Curriculum Vitae

Dr. Paul Wong

PAUL T. P. WONG, Ph.D., C.Psych. (Reg. No 819)

13 Ballyconnor Court, Toronto, Ontario M2M 4C5, Canada
416-546-5588 • drpaulwong@gmail.com
www.drpaulwong.com • www.meaning.ca • www.existentialpsychology.org • www.inpm.org

Education
Ph.D., University of Toronto (Psychology) 1970
M.A., University of Toronto (Psychology) 1968
B.A. Honours, Carleton University (Psychology) 1967
B.Th., Toronto Bible College (now Tyndale University College and Seminary) (Theology) 1964
Clinical Practice

Dr. Wong is the Founding President of the Meaning-Centered Counselling Institute, Inc. (MCCI) and the originator of meaning-centered counselling and therapy (MCCT), an integrative existential positive psychotherapy. As the Founding Director of the Graduate Program in Counselling Psychology at Trinity Western University, he has trained many counsellors and psychotherapists in applied behavioural analysis and therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, existential therapy, and cross-cultural counselling. As a registered clinical psychologist in Ontario for over 40 years, he has very broad experience in working with various kinds of behavioural and psychological problems. He has served on federal government agencies, including the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in Washington, DC (1981-1986) and the National Advisory Council on Aging for the Canadian Minister of Health in Ottawa, ON (1994-1997).

Dr. Wong has been registered in Ontario as a Clinical Psychologist since 1972. (Registration No. 819)

  • Positively-oriented clinical and counselling psychology for adults, couples, and families.
  • Commitment to healing and personal growth, as a strengths-focus facilitates the therapeutic process.
  • Psychological assessments of dysfunctions and deficiencies, as well as intellectual and personal strengths.
  • Individual and group sessions; online and telephone consultations are also available.

Resolving problems and predicaments: Depression, anxiety, stress, pain, injury, abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), addiction, adjustment problems, relational difficulties, grieving, rehabilitation, mid-life crisis, aging, and terminal illness.

Realizing potentials for personal growth: Academic and career planning, premarital counselling, marriage enrichment, the quest for meaning and purpose, pathways to inner freedom and peace, life strategies and skills for success, and leadership development.

Practicing Meaning Centered-Counselling and Therapy (MCCT): MCCT is an evidence-based integrative existential positive psychotherapy. MCCT incorporates cognitive behavioural therapy, narrative therapy, logotherapy, and humanistic-existential therapy with a positive and spiritual orientation.

Professional Experience
Independent Practice 1975 – present
Professor Emeritus
Trent University
1996 – present
Professor Emeritus
Trinity Western University
2005 – present
Professor of Psychology & Chair of Division
Social Sciences & Business Administration, Tyndale University College
2006 – 2009
Professor & Research Director
Graduate Program in Counselling Psychology, Trinity Western University
2001 – 2005
Professor & Program Director
Graduate Program in Counselling Psychology, Trinity Western University
1994 – 2001
Professor
Trent University
1972 – 1996
Visiting Professor
University of British Columbia
1994 – 1995
Professor
Centre for Studies of Aging, University of Toronto
1989 – 1995
Visiting Scientist
University of California at Los Angeles
1978 – 1979
Visiting Assistant Professor
York University
1971 – 1972
Research Associate
University of Texas at Austin
1969 – 1971
Professional Qualifications
Originator of Meaning-Centered Counselling and Therapy (MCCT), an integrative existential positive approach to counselling, coaching, and psychotherapy.

  • Registered Clinical Psychologist in Ontario since 1972.
  • Accredited Member of the Canadian Institute of Logotherapy since 2013.
  • Accredited Honorary Lifetime Member of the International Association of Logotherapy and Existential Analysis at the Viktor Frankl Institute in Vienna since 2014.
  • Ordained Minister by the Associated Gospel Churches of Canada since 1965.
  • Keynote and invited speaker in major conferences internationally.
  • Offers workshops on meaning-centered counselling for different professional groups, such as psychologists, counsellors, physicians, social workers, and occupational therapists.
Professional Affiliations
  • President, International Network on Personal Meaning (INPM)
  • President, International Society for Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy (ISEPP)
  • President, Meaning-Centered Counselling Institute, Inc. (MCCI)
  • Fellow, American Psychological Association (APA)
  • Fellow, Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)
  • Fellow, Association for Psychological Science (APS)
  • Associated Researcher, World Database of Happiness (2020-2024)
  • Honourable Memeber, Taiwan Life Education Association
Honours & Awards
Indigenous Social Science Scholar
Chinese Indigenous Social Science Association
2022
Honourable Member
Chinese Indigenous Social Science Association
2021
Outstanding Reviewer
Psychiatry Research, Elsevier Journals
2017
Carl Rogers Award from the Society for Humanistic Psychology (Division 32)
American Psychological Association, Washington, US
2016
Honoured Professor
Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis, Moscow, RU
2015
Honourable Lifetime Member
International Association of Logotherapy and Existential Analysis Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy, Vienna, AT
2014
Lifetime Achievement Award in Life Education
National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science, Taipei, TW
2013
The Rising Great Compassion
Buddhist Lotus Hospice Care Foundation, Taipei, TW
2013
Global Love of Life Medal (12th)
Chou Ta-Kuan Cultural and Educational Foundation, Taipei, TW
2008
Lifetime Achievement Award
International Network on Personal Meaning, Toronto, CA
2008
Distinguished Alumnus Award
Tyndale University College and Seminary, Toronto, CA
2004
Paul Wong Center for Research in Counselling Psychology
Established by the Board of Governors, Trinity Western University, Vancouver, CA
2002
Statue of Responsibility Award
Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy, Vienna, AT
1999
VanCity Cultural Harmony Award
Society for Community Development, Vancouver, CA
1997
Leave Fellowship
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Ottawa, CA
1979 – 1980
Numerous Merit Awards for Teaching and Research
Trent University, Peterborough, CA
1971 – 1993
Graduate Scholarship
National Research Council, Ottawa, CA
1967 – 1970
Editorial & Advisory Boards

Editorial Board Member

Medicina: Psychiatry Section

2024 – present

Associate Editor

Frontiers in Psychology: Positive Psychology Specialty Section

2021 – present

Editorial Board Member

Journal of Happiness and Health

2021 – present

Editorial Board Member

Journal of Psychology and Psychiatry research

2020 – present
Consulting Editor
Journal of Humanistic Psychology
2017 – present
Book Review Editor
International Journal of Well-being
2011 – present
Member
Advisory Panel of the Positive Psychology Institute, Sydney, Australia
2008 – present
Editorial Board
Journal of Humanistic Psychology
2008 – present
Member International Advisory
Council of the Statue of Responsibility Foundation, San Francisco, US
2006 – present
Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy
2005 – present
Editorial Board
PsychCRITIQUES (Contemporary Psychology: APA Journal of Book Reviews)
2005 – 2008
Member
National Advisory Council on Aging to the Minister of Health, Ottawa, Canada
1994 – 1997
Editorial Board
Stress Medicine
1993 – 2003
Editorial Board
Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science
1990 – 1994
Member
Behavior/Biological Review Panel, National Institute of Mental Health, Washington, US
1981 – 1986

Dr. Wong has supervised numerous M.A. and Ph.D. theses and served as the external examiner of Ph.D. dissertations for many universities.

He currently mentors the following post-docs:

Dr.  Pooja Anand Dr. Gokmen Arslan Dr. Lilian Jans Bekens
Dr. Victorial Bower Dr. David Carreno Dr. Nikolett Eisenbeck
Dr. Rongwei Zhang

 

He currently mentors the following MA level researchers:

Arantxa Arredondo Andrew C. H. Chen Mega Leung
Fizza Sharma Nantita Sharma

Dr. Wong has served as an ad hoc reviewer for numerous granting agencies and journals.

Grants

RESEARCH GRANTS

Dr. Wong is a part of the University of Chicago’s research group on Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life with principal investigators Dr. Candace Vogler (University of Chicago) and Dr. Jennifer A. Frey (University of South Carolina). This project is generously funded by the John Templeton Foundation with $2.1 million.

Dr. Wong has received over $600,000 in research grants from various granting agencies, including Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) since 1973. His major grants include:

  • From SSHRC, $140,000 to study “Violence against women and adolescent girls” (with P. S. Fri, PI) (1997-1999)
  • From SSHRC, $134,000 to study “The profile and processes of successful aging” (1983-1986)
  • From SSHRC, $53,000 to study “Daily activities and coping in senior Asian Canadians” (with V. Ujimoto, PI) (1985-1986)
  • From SSHRC, $31,000 to study “Coping with frustrative stress” (1981-1983)
  • From NSERC, $120,000 to study “Coping with extinction and frustration” (1973-1983)

Dr. Wong has also received numerous university-based grants, including $30,000 from Trent University’s President’s Academic Innovation Funds to study “Quality of education and retention of first year students” (1991-1993).

 

CONFERENCE GRANTS

  • From the John Templeton Foundation, $42,200 to support the Course on Spirituality and Health, July 21-23, 2006.
  • From the John Templeton Foundation, $33,220 to support the Course on Spirituality and Health, July 22-25, 2004.
  • From the John Templeton Foundation, $30,000 to support the Course on Spirituality and Health, July 20-22, 2002.
  • From SSHRC, $10,000 to support the International Conference on Personal Meaning, July 18-22, 2002.
Interests

Counselling & Clinical

Meaning-centered counselling & therapy, positive psychotherapy, existential-humanistic therapy, logotherapy, narrative therapy, posttraumatic stress disorder, grief counselling, leadership & management, personal growth, death and dying, and the quest for meaning and purpose.

Research

The positive psychology of meaning, spirituality, optimism, death acceptance, effective coping, and post-traumatic growth. Multicultural competencies in counseling and supervision. My publications on stress appraisal, reminiscence, personal meaning, successful aging, death attitudes, and grieving have been widely cited in journal articles and textbooks. Many of the papers have been included in various anthologies of readings.

Media & Professional Interviews

Dr. Wong has been consulted and interviewed by major TV and radio stations, including ABC, BBC, CBC, CNN, CTV News, and Global News, on a variety of psychological issues, such as the Stockholm Syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and post-traumatic growth, transformative grieving, and positive psychology. Dr. Wong has also been consulted and interviewed by major newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, National Post, Huffington Post, Toronto Star, Vancouver Sun, Peterborough Citizen, Psychological Monitor, Readers’ Digest, and Good Housekeeping on a variety of psychological issues, from positive parenting to positive psychology.

Select Recent Interviews and Press Coverages

  1. Camilleri, L., & Downes, L. (2023, August 2). Discovering a meaning mindset with Dr. Paul T. P. Wong. Imperfect Us. https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/leanne-camilleri/episodes/Episode-31–Discovering-a-Meaning-Mindset-with-Dr-Paul-Wong-e2714do
  2. Iasiello, M. (Host). (2023, August 1). Interview with Paul T. P. Wong [Audio podcast episode]. In Researching Happy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UU1Pj-M-QOY
  3. Tubali, S. (Host). (2023, July 12). Interview with Paul T. P. Wong [Audio podcast episode]. In 1000 Reasons for Feeling Awe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oc4BFg4m9WA
  4. Szabo, C. (2023, February 7). Palliative care, assistance with dying. Beyond Madness Podcast. https://cliffcentral.com/beyond-madness/palliative-care-assistance-with-dying/
  5. Iacono, E. (2023, January 26). Our better selves call on. Sturdy Glass Sponges. https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/sturdy-glass-sponges/id1648985498?i=1000596842974
  6. Holding, S. (2022, August 3) Interview with Paul T. P. Wong regarding the MIT and Harvard project that is focused on addressing the youth mental health crisis.
  7. Carr, D. (2022, June). Interview with Paul T. P. Wong regarding the research project “Flourishing Under Conditions of Adversity.” (Dr. Deborah Carr is director of the Center for Innovation in Social Science at Boston University)
  8. Pearson, R. (2022, May) Interview with Paul T. P. Wong. PERSPECTIVES With Remi (Sharon) Pearson.
  9. Seah, A. (2022, April 6). Finding meaning and flourishing through suffering. Strengths Optimizer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DttLA9Sgh8
  10. Heather, E. (2021, September 8). Interview on behavioural management of wellbeing.
  11. International Network on Personal Meaning. (2021, August 19). Global wellbeing summit shows nature’s way to happiness and mental health during the pandemic. EinPresswire. https://www.einpresswire.com/article/549281257/global-wellbeing-summit-shows-nature-s-way-to-happiness-and-mental-health-during-the-pandemic?
  12. Kaufman, S. B. (2021, August 2). Paul Wong: Existential Positive Psychology. The Psychology Podcast. https://scottbarrykaufman.com/podcast/paul-wong-existential-positive-psychology/
  13. Lindh, D. (2021, June 9). Bonus Episode with Dr. Paul Wong. PTSD and Beyond Podcast. https://ptsdandbeyond.podbean.com/e/dr-paul-wong-1623287558/
  14. Kuiper, M. (2021, May 3). Interview with Dr. Paul Wong. AFP.
  15. International Network on Personal Meaning. (2021, April 28). The biggest mental health breakthrough during the pandemic: The ancient Daoist wisdom can save millions of lives. EinPresswire. Retrieved from https://www.einpresswire.com/article/539420938/the-biggest-mental-health-breakthrough-during-the-pandemic-the-ancient-daoist-wisdom-can-save-millions-of-lives?fbclid=IwAR1qDh7paB0danxOT84QsW7aIY87cg1323j_CBn1_YyjNBdnAXfbyyHmQTY
  16. Volpe, A. (2021, March 8). ‘Tragic optimism’: The antidote to toxic positivity. BBC Worklife. https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20210302-tragic-optimism-the-antidote-to-toxic-positivity?ocid=ww.social.link.facebook
  17. Chow, J., Chang, R., Yang, S., Teng, S., & Sio, H. (2021, February 19). Psychology is my calling. I fly young CCEhttp://cce.iflyyoung.com/chronicles6.html?fbclid=IwAR0t5Z4A3bX_yKNzQgW7N0Ac5fIFvZVNYbX96uFYO6PhBVYQEnkXdKQciYU
  18. Leventhal, E. (2020, December, 16). PP2.0 interview.
  19. Executive of a Microblogging Company. (2020, September 9). Meaning, Purpose, and Logotherapy interview with Dr. Paul T. P. Wong. http://www.drpaulwong.com/interview-with-an-executive-of-a-microblogging-company/
  20. Soares, C. (2020, August 15). Porque ser feliz não basta: cultivar a alegria é abraçar o lado negro da vida [Because being happy is not enough: cultivating joy is embracing the dark side of life]. VISAO. https://visao.sapo.pt/atualidade/2020-08-15-porque-ser-feliz-nao-basta-cultivar-a-alegria-e-abracar-o-lado-negro-da-vida/
  21. Anand, P. V. (2020, June 10). Stress Management Interview. University of Delhi. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyqDhmiZReo
  22. Aladro, L. G. (2020, May 27). Meaning in Life Interview. Universidad Tecmilenio. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh0BIHrFs5k&ab_channel=PaulT.P.Wong
  23. International Network on Personal Meaning. (2020, April 27). How to combat the mental health crisis of COVID-19: A resilience perspective. KTVN. Retrieved from https://www.ktvn.com/story/42057201/how-to-combat-the-mental-health-crisis-of-covid-19-a-resilience-perspective
  24. International Network on Personal Meaning. (2020, April 27). How to combat the mental health crisis of COVID-19: A resilience perspective. EinNews. Retrieved from https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/515572814/how-to-combat-the-mental-health-crisis-of-covid-19-a-resilience-perspective
  25. Publons. (2019, October 31). Peer review duo create new tool in psychology research. Publons. Retrieved from https://publons.com/community/career/peer-review-duo-create-new-tool-in-psychology-research
  26. International Network on Personal Meaning. (2019, May 2). Giving positive psychology away as a grassroots movement to combat the mental health crisis of depression and suicide. EinNews. Retrieved from https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/484071351/giving-positive-psychology-away-as-a-grassroots-movement-to-combat-the-mental-health-crisis-of-depression-and-suicide
  27. International Network on Personal Meaning. (2019, April 22). Rising youth suicide is an indictment against the medical model and demands a new solution to the mental health crisis. EinNews. Retrieved from https://www.einnews.com/pr_news/482827861/rising-youth-suicide-is-an-indictment-against-the-medical-model-and-demands-a-new-solution-to-the-mental-health-crisis
  28. Shah, F. (2019, April 4). Positive Well being Association with Paul T. P. Wong. Association of Positive wellbeing. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=unOzz1XW0Ls
  29. International Network on Personal Meaning. (2019, April 1). A new narrative is needed to combat the sharp rise in teen suicide, drug overdose, and depression. MarketsInsider. Retrieved from https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/a-new-narrative-is-needed-to-combat-the-sharp-rise-in-teen-suicide-drug-overdose-and-depression-1028073863
  30. Deangelis, T. (2018, October). In search of meaning. Monitor on Psychology, 49(9), 40-44. Retrieved from http://www.apamonitor-digital.org/apamonitor/201810/MobilePagedReplica.action?pm=2&folio=40#pg43
  31. Conciencia. (2018, September 27). Interview on second wave positive psychology. Canal Sur Almería. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvSCc24cXlg&t=17s&frags=pl%2Cwn
  32. Leisure Talk (大城小聚). (2018, July 9). Interview on positive psychology. Fairchild TV.
  33. Deutsche Gesellschaft für Positive Psychologie. (2018, April 24). as die westliche Positive Psychologie von der asiatischen Kultur lernen kann [What western positive psychology can learn from Asian culture]. DGPP Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.dgpp-online.de/home/themen-der-positiven-psychologie/chancen-der-pp-in-anderen-kulturen/
  34. The Native Social Network. (2018, February 21). Dr. Paul T. P. Wong. The Native Society. Retrieved from http://thenativesociety.com/nativeadmission/2018/2/21/dr-paul-t-p-wong-professor-emeritus-of-trent-university-pres.html
  35. Holland, J. (2018, January 15). The 7 pillars of a meaningful life. Lifespark Weekly. Retrieved from https://lifesparkweekly.com/finding-meaning/7-pillars-meaningful-life
  36. Campanella, E. (2017, January 15). Why you should search for meaning instead of happiness this year. Global News. Retrieved from http://globalnews.ca/news/3174787/why-you-should-search-for-meaning-instead-of-happiness-this-year/

