Dr. NALIPAY, Ma.Jenina N.

Assistant Professor
-Educational Psychology – teacher and student motivation and well-being; positive education
-Clinical Psychology – posttraumatic stress disorder; posttraumatic growth; transdiagnostic approaches to mental health problems
Registered Psychologist, Professional Regulation Commission, Philippines
Registered Psychometrician, Professional Regulation Commission, Philippines
PhD (Cand.) in Education (Curriculum & Instruction), The Chinese University of Hong Kong
PhD in Psychology (Clinical Psychology), University of Santo Tomas, Philippines

Nalipay, M. J. N., Huang, B., Jong, M. S.-Y., Chai, C. S., & King, R. B. (2024). Promoting STEM learning perseverance through recognizing communal goals: Understanding the impact of empathy and citizenship. International Journal of STEM Education. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40594-024-00471-w
 
Botilao-Lagare, R. S., Mordeno, I. G., & Nalipay, M. J. N. (2024). Assessing the efficacy of a campus-based transdiagnostic intervention for Filipino college students: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of College Student Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/28367138.2024.2333752
 
Huang, Y., Nalipay, M. J. N., & Wang, H. (2024). Profiles of occupational well-being among Chinese teachers: Associations with basic psychological needs satisfaction and teaching quality. Teaching and Teacher Education, 139, 104461. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tate.2023.104461
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., Wang, H., & King, R. B. (2023). The social contagion of job satisfaction from principals to teachers: Implications from TALIS 2018. Social Psychology of Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-023-09868-x
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., Simon, P. D. P., & Yema, D. P. R. (2023). Teachers as agents of environmental literacy and the facilitating role of environmental psychologists. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 92, 102187. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102187
 
Nalipay, M. J. N. (2023). What aspects of school climate matter most to Asian teachers’ job satisfaction and well-being? Evidence from the TALIS 2018. Teachers College Record: The Voice of Scholarship in Education, 125(3), 264–288. https://doi.org/10.1177/01614681231171804
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., King, R. B., Yeung, S. S. S., Chai, C. S., & Jong, M. S. (2023). Why do I teach? Teachers’ instrumental and prosocial motivation predict teaching quality across East and West. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 93(2), 453–466. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12568
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., Chai, C.-S., Jong, M. S., King, R. B., & Mordeno, I. G. (2023). Positive mental health literacy for teachers: Adaptation and construct validation. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04694-y
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., & Simon, P. D. (2023). Teachers are frontliners too: Promoting mental health literacy among teachers in low-and middle-income countries. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 81, 103407. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103407
 
Haw, J. Y., Nalipay, M. J. N., & King, R. B. (2023). Perceived relatedness-support matters most for teacher well-being: A self-determination theory perspective. Teachers and Teaching, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1080/13540602.2023.2263736
 
Dizon, J. I. W. T., Mendoza, N. B., & Nalipay, M. J. N. (2023). Anxiety and well-being amidst the COVID-19 outbreak and the moderating role of locus-of-hope: Evidence from a large sample in the Philippines. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 17, 183449092311565. https://doi.org/10.1177/18344909231156532
 
Garabiles, M. R., Mordeno, I. G., & Nalipay, M. J. N. (2023). A comparison of DSM-5 and ICD-11 models of PTSD: Measurement invariance and psychometric validation in Filipino trauma samples. Journal of Psychiatric Research, 163, 24–31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2023.05.006
 
Dizon, J. I. W. T., Mendoza, N. B., Mordeno, I. G., & Nalipay, M. J. N. (2023). Validating the Suicide Behavior Questionnaire-Revised among Filipino adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Death Studies, 47(2), 159–163. https://doi.org/10.1080/07481187.2022.2039327
 
Ganotice, F. A., Chan, K. M. K., Chan, S. L., Chan, S. C., Fan, K. K. H., Lam, M. P. S., Liu, R. K. W., Wong, G. H. Y., Yuen, G. W. Y., Yuen, J. K., Yeung, S. S. S., Nalipay, M. J. N., Tsoi, F. H. S., & Tipoe, G. L. (2023). Applying motivational framework in medical education: A self-determination theory perspective. Medical Education Online, 28(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/10872981.2023.2178873
 
Ahmadi, A., Noetel, M., Parker, P., Ryan, R. M., Ntoumanis, N., Reeve, J., Beauchamp, M., Dicke, T., Yeung, A., Ahmadi, M., Bartholomew, K., Chiu, T. K. F. F., Curran, T., Erturan, G., Flunger, B., Frederick, C., Froiland, J. M., González-Cutre, D., Haerens, L., … Nalipay, M. J. N., … Lonsdale, C. (2023). A classification system for teachers’ motivational behaviors recommended in self-determination theory interventions. Journal of Educational Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000783
 
Mendoza, N. B., Mordeno, I. G., & Nalipay, M. J. N. (2022). The Transdiagnostic Role of Rumination in the Comorbidity of PTSD and Depression. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 27(8), 731–745. https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2021.2018197
 

Yeung, S. S. S., King, R. B., Nalipay, M. J. N., & Cai, Y. (2022). Exploring the interplay between socioeconomic status and reading achievement: An expectancy‐value perspective. British Journal of Educational Psychology, 92(3), 1196–1214. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjep.12495
Frondozo, C. E., King, R. B., Nalipay, M. J. N., & Mordeno, I. G. (2022). Mindsets matter for teachers, too: Growth mindset about teaching ability predicts teachers’ enjoyment and engagement. Current Psychology, 41(8), 5030–5033. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-020-01008-4
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., King, R. B., Mordeno, I. G., & Wang, H. (2022). Are good teachers born or made? Teachers who hold a growth mindset about their teaching ability have better well-being. Educational Psychology, 42(1), 23–41. https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2021.2001791
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., King, R. B., Garabiles, M. R., Capio, C. M., & Yeung, S. S. S. (2022). Migrant domestic workers’ character strengths and the role of work‐related factors: A strengths‐based perspective. International Journal of Psychology, 57(4), 501–510. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.12819
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., King, R. B., Mordeno, I. G., Chai, C.-S., & Jong, M. S.-Y. (2021). Teachers with a growth mindset are motivated and engaged: The relationships among mindsets, motivation, and engagement in teaching. Social Psychology of Education, 24(6), 1663–1684. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-021-09661-8
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., King, R. B., Haw, J. Y., