Recently, Dr. Auyeung has developed a keen interest in understanding the users' perspective of digital and non-digital mental health for common mental disorders. He recognizes the significance of involving individuals in their own care, as it empowers them to develop the necessary skills and confidence to effectively manage their health conditions and make informed decisions. Moreover, the insights gained from the users' perspective also enable service providers and health policy makers to better understand how to provide services that genuinely align with the needs of society, marginalized groups, and each individual.

Involvement in Funded Projects

Improving Mental Well-Being Among Secondary and College Students with Special Educational Needs: Can Furhat Social Robot Be as Efficacious as Humans and Computers in Facilitating Self-Disclosure and Self-Compassion? Designated Research Grant (Ref: DRG2024-02) 

*Involvement during grant application (Co-PI)

Does Specific App Features and Evidence Base Matter to Uptake? A Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE) to investigate Preferences and Willingness to Pay for a Mental Health Mobile App among People with Elevated Depressive Symptoms. Faculty Development Scheme (Ref: UGC/FDS17/H02/24) 

*Involvement during grant application (PI)

How Fitspiration Promotes Disordered Eating Behaviors Among Sexual Minorities Rather Than a Healthy Lifestyles: A pan-theoretical investigation of Tripartite Influence Theory and Objectification Theory. School Research Grant 2023-2024 (Ref: 2023-05-52 SRG230501) 

*Involvement during grant application (PI)

The Double-Edged Sword of Social Media Use on Well-Being among Sexual and Gender Minority (SGM) people: Social Media as an arena for both Online Social Support, Digital Harassment and Abuse. College Research Grant 2023/2024 (Ref: CRG2023/07) 

*Involvement during grant application (PI)

AR-Recovery Gallery - Seeing My Voice (“看見我的聲音”): Photovoice as a Digital Learning Tool to Acquire Non-Stigmatizing Attitudes and Recovery Knowledge Towards Individuals with Lived Experience of Psychiatric Disorders for Healthcare Students. College Research Grant 2023/2024 (Ref: 2023-00-57 CTG230503)

*Involvement during grant application (PI)

Internet-based Mindfulness-based Training (iMBT) for People with Depression: Investigation of its efficacy and mechanism of change. The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Direct Grant Amount Awarded

*Involvement during grant application (CO-I): research design, statistical consultation and drafting proposal

Understanding Mental Disorders and Promoting Mental Health: Psychosocial and Cultural Factors and Interventions. Sub-project 2: Feeling about feelings: Using ecological momentary assessment (EMA) to understand valuation of emotional experiences and depression in daily life. The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU), the Management Committee (MC) of the Mental Health Research Centre (MHRC) Seed Fund application. Amount Awarded: 

*Involvement during grant application (CO-I): research design, software quotation and drafting proposal

Involvement in Press Interview

Fung, K. (2024). Hong Kong’s Chinese University launches AI chatbot to provide mental health support amid rising demand for counselling services. SCMP. https://www.scmp.com/yp/discover/news/hong-kong/article/3259639/hong-kongs-chinese-university-launches-ai-chatbot-provide-mental-health-support-amid-rising-demand

王玥晨. (2024). 銀髮及心理服務需求增難滿足 東華學院課程結合科技孕育應用專才 原文網址: 銀髮及心理服務需求增難滿足 東華學院課程結合科技孕育應用專才 |. 香港01. https://www.hk01.com/社會新聞/1036341/銀髮及心理服務需求增難滿足-東華學院課程結合科技孕育應用專才?utm_source=01appshare&utm_medium=referral

香港01. (2024). 應用學位大解構. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwKQjbYVm64

Publications

Auyeung, L., Mak, W. W. , Ella T. (Submitted) Direct-to-Consumer Marketing of Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for people with Depression: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Computer in Human Behaviours Report

Auyeung, L., Mak, W. W. , Ella T. (2025, In press) Impact of Digital Decision Aid in Choosing between Face-to-Face and Guided Internet-based Psychotherapy for Depression: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research

Auyeung, L., Mak, W. W., & Tsang, E. Z. (2024). Service Attributes and Acceptability of Digital and Nondigital Depression Management Methods Among Individuals With Depressive Symptoms: Survey Study. JMIR Formative Research, 8, e55450.

Chow, J. C., Mak, W. W., & Auyeung, L. (2023). Brief Compassion Training Reduces Intergroup Psychological Barriers: An Experimental Study. Mindfulness, 1-12.

Auyeung, L., Ella T., Mak, W. W. (2022, March) Understanding what People Value in Psychological Services and the Acceptability of Digital and Non-Digital Treatments from People with Depression In The 13th Asian Conference on Psychology & the Behavioural Sciences (Tokyo)

Auyeung, L., Ella T., Mak, W. W. (2021, April) Direct-to-Consumer Marketing (DTC) of Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy(iCBT) using brief promotional video: Mapping modifiable mechanisms in Pre-treatment Acceptance. In The 29th European Congress of Psychiatry. https://info.kenes.com/epa21/index.html

Mak, W. W. S., Fu, A. C. M., Auyeung, L., Cheng, W. W. L., Chan, R. C. H., Tse, S. S. K., …Wong, S. (2021). Nine-Month Longitudinal Impact of Peer Support Workers’ Recovery Attributes on Service Users’ Recovery in Hong Kong. Psychiatric Services (Washington, D.C.), 72(11), 1282–1287. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.202000006

Auyeung, L., & Mak, W. W. (2019, May) To what extent does placebo effect explain the effect of iCBT on depression? An Active Controlled Trial of Internet-based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy(iCBT) In International Symposium on Digital Health (pp. 48).

Auyeung, L., & Mo, P. K. H. (2018) The Efficacy and Mechanism of Online Positive Psychological Intervention (PPI) on improving Well-being among Chinese University Students. Journal Of Happiness Studies. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10902-018-0054-4

Auyeung, L., & Tse, W. (2017). Why Does Digit Ratio Research Fail to Give Any Implication Regarding the Organizational Effect of Prenatal Androgen?. Journal Of Individual Differences, 38(1), 36-45. http://dx.doi.org/10.1027/1614-0001/a00022