  37. Palermo, E. (2017). Quest for a meaningful life. The Link. Retrieved from http://www.the-link.ca/wellbeing/quest-for-a-meaningful-life/

  38. Xu, Y. J. (2017). Hunluan shidai, ruhe zhaodao rensheng yiyi? [The how of meaning in turbulent times]. UK Chinese Times. http://www.ukchinese.com/News/2017-04-14/21487.html

  39. Dean, B. (2016, October 28). Ben’s interview with Paul Wong. MentorCoach. Retrieved from http://www.mentorcoach.com/wong/ 
  40. Laird, D. & Pettinato, C. (2016). Meaning with Dr. Paul Wong. Therapists Behaving Badly (ep. 1:2). Retrieved from https://pghpsychotherapy.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/drpaulwong_meaning.mp3
  41. Tanase, N. (2016, Jun. 6). Dr. Paul T. P. Wong: My lifelong quest for the meaning of life and my discoveries. Excellence Reporter. Retrieved from https://excellencereporter.com/2016/06/06/dr-paul-t-p-wong-my-lifelong-quest-for-the-meaning-of-life-and-my-discoveries/
  42. Collinson, D., & Lyle, L. (2016). What exactly is positive psychology? [Online video]. The Positive Psychology People. Retrieved from http://www.thepositivepsychologypeople.com/what-exactly-is-positive-psychology/
  43. Hoekstra, P. (2014). De waardering van de logotherapie [The value of logotherapy]. Nieuwsbrief van het Nederlands Instituut voor Logotherapie en Existentiële Analyse, 2(2), 6. Retrieved from http://viktorfrankl.nl/nieuwsbrief/Nieuwsbrief%20NILEA%202014-2.pdf
  44. Hoekstra, P. (2014). My greatest happiness is to bring happiness to the suffering people. Nieuwsbrief van het Nederlands Instituut voor Logotherapie en Existentiële Analyse, 2(2), 6. Retrieved from http://viktorfrankl.nl/nieuwsbrief/Nieuwsbrief%20NILEA%202014-2.pdf

  45. Jarden, A., Bruna, M. M. O., Lahti, E., & Zhao, Y. (Eds.) (2013). Positive psychologists on positive psychology: Paul Wong. Positive Psychologists on Positive Psychology (2nd ed.; pp. 113-118). [Kindle Version].
  46. International Network on Personal Meaning (2013, Aug. 9). Renowned Toronto psychologist Dr. Paul T. P. Wong introduces natural approach to treating mental disorders at INPM Summer Institute. PR Newswire. Retrieved from http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/renowned-toronto-psychologist-dr-paul-t-p-wong-introduces-natural-approach-to-treating-mental-disorders-at-inpm-summer-institute-218977291.html
  47. Stockum, A. (Interviewer) & Wong, P. T. P. (Interviewee). (2013, Mar.). Death and meaning management theory [Online video]. AskimoTV. Retrieved from http://www.askimo.com/pages/PlayVideo.aspx?vid=3291
  48. Stockum, A. (Interviewer) & Wong, P. T. P. (Interviewee). (2013, Mar.). Dual system model [Online video]. AskimoTV. Retrieved from http://www.askimo.com/pages/PlayVideo.aspx?vid=3288
  49. Stockum, A. (Interviewer) & Wong, P. T. P. (Interviewee). (2013, Mar.). Existential psychotherapy and marriage [Online video]. AskimoTV. Retrieved from http://www.askimo.com/pages/PlayVideo.aspx?vid=3290
  50. Stockum, A. (Interviewer) & Wong, P. T. P. (Interviewee). (2013, Mar.). Meaning management theory [Online video]. AskimoTV. Retrieved from http://www.askimo.com/pages/PlayVideo.aspx?vid=3287
  51. Stockum, A. (Interviewer) & Wong, P. T. P. (Interviewee). (2013, Mar.). Meaning therapy [Online video]. AskimoTV. Retrieved from http://www.askimo.com/pages/PlayVideo.aspx?vid=3286
  52. Stockum, A. (Interviewer) & Wong, P. T. P. (Interviewee). (2013, Mar.). The quest for meaning [Online video]. AskimoTV. Retrieved from http://www.askimo.com/pages/PlayVideo.aspx?vid=3289
  53. Cimiluca, M. (Host). (2012, Nov. 9). Talking meaning with Marshall Lewis, MA and Dr. Paul Wong [Online radio broadcast]. Talksense Radio: The Meaning Connection. Retrieved from http://toginet.com/shows/talksenseradio/articles/4414
  54. Schulman, M. (2012, Aug. 6). The study of ‘meaning’ in contemporary academia. Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-schulman/the-study-of-meaning-is-a_b_1745040.html
  55. Global News. (2012, Jul. 27). Psychologists to probe meaning behind mass shootings at weekend [News broadcast]. Global News. Retrieved from http://globalnews.ca/news/270744/psychologists-to-probe-meaning-behind-mass-shootings-at-weekend-conference/
  56. CTV News. (2012, Jul. 23). Does James Holmes fit the profile of a mass killer? [News broadcast]. CTV News. Retrieved from  http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/does-james-holmes-fit-the-profile-of-a-mass-killer-1.889357
  57. Wong, P. T. P. (2012, Jun. 22). Giving positive psychology away: Meaningful living meetups. Positive Psychology News Daily. Retrieved from http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/paul-wong/2012062222849
  58. Bolsta, P. (2012, Jun. 12). My video interview with Dr. Paul Wong on meaning and purpose. [Blog post]. Triumph of the Spirit. Retrieved from http://bolstablog.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/paul-wong/
  59. Britton, K. H. (2012, May 24). Summer is for conferences: Spotlight on meaning and work well-being. Positive Psychology News Daily. Retrieved from http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/editor-khb/2012052422242
  60. Lewis, M. H. (2011, May 9). Interview with Paul T. P. Wong, Ph.D. [Podcast]. LogoTalk Radio. Retrieved from http://logotalkshownotes.blogspot.ca/2011/05/29-interview-with-paul-t-p-wong-phd.html
  61. Britton, K. H. (2010, Aug. 30). Report on the Biennial Meaning Conference. Positive Psychology News Daily. Retrieved from http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/kathryn-britton/2010083013051
  62. OMNI. (2008). The last rite [Documentary]. OMNI. http://www2.omnitv.ca/programming/sig_series_details.php?id=65
  63. Niemiec, R. (2008, Aug. 4). 2008 Meaning Conference: Highlights, insights, and research. Positive Psychology News Daily. Retrieved from http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/ryan-niemiec/20080804925
  64. National Post. (2008, Jul.). Facing the inevitable. National Post. (Link no longer available.)
  65. Laidlaw, S. (2008, Jul. 25). Face anxiety head-on. Toronto Star. Retrieved from http://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/diseases_cures/2008/07/25/face_anxiety_headon.html
  66. Laidlaw, S. (2008, Jul. 24). Living well is best revenge for death. Toronto Star. Retrieved from http://www.thestar.com/life/2008/07/24/living_well_is_best_revenge_for_death.html
  67. Intercultural & Cross Cultural News. (2007, Apr. 25). Psychologist provides cross-cultural perspective of Virginia tech killing. Kwintessential. Retrieved from http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/crossculturalnews/archives/cat_crossculturalnews.html
  68. CNW Group. (2007, Apr. 24). Psychologist provides cross-cultural perspective of Virginia Tech killing. HighBeam Business. Retrieved from http://business.highbeam.com/1758/article-1G1-162541539/psychologist-provides-crosscultural-perspective-virginia
  69. Wong, P. T. P. (2007). 4 simple truths for students’ college success. NextStepU. Retrieved from http://www.nextstepu.com/4-simple-truths-for-students-college-success.art#.UrN4X_RDt5Id
  70. Newswise. (2005, January 25). Grief expert releases 12-step tsunami trauma survival guide. Newswise. Retrieved from https://www.newswise.com/articles/grief-expert-releases-12-step-tsunami-trauma-survival-guide#.Wu38S0irH7s.facebook
  71. Wong, P. T. P. (2003, April). Death education flourishes in Taiwan. Research news and opportunities in science and theology. http://www.drpaulwong.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Death-education-flourishes-in-Taiwan-v1.pdf
Publications: Books & Monographs

Books

  1. Wong, P. T. P., Ho, L. S., Cowden, R. G., Mayer, C.-H., & Yang, F. (Eds.) (2023). A New Science of Suffering, the Wisdom of the Soul, and the New Behavioral Economics of Happiness: Towards a General Theory of Well-being. Frontiers in Psychology.
  2. Wong, P. T. P. (Ed.). (2023). A second-wave positive psychology in counselling psychology: A paradigm shift. Routledge.
  3. Mayer. C. H., Vanderheiden,  E., & Wong P. T. P. (Eds.). (2021). Shame 4.0: Investigating an Emotion in Digital Worlds and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Springer International.
  4. Wong, P. T. P., Mayer, C.-H., & Arslan, G. (Eds.) (2021). COVID-19 and Existential Positive Psychology (PP2.0): The New Science of Self-Transcendence. Frontiers in Psychology.
  5. Wong, P. T. P. (2020). Made for Resilience and Happiness: Effective Coping with COVID-19 According to Viktor E. Frankl and Paul T. P. Wong. Toronto, Ontario: INPM Press.
  6. Wong, P. T. P. (Guest Ed.). (2019). Special Issue: A Second-Wave Positive Psychology in Counselling Psychology. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 32(3-4).
  7. Wong, P. T. P. (2019). Inspirations for difficult times (L. C. J. Wong, Ed.). Toronto, Canada: INPM Press.
  8. Wong, L. C. J., Thompson, G. R., & Wong, P. T. P. (Eds.) (2013). The positive psychology of meaning and addiction recovery: Selected papers from Meaning ConferencesBirmingham, AL: Purpose Research.
  9. Wong, P. T. P. (Ed.). (2012). The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.
  10. Wong, P. T. P., Wong, L. C. J., McDonald, M. J., & Klaassen, D. W. (Eds.). (2012). The positive psychology of meaning and spirituality: Selected papers from Meaning Conferences. Birmingham, AL: Purpose Research. (Original published in 2007 by INPM Press)
  11. Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (2010). A brief handbook on meaning-centered counseling and therapy. Abbotsford, BC: INPM Press.
  12. Tomer, A., Eliason, G. T., & Wong, P. T. P. (Eds.). (2007). Existential and spiritual issues in death attitudes. New York, NY: Erlbaum.
  13. Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (Eds.). (2006). Handbook of multicultural perspectives on stress and coping. New York, NY: Springer.
  14. Wong, P. T. P., & Fry, P. S. (Eds.). (1998). The human quest for meaning: A handbook of psychological research and clinical applications. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Monographs

