in press). Relations between multidimensional spirituality and depressive symptoms in college students: Examining hope agency and pathways as potential mediators. The Journal of Positive Psychology.

Hirsch, J. K., Sirois, F. M., Molnar, D., & Chang, E. C. (in press). Pain and depressive symptoms in primary care: Positive and negative affect as moderators. Clinical Journal of Pain.

Chang, E. C., Downey, C. A., Hirsch, J. K. & Lin, N. J. (Eds.). (2016). Positive Psychology in Racial and Ethnic Minority Groups: Theory, Research, Assessment, and Practice. Washington, D. C.: American Psychological Association.

Chang, E. C., Yu, T., Chang, O. D., & Hirsch, J. K. (2016). Hope and trauma: Examining a diathesis-stress model in predicting depressive and anxious symptoms in students. Personality and Individual Differences, 96, 52-54.

Chang, E. C., Yu, E. A., Yu, T., Kahle, E. R., Hernandez, V., Kim, J. M., Jeglic, E. L., & Hirsch, J. K. (2016). Ethnic variables and negative life events as predictors of depressive symptoms and suicidal behaviors in Latino college students: On the centrality of receptivo a los démas. Hispanic Journal of Behavioral Sciences, 36, 2016-221.

Muyan, M., Chang, E. C., Jilani, Z., Yu, T., Lin, J., & Hirsch, J. K. (2016). Loneliness and negative affective conditions in adults: Is there any room for hope in predicting anxiety and depressive symptoms? The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 150, 333-341.

Yang, H., & Chang, E. C. (2016). Is the PGIS-II redundant with the Hope Scale?: Evidence for the utility of the PGIS-II in predicting psychological adjustment in adults. Personality and Individual Differences, 94, 124-129.

Cheng, P., Dolsen, M., Girz, L., Rudowski, M., Chang, E. C., & Deldin, P. (2015). Understanding perfectionism and depression in an adult clinical population: Is outcome expectancy relevant to psychological functioning? Journal of Personality and Individual Differences, 75, 64-67.

Chang, E. C., Lian, X., Yu, T., Qu, J., Zhang, B., Jia, W., Hu, Q., Li, J., Wu, J., & Hirsch, J. K. (2015). Loneliness under assault: Understanding the impact of sexual assault on the relation between loneliness and suicidal risk in college students. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 8, 314-321.

Chang, E. C. (2015). Perfectionism as a predictor of suicidal risk in Turkish college students: Does loneliness contribute to further risk? Cognitive Therapy and Research, 39, 776-784.

Chang, E. C., Lin, J., Fowler, E. E., Yu, E. A., Yu, T., Jilani, Z., Kahle, E. R., & Hirsch, J. K. (2015). Sexual assault and depressive symptoms in college students: Do psychological needs account for the relationship? Social Work, 60, 211-218.

Hirsch, J. K., Molnar, D., Chang, E. C., & Sirois, F. M. (2015). Future orientation and health quality of life in primary care: Vitality as a mediator. Quality of Life Research, 24, 1653-1659.

Perera, M. J., & Chang, E. C. (2015). Depressive symptoms in South Asian, East Asian, and European Americans: Evidence for ethnic differences in coping with academic and interpersonal stress? Asian American Journal of Psychology, 6, 350-358.

Chang, E. C., Muyan, M., & Hirsch, J. K. (2015). Loneliness, positive life events, and psychological maladjustment: When good things happen, even lonely people feel better! Personality and Individual Differences, 86, 150-155.

Chang, E. C., & Hirsch, J. K. (2015). Social problem solving under assault: Understanding the impact of sexual assault on the relation between social problem solving and suicidal risk in female college students. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 39, 403-413.

Chang, E. C., Kahle, E. R., & Hirsch, J. K. (2015). Understanding how domestic abuse is associated with greater depressive symptoms in a community sample of female primary care patients: Does lack of belongingness matter? Violence Against Women, 21, 700-711.

Chang, E. C., Yu, T., Jilani, Z., Muyan, M., Lin, J., & Hirsch, J. K. (2015). The pursuit of perfection in spiritual engagements: The centrality of parental expectations as a positive and unique predictor. Personality and Individual Differences, 79, 162-165.

Chang, E. C., & Kwon, P. (2014). Special issue on psychopathology in Asians and the DSM-5: Culture matters. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 7, 66-67.

Chang, E. C., Yu, E. A., & Kahle, E. R. (2014). BMI, body discrepancy, and self-construal as predictors of eating disturbances in European and Asian American females. Eating Behaviors, 15, 328-330.

Downey, C. A., Reinking, K. R., Gibson, J. M., Cloud, J. A., & Chang, E. C. (2014). Perfectionistic cognitions and eating disturbance: Distinct mediational models for males and females. Eating Behaviors, 15, 419-426.

Yang, H., & Chang, E. C. (2014). Examining the structure, reliability, and validity of the Chinese Personal Growth Initiative Scale-II: Evidence for the importance of intentional self-change among Chinese. Journal of Personality Assessment, 96, 559-566.

Hirsch, H. K., Nsamenang, S. A., Chang, E. C. & Kaslow, N. J. (2014). Spiritual well-being and depressive symptoms in female African American suicide attempters: Mediating effects of optimism and pessimism. Psychology of Religion and Spirituality.

Perera, M. J. & Chang, E. C. (2014). Ethnic variations between Asian and European Americans in interpersonal sources of socially prescribed perfectionism: It’s not just about parents! Asian American Journal of Psychology.

Chang, E. C., Kahle, E. R., Yu, E. A., & Hirsch, J. K. (2014). Understanding the relationship between domestic abuse and suicide behavior in adults receiving primary care: Does forgiveness matter?. Social Work.

Chang, E. C., Kahle, E. R., Yu, E. A., & Hirsch, J. K. (2014). Behavioral inhibition system and behavioral activation system (BIS/BAS) motives and loneliness as predictors of eating disturbances in female college students: Interpersonal context matters. Journal of Social and Clinical Psychology, 33, 250-269. Guilford Press.

Chang, E. C., Downey, C. A., Hirsch, J. K. & Lin, E. A. (Eds.). (2014). Cognitive-behavioral Models, Measures, and Treatments for Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Ethnic and Racial Minorities. American Psychological Association.

Kahle, E. R., McCabe, H. K., Porter, P. M., Yu, E. A. & Chang, E. C. (2014). Spirituality and religiosity as important sources of hope. In L. Bormans (Ed.). World Book of Hope. Tielt, Belgium: Lannoo Publishers.

Yu, E. A., Chia, S. W., Jilani, Z., Kahle, E. R. & Chang, E. C. (2014). Hope and positive thinking: Should we double up? In L. Bormans (Ed.). World Book of Hope. Tielt, Belgium: Lannoo Publishers.

Downey, C. A. & Chang, E. C. (2014). History of cultural context in positive psychology: We finally come to the start of the journey. In J. T. Pedrotti & L. M. Edwards (Eds.). Perspectives on the Intersection of Multiculturalism and Positive Psychology. New York: Springer Publications.

Downey, C. A. & Chang, E. C. (2014). Positive psychology: Current knowledge, multicultural and ethical considerations, and the future of the movement. In F. T. L. Leong, L. Comas-Diaz, G. C. Nagayama Hall, V. McLoyd, & J. E. Trimble (Eds.). APA Handbook on Multicultural Psychology, Vol. 2: Applications and Training 133-149. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Chang, E. C., Perera, M. J. & Kupfermann, Y. (2013). Predictors of eating disturbances in South Asian American females: A look at negative affectivity and contingencies of self-worth. Asian American Journal of Psychology.

Chang, E. C., Yu, E. A., & Lin, E. Y. (2013). An examination of ethnic variations in perfectionism and interpersonal influences as predictors of eating disturbances: A look at Asian and European American females. Asian American Journal of Psychology.

Chang, E. C., Yu, E. A., & Hirsch, J. K. (2013). On the confluence of optimism and hope on depressive symptoms in primary care patients: Does doubling up on bonum futurum proffer any added benefits? Journal of Personality and Individual Differences.

Chang, E. C., Kahle, E. R., Yu, E. A., Lee, J. Y., Kupfermann, Y., & Hirsch, J. K. (2013). Relations of religiosity and spirituality with depressive symptoms in primary care adults: Evidence for hope agency and pathway as mediators. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 8, 404-411.

Chang, E. C. (2013). Perfectionism and loneliness as predictors of depressive and anxious symptoms in Asian and European Americans: Accounting for variations in self-construal schemas. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 37, 1179-1188.

Chang, E. C., Yu, E. A., Kahle, E. R., Jeglic, E. L., & Hirsch, J. K. (2013). Is doubling up on positive future cognitions associated with lower suicidal risk in Latinos?: A look at hope and positive problem orientation. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 37, 1285-1293.

Chang, E. C., Yu, E. A., Lee, J. Y., Hirsch, J. K., Kupfermann, Y., & Kahle, E. R. (2013). An examination of optimism/pessimism and suicide risk in primary care patients: Does belief in a changeable future make a difference? Cognitive Therapy and Research, 37, 796-804.

Downey, C. A., & Chang, E. C. (2013). Assessment of everyday beliefs about health: The Lay Concepts of Health Inventory, College Student Version. Psychology and Health, 28, 818-832.