  1. Wong, P. T. P. (Guest Ed.). (2019). Special Issue: A Second-Wave Positive Psychology in Counselling Psychology. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 32(3-4).
  2. Wong, P. T. P. (Guest Ed.). (2011). A special section on positive psychology. Canadian Psychology, 52(2).
  3. Wong, P. T. P., & Tomer, A. (Guest Eds.). (2011). A special issue on death acceptance. Death Studies, 35(2).
  4. Wong, P. T. P. (Ed.). (1992). Special issue on the psychology of control. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 24(2).
  5. Wong, P. T. P. (Ed.). (1990). Two special issues on advances in measuring stress. Stress Medicine, 6(2) and 6(3).
Publications: Book Chapters
  1. Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (in press). Meaning-Centered Positive Education (PE2.0) based on the new paradigm of Existential Positive Psychology (EPP). In G. Arslan & M. Yıldırım (Eds.), Handbook of Positive School Psychology Interventions: Evidence-Based Practice for Promoting Youth Mental Health.
  2. Wong, P. T. P. (in press). An existential perspective on positive psychology: Towards a general theory of global flourishing. In L. Hoffman (Ed.), APA Handbook of Humanistic and Existential Psychology (Vol. 1: History, research, philosophy, and theory). APA Books. http://www.drpaulwong.com/existential-perspective-on-positive-psychology/
  3. Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (in press).  Connect-2: The Exercise of Offering and Receiving Help for Children. In L. L. Armstrong (Ed.), Experiential and Play Therapy Interventions for Virtual Therapy for Children, Youth, and Families. 
  4. Wong, P. T. P., & Laird, D. (2024). Varieties of suffering in the clinical setting: Re-envisioning mental health beyond the medical model. In A. Cantú, E. Maisel, & C. Ruby (Eds.), Theoretical Alternatives to the Psychiatric Model of Mental Disorder Labeling: Contemporary Frameworks, Taxonomies, and Models (pp. 108–130). Ethics International Press.
  5. Wong, P. T. P. (2023). Introduction: Second wave positive psychology’s (PP2.0) contribution to counselling psychology – A paradigm shift. In P. T. P. Wong (Ed.), A second-wave positive psychology in counselling psychology: A paradigm shift. Routledge.
  6. Wong, P. T. P., Cowden, R. G., Mayer, C.-H., & Bowers, V. L. (2022). Shifting the paradigm of positive psychology: Toward an existential positive psychology of wellbeing. In A. H. Kemp (Ed.), Broadening the scope of wellbeing science: Multidisciplinary and interdiscipinary perspectives on human flourishing and wellbeing (pp. 13-27). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-18329-4_2
  7. Wong, P. T. P., Page, T., & Cheung, T. (2022). A self-transcendence model of servant leadership. In S. Dhiman & G. Roberts (Eds.), The Palgrave Handbook of Servant Leadership (pp. 1-26). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-69802-7_58-1
  8. Wong, P. T. P. (2021). Forword. In P. Worth (Ed.), Positive Psychology Across The Life Span An Existential Perspective. Routledge
  9. Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (2021).  In L. L. Armstrong (Ed.), How to Have Fun While Promoting Mental Health Virtually: Games & Activities for Online Psychotherapy & Classrooms (pp. 135-142). Independently Published.
  10. Wong, P. T. P. (2021). Foreword: The spiritual journey of healing from the bottom of hell. In L. Taylor, Hope Rises from a Shattered Innocence. Covenant Books, Inc.
  11. Wong, P. T. P. (2021). Preface: Frankl’s cure for a soulless psychology and a sick society. In N. Krasovska & C.-H. Mayer, Psychobiography of Viktor Frankl (pp. 1-8). Springer publishing.
  12. Takano, Y. & Wong, P. T. P. (2021). Deterritorialization of Shame in Japan During the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR). In C. H. Mayer., E. Vanderheiden, & P. T. P. Wong (Eds.), Shame 4.0: Investigating an Emotion in Digital Worlds and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Springer International.
  13. Wong, P. T. P., & Hwang, K. K. (2021). The Second Wave Positive Psychology of Shame in East and West in the Age of the 4IR. In C. H. Mayer., E. Vanderheiden, & P. T. P. Wong (Eds.), Shame 4.0: Investigating an Emotion in Digital Worlds and the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Springer International.
  14. Wong. P. T. P. (2019). Foreword: From shame to wholeness: An existential positive psychology perspective. In C.-H. Mayer, & E. Vanderheiden (Eds.), The bright side of shame: Transforming and growing through practical applications in cultural contexts (pp. v-ix). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
  15. Wong, P. T. P. & Bowers, V. (2018). Mature happiness and global wellbeing in difficult times. In N. R. Silton (Ed.), Scientific concepts behind happiness, kindness, and empathy in contemporary society (pp. 112-134). Hershey, PA: IGI Global.
  16. Wong, P. T. P., Carreno, D. F., & Gongora Oliver, B. (2018). Death acceptance and the meaning-centered approach to end-of-life care. In R. E. Menzies, R. G. Menzies, & L. Iverach (Eds.), Curing the dread of death: Theory, research, and practice (pp. 185-202)Samford Valley, Australia: Australian Academic Press.
  17. Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (2018). The spiritual foundation for a healthy marriage and family. In L. L. Armstrong (Ed.), Existential elements of the family. Wilsele, Belgium: Peeters.
  18. Wong, P. T. P., & Tweed, R. (2021). Positive psychology in North America. In E. C. Chang, C. A. Downey, H. Yang, I. Zettler, & M. Muyan (Eds.), The international handbook of positive psychology: A global perspective on the science of positive human existence. New York, NY: Springer. (Partially supported by the research grant on Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life from the John Templeton Foundation in support of the humble approach to positive psychology.)
  19. Wong, P. T. P., & Roy, S. (2017). Critique of positive psychology and positive interventions. In N. J. L. Brown, T. Lomas, & F. J. Eiroa-Orosa (Eds.), The Routledge international handbook of critical positive psychology. London, UK: Routledge. (Partially supported by the research grant on Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life from the John Templeton Foundation in support of the humble approach to positive psychology.)
  20. Wong, P. T. P., Ivtzan, I., & Lomas, T. (2017). Good work: A meaning-centred approach. In L. G. Oades, M. F. Steger, A. Delle Fave, & J. Passmore (Eds.), The Wiley Blackwell handbook of the psychology of positivity and strengths-based approaches at work (pp. 233-247). West Sussex, UK: Wiley Blackwell. (Partially supported by the research grant on Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life from the John Templeton Foundation.)
  21. Wong, P. T. P. (2016). Epilogue. In M. S. Dezelic, & G. Ghanoum (Eds.), Meaning in life in palliative care: A bio-psycho-social-spiritual approach n healthcare through meaning-centered therapy.
  22. Wong, P. T. P. (2016). Integrative meaning therapy: From logotherapy to existential positive interventions. In P. Russo-Netzer, S. E. Schulenberg, & A. Batthyány (Eds.), Clinical perspectives on meaning: Positive and existential psychotherapy (pp. 323-342). New York, NY: Springer.
  23. Wong, P. T. P. (2016). Meaning centered positive group intervention. In P. Russo-Netzer, S. Schulenberg, & A. Batthyány (Eds.), Clinical perspectives on meaning: Positive and existential psychotherapy (pp. 423-445). New York, NY: Springer.
  24. Wong, P. T. P. (2016). Meaning-seeking, self-transcendence, and well-being. In A. Batthyany (Ed.), Logotherapy and existential analysis: Proceedings of the Viktor Frankl Institute (Vol. 1; pp. 311-322). Cham, Switzerland: Springer.
  25. Wong, P. T. P. (2015). A meaning-centered approach to overcoming loneliness during hospitalization, old age, and dying. In A. Sha’ked & A. Rokach (Eds.), Addressing loneliness: Coping, prevention and clinical interventions (pp. 171-181). New York, NY: Routledge.
  26. Wong, P. T. P. (2014). Viktor Frankl’s meaning seeking model and positive psychology. In A. Batthyany & P. Russo-Netzer (Eds.), Meaning in existential and positive psychology (pp. 149-184)New York, NY: Springer.
  27. Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (2013). The challenge of communication: A meaning-centered perspective. In E. van Deurzen, & S. Iacovou (Eds.), Existential perspectives on relationship therapy (pp. 109-121). Hampshire, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.
  28. Wong, P. T. P. (2013). A meaning-centered approach to addiction and recovery. In L. C. J. Wong, G. R. Thompson, & P. T. P. Wong (Eds.), The positive psychology of meaning and addiction recovery. Birmingham, AL: Purpose Research.
  29. Wong, P. T. P., Nee, J. J., & Wong, L. C. J. (2013). A meaning-centered 12-step program for addiction recovery. In L. C. J. Wong, G. R. Thompson, & P. T. P. Wong (Eds.), The positive psychology of meaning and addiction recovery (pp. 241-279). Birmingham, AL: Purpose Research.
  30. McDonald, M. J., Wong, P. T. P., & Gingras, D. T. (2012). Meaning-in-life measures and development of a brief version of the Personal Meaning Profile. In P. T. P. Wong (Ed.), The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications (2nd ed., pp. 357-382). New York, NY: Routledge.
  31. Reker, G. T., & Wong, P. T. P. (2012). Personal meaning in life and psychosocial adaptation in the later years. In P. T. P. Wong (Ed.), The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications (2nd ed., pp. 433-456). New York, NY: Routledge.
  32. Wong, P. T. P. (2012). From logotherapy to meaning-centered counseling and therapy. In P. T. P. Wong (Ed.), The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications (2nd ed., pp. 619-647). New York, NY: Routledge.
  33. Wong, P. T. P. (2012). How best to prepare missional leaders. In P. Au (Ed)., Glorious ministry: A festschrift dedicated to Rev. Dr. John Kao (pp. 263-267). Toronto, ON: Association of Canadian Chinese Theological Education.

  34. Wong, P. T. P. (2012). Introduction: A roadmap for meaning research and applications. In P. T. P. Wong (Ed.), The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications (2nd ed., pp. xxvii-xliv). New York, NY: Routledge.
  35. Wong, P. T. P. (2012). Toward a dual-systems model of what makes life worth living. In P. T. P. Wong (Ed.), The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications (2nd ed., pp. 3-22). New York, NY: Routledge.
  36. Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (2012). A meaning-centered approach to building youth resilience. In P. T. P. Wong (Ed.), The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications (2nd ed., pp. 585-617). New York, NY: Routledge.
  37. Wong, L. C. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (2011). Meaning is all you need; relationship is all you have (Professional perspective on an adolescent girl with depression). In J. J. W. Andrews, & P. Istvanffy (Eds.), Exceptional life journeys: Personal stories about childhood disorder (pp. 123-128). Burlington, MA: Elsevier.
  38. Wong, P. T. P. (2011). Meaning-centered counseling and therapy: An integrative and comprehensive approach to motivational counseling and addiction treatment. In W. M. Cox, & E. Klinger (Eds.), Handbook of motivational counseling: Goal-based approaches to assessment and intervention with addiction and other problems (pp. 461-487)West Sussex, UK: Wiley.
  39. Wong, P. T. P. (2010). 快乐人生的钥匙–正向心理的启迪 [Kuaile rensheng de yaoshi: zheng xiang xinli de qidi; The secret of a happy life: Tips from positive psychology]. In 清朗人生:全人生命教育論文集 [Qinglang rensheng: Quan ren shengming jiaoyu lunwen ji] (pp. 65-71): Shantou, China: Shantou University Press.
  40. Wong, P. T. P. (2010). Spirituality and aging. In Handbook on aging, Certified Professional Consultant on Aging (CPCA; formerly Canadian Academy of Senior Advisors), Canada.
  41. Wong, P. T. P. (2009). Viktor Frankl: Prophet of hope for the 21st century. In A. Batthyany, & J. Levinson (Eds.), Existential psychotherapy of meaning: Handbook of logotherapy and existential analysis. Phoenix, AZ: Zeig, Tucker & Theisen. (Early version available here)
  42. Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (2008). Multicultural Supervision Competencies Questionnaire. In J. M. Bernard, & R. K. Goodyear (Eds.), Fundamentals of clinical supervision (4th ed.; pp. 349). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
  43. Dobson, W. L., & Wong, P. T. P. (2007). Women living with HIV: The role of meaning and spirituality. In A. Tomer, G. T. Eliason, & P. T. P. Wong (Eds.), Existential and spiritual issues in death attitudes (pp. 173-207). New York, NY: Erlbaum.
  44. Ivancovich, D. A., & Wong, P. T. P. (2007). The role of existential and spiritual coping in anticipatory grief. In A. Tomer, G. T. Eliason, & P. T. P. Wong (Eds.), Existential and spiritual issues in death attitudes (pp. 209-233). New York, NY: Erlbaum.
  45. Tomer, A., Eliason, G. T., & Wong, P. T. P. (2007). Conclusion. In A. Tomer, G. T. Eliason, & P. T. P. Wong (Eds.), Existential and spiritual issues in death attitudes (pp. 439-444). New York, NY: Erlbaum.
  46. Wong, P. T. P. (2007). Meaning-management theory and death acceptance. In A. Tomer, G. T. Eliason, & P. T. P. Wong (Eds.), Existential and spiritual issues in death attitudes (pp. 65-87). New York, NY: Erlbaum.
  47. Wong, P. T. P. (2007). Transformation of grief through meaning: Meaning-centered counseling for bereavement. In A. Tomer, G. T. Eliason, & P. T. P. Wong (Eds.), Existential and spiritual issues in death attitudes (pp. 375-396). New York, NY: Erlbaum.
  48. Wong, P. T. P. (2007). Introduction: A quiet positive revolution. In P. T. P. Wong, L. C. J. Wong, M. J. McDonald, & D. W. Klaassen (Eds.), The positive psychology of meaning and spirituality: Selected papers from meaning conferences (pp. 1-8). Abbotsford, BC: INPM Press.
  49. Wong, P. T. P. (2007). The positive psychology of suffering and tragic optimism. In P. T. P. Wong, L. C. J. Wong, M. J. McDonald, & D. W. Klaassen (Eds.), The positive psychology of meaning and spirituality (pp. 235–256). Abbotsford, BC: INPM Press.

  50. McCormick, R., & Wong, P. T. P. (2006). Adjustment and coping in aboriginal people. In P. T. P. Wong, & L. C. J. Wong (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural perspectives on stress and coping (pp. 515-531). New York, NY: Springer.
  51. Wong, P. T. P. (2006). Is your organization an obstacle course or a relay team? A meaning-centered approach to creating a collaborative culture. In S. Schuman (Ed.), Creating a culture of collaboration: The International Association of Facilitators handbook (pp. 229-256). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass/Wiley.
  52. Wong, P. T. P., Reker, G. T. & Peacock, E. (2006). The resource-congruence model of coping and the development of the Coping Schemas Inventory. In P. T. P. Wong, & L. C. J., Wong (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural perspectives on stress and coping (pp. 223-283). New York, NY: Springer.
  53. Wong, P. T. P., Wong, L. C. J., & Scott, C. (2006). Beyond stress and coping: The positive psychology of transformation. In Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural perspectives on stress and coping (pp. 1-26). New York, NY: Springer.
  54. Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Compassionate and spiritual care: A vision of positive holistic medicine. In S. Kwan (Ed.), The consultation on holistic health care for the medical, religious, and academic professionals in Hong Kong. Hong Kong, CN: Commercial Press.
  55. Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Creating a positive participatory climate: A meaning-centered counseling perspective. In S. Schuman (Ed.), The IAF handbook of group facilitation: Best practices from leading organization in facilitation (pp. 171-190). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
  56. Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Existential and humanistic theories. In J. C. Thomas, & D. L. Segal (Eds.), Comprehensive handbook of personality and psychopathology (pp. 192-211). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.
  57. Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Lessons from the Enron debacle – Corporate culture matters. In N. Taher (Ed.), Organizational culture: An introduction (pp. 180-192). Hyderabad, India: ICFAI University Press.
  58. Wong, P. T. P., & Gupta, V. (2004). The positive psychology of transformative organizations: A fresh perspective of evidence from the Anglo context. In V. Gupta (Ed.), Transformative organizations (pp. 341-360). New Delhi, India: Sage.
  59. Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (2004). Multicultural Supervision Competencies Questionnaire. In J. M. Bernard, & R. K. Goodyear (Eds.), Fundamentals of clinical supervision (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.
  60. Leong, F. T. L., & Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Optimal human functioning from cross-cultural perspectives. In B. Walsh (Ed.), Counseling psychology and optimal human functioning (pp. 123-150). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
  61. Wong, P. T. P. (2002). Creating a positive, meaningful work place: New challenges in management and leadership. In B. Pattanayak, & V. Gupta (Eds.), Creating performing organizations (pp. 74-129). New Delhi, India: Sage.
  62. Page, D., & Wong, P. T. P. (2000). A conceptual framework for measuring servant leadership. In S. Adjibolooso (Ed.), The human factor in shaping the course of history and development (pp. 69-110). Lanham, MD: University Press of America.
  63. Wong, P. T. P. (2000). Meaning of life and meaning of death in successful aging. In A. Tomer (Ed.), Death attitudes and the older adult (pp. 23-35). New York, NY: Brunner/Mazel.
  64. Wong, L. C. J., Ishiyama, F. I., & Wong, P. T. P. (1999). Exploring the world of meaning of ESL students. In W. J. Lonner, D. L. Dinnel, D. K. Forgays, & S. A. Hayes (Eds.), Merging past, present, and future: Selected papers from the Fourteenth International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (pp. 473-485). Lisse, NL: Swets & Zeitlinger.
  65. Wong, P. T. P., & Stiller, C. (1999). Living with dignity and palliative counselling. In B. de Vries (Ed.), End of life issues: Interdisciplinary and multidimensional perspectives (pp. 77-94). New York, NY: Springer.
  66. Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (1999). Assessing multicultural supervision competencies. In W. J. Lonner, D. L. Dinnel, D. K. Forgays, & S. A. Hayes (Eds.), Merging past, present, and future: Selected papers from the Fourteenth International Congress of the International Association for Cross­-Cultural Psychology (pp. 510-519). Lisse, NL: Swets & Zeitlinger.
  67. Wong, P. T. P. (1998). Academic values and achievement motivation. In P. T. P. Wong, & P. Fry (Eds.), The human quest for meaning: A handbook of psychological research and clinical applications (pp. 261-292). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
  68. Wong, P. T. P. (1998). Implicit theories of meaningful life and the development of the Personal Meaning Profile. In P. T. P. Wong, & P. Fry (Eds.), The human quest for meaning: A handbook of psychological research and clinical applications (pp. 111-140). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
  69. Wong, P. T. P. (1998). Meaning-centred counselling. In P. T. P. Wong, & P. Fry (Eds.), The human quest for meaning: A handbook of psychological research and clinical applications (pp. 395-435). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
  70. Wong, P. T. P. (1998). Spirituality, meaning, and successful aging. In P. T. P. Wong, & P. Fry (Eds.), The human quest for meaning: A handbook of psychological research and clinical applications (pp. 359-394). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.
  71. Wong, P. T. P., & Ujimoto, K. V. (1998). The elderly: Their stress, coping, and mental health. In L. C. Lee, & N. W. S. Zane (Eds.), Handbook of Asian American psychology (pp. 165-209). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  72. Wong, P. T. P. (1995). A stage model of coping with frustrative stress. In R. Wong (Ed.), Biological perspectives on motivated activities (pp. 339-378). Norwood, NJ: Ablex.
  73. Wong, P. T. P. (1995). The processes of adaptive reminiscence. In B. Haight, & J. D. Webster (Eds.), The art and science of reminiscing: Theory, research, methods, and applications (pp. 23-35). Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis.
  74. Wong, P. T. P., & Peacock, E. J. (1994). Environment, stress and aging. In J. Rose (Ed.), Human stress and the environment (pp. 59-84). London, UK: Gordon & Brach.
  75. Wong, P. T. P., Reker, G. T., & Gesser, G. (1994). Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAP-R): A multidimensional measure of attitudes toward death. In R. A. Neimeyer (Ed.), Death anxiety handbook: Research, instrumentation, and application (pp. 121-148). Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis.
  76. Ujimoto, K. V., Nishio, H. K., Wong, P. T. P., & Lam, L. (1993). Cultural factors affecting the self-assessment of health satisfaction. In R. Masi, L. Mensah, & K. McLeod (Eds.), Health and culture: Explaining the relationships (pp. 229-240). Toronto, ON: Canadian Council on Multicultural Health.
  77. Wong, P. T. P. (1991). Existential versus causal attributions: The social perceiver as philosopher. In S. L. Zelen (Ed.), New models, new extensions of attribution theory (pp. 84-125). New York, NY: Springer-Verlag.

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  78. Reker, G. T., & Wong, P. T. P. (1988). Aging as an individual process: Toward a theory of personal meaning. In J. E. Birren, & V. L. Bengston (Eds.), Emergent theories of aging (pp. 214-246). New York, NY: Springer.
  79. Derlega, V. J., Winstead, B. A., & Wong, P. T. P. (1987). Self-disclosure and relationship development: An attributional analysis. In M. E. Roloff, & G. R. Miller (Eds.), Interpersonal processes: New directions in communication research (pp. 172-187). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.
  80. Reker, G. T., & Wong, P. T. P. (1985). Personal optimism, physical and mental health: the triumph of successful aging. In J. E. Birren, & Judy Livingston (Eds.), Cognition, stress and aging (pp. 134-173). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.
  81. Wong, P. T. P., & Sproule, C. F. (1984). Attributional analysis of locus of control and the Trent Attribution Profile (TAP). In H. M. Lefcourt (Ed.), Research with the locus of control construct (Vol. 3): Limitations and extensions (pp. 309-360). New York, NY: Academic Press.
Publications: Encyclopedia Entries
  1. Wong, P. T. P. (2021). Existential suffering in palliative careEncyclopedia.pub. https://encyclopedia.pub/15800
  2. Wong P. T. P. (2021). Meaning in Life. In F. Maggino (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Quality of Life and Well-Being Research. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-69909-7_1755-2
  3. Wong, P. T. P. (2017). Coping and stress. In A. Wenzel (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of abnormal and clinical psychology (pp. 886-890). New York, NY: Sage.
  4. Wong, P. T. P. (2017). Death and dying. In A. Wenzel (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of abnormal and clinical psychology (pp. 965-967). New York, NY: Sage.
  5. Wong, P. T. P. (2017). Existential theoretical framework. In A. Wenzel (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of abnormal and clinical psychology (pp. 1375-1378). New York, NY: Sage.
  6. Wong, P. T. P. (2017). Logotherapy. In A. Wenzel (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of abnormal and clinical psychology (pp. 1984). New York, NY: Sage.
  7. Wong, P. T. P. (2016). Humanistic theories in psychopathology. In H. L. Miller (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of theory in psychology (pp. 438-441). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
  8. Wong, P. T. P. (2014). Meaning in life. In A. C. Michalos (Ed.), Encyclopedia of quality of life and well-being research (pp. 3894-3898). New York, NY: Springer.
  9. Wong, L. C. J. & Wong, P. T. P. (2013). Cross-cultural competence in clinical supervision. In K. Keith (Ed.), Encyclopedia of cross-cultural psychology (pp. 270-273). Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell.
  10. Wong, P. T. P. (2013). Positive psychology. In K. Keith (Ed.), Encyclopedia of cross-cultural psychology (pp. 1021-1026). Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell.
  11. Wong, P. T. P. (2009). Chinese positive psychology. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), Encyclopedia of positive psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 148-156). Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell.
  12. Wong, P. T. P. (2009). Compassion: The hospice movement. In G. Kurian (Ed.), The encyclopedia of Christian civilization. Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell.
  13. Wong, P. T. P. (2009). Existential positive psychology. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), Encyclopedia of positive psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 361-368). Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell.
  14. Wong, P. T. P. (2009). The depth positive psychology of Carl Jung. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), Encyclopedia of positive psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 545-546). Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell.
  15. Wong, P. T. P. (2002). Logotherapy. In G. Zimmer (Ed.), Encyclopedia of psychotherapy (pp. 107-113). New York, NY: Academic Press.
Publications: Journal Articles

Dr. Wong has published more than 150 articles; only recent and selected papers are listed below.

  1. Wong, P. T. P. (in press). The K. K. Hwang I Know: Our Friendship, Shared Mission, and His Contributions to International Psychology. Journal of Indigenous Counseling Psychology (JICP)
  2. Wong, P. T. P. & Laird, D. (in press). The suffering hypothesis: Viktor Frankl’s spiritual remedies and recent developments. In C. McLafferty, Jr. and J. Levinson (Eds.), Logotherapy and Existential Analysis: Proceedings of the Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy Frankl Institute Vienna (Vol. 2). Springer Research.
  3. Wong, P. T. P. (2023). Pioneer in research in existential positive psychology of suffering and global flourishing: Paul T. P. Wong. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 18, 2153-2157. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-023-10207-7
  4. Wong, P. T. P., Ho, L. S., Mayer, C.-H., Yang, F., & Cowden, R. G. (2023). Editorial: A New Science of Suffering, Existential Intelligence, and the New Behavioral Economics of Happiness-Toward a General Theory of Wellbeing. Frontiers in Psychology. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1280613/full
  5. Arslan, G., & Wong, P. T. P. (2023). Embracing life’s challenges: Developing a tool for assessing resilient mindset in second wave positive psychology. Journal of Happiness and Health, 4(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.47602/johah.v4i1.53
  6. Wong, P. T. P., & Laird, D. (2023). Varieties of suffering in clinical setting: Re-envisioning mental health beyond the medical model. Frontiers in Psychology, 14. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1155845
  7. Wong, P. T. P. (2023). Spiritual-existential wellbeing (SEW): The faith-hope-love model of mental health and total wellbeing. International Journal of Existential Positive Psychology, 12(1). https://www.meaning.ca/ijepp-article/vol12-no1/spiritual-existential-wellbeing/
  8. Wong, P. T. P., & Mayer, C.-H. (2023). The meaning of love and its bittersweet nature. International Review of Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540261.2023.2173001
  9. Carreno, D. F., Eisenbeck, N., Greville, J., & Wong, P. T. P. (2023). Cross‑cultural psychometric analysis of the mature happiness scale‑revised: Mature happiness, psychological inflexibility, and the PERMA model. Journal of Happiness Studies. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-023-00633-7
  10. Wong, P. T. P., & Cowden, R. G. (2022). Accelerating the science and practice of psychology beyond WEIRD biases: Enriching the landscape through Asian psychology. Frontiers in Psychology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1054519
  11. Wong, P. T. P. (2022). The wisdom of the soul: The missing key to happiness and positive mental health? [Review of the book A Time for Wisdom: Knowledge, Detachment, Tranquility, Transcendence, by P. T. McLaughlin & M. R. McMinn]. International Journal of Existential Positive Psychology, 11(2). https://www.meaning.ca/ijepp-article/vol11-no2/the-wisdom-of-the-soul-the-missing-key-to-happiness-and-positive-mental-health/
  12. Wong, P. T. P. (2022). Review of The Evolution of Life Worth Living: Why we choose to live. International Journal of Wellbeing, 12(3), 101-112. https://doi.org/10.5502/ijw.v12i3.2395
  13. Wong, P. T. P. (2022). The best possible life in a troubled world: The seven principles of self-transcendence [亂世中活出最好的人生:自我超越的七項原則]. Positive Psychology in Counseling and EducationDOI:10.30099/PPCE.202206_(1).0001 
  14. Rodriguez, J. A. C., Celia, I. P., Pujalte, E. C., Wong, P. T. P., Eisenbeck, N., & Carreno, D. F. (2022). Spanish version of the Death Attitude Profile-Revised ( DAP-RSp). Translation and validation into Spanish. Omega. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F00302228221092860
  15. Ho, S., Cook, K. V., Chen, Z. J., Kurniato, N. M. T., Suwartono, C., Widyarini, N., Wong, P. T. P., & Cowden, R. G. (2022). Suffering, psychological distress, and well-being in Indonesia: A prospective cohort study. Stress & Health. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.3139
  16. Arslan, G. & Wong, P. T. P.  (2022). Measuring Personal and Social Responsibility: An Existential Positive Psychology Approach. Journal of Happiness and Health, 2(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.47602/johah.v2i1.5
  17. Wong, P. T. P., & Yu, T. T. F. (2021). Existential suffering in palliative care: An existential positive psychology perspective. Medicina, 57(9), 924https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina57090924
  18. Wong, P. T. P., Mayer, C.-H., & Arslan, G. (2021). Existential Positive Psychology (PP2.0) and the New Science of Flourishing Through Suffering [Editorial]. Frontiers. https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.800308/full
  19. Wong, P. T. P., Arslan, G., Bowers, V. L., Peacock, E. J., Kjell, O. N. E., Ivtzan, I., Lomas, T. (2021). Self-transcendence as a buffer against COVID-19 suffering: The development and validation of the Self-Transcendence measure-B. Frontiers, 12, 4229. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.648549
  20. Mead, J. P., Fisher, Z., Tree, J. J., Wong, P. T. P., & Kemp, A. H.  (2021). Protectors of wellbeing during the COVID-19 pandemic: Key roles for gratitude and tragic optimism in a UK-based cohort. Frontiers. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.647951
  21. Leung, M. M., Arslan, G., & Wong, P. T. P. (2021). Tragic Optimism as a Buffer against COVID-19 Suffering and the Psychometric Properties of a Brief Version of the Life Attitudes Scale (LAS-B). Frontiers, 12, 646843. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.646843
  22. Yıldırım, M., Arslan, G., & Wong, P. (2021). Meaningful living, resilience, affective balance, and psychological health problems among Turkish young adults during coronavirus pandemic. Current psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.), 1–12. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-020-01244-8
  23. Eisenbeck, N., Carreno, D. F., Wong, P. T. P., Hicks, J. A., García, A. M. R.- R., Puga, J., Greville, J., Testoni, I., Biancalani, G., López, A. C. C., Villareal, S., Leontiev, D. A., Enea, V., Schultz, C., Jansen, J., Sanchez-Ruiz, M.-J., Yıldırım, M., Arslan, G., Cruz, J. F. A.,…García-Montes, J. M. (2021). An international study on psychological coping during COVID-19: Towards a meaning-centered coping style. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2021.100256
  24. Wong, P. T. P. (2021). The Frankl cure for the 21st century: Why self-transcendence is the key to mental health and flourishing. The International Forum for Logotherapy, 41(2), 33-50.  Doi: 10.31234/osf.io/tbx3f
  25. Wong, P. T. P. (2020, September 24). The Unheard Cry of a Successful Asian Psychologist. The Journal of Psychology: Interdisciplinary and Applied, 154(8), 619-631. https://doi.org/10.1080/00223980.2020.1820430
  26. Wong, P. T. P. (2020). Meaning and evil and a two-factor model of search for meaning [Review of the essay Meaning and Evolution, by R. Baumeister & W. von Hippel]. Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture, 4(1), 63-67. DOI: 10.26613/esic/4.1.170
  27. Wong, P. T. P. (2020). Existential Positive Psychology and Integrative Meaning Therapy. International Review of Psychiatry, 32(7-8), 565-578. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540261.2020.1814703
  28. Wong, P. T. P., Pattakos, A., & Arslan, G. (Under review). The Role of Responsibility in Wellbeing & Public Policy in the Age of COVID-19 [Abstract]. American Psychologist. Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/the-role-of-responsibility-in-wellbeing-public-policy-in-the-age-of-covid-19
  29. Zhang, R., Wong, P. T. P., & 李 丹 (2020). 人际关系和自我概念对生命意义的影响:一项追踪研究 (The effects of Relationship and Self-concept on Meaning in life: A Longitudinal Study). 心理科学43(5), 1154-1161. DOI: 10.16719/j.cnki.1671-6981.20200518
  30. 张, 荣伟., 连, 榕., 李, 丹., & Wong, P. T. P. (2020, August 3). 意义疗法的理论、方法与技术:基于存在积极心理学的视角(Theoretical Perspectives, Methods and Strategies of Meaning Therapy: Based on the Perspectives of Existential Positive Psychology). 心理学探新(Psychological Exploration), 40(3), 195-202. http://www.drpaulwong.com/psychological-exploration-meaning-therapy/
  31. Wong, P. T. P. (2019). The Maturing of Positive Psychology and the Emerging PP 2.0 [Review of the book Positive Psychology (3rd ed.), by W. Compton & E. Hoffman]. Dr.Paul T. P. Wong. Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/the-maturing-of-positive-psychology-and-the-emerging-pp20-a-book-review-of-positive-psychology-3rd-ed-by-william-compton-and-edward-hoffman/
  32. Jans-Beken, L., & Wong, P. T. P. (2019). Development and preliminary validation of the Existential Gratitude Scale (EGS). Counselling Psychology Quarterly. DOI: 10.1080/09515070.2019.1656054
  33. Wong, P. T. P. (2019). Second wave positive psychology’s (PP 2.0) contribution to counselling psychology. Counselling Psychology Quarterly [Special Issue]. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1080/09515070.2019.1671320
  34. Wong, P. T. P. (2019). Assessing Jordan B. Peterson’s contribution to the psychology of well-being: A book review of 12 Rules of LifeInternational Journal of Wellbeing9(1), 83-102. https://doi.org/10.5502/ijw.v9i1.829
  35. Jansen, J., Schulz-Quach, C., Eisenbeck, N., Carreno, D. F., Schmitz, A., Fountain, R., Franz, M., Wong, P. T. P., Fetz, K. (2021). German Version of the Death Attitudes Profile- Revised (DAP-R-GR) – Translation and validation of a multidimensional measurement towards death. BMC Psychology, 7(1), 61. DOI: 10.1186/s40359-019-0336-6.
  36. Publons. (2018). Review a manuscript like a pro: 6 tips from a Publons Academy Supervisor. Publons. Retrieved from https://publons.com/blog/6-tips-to-writing-a-great-manuscript-review/
  37. Wong, P. T. P. (2017). International psychology and I: A reflectionInternational Psychology Bulletin, 21(3), 15-16. Retrieved from https://div52.org/images/PDF/D52-IPB/ipb_2017-21-4-fall.pdf
  38. Vos, J., Cooper, M., Hill, C. E., Neimeyer, R. A., Schneider, K., & Wong, P. T. P. (2017). Five perspectives on the meaning of meaning in the context of clinical practices. Journal of Constructivist Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10720537.2017.1390511
  39. Wong, P. T. P., & Worth, P. (2017). The deep-and-wide hypothesis in giftedness and creativity [Special issue]. Psychology and Education, 54(3/4). Retrieved from http://www.psychologyandeducation.net/pae/category/volume-54-no-3-4-2017/
  40. Wong, P. T. P. (2017). Meaning-centered approach to research and therapy, second wave positive psychology, and the future of humanistic psychology. The Humanistic Psychologist, 45(3), 207-216. https://doi.org/10.1037/hum0000062
  41. Wong, P. T. P. (2017). The positive psychology of shame and the theory of PP 2.0 [Review of the book The value of shame: Exploring a health resource in cultural contexts, by E. Vanderheiden & C. H. Mayer] PsycCRITIQUES, 62(34). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0040971
  42. Thin, N., Tarragona, M., Wong, P. T. P., Jarden, R., Bartholomaeus, J., & Jarden, A. (2017). [Review of the book The pursuit of human well-being: The untold global history, by R. J. Estes &  M. J. Sirgy]. International Journal of Wellbeing, 7(1), 84-92. https://doi.org/10.5502/ijw.v7i1.636
  43. Wong, P. T. P. (2016). A decade of meaning: Past, present, and futureJournal of Constructivist Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10720537.2015.1119085
  44. Wong, P. T. P. (2016). Chinese positive psychology revisitedInternational Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 6(1). Retrieved from http://journal.existentialpsychology.org/index.php/ExPsy/article/view/174/157
  45. Wong, P. T. P. (2016). Existential positive psychology. International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 6(1). Retrieved from http://journal.existentialpsychology.org/index.php/ExPsy/article/view/179/158
  46. Wong, P. T. P. (2016). Self-transcendence: A paradoxical way to become your bestInternational Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 6(1). Retrieved from http://journal.existentialpsychology.org/index.php/ExPsy/article/view/178/141
  47. Wong, P. T. P. (2016). How to measure existential meaning [Review of the manuscript of The Multidimensional Existential Meaning Scale: A tripartite approach to measuring meaning in life]. Dr. Paul T. P. Wong. Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/how-to-measure-existential-meaning
  48. Wong, P. T. P. (2016). The need for existential cross-cultural competency in therapy and supervision [Review of the book Addressing cultural complexities in practice: Assessment, diagnosis, and therapy (3rd ed.), by P. A. Hays]. PsycCRITIQUES, 61(25). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0040311
  49. Brown, N. J. L., & Wong, P. T. P. (2015). Questionable measures are pretty meaningless: Comment on Heintzelman and King (2014). American Psychologist, 70(6), 571-573.
  50. Wong, P. T. P. (2015). Meaning therapy: Assessments and interventionsExistential Analysis, 26(1), 154-167.