Chang, E. C., & Sanna, L. J. (2012). Evidence for the validity of the Clinical Perfectionism Questionnaire in a non-clinical population: More than just negative affectivity? Journal of Personality Assessment, 94, 102-108.

Chang, E. C., Chang, R., & Sanna, L. J. (2012). A test of the usefulness of perfectionism theory across cultures: Does perfectionism in the US and Japan predict depressive symptoms across time? Cognitive Therapy and Research, 36, 1-14.

Hirsch, J. K., Chang, E. C., & Jeglic, E. L. (2012). Social problem solving and suicidal behavior: Ethnic differences in the moderating effects of loneliness and life stress. Archives of Suicide Research, 16, 303-315.

Hirsch, J. K., Walker, K. L., Chang, E. C., & Lyness, J. M. (2012). Illness burden and symptoms of anxiety in older adults: Optimism and pessimism as moderators. International Psychogeriatrics, 24, 1614-1621.

Hirsch, J. K., Visser, P. L., Chang, E. C., & Jeglic, E. L. (2012). Race and ethnic differences in hope and hopelessness as moderators of the association between depressive symptoms and suicidal behavior. Journal of American College Health, 60, 115-125.

Chang, E. C. & Downey, C. A. (Eds.). (2012). Handbook of Race and Development in Mental Health. Springer Publishing.

Chang, E. C., Downey, C. A., & Kim, J. M. (2012). Integrating positive psychology and developmental viewpoints into the study of mental health across diverse groups. In E. C. Chang & C. A. Downey (Eds.). Handbook of Race and Development in Mental Health 1-10. New York: Springer Publications.

Chang, E. C., Downey, C. A., & Kim, J. M. (2012). Multidimensional clinical competence: Considering racial group, development, and the positive psychology movement in clinical practice. In E. C. Chang & C. A. Downey (Eds.). Handbook of Race and Development in Mental Health 355-382. New York: Springer Publications.

Chang, E. C., & Fabian, C. G. (2012). Introduction to adult psychopathology in Asians: From nomothetic to idiographic approaches. In E. C. Chang (Ed.). Handbook of Adult Psychopathology in Asians: Diagnosis, Etiology, and Treatment 1-11. New York: Oxford University Press.

Chang, E. C., & Fabian, C. G. (2012). Introduction to adult psychopathology in Asians: From nomothetic to idiographic approaches. In E. C. Chang (Ed.), Handbook of Adult Psychopathology in Asians: Theory, Diagnosis, and Treatment. New York: Oxford University Press.

Fabian, E. C., & Chang, E. C. (2012). Where do we go from here? Future directions, considerations and challenges. In E. C. Chang (Ed.), Handbook of Adult Psychopathology in Asians: Theory, Diagnosis, and Treatment. New York: Oxford University Press.

Tsai, W., Chang, E. C., Sanna, L. J., & Herringshaw, A. J. (2011). An examination of happiness as a buffer of the rumination-adjustment link: Ethnic differences between European and Asian American students. Asian American Journal of Psychology, 2, 168-180.

Chang, E. C., Lin, N. J., Herringshaw, A. J., Sanna, L. J., Fabian, C. G., Perera, M. J., & Marchenko, V. V. (2011). Understanding the link between perfectionism and adjustment in college students: Examining the role of maximizing. Personality and Individual Differences, 50, 1074-1078.

Chang, E. C., Hirsch, J. K., Sanna, L. J., Jeglic, E. L., & Fabian, C. G. (2011). A preliminary study of perfectionism and loneliness as predictors of depressive and anxious symptoms in Latinas: A top-down test of a model. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 58(3), 441-448.

Chang, E. C., Bodem, M. R., Sanna L. J., & Fabian, C. G. (2011). Optimism-pessimism and adjustment in college students: Is there support for the utility of a domain-specific approach to studying outcome expectancies? Journal of Positive Psychology, 6(5).

Chang, E. C., Sanna, L. J., Hirsch, J. K., & Jeglic, E. L. (2010). Loneliness and negative life events as predictors of hopelessness and suicidal behaviors in Hispanics: Evidence for a diathesis-stress model. Journal of Clinical Psychology, 66, 1242-1253.

Chang, E. C., Sanna, L. J., Kim, J. M., & Srivastava, K. (2010). Optimistic and pessimistic bias in European and Asian Americans: A preliminary look at distinguishing between predictions for physical and psychological health outcomes. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 41, 465-470.

Chang, E. C., Tsai, W., & Sanna, L. J. (2010). Examining the relations between rumination and adjustment: Do ethnic differences exist between Asian and European Americans? Asian American Journal of Psychology, 1, 46-56.