  51. Wong, P. T. P. (2015). A pictorial guide to Viktor Frankl’s logotherapy and meaning-centered interventions. [A review of the book Meaning-centered therapy workbook, by M. Dezelic]. The International Forum for Logotherapy, 38(2), 99-101.
  52. Wong, P. T. P. (2015). The positive psychology of aging: character strengths or meaning making? [Review of the book Lighter as we go: Virtues, character strengths, and aging, by M. Greenstein & J. Holland]. PsycCRITIQUES, 60(30). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0039376
  53. Wong, P. T. P. (2014). How do we solve the meaning puzzle? International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 5(1), 1.
  54. Wong, P. T. P. (2014, Spring). Positive aging in CanadaBC Psychologist, 3(2), 16-17.
  55. Wong, L. C. J., Wong, P. T. P., & Ishiyama, I. F. (2013). What helps and what hinders in cross-cultural clinical supervision: A critical incident study. The Counseling Psychologist, 41(1), 66-85. https://doi.org/10.1177/0011000012442652
  56. Wong, P. T. P. (2014). From attunement to a meaning-centred good life. [Review of the book Happiness: A very short introduction, by D. Haybron]. International Journal of Wellbeing, 4(2), 100-105. https://doi.org/10.5502/ijw.v4i2.5
  57. Wong, P. T. P. (2014). Meaning-making and the fundamental issues of human existence [Review of the book The experience of meaning in life: Classical perspectives, emerging themes, and controversies, by J. A. Hicks & C. Routledge]. PsycCRITIQUES, 59(22). 10.1037/a0036782
  58. Wong, P. T. P. (2014). The positive psychology of grit: The defiant power of the human spirit [Review of the film Unbroken, 2014]. PsycCRITIQUES, 60(25). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0039390
  59. Wong, P. T. P. (2013). Suicide risks among college students from diverse cultural backgroundsDirections in Psychiatry, 33(4), 237-249.
  60. Wong, P. T. P. (2013, Oct.). A brief introduction to meaning-centered existential therapy. Hermeneutic Circular, 19-22.
  61. Wong, P. T. P. (2013). Linking social psychology to existential psychology: Promises and challenges [Review of the book Meaning, mortality, and choice: The social psychology of existential concerns, by M. Mikulinc & P. R. Shaver]. PsycCRITIQUES, 58(4). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0031077
  62. Wong, P. T. P. (2013). Integrating indigenous healing with mainstream psychotherapy: Promises and obstacles [Review of the book Synergy, healing, and empowerment: Insights from cultural diversity, by R. Katz & S. Murphy-Shigematsu]. PsycCRITIQUES, 58(29). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0033223
  63. Wong, P. T. P. (2012). The meaning mindset: Measurement and implicationsInternational Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 4(1), 1-3.
  64. Wong, P. T. P. (2011). Positive psychology 2.0: Towards a balanced interactive model of the good life. Canadian Psychology, 52(2), 69-81. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0022511
  65. Wong, P. T. P. (2011). Big money, big science, big names, and the flourishing of positive psychology [Review of the book Flourish: A visionary new understanding of happiness and well-being, by M. E. P. Seligman]. PsycCRITIQUES, 56(49). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0026281
  66. Wong, P. T. P. (2011). From the antiviolence movement to a positive feminism [Review of the book Hard knocks: Domestic violence and the psychology of storytelling, by J. Haaken]. PsycCRITIQUES, 56(4). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0022273
  67. Wong, P. T. P. (2011). Reclaiming positive psychology: A meaning-centered approach to sustainable growth and radical empiricismJournal of Humanistic Psychology, 51(4), 408-412.
  68. Wong, P. T. P., & Tomer, A. (2011). Beyond terror and denial: The positive psychology of death acceptanceDeath Studies, 35(2), 99-106.
  69. Ho, J. C. W., Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (2010). What helps and what hinders thesis completion: A critical incident study. International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 3(2), 117-131. Retrieved from http://journal.existentialpsychology.org/index.php/ExPsy/article/view/159

  70. Wong, P. T. P. (2010). Meaning-making and the positive psychology of death acceptanceInternational Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 3(2), 73-82. Retrieved from http://journal.existentialpsychology.org/index.php/ExPsy/article/view/163
  71. Wong, P. T. P., & Gingras, D. (2010). Finding meaning and happiness while dying of cancer: Lessons on existential positive psychology [Review of the film Ikiru, 1952]. PsycCRITIQUES, 55(2). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0018658
  72. Wong, P. T. P. (2010). Meaning therapy: An integrative and positive existential psychotherapyJournal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 40(2), 85-93. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10879-009-9132-6
  73. Wong, P. T. P. (2010). The future of humanistic/existential psychology: A commentary on David Elkins’s (2009) critique of the medical modelJournal of Humanistic Psychology, 50(2), 248-255. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022167809355432
  74. Wong, P. T. P. (2010). The PURE strategy to create lean and excellent organizationsInternational Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 3(2), 1-21.
  75. Wong, P. T. P. (2010). What is existential positive psychology? International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 3(1), 1-10.
  76. Wong, P. T. P., & Alpenberg, J. (2009). A meaning-centered approach to positive management. Global Management Journal, 1, 1.
  77. Wong, P. T. P. (2009). An existential vision of the good life: Toward an international psychology and psychotherapy based on meaning [Review of the book Existential psychology east-west, by L. Hoffman, M. Yang, F. J. Kaklauskas, & A. Chan] PsycCRITIQUES, 54(51). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0018290
  78. Wong, P. T. P. (2009). From multicultural competency to international psychology [Review of the book Case incidents in counseling for international transitions, by P. Pedersen & N. Arthur]. PsycCRITIQUES, 54(3). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0014298
  79. Wong, P. T. P. (2009). Positive existential psychotherapy and pathways to death acceptance [Review of the book Staring at the sun: Overcoming the terror of death, by I. D. Yalom]. PsycCRITIQUES, 54(8). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0014829
  80. Wong, P. T. P. (2009). The need for a balanced approach to positive psychotherapy and traditional masculinity [Review of the video Positive psychology with male clients, 2009]. PsycCRITIQUES, 54(45). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0017923
  81. Wong, P. T. P. (2008). Renewing the church as a healing communityTyndale Connection, 14(2), 10-11.
  82. Wong, P. T. P. (2008). Narrative practice and meaning-centered positive psychotherapy [Review of the book Maps of narrative practice, by M. White]. PsycCRITIQUES, 53(30). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0012671
  83. Wong, P. T. P. (2007). What makes a great leader? Leadership Link, 17(3), 1-6. Ohio State University, Leadership Research Center.
  84. Wong, P. T. P. (2007). Perils and promises in the pursuit of happiness [Review of the book In search of happiness: Understanding an endangered state of mind, by J. F. Schumaker]. PsycCRITIQUES, 52(49). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0010040
  85. Wong, P. T. P. (2007). Civil virtues, social capital, and positive community [Review of the book Citizens, cops, and power: Recognizing the limits of community, by S. Herbert]. PsycCRITIQUES, 52(2). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0006103
  86. Wong, P. T. P. (2006). Anatomy of midlife crisis: From broken dreams to the quest for meaning [Review of the film Broken flowers, 2005]. PsycCRITIQUES, 51(46). https://doi.org/10.1037/05228712
  87. Wong, P. T. P. (2006). The nature and practice of compassion: Integrating Western and Eastern positive psychologies [Review of the book Compassion: Conceptualisations, research, and use in psychotherapy, by P. Gilbert]. PsycCRITIQUES, 51(25). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0002884
  88. Wong, P. T. P. (2005). The challenges of experimental existential psychology: Terror management or meaning management? [Review of the book Handbook of experimental existential psychology]. PsycCRITIQUES, 50(52). https://doi.org/10.1037/04131412
  89. Wong, P. T. P. (2005). The meaning of life according to David Owen Russell: Existential psychotherapy made easy [Review of the film I heart Huckabees, 2004]. PsycCRITIQUES, 50(46). https://doi.org/10.1037/05188912
  90. Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Trauma recovery and the promises of positive existential psychology [Review of the book Coping with trauma: Hope through understanding (2nd ed.), by J. G. Allen]. PsycCRITIQUES, 50(12). https://www.doi.org/10.1037/051307
  91. Spector, P. E., Cooper, C. L., Poelmans, S., Allen, T. D., O’Driscoll, M., Sanchez, J. I., Siu, O. L., Dewe, P., Hart, P., … & Yu, S. (2004). A cross-national comparative study of work/family stressors, working hours, and well-being: China and Latin America vs. the Anglo world. Personnel Psychology, 57, 119-142.
  92. Wong, P. T. P. (2004). Existential psychology for the 21st centuryInternational Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 1, 1-3.
  93. Wong, P. T. P. (2004, Spring). The paradox of servant leadershipLeadership Link, 3-5. Ohio State University, Leadership Research Center.
  94. Wong, P. T. P. (2003). [Review of the book Designing computer-based learning materials, by A. Clarke]. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 2(2), 212-213. https://doi.org/10.5465/amle.2003.9901713
  95. Spector, P. E., Cooper, C. L., Sanchez, J. I., O’Driscoll, M., Sparks, K., Bernin, P., Büssing, A., Dewe, P., Hart, P. … & Yu, S. (2002). A 24 nation/territory study of work locus of control in relation to well-being at work: How generalizable are western findings? Academy of Management Journal, 45, 453-466.
  96. Spector, P. E., Cooper, C. L., Sanchez, J. I., Sparks, K., Büssing, A., Dewe, P., Lu, L., Miller, K., De Moraes, L. R. … & Wong, P. T. P. (2002). The pitfalls of poor psychometric properties: A reply to Hofstede’s reply to us. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 51, 174-178.
  97. Wong, P. T. P., & McDonald, M. (2002). Tragic optimism and personal meaning in counselling victims of abusePastoral Sciences, 20(2), 231-249.
  98. Spector, P. E., Cooper, C. L., Sanchez, J. I., O’Driscoll, M., Sparks, K., Bernin, P., Büssing, A., Dewe, P., Hart, P. … & Yu, S. (2001). Do national levels of individualism and internal locus of control relate to well-being: An ecological level international study. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 22, 815-832.
  99. Spector, P. E., Cooper, C. L., Sparks, K., Bernin, P., Büssing, A., Dewe, P., Lu, L., Miller, K., Renault de Moraes, L. … & Yu, S. (2001). An international study of the psychometric properties of the Hofstede Values Survey Module 1994: A comparison of individual and country/province level results. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 50, 269-281.
  100. Wong, P. T. P. (2000). [Review of the book Full circle: Spiritual therapy for the elderly, by K. Kirkland & H. McIlveen]. Canadian Psychology, 42(1), 85-86. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0088105
  101. Wong, P. T. P. (1999). Towards an integrative model of meaning-centered counseling and therapyThe International Forum for Logotherapy, 22(1), 47-55.
  102. Wong, P. T. P. (1998). The endurance of logotherapy. The International Forum for Logotherapy, 21(1).
  103. Wong, P. T. P. (1997). Meaning-centered counseling: A cognitive-behavioral approach to logotherapyThe International Forum for Logotherapy, 20(2), 85-94.
  104. Peacock, E. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (1996). Anticipatory stress: The relation of locus of control, optimism and control appraisals to copingJournal of Research in Personality, 30, 204-222.
  105. Peacock, E. J., Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1993). Relations between appraisals and coping schemas: A test of the congruence modelCanadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 25(1), 64-80. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0078787
  106. Wong, P. T. P. (1993). Do we have to learn from the animals to be adaptive? Stress Medicine, 9, 71-73.
  107. Wong, P. T. P. (1993). Effective management of life stress: The resource-congruence modelStress Medicine, 9(1), 61-60. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2460090110
  108. Wong, P. T. P. (1993). Can we learn from animals how to be decent, civilized humans? [A review of Depression: The evolution of powerlessness, by P. Gilbert]. Stress & Health, 9(2), 71-73. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2460090202
  109. Wong, P. T. P. (1992). [Review of the book Cancer and stress, by C. L. Cooper & M. Watson].  Stress & Health, 8(4), 266. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2460080412
  110. Wong, P. T. P. (1992). [Review of the book Work stress, disease, and life expectancy, by B. C. Fletcher]. Stress & Health, 8(4), 265-266. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2460080413
  111. Wong, P. T. P. (1992). Control is a double-edged sword. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 24, 143-146.
  112. Fry, P. S., & Wong, P. T. P. (1991). Pain management training in the elderly: Matching interventions with subjects’ coping styles. Stress Medicine, 7, 93-98.
  113. Smith, C., & Wong, P. T. P. (1991). Paradoxical sleep increases predict successful learning of a complex operant task. Behavioral Neuroscience, 105, 282-288.
  114. Watt, L., & Wong, P. T. P. (1991). A new taxonomy of reminiscence and its therapeutic implications. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 16(1-2), 37-57. https://doi.org/10.1300/J083v16n01_04
  115. Wong, P. T. P. (1991). Social support functions of group reminiscence. Canadian Journal of Community Health, 10, 151-161.
  116. Wong, P. T. P. (1991). [Review of the book Job control and worker health, by S. L. Sauter, J. Hurrell, & C. Cooper]. Stress & Health, 7(2), 138-139. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2460070224
  117. Wong, P. T. P., & Watt, L. (1991). What types of reminiscence are associated with successful aging? Psychology and Aging, 6(2), 272-279. https://doi.org/10.1037/0882-7974.6.2.272
  118. Peacock, E. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (1990). The Stress Appraisal Measure (SAM): A multidimensional approach to cognitive appraisalStress Medicine, 6(3), 227-236. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2460060308
  119. Wong, P. T. P. (1990). Measuring life stress. Stress Medicine, 6, 69-70.
  120. Pfeiffer, S., & Wong, P. T. P. (1989). Multidimensional jealousyJournal of Social and Personal Relationships, 6(2), 181-196. https://doi.org/10.1177/026540758900600203
  121. Wong, P. T. P. (1989). [Review of the book Computers and the psychosocial work environment, by G. Bradley]. Stress & Health, 5(4), 265-266. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2460050411
  122. Wong, P. T. P. (1989). Personal meaning and successful agingCanadian Psychology, 30(3), 516-525. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0079829
  123. Wong, P. T. P. (1988, Aug.). Paradise can be found in memories. Seniors Quarterly, 15-17.
  124. Wong, P. T. P. (1988, Mar.). A prescription for successful aging. Seniors Quarterly, 17.
  125. Wong, P. T. P., Derlega, V. J., & Colson, W. (1988). The effects of race on expectancies and performance. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 20, 29-39.
  126. Gesser, G., Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1987-88). Death attitudes across the life-span: The development and validation of the Death Attitude Profile (DAP)Omega, 18(2), 113-128.
  127. Reker, G. T., Peacock, E. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (1987). Meaning and purpose in life and well-being: A life-span perspectiveJournal of Gerontology, 42, 44-49.
  128. Wong, P. T. P. (1987). [Review of the book Psychosocial stress and cancer, by C. L. Cooper]. Stress Medicine, 3(3), 252. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2460030325
  129. Wong, P. T. P. (1987). [Review of the book Man and accidents offshore: An examination of the costs of stress among workers on oil and gas rigs, by V. J. Sutherland & C. L. Cooper]. Stress Medicine, 3(1), 250. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2460030118
  130. Wong, P. T. P., & Peacock, E. J. (1986). When does reinforcement induce stereotypy: A test of the differential reinforcement hypothesis. Learning and Motivation, 17, 139-161.
  131. Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1986). Pitfalls in stress research: Resolving the hassle. Stress Medicine, 2(4), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2460020403
  132. Derlega, V. J., Winstead, B. A., Wong, P. T. P., & Hunter, S. (1985). Gender effects in an initial encounter: A case where men exceed women in self-disclosure. Journal of Social & Personal Relationships, 2, 25-44.
  133. Smith, C., Wong, P. T. P., Kelley, G., & Lee, D. (1985). Prolonged illnesses in PS following training in a complex operant appetitive task. Sleep Research, 14, 104.
  134. Wong, P. T. P., Kettlewell, G., & Sproule, C. F. (1985). The importance of being masculine: Sex role, attribution, and women’s career achievement. Sex Role, 12, 757-770.
  135. Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1985). Stress, coping, and well-being in Anglo and Chinese elderly. Canadian Journal on Aging, 4(1), 29-37.
  136. Reker, G. T., & Wong, P. T. P. (1984). Psychological and physical well-being in the elderly: The perceived well-being scale (PWB)Canadian Journal on Aging, 3, 23-32.
  137. Winstead, B. A., Derlega, V. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (1984). Effects of sex-role orientation on behavioral self-disclosure. Journal of Research in Personality, 18, 541-553.
  138. Wong, P. T. P. (1983). Limitations of the economic animal. The Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 6, 328-330.
  139. Peacock, E. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (1982). Defensive burying in the rat. A behavioral field analysis. Animal Learning and Behavior, 10, 103-107.
  140. Wong, P. T. P. (1982). Sex differences in performance attribution and contingency judgment. Sex Roles, 8(4), 381-388.
  141. Wong, P. T. P. (1982). [Review of the book Advances in intrinsic motivation and aesthetics, by H. I. Day]. Canadian Psychology, 23(1), 59-60. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0081288
  142. White, N. R., Wong, P. T. P. (1982). Enhancement of conditioned fear during extinction.  Psychon. Soc.,20, 272-274. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03334838
  143. White, N. R., Wong, P. T. P. (1982). A behavioral field analysis of adjunctive activities.  Psychon. Soc. 20, 266-268. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03334836
  144. Wong, P. T. P. (1981). Implicit editorial policies and the integrity of psychology as an empirical science. American Psychologist, 36(6), 690-691. https://doi.org/10.1037/0003-066X.36.6.690
  145. Wong, P. T. P., & Weiner, B. (1981). When people ask “Why” questions and the heuristic of attributional searchJournal of Personality and Social Psychology, 40(4), 650-663. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-3514.40.4.650
  146. Wong, P. T. P. (1979). Frustration, exploration, and learningCanadian Psychological Review, 20, 133-144.
  147. Wong, P. T. P. (1979). A critique of Eysenck’s theory of neurosis. The Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2, 185-186.
  148. Worthington, A. G., & Wong, P. T. P. (1979). Effects of earned and assigned grades on student evaluation of an instructor. Journal of Education Psychology, 71, 764-775.
  149. Dimitroff, G., Bereiter, C., & Wong, P. T. P. (1979). Expectancies and attribution of adolescents prior to different outcomes and extinction. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 11, 225-235.
  150. Wong, P. T. P. (1978). A behavior field approach to instrumental learning in the rat: II. Training parameters and a stage model of extinction. Animal Learning & Behavior, 6, 82-93. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03212007
  151. Wong, P. T. P., Watters, D. A., & Sproule, C. F. (1978). Initial validity and reliability of the Trent Attribution Profile (TAP) as a measure of attribution schema and locus of controlEducational and Psychological Measurement, 38, 1129-1134.
  152. Wong, P. T. P. A behavioral field approach to operant conditioning: Extinction-induced sanddigging. (1978).  Psychon. Soc.,12, 203-206. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329671
  153. Wong, P. T. P. (1977). Extinction facilitates acquisition of the higher order operant.  Psychon. Soc., 9, 131–134. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336952
  154. Wong, P. T. P. (1977). Durable partial reinforcement effects and social dominance in the rat, Learning and Motivation, 8(2), 275-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/0023-9690(77)90011-X
  155. Wong, P. T. P. (1977). A behavioral field approach to instrumental learning in the rat: I. The partial reinforcement effects and sex differences. Animal Learning and Behaviour, 5, 5-13.
  156. Wong, P. T. P. (1977). A behavioral field approach to instrumental learning in the rat: I. Partial reinforcement effects and sex differences. Animal Learning & Behavior, 5, 5-13. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03209123
  157. Wong, P. T. P., & Amsel, A. (1976). Prior fixed ratio training and durable persistence in rats. Animal Learning & Behavior,4, 461-466. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03214440
  158. McCuller, T., Wong, P. T. P. & Amsel, A. (1976). Transfer of persistence from fixed-ratio barpress training to runway extinction. Animal Learning & Behavior,4, 53–57. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03211986
  159. Wong, P. T. P. (1975). The concept of higher order operant: A preliminary analysis.  Psychon. Soc., 5, 43-44. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336696
  160. Wong, P. T. P., Roach, T., & Osborne, B. (1975). A sand-digging apparatus for rats. Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation,7, 34-36. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03201287
  161. Lee, C. T., Wong, P. T. P., & Chen, J. (1974). Durable partial reinforcement effect and social dominance in two inbred mouse strains.  Psychon. Soc.,4, 400-402. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336732
  162. Wong, P. T. P., & Traupmann, K. L. (1973). Sex differences and residual effects of food deprivation in the satiated rat. Canadian Journal of Psychology/Revue canadienne de psychologie, 27(4), 422–427. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0082493
  163. Wong, P. T. P., & Traupmann, K. L. (1973). Residual effects of food deprivation on food consumption and runway performance in the satiated rat. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 84(2), 345–352. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0035315
  164. Traupmann, K. L., Amsel, A. & Wong, P. T. P. (1973). Persistence early and late in extinction as a function of number of continuous reinforcements preceding partial reinforcement training. Animal Learning & Behavior, 1, 219-222. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03199078
  165. Wong, P. T. P., Scull, J. & Amsel, A. (1971) Erratum to: The effect of partial “quinine” reward on acquisition and extinction. Psychon Sci,22, 266. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335947
  166. Wong, P. T. P., & Traupmann, K. L. (1971). Extraacquisitional factors in extinction: The effect of feeding activities of neighboring rats. Psychon Sci,23, 359-360. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336152
  167. Wong, P. T. P., & Amsel, A. (1971). The effect of food deprivation and imprinting on the behavior of young domestic chicks. Psychon Sci,22, 169–170. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332552
  168. Wong, P. T. P., Lee, C. T. & Novier, F. H. (1971). The partial reinforcement effect (PRE) sustained through extinction and continuous reinforcement in two strains of inbred mice. Psychon Sci,22, 141–143. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332537
  169. Wong, P. T. P. (1971). Coerced approach to shock, punishment of competing responses and resistance to extinction in the rat. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 76, 275-281.
  170. Amsel, A., Wong, P. T. P., & Traupmann, K. L. (1971). Short-term and long-terms factors in extinction and durable persistence. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 90, 90-95.
  171. Amsel, A., Wong, P. T. P., & Scull, J. (1971). Transfer of persistence in the domestic chick: Imprinting, punishment, and resistance to extinction of a food-reward running response. Psychon Sci,25, 174–176. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332491
  172. Wong, P. T. P. (1971). Coerced approach to shock and resistance to punishment suppression and extinction in the rat. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 75(1), 82–91. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0030698
  173. Traupmann, K., & Wong, P. T. P. (1971). Reward magnitude and instrumental responses: A comment. Psychon Sci,23, 13-14. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335980
  174. Traupmann, K. L., Wong, P. T. P., & Amsel, A. (1971). Durability of persistence as a function of number of partially reinforced trials. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 88(3), 372–375. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0030950
  175. Traupmann, K. L., & Wong, P. T. P. (1971). CRF pretraining and differential magnitude discrimination. Psychon Sci,24, 20–21. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03331756
  176. Traupmann, K. L., & Wong, P. T .P. (1971). The small-trial PREE and interpolated CRF training. Psychon Sci,23, 207–208. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03336079
  177. Wong, P. T. P., Scull, J. & Amsel, A. (1970). The effect of partial “quinine” reward on acquisition and extinction. Psychon Sci,18, 48-49. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03332327
  178. Lee, C., & Wong, P. T. P. (1970). Erratum to: Temperature effect and strain differences in the nest-building behavior of inbred mice. Psychon Sci,20, 266. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03329058
  179. Lee, C., Wong, P. T. P. (1970). Temperature effect and strain differences in the nest-building behavior of inbred mice. Psychon Sci,20, 9-10. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03335572

 

 

Editorial & Advisory Boards
Consulting Editor
Journal of Humanistic Psychology
2017 – present
Member
Advisory Panel of the Positive Psychology Institute, Sydney, Australia
2008 – present
Editorial Board & Book Review Editor
Journal of Humanistic Psychology
2008 – present
Member International Advisory
Council of the Statue of Responsibility Foundation, San Francisco, US
2006 – present
Editor-in-Chief
International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy
2005 – present
Editorial Board
PsychCRITIQUES (Contemporary Psychology: APA Journal of Book Reviews)
2005 – 2008
Member
National Advisory Council on Aging to the Minister of Health, Ottawa, Canada
1994 – 1997
Editorial Board
Stress Medicine
1993 – 2003
Editorial Board
Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science
1990 – 1994
Member
Behavior/Biological Review Panel, National Institute of Mental Health, Washington, US
1981 – 1986

Dr. Wong has supervised numerous M.A. and Ph.D. theses and served as the external examiner of Ph.D. dissertations for many universities.

He currently mentors the following post-docs:

Dr.  Pooja Anand Dr. Gokmen Arslan Dr. Lilian Jans Bekens
Dr. Victorial Bower Dr. David Carreno Dr. Nikolett Eisenbeck
Dr. Rongwei Zhang

 

He currently mentors the following MA level researchers:

Andrew C. H. Chen Mega Leung Fizza Sharma 
Nantita Sharma

Dr. Wong has served as an ad hoc reviewer for numerous granting agencies and journals.

Publications: Book & Movie Reviews
  1. Wong, P. T. P. (2020). Meaning and evil and a two-factor model of search for meaning [Review of the essay Meaning and Evolution, by R. Baumeister & W. von Hippel]. Evolutionary Studies in Imaginative Culture, 4(1), 63-67. DOI: 10.26613/esic/4.1.170
  2. Wong, P. T. P. (2017). The positive psychology of shame and the theory of PP 2.0 [Review of the book The value of shame: Exploring a health resource in cultural contexts, by E. Vanderheiden & C. H. Mayer] PsycCRITIQUES, 62(34). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0040971
  3. Thin, N., Tarragona, M., Wong, P. T. P., Jarden, R., Bartholomaeus, J., & Jarden, A. (2017). [Review of the book The pursuit of human well-being: The untold global history, by R. J. Estes &  M. J. Sirgy]. International Journal of Wellbeing, 7(1), 84-92. https://doi.org/10.5502/ijw.v7i1.636
  4. Wong, P. T. P. (2016). How to measure existential meaning [Review of the manuscript of The Multidimensional Existential Meaning Scale: A tripartite approach to measuring meaning in life]. Dr. Paul T. P. Wong. Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/how-to-measure-existential-meaning
  5. Wong, P. T. P. (2016). The need for existential cross-cultural competency in therapy and supervision [Review of the book Addressing cultural complexities in practice: Assessment, diagnosis, and therapy (3rd ed.), by P. A. Hays]. PsycCRITIQUES, 61(25). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0040311
  6. Wong, P. T. P. (2015). A pictorial guide to Viktor Frankl’s logotherapy and meaning-centered interventions. [A review of the book Meaning-centered therapy workbook, by M. Dezelic]. The International Forum for Logotherapy, 38(2), 99-101.
  7. Wong, P. T. P. (2015). The positive psychology of aging: character strengths or meaning making? [Review of the book Lighter as we go: Virtues, character strengths, and aging, by M. Greenstein & J. Holland]. PsycCRITIQUES, 60(30). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0039376
  8. Wong, P. T. P. (2014). From attunement to a meaning-centred good life. [Review of the book Happiness: A very short introduction, by D. Haybron]. International Journal of Wellbeing, 4(2), 100-105. https://doi.org/10.5502/ijw.v4i2.5
  9. Wong, P. T. P. (2014). Meaning-making and the fundamental issues of human existence [Review of the book The experience of meaning in life: Classical perspectives, emerging themes, and controversies, by J. A. Hicks & C. Routledge]. PsycCRITIQUES, 59(22). 10.1037/a0036782
  10. Wong, P. T. P. (2014). The positive psychology of grit: The defiant power of the human spirit [Review of the film Unbroken, 2014]. PsycCRITIQUES, 60(25). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0039390
  11. Wong, P. T. P. (2013). Linking social psychology to existential psychology: Promises and challenges [Review of the book Meaning, mortality, and choice: The social psychology of existential concerns, by M. Mikulinc & P. R. Shaver]. PsycCRITIQUES, 58(4). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0031077
  12. Wong, P. T. P. (2013). Integrating indigenous healing with mainstream psychotherapy: Promises and obstacles [Review of the book Synergy, healing, and empowerment: Insights from cultural diversity, by R. Katz & S. Murphy-Shigematsu]. PsycCRITIQUES, 58(29). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0033223
  13. Wong, P. T. P. (2011). Big money, big science, big names, and the flourishing of positive psychology [Review of the book Flourish: A visionary new understanding of happiness and well-being, by M. E. P. Seligman]. PsycCRITIQUES, 56(49). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0026281
  14. Wong, P. T. P. (2011). From the antiviolence movement to a positive feminism [Review of the book Hard knocks: Domestic violence and the psychology of storytelling, by J. Haaken]. PsycCRITIQUES, 56(4). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0022273
  15. Wong, P. T. P., & Gingras, D. (2010). Finding meaning and happiness while dying of cancer: Lessons on existential positive psychology [Review of the film Ikiru, 1952]. PsycCRITIQUES, 55(2). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0018658
  16. Wong, P. T. P. (2009). An existential vision of the good life: Toward an international psychology and psychotherapy based on meaning [Review of the book Existential psychology east-west, by L. Hoffman, M. Yang, F. J. Kaklauskas, & A. Chan] PsycCRITIQUES, 54(51). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0018290
  17. Wong, P. T. P. (2009). From multicultural competency to international psychology [Review of the book Case incidents in counseling for international transitions, by P. Pedersen & N. Arthur]. PsycCRITIQUES, 54(3). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0014298
  18. Wong, P. T. P. (2009). Positive existential psychotherapy and pathways to death acceptance [Review of the book Staring at the sun: Overcoming the terror of death, by I. D. Yalom]. PsycCRITIQUES, 54(8). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0014829
  19. Wong, P. T. P. (2009). The need for a balanced approach to positive psychotherapy and traditional masculinity [Review of the video Positive psychology with male clients, 2009]. PsycCRITIQUES, 54(45). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0017923
  20. Wong, P. T. P. (2008). Narrative practice and meaning-centered positive psychotherapy [Review of the book Maps of narrative practice, by M. White]. PsycCRITIQUES, 53(30). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0012671
  21. Wong, P. T. P. (2007). Perils and promises in the pursuit of happiness [Review of the book In search of happiness: Understanding an endangered state of mind, by J. F. Schumaker]. PsycCRITIQUES, 52(49). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0010040
  22. Wong, P. T. P. (2007). Civil virtues, social capital, and positive community [Review of the book Citizens, cops, and power: Recognizing the limits of community, by S. Herbert]. PsycCRITIQUES, 52(2). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0006103
  23. Wong, P. T. P. (2006). Anatomy of midlife crisis: From broken dreams to the quest for meaning [Review of the film Broken flowers, 2005]. PsycCRITIQUES, 51(46). https://doi.org/10.1037/05228712
  24. Wong, P. T. P. (2006). The nature and practice of compassion: Integrating Western and Eastern positive psychologies [Review of the book Compassion: Conceptualisations, research, and use in psychotherapy, by P. Gilbert]. PsycCRITIQUES, 51(25). https://doi.org/10.1037/a0002884
  25. Wong, P. T. P. (2005). The challenges of experimental existential psychology: Terror management or meaning management? [Review of the book Handbook of experimental existential psychology]. PsycCRITIQUES, 50(52). https://doi.org/10.1037/04131412
  26. Wong, P. T. P. (2005). The meaning of life according to David Owen Russell: Existential psychotherapy made easy [Review of the film I heart Huckabees, 2004]. PsycCRITIQUES, 50(46). https://doi.org/10.1037/05188912
  27. Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Trauma recovery and the promises of positive existential psychology [Review of the book Coping with trauma: Hope through understanding (2nd ed.), by J. G. Allen]. PsycCRITIQUES, 50(12). https://www.doi.org/10.1037/051307
  28. Wong, P. T. P. (2003). [Review of the book Designing computer-based learning materials, by A. Clarke]. Academy of Management Learning & Education, 2(2), 212-213. https://doi.org/10.5465/amle.2003.9901713
  29. Wong, P. T. P. (2000). [Review of the book Full circle: Spiritual therapy for the elderly, by K. Kirkland & H. McIlveen]. Canadian Psychology, 42(1), 85-86. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0088105
  30. Wong, P. T. P. (1993). Can we learn from animals how to be decent, civilized humans? [A review of Depression: The evolution of powerlessness, by P. Gilbert]. Stress & Health, 9(2), 71-73. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2460090202
  31. Wong, P. T. P. (1992). [Review of the book Cancer and stress, by C. L. Cooper & M. Watson].  Stress & Health, 8(4), 266. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2460080412
  32. Wong, P. T. P. (1992). [Review of the book Work stress, disease, and life expectancy, by B. C. Fletcher]. Stress & Health, 8(4), 265-266. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2460080413
  33. Wong, P. T. P. (1991). [Review of the book Job control and worker health, by S. L. Sauter, J. Hurrell, & C. Cooper]. Stress & Health, 7(2), 138-139. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2460070224
  34. Wong, P. T. P. (1989). [Review of the book Computers and the psychosocial work environment, by G. Bradley]. Stress & Health, 5(4), 265-266. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2460050411
  35. Wong, P. T. P. (1987). [Review of the book Psychosocial stress and cancer, by C. L. Cooper]. Stress Medicine, 3(3), 252. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2460030325
  36. Wong, P. T. P. (1987). [Review of the book Man and accidents offshore: An examination of the costs of stress among workers on oil and gas rigs, by V. J. Sutherland & C. L. Cooper]. Stress Medicine, 3(1), 250. https://doi.org/10.1002/smi.2460030118
  37. Wong, P. T. P. (1982). [Review of the book Advances in intrinsic motivation and aesthetics, by H. I. Day]. Canadian Psychology, 23(1), 59-60. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0081288
Publications: Poems
Publications: Online Publications

 

Presentations

Keynote, Webinars & Invited Addresses

  • Wong, P. T. P., & Yu, T. T. F. (2023, February 17). A relativity theory of sustainable wellbeing [Virtual presentation]. 2nd Global Virtual Summit on European Public Health & Healthcare, London, UK. 
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2022, May 7). Adler’s contribution to positive psychology and positive education [Invited talk]. Adler Graduate Professional School Summer Colloquium 2022. http://www.drpaulwong.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Adler-University-Colloquium-v5.pdf
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2022, April 26). The best possible life in a troubled world: An existential positive psychology perspective [Symposium]. Positive Psychology in Cultural and Contextual Perspectives. http://www.drpaulwong.com/the-best-possible-life-in-a-troubled-world-an-existential-positive-psychology-perspective
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2022, April 19). What really matters in the darkest hour: The 3 essentials of life intelligence (LQ) for career success [Keynote]. University of New Brunswick. http://www.drpaulwong.com/what-really-matters-in-the-darkest-hour/
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2022, March 14). My Conversation with the National Institute of Aging regarding their Death and Dying Workshop
    [Invited Talk]. US National Institute on Aging. http://www.drpaulwong.com/national-institute-of-aging-death-and-dying-workshop
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2022, February 4). Existential Positive Psychology for living a positive life [Keynote]. Positive Psychology for Positive Life Virtual Conference. http://www.drpaulwong.com/existential-positive-psychology-for-living-a-positive-life/
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2022, February 4). Existential suffering, clinical psychology, and mental health [Keynote]. 4th International Webinar on Psychology, Clinical Psychology & Mental Health. http://www.drpaulwong.com/existential-suffering-clinical-psychology-and-mental-health/
  • Lai, A., Lomas, T., Lee, M. T., Delle Fave, A., Al Jenebi, N. M., Appiah, R., Kjell, O. N. E., Cataluña, D., Rashid, t., Shiba, K., Steger, M., Cowden, R., Joshanloo, M., Russo-Netzer, P., Kashdan, T.,  Hitokoto, H., Uchida, Y., Guggenheim, K., Warren, M.,…Wong, P. T. P. (2021, September 22). Global Wellbeing Initiative annual roundtable [Virtual roundtable]. Global Wellbeing Initiative, Gallup Inc., Washington, D. C., United States. https://www.globalwellbeinginitiative.org/
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2021, November 3). Session 2: The meaning of suffering [Keynote]. The Spirituality and Science Forumhttp://www.drpaulwong.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Spirituality-Science-Forum-presentation20210921-v3.pdf
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2021, October 18). The surprising science of suffering: Why is suffering necessary for flourishing? [Keynote]. The Harvard Human Flourishing Program [Virtual webinar]. http://www.drpaulwong.com/the-surprising-science-of-suffering-why-is-suffering-necessary-for-flourishing/
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2021, August 6-8). Beyond happiness and success: The new science of self-transcendence [keynote]. International Network on Personal Meaning 11th Biennial International Meaning Conference, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2021, August 6-8). Integrative Meaning Therapy (IMT) [workshop]. International Network on Personal Meaning 11th Biennial International Meaning Conference, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2021, August 6-8). Meaning Conference 2021 summit symposium: From vulnerability to resilience – introduction. In P. T. P. Wong (Chair), Vulnerability to resilience [Symposium]. International Network on Personal Meaning 11th Biennial International Meaning Conference, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2021, August 6-8). Meaning Conference 2021 summit symposium on from suffering to flourishing – introduction. In P. T. P. Wong (Chair), Flourishing through suffering (Self-transcendence) [Symposium]. International Network on Personal Meaning 11th Biennial International Meaning Conference, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2021, August 6-8). Meaning Conference 2021 summit symposium on Global wellbeing during the pandemic: Honouring Ed Diener – introduction. In P. T. P. Wong (Chair), Global wellbeing during the pandemic: Honouring Ed Diener [Symposium]. International Network on Personal Meaning 11th Biennial International Meaning Conference, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2021, August 6-8). Meaning Conference 2021 summit symposium on mental health – introduction. In P. T. P. Wong (Chair), Mental Health [Symposium]. International Network on Personal Meaning 11th Biennial International Meaning Conference, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2021, August 6-8). Meaning Conference 2021 summit symposium on the future of positive education – introduction. In P. T. P. Wong (Chair), Future of positive education [Symposium]. International Network on Personal Meaning 11th Biennial International Meaning Conference, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2021, July 9). Flourishing through suffering: Insights from Existential Positive Psychology [Keynote]. HFE Flourish Talks [Virtual webinar]. http://www.drpaulwong.com/flourishing-through-suffering-insights-from-existential-positive-psychology/
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2021, April 10). Self-transcendence: The key to meaning and wellbeing during Covid-19 [Keynote]. Centre for Advancement in Inclusive and Special Education Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong International Webinar Series on Students’ Well-being [Virtual webinar]. http://www.drpaulwong.com/self-transcendence-the-key-to-meaning-and-wellbeing/
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2021, February 4-7). Transcend the pandemic: How to redesign the future of work [Symposium]. Society of Counselling Psychology annual convention [online convention]. http://www.drpaulwong.com/transcend-the-pandemic-how-to-redesign-the-future-of-work
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2020, October 21). Self-transcendence and servant leadership: From pandemic fatigue to pandemic growth. Embodiment Conference, virtual INPM Webinar presentation, Toronto, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2020, October 13). Saying ‘Yes’ to Life by Embracing the Dark Side of Yourself. Virtual INPM Webinar presentation, Toronto, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2020, October 10). Resilience and Happiness for Effective Coping with COVID-19. Virtual INPM Webinar presentation, Toronto, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2020, August 29). Integrative Meaning Therapy in Coping with the COVID-19 Pandemic: Victor Frankl’s Cure. Virtual INPM Webinar presentation, Toronto, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2020, July 30). Growing During the Pandemic: What we can Learn from the New Science of Flourishing and Suffering. Virtual INPM Webinar presentation, Toronto, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2020, July 30). Growing During the Pandemic: Why is Viktor Frankl’s cure essential for overcoming Covid-19? Learn the Existential Positive Interventions for meaning-focused therapy. Virtual INPM Webinar presentation, Toronto, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2019, October 28). How to Transform Five Types of Shame Into Wellbeing. Invited symposium presentation on Interdisciplinary and Intercultural Approaches to Transforming Negative Emotions, Johannesburg, South Africa.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2019, April 12). Integrating healing with growth through meaning therapy: Beyond psychological disorders. Keynote address at the Spiritual and Cultural Care Conference 2019, Royal Ottawa Mental Health Center, Ottawa, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2019, March 30). Successful Aging. Keynote address at the conference on aging: The final frontier. Exploring spiritual maturity and aging, Gibson Center, Toronto, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2018, August 4). A meaning-centered model of mature happiness and wellbeing. In P. T. P. Wong (Chair), Summit on second wave positive psychology: Mature happiness [Summit]. 10th Biennial Meaning Conference, Richmond, BC, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2017, October 24). Essentials of meaning therapy. Invited talk presented at National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2017, October 20). Meaning-centered positive education. Keynote presented at the Conference on “Problems, Challenges, and Countermeasures of National Basic Education in Twelve Years” at National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2017, October 18). Meaning in life and well-being. Invited talk presented at Wenzao Ursuline University of Languages, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2017, October 14). Chinese indigenous psychology and PP 2.0. Invited talk presented at the National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2017, October 14). Adler versus Frankl: Similarities and differences. Invited talk presented at the Taiwan Society of Adlerian Psychology at the National Kaohsiung Normal University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2017, October 11). Meaning-centered positive education. Invited talk presented at Fo Guang University, Yilan, Taiwan.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2017, October 5). Meaning and flourishing in suffering. Invited talk presented at Fo Guang University, Yilan, Taiwan.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2017, October 3). Meaning in life and well-being. Invited talk presented at Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2017, October 3). Lessons of life intelligence through life education. Invited talk presented at Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2017, September 29). The courage to live well and die well. Keynote presented at the 2017 Life Education International Academic Conference at the National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2017, July). What is existential competency? Why do we need it in therapy? Invited keynote at the International Meaning Conference, London, UK.

  • Wong, P. T. P. (2016, August). Meaning-centered approach to research and therapy, second wave positive psychology, and the future of humanistic psychology. The Carl Rogers Award Acceptance Address presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Denver, CO. (Partially supported by the research grant on Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life from the John Templeton Foundation)

  • Wong, P. T. P. (2016, July). Self-transcendence: A paradoxical way to become your best. Presidential address for the 9th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Wong P. T. P. (2015, August). A Meaning-Centered Approach to the Dark Side of Human Existence. Symposium presented at the 4th World Congress on Positive Psychology, Lake Buena Vista, FL.
  • Wong, L. C. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (2015, May 15). The safe and effective use of self in psychotherapy. Invited seminar presented at the World Congress for Existential Therapy, London, UK.

  • Wong, P. T. P. (2014, July). A seeker’s guide to meaningful living. Keynote address presented at the First Congress on the Construction of Personal Meaning in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2014, July). Meaning Summit I: What is the nature and conceptualization of meaning? Keynote address presented at the First Congress on the Construction of Personal Meaning in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2014, July). Meaning Summit II: The conditions and measurement of meaning. Keynote address presented at the First Congress on the Construction of Personal Meaning in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2014, July). Meaning Summit III: The conditions and measurement of meaning. Keynote address presented at the First Congress on the Construction of Personal Meaning in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2013, October). A meaning-centered approach to positive education. Invited lecture presented at FoGuang University, Yilan County, Taiwan.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2013, October). Acceptance and well-being: A meaning-management perspective. Invited lecture presented at Lotus Hospice Care Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2013, October). Introduction to meaning therapy. Invited lecture presented at NanHua University, Chiayi County, Taiwan.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2013, October). Meaning, self-transcendence, and well-being. Keynote address presented at the International Conference on Life and Death Education at the National Taipei University of Nursing & Health Science, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2013, October). Meaning, well-being, and resilience. Invited lecture presented at FoGuang University, Yilan County, Taiwan.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2013, October). Terror management vs. Meaning management. Invited lecture presented at Kaohsiung Normal University (NKNU), Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2013, April). Death acceptance & grief counselling through meaning transformation. Keynote address presented at the 45th Annual Conference of the Alberta Pastoral Care Association, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2013, April). Meaning-centered counselling and spiritual care. Keynote address presented at the 45th Annual Conference of the Alberta Pastoral Care Association, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2013, April). Meaning seeking/making: Contributions of Viktor Frankl. Keynote address presented at the 45th Annual Conference of the Alberta Pastoral Care Association, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2012, November). Logotherapy, meaning therapy, and spirituality. Keynote address presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the Japanese Association of Clinical Thanatology, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2012, November). Positive psychology of what makes life worth living and the meaning hypothesis. Keynote address presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the Japanese Association of Clinical Thanatology, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2012, July). What I would share with my family and friends in my last lecture.  Presidential address presented at the 7th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2012, March). Positive education: An alternative vision. Invited lecture presented at the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2012, March). The adaptive benefits of acceptance. Keynote address presented at the 3rd Australian Conference of Positive Psychology and Wellbeing in Wollongong, Australia.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2010, August). What is existential positive psychotherapy? Presidential address presented at the 6th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2010, April). Core themes of Chinese existential psychology. Lecture presented at the East-West Conference in Nanjing, China.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2010, April). Death acceptance and hospice care. Public Lecture at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong, China. (Sponsored by the Centre on Behavioral Health of the University of Hong Kong and the Li Kai Shing Foundation)
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2010, April). The positive psychology of happiness. Public Lecture in Holistic Life Education presented at Shantou University, Shantou, China.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2009, August). Romancing with death in Hollywood. Lecture presented in the symposium on Movies for the Variety of Human Experiences at the American Psychological Association Convention in Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2009, March). Meaning-centered therapy. Lecture presented at the General Practice Psychotherapy Association of the Ontario Medical Association in Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2008, July). The positive psychology of living with cancer. Presidential address presented at the 5th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2007, August). Positive psychology for the 3rd world: A different vision. Keynote address presented at the 65th Anniversary Celebrations of the International Council of Psychologists in San Diego, CA.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2007, August). Multicultural competencies in academic psychology. Address presented at the American Psychological Association Convention in San Francisco, CA.
  • Wong, P. T. P., & Davey, D. (2007, July). Best practices of servant leadership. Address presented at the Servant Leadership Research Roundtable, School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2006, November). Keynote address presented to the Institute of Death Education at the National Taipei Nursing College. (Sponsored by Taiwan’s National Science Foundation)
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2006, July). Presidential address. Presidential address presented at the 4th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2006, January). Meaning-centered approach to education. Invited lecture presented at the Fo Guang University, Jiaoxi, Taiwan. (Sponsored by Taiwan’s National Science Foundation)
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2006, January). The quest for meaning in college life. Invited lecture presented at the Fo Guang University, Jiaoxi, Taiwan. (Supported by Taiwan’s National Science Foundation)
  • Wong , P. T. P. (2005, November). The healing community. Keynote address and workshops presented at the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Haven of Hope Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2005, November). Meaning-centered psychotherapy. Keynote address and a two-day workshop organized by the United Center of Emotional Health and Positive Living and the Department of Psychiatry, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2005, February). The Meaning-Centered Approach: Challenges for occupational therapy. Keynote address presented at the Occupational Therapy Seminar for the Hong Kong Occupational Therapy Association, Hong Kong, China.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2004, July). Tragic optimism in the face of trauma, terror & death. Presidential address presented at the 3rd Biennial International Conference on Personal Meaning in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2004, June). From Compassionate to Spiritual Care. Keynote address presented at the Consultation for the Medical, Religious, & Academic Professionals in Hong Kong, China.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2004, June). Meaning-centered counselling and therapy. Invited lecture presented at the Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2004, March). God’s design for the church and ministry. Invited lecture presented at Friendship Baptist Church, Coquitlam, BC, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P., & Page, D. (2003, October 16). Servant leadership: An Opponent-Process Model and the Revised Servant Leadership Profile. Address presented at the Servant Leadership Research Roundtable, School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2002, December). From death anxiety to death acceptance. Keynote address presented at the Conference on Life and Death Education in National Changhua University, Changhua, Taiwan.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2002, December). From grieving to transformation. Invited keynote address presented at the Conference on Life and Death Education in National Changhua University, Changhua, Taiwan.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2002, December). From existential crisis to the quest for meaning. Invited address presented at the National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2002, December). From spiritual care to spiritual transformation. Invited address at the National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). From spiritual care to spiritual transformation. Invited lecture presented in the Course on Spirituality and Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada. (Sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation)
  • Wood, D., & Wong, P. T. P. (2001, October). Bridging the cultural divide: How to make multicultural churches work. Presented in a symposium on Multicultural Ministry, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2000, July). Presidential address presented at the 1st International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1999, April). Challenges in multicultural supervision. Colloquium presented at the Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1995, March). Meaning-centered counselling. Colloquium presented at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1994, November). The adaptive processes of reminiscence. Presented in a symposium on “State of the Art: Life Review and Reminiscence” in the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Atlanta, GA.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1993). Personal meaning and spiritual coping in the elderly. Invited lecture presented at the Summer Institute on Gerontology at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1992, June). Effective coping of life stress. Presented in a symposium of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress, in Monte Carlo, Monaco.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1990). Reminiscence and aging. Presented in a symposium of the Life History Research Society in Keystone, CO.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1989, October). A critical analysis of reminiscence. Presented in a symposium on “Reminiscence” in the annual meeting of Canadian Association on Gerontology.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1989, May). Theory and measurement of unrequited love. Presented in a symposium on “Foolish attraction: The psychology of unrequited love” at the Iowa Conference on Personal Relationships, Iowa City, IA.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1988, June). Stress and coping in the Chinese elderly. Presented in a symposium on “Cross-cultural studies of seniors” at the University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1988, January). Existential vs. causal attributions. Invited lecture presented at the Attribution-Personality Theory Conference, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1986). A coping model of happiness and successful aging. Presented in a symposium on “Well-being and aging” at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1985). The coping behaviour of Type A individuals. Presented in a symposium on “Type A behaviours” at the Canadian Psychological Association Annual Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P., & Dimitroff, G. (1980). Cognitive factors in coping with frustrative stress. Presented in a symposium on “Human cognition and motivation” in Leuven, Belgium.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1978). Extinction induced facilitation and helplessness in the symposium on learned helplessness and frustration. Invited lecture presented at the 19th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Munich, Germany.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1977). Exploratory behaviour and rule learning. Presented in a symposium in honour of the late Daniel Berlyne at the Canadian Psychological Association Annual Conference in  Vancouver, BC, Canada.Honours and Awards

Workshops

  • Wong, P. T. P. (2017, October 7-8). Meaning therapy. Workshop presented at Fo Guang University, Yilan, Taiwan.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2017, July 22-23). Meaning therapy. Workshop presented at the 2017 Summer Institute, Toronto, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2017, July). Integrative meaning therapy: Empirical support and efficacy. Workshop presented at the International Meaning Conference, London, UK.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2015, May). Meaning-centered counselling and therapy. Pre-conference workshop presented at the World Congress on Existential Therapy in London, UK.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2014, July). Meaning-centered assessments and positive meaning interventions. Workshop presented at the First Congress on the Construction of Personal Meaning in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2014, March). Meaning therapy: A new paradigm of integrating healing with personal growth. A one-day workshop presented at the BC Psychological Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2013, October). From research proposal to journal publication. A two-day workshop presented at Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2012, July). Assessment and intervention in meaning therapy. Workshop presented at the 7th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2012, March). A meaning-centered approach to positive management. Workshop presented at the Sydney Business School, Sydney, Australia.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2010, August). Short term meaning therapy. Workshop presented at the 6th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2008, July). Meaning centered counseling and the transformation of grief. Workshop presented at the 5th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Toronto, ON, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2006, July). Meaning centered approach to addiction. Workshop presented at the 4th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2006, January). Basic concept and skills of meaning-centered counseling. Workshop presented at Trinity Western University in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2006, January). Exploring the healing potential of meaning. A two-day workshop presented at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan. (Sponsored by the Lotus Foundation and Taiwan’s National Science Foundation)
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2006, January). The meaning-centered approach to hospice and palliative care. Workshop presented at the National Technological University, Taipei, Taiwan. (Sponsored by the Lotus Foundation and Taiwan’s National Science Foundation)
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2005, October). A meaning-centered approach to addiction and recovery. A one-day workshop given at The Salvation Army Vancouver Community & Family Services.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2005, July). Meaning-centered approach to counseling and therapy. A two-and-a-half-day workshop at the INPM’s Summer Institute in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2005, February). Coping with functional loss for people with disability through meaning reconstruction. Workshop presented at the Hong Kong Hospital Authority Professional Development for Occupational Therapists, Hong Kong, China.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2005, February). Meaning-centered practice and skills for occupational therapy. A one-day workshop at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). Meaning-centered narrative therapy. Workshop presented at the 2nd International Meaning Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2001). Triumph over terror: Lessons from logotherapy and positive psychology. Workshop presented for the Harvard Course on Spirituality and Health in Medicine, Boston, MA.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2000, July). Meaning-centered counselling and therapy. Workshop presented at the 1st International Meaning Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1993). Guided Life Review. Workshop presented at Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1985). Effective coping and health. Workshop presented at the Canadian Association on Gerontology in Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1984). A matching model of coping. Workshop presented at the Canadian Psychological Association Annual Conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Other Presentations

Dr. Wong has presented more than 150 papers in scholarly conferences. Only recent and selected presentations are listed below.

  • Wong, P. T. P. (2016, December). From Viktor Frankl’s logotherapy to the four defining characteristics of self-transcendencePaper presented at the research working group meeting for Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life Project, Columbia, SC. (Funded by the John Templeton Foundation).
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2016, June). Self-transcendence as the path to virtue, happiness and meaning Paper presented at the research working group meeting for Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life Project, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. (Funded by the John Templeton Foundation) (Abstract retrieved from https://virtue.uchicago.edu/page/paul-t-p-wong-june-2016-working-group-meeting-topic)
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2015, December). The meaning hypothesis of living a good life: Virtue, happiness, and meaning. Paper presented at the research working group meeting for Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life Project, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. (Funded by the John Templeton Foundation)
  • Wong, L. C. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (2015, August). Spiritual competence from an existential perspective. Presented in the symposium on “Increasing supervisory competence in religious and spiritual issues” at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, ON.
  • Wong, P. T. P., Ryff, C. D., Friedman, H. L., Waterman, A. S., & Robbins, B. D. (2015, August). Living the good life: Integrating humanistic and positive psychology perspectives. Symposium presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2014, July). Self-transcendence: Crowning human achievement or diabolic terror? In a symposium on “The rediscovery of meaning-making: Destructive and constructive aspects” at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2008, August). Romancing with death in Hollywood. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Lin, A., & Wong, P. T. P. (2006, August). The meaning of life: According to a Chinese sample. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.
  • Ivancovich, D. A., & Wong, P. T. P. (2005, August). Existential coping and spiritual coping in anticipatory grief. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
  • Kim, M., Lee, H-S., & Wong, P. T. P. (2005, August). Meaning of life according to Koreans: The Korean Personal Meaning Profile. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.
  • Takano, Y., & Wong, P. T. P. (2004, July/August). Meaning of life according to a Japanese sample. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.
  • Leung, M. M., Vroon, E. J., Steinfort, T., & Wong, P. T. P. (2003, August). Tragic optimism: Validation of a new measurement of the construct. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Malone, K. R., Wong, P. T. P., Iglesias, A., & Goldberg, C. (2003, August). Symposium: Politics and humanistic psychology. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Angus, W. A., & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). A spiritual-cognitive-behavioural approach to anger management. Paper presented at the 2nd Biennial International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Brockman, M., & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). A therapy of embrace. Paper presented at the 2nd Biennial International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Jappy, A., & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). Spiritual interventions in drug addiction. Paper presented at the 2nd Biennial International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Kalkman, B., & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). Sources of meaning and life satisfaction: Comparing East Indians with Indo-Canadians. Poster presented at the 2nd Biennial International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Lee, Hong-seock & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). A factor and confirmatory analysis of the preconditions for self-transcendence. Poster presented at the 2nd Biennial International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Matta, D., & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). Put human faces on greatness: Attributes of great living men and women. Poster presented at the 2nd Biennial International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Takano, Y., & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). Experience of domestic violence and abuse of Japanese immigrant women: An existential-phenomenological study. Poster presented at the 2nd Biennial International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Vroon, E. J., Leung, M., Steinfort, T., & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). The Tragic optimism Questionnaire: Some preliminary validity data. Paper presented at the 2nd Biennial International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Wong, L. C. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, August). What helps and what hinders in supervision: From a supervisor’s perspective. Presented in a roundtable discussion on “Hot topics in supervision and training” at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
  • Wong, L. C. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (2001, October). Beyond EQ: Moral intelligence and character education. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of Moral Education, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (2001, October). Tragic optimism, realistic pessimism, and mature happiness. Paper presented at the Positive Psychology Summit, Washington, DC.
  • Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (2001, August). Multicultural supervision competencies: Implications for supervision and supervision training. Presented in a roundtable discussion on “Hot topics in supervision and training” at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
  • Scott, C., & Wong, P. T. P. (1999, August). Stress and coping: A cross-cultural perspective. Presented in a symposium on “Stress and coping in minorities” at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
  • Wong, L. C. J., Ishiyama, F. I., & Wong, P. T. P. (1999, July). Exploring the world of meaning of ESL students. Poster presented at the International Conference on Cross-Cultural Psychology.
  • Wong, L. C. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (1999, August). Multicultural supervision. Presented in a roundtable discussion on “Hot topics in clinical supervision” at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1999, August). Stress, coping and well-being in Chinese elderly. Paper presented in a symposium on “Stress and coping in minorities” at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1999, August). New dimensions of existential therapy. A symposium presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1999, July). New developments in meaning research. A symposium presented at the World Congress on Logotherapy, Dallas, TX.
  • Wong, P. T. P., Brewer, T., & Philipchalk, R. (1999, August). Legalism and psychopathology. A paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.
  • Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (1999, May). A mentoring model of cross-cultural counselling. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Guidance and Counselling Association, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (1999, July). Assessing multicultural supervision competencies. Poster presented at the 14th International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, Bellingham, WA.
  • Pierce, L. E., & Wong, P. T. P. (1998, August). Schema-driven false memories. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.
  • Sourissau, E., & Wong, P. T. P. (1997, June). Father types and attachment styles in clinical and “normal” populations. Paper presented at the International Conference on Personal Relationships, Oxford, OH.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1997, June). Charting the course of Meaning Research. Presented in a roundtable discussion on scientific research on personal meaning at the International Congress on Logotherapy, Dallas, TX.
  • Wong. P. T. P. (1997, August). Sources of personal meaning and mental health. Presented in a symposium on personal meaning and functional health at the 105th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.
  • Sourisseau, E., & Wong, P. T. P. (1996, June). Father types and adult attachment styles. Paper presented at the International Conference on Personal Relationships, Seattle, WA.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1996, June). Meaning-centered therapy. Presented in a symposium on Logotherapy and Existential Analysis in the First International Congress on Psychotherapy, Vienna, Austria.
  • Wong, L. C. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (1996, May). Meaning-centered counselling for ESL students. Paper presented at the International Counselling Congress, Vancouver, BC.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1995, November). Responsible choice and the Noetic dimension. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-American Institute of Logotherapy, Kansas, KS.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1995, September). Sources of personal meaning across the life span. Paper presented in the International Congress on Logotherapy, Dallas, TX.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1994, July). A solution-focused approach to academic counselling. Paper presented to first meeting of Ontario College & University Counsellors, University of Guelph.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1994, June). The changing role of the instructor. Paper presented in the Annual Show & Tell on Teaching, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1994, May). The new orthodoxy. Paper presented in the annual meeting of Society for Academic Freedom & Scholarship, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1985). Optimism and well-being across the life-span. Paper presented at the Canadian Association on Gerontology, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1984). The coping behaviors of successful agers. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of Western Gerontological Association, Anaheim, CA.
  • Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1983). Validity of the coping inventory. Paper presented at the Canadian Association on Gerontology, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.
  • Wong, P. T. P., & Derlega, V. J. (1982). An attributional analysis of intimate self-disclosure. Paper presented at the International Conference on Personal Relationships, Madison, WI.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1981). Attributional retraining through self-correction in reading remediation. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.
  • Wong, P. T. P. (1975). A strategy-learning hypothesis of the PRE. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

Sermons

Dr. Wong has served at multiple churches and preached many sermons. This list is under construction.

Select Psychological Tests

For a full list of Dr. Wong’s instruments, please click here.

  1. Arslan, G., & Wong, P. T. P. (2020). Responsibility Scale. [Published in Arslan, G. & Wong, P. T. P.  (2022). Measuring Personal and Social Responsibility: An Existential Positive Psychology Approach. Journal of Happiness and Health, 2(1), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.47602/johah.v2i1.5]

  2. Jans-Beken, L., & Wong, P. T. P. (2019). Existential Gratitude Scale (EGS). [Published in Jans-Beken, L., & Wong, P. T. P. (2019). Development and preliminary validation of the Existential Gratitude Scale (EGS). Counselling Psychology Quarterly. DOI: 10.1080/09515070.2019.1656054]

  3. Wong, P. T. P., & Bowers, V. (2018). Mature Happiness Scale (MHS). [Published in Wong, P. T. P. & Bowers, V. (2018). Mature happiness and global wellbeing in difficult times. In N. R. Silton (Ed.), Scientific concepts behind happiness, kindness, and empathy in contemporary society.Hershey, PA: IGI Global.]

  4. Wong, P. T. P. (2018). Objective Life Condition Assessment (OLCA).
  5. Wong, P. T. P., Ivtzan, I., Lomas, T., Kjell, O., & Peacock, E. (2017). Self-Transcendence Measure-Brief (STM-B). [Wong, P. T. P. (2016, June). Self-transcendence as the path to virtue, happiness and meaningPaper presented at the research working group meeting for Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life Project, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois.] [Published in Wong, P. T. P. (2016, December). From Viktor Frankl’s logotherapy to the four defining characteristics of self-transcendencePaper presented at the research working group meeting for Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life Project, Columbia, SC.; Wong, P. T. P., Arslan, G., Bowers, V. L., Peacock, E. J., Kjell, O. N. E., Ivtzan, I., Lomas, T. (2021). Self-transcendence as a buffer against COVID-19 suffering: The development and validation of the Self-Transcendence measure-B. Frontiers, 12, 4229.

    https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.648549]

  6. Wong, P. T. P. (2015). Emotional Health Checklist (EHC).
  7. Wong, P. T. P. (2013). Basic Psychological Needs Assessment Scale (BPNAS).
  8. Wong, P. T. P. (2012). Life Orientation Scale (LOS). [Published in Wong, P. T. P. (2012). The meaning mindset: Measurement and implicationsInternational Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 4(1), 1-3.]
  9. Wong, P. T. P. (2012). Personal Meaning Profile-Brief (PMP-B). [Published in McDonald, M. J., Wong, P. T. P., & Gingras, D. T. (2012).Meaning-in-life measures and development of a brief version of the Personal Meaning Profile. In P. T. P. Wong (Ed.), The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications (2nd ed., pp. 357-382). New York, NY: Routledge.]
  10. Wong, P. T. P. (2011). Life Intelligence Test (LQ).
  11. Wong, P. T. P. (2011). Life Orientation Profile (LOP).
  12. Wong, P. T. P., Reker, G. T., & Peacock, E. J. (2006). Coping Schemas Inventory-Revised (CSI-R). [Published in Wong, P. T. P., Reker, G. T. & Peacock, E. (2006). The resource-congruence model of coping and the development of the Coping Schemas Inventory. In P. T. P. Wong, & L. C. J., Wong (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural perspectives on stress and coping (pp. 223-283). New York, NY: Springer.]
  13. Wong, P. T. P., Page, D., & Rude, W. (2004). Servant Leadership Profile-360 (SLP-360).
  14. Wong, P. T. P., & Page, D. (2003). Servant Leadership Profile-Revised. [Published in Wong, P. T. P., & Page, D. (2003, October 16). Servant leadership: An Opponent-Process Model and the Revised Servant Leadership Profile. Address presented at the Servant Leadership Research Roundtable, School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA.]
  15. Wong, P. T. P., Leung, M., Steinfort, T., & Vroon, E. J. (2002). Life Attitudes Scale (LAS).
  16. Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (2000). Multicultural Supervision Inventory (MSI). [Published in Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (2008). Multicultural Supervision Competencies Questionnaire. In J. M. Bernard, & R. K. Goodyear (Eds.), Fundamentals of clinical supervision(4th ed.; pp. 349). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.]
  17. Wong, P. T. P. (1999). Supervision Functions Questionnaire (SFQ).
  18. Wong, P. T. P. (1998). Academic Values Scale (AVS).
  19. Wong, P. T. P. (1998). Perceived Personal Meaning Scale (PPM). [Published in Wong, P. T. P. (1998). Implicit theories of meaningful life and the development of the Personal Meaning Profile. In P. T. P. Wong, & P. Fry (Eds.), The human quest for meaning: A handbook of psychological research and clinical applications(pp. 111-140). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.]
  20. Wong, P. T. P. (1998). Personal Meaning Profile (PMP). [Published in Wong, P. T. P. (1998). Implicit theories of meaningful life and the development of the Personal Meaning Profile. In P. T. P. Wong, & P. Fry (Eds.), The human quest for meaning: A handbook of psychological research and clinical applications(pp. 111-140). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.]
  21. Sourisseau, E., & Wong, P. T. P. (1998). Father-types.
  22. Brewer, T., & Wong, P. T. P. (1998). Religious Legalism.
  23. Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1994). Death Attitudes Profile-Revised (DAP-R). [Published in Wong, P. T. P., Reker, G. T., & Gesser, G. (1994). Death Attitude Profile-Revised (DAP-R): A multidimensional measure of attitudes toward death. In R. A. Neimeyer (Ed.), Death anxiety handbook: Research, instrumentation, and application (pp. 121-148). Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis.] [Published in Gesser, G., Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1987-88). Death attitudes across the life-span: The development and validation of the Death Attitude Profile (DAP)Omega, 18(2), 113-128.]
  24. Peacock & Wong, P. T. P. (1989). Stress Appraisal Measure (SAM). [Published in Peacock, E. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (1990). The Stress Appraisal Measure (SAM): A multidimensional approach to cognitive appraisalStress Medicine, 6(3), 227-236.]
  25. Pfeiffer, S. M., & Wong, P. T. P. (1989). Multidimensional Jealousy Scale (MJS). [Published in Pfeiffer, S., & Wong, P. T. P. (1989). Multidimensional jealousyJournal of Social and Personal Relationships, 6, 181-196.]
  26. Wong, P. T. P., Watters, D. A., & Sproule, C. F. (1978). Trent Attribution Profile. [Wong, P. T. P., & Sproule, C. F. (1984). Attributional analysis of locus of control and the Trent Attribution Profile (TAP). In H. M. Lefcourt (Ed.), Research with the locus of control construct, Vol. 3: Limitations and extensions (pp. 309-360). New York, NY: Academic Press.] [Wong, P. T. P., Watters, D. A., & Sproule, C. F. (1978). Initial validity and reliability of the Trent Attribution Profile (TAP) as a measure of attribution schema and locus of controlEducational and Psychological Measurement, 38, 1129-1134.]
  27. Wong, P. T. P. (n.d.). Control Attribution Scale (CAS). (Developed for the 2013 Summer Institute)
  1. Wong, P. T. P. (2013). Meaning of Suffering Measure (MOSM).
  2. Wong, P. T. P. (2013). Meaningful Moments Measure (MMM).
  3. Wong, P. T. P. (2013). Measurement of What Really Matters. (Developed for the 2011 Meaningful Living Project)
  1. Wong, P. T. P. (2011). Meaningful Living Scale (MLS).
  2. Wong, P. T. P. (2011). Meaningful Living Self-Assessment Scale (MLSAS).
  3. Wong, P. T. P. (2011). PURE Test.
  4. Wong, P. T. P. (2011). Quest for Meaning Scale (QMS).
  5. Wong, P. T. P. (2011). Rippling Effect Test (RET).
  6. Wong, P. T. P. (2011). Search for Meaning Screen Test (SMST).
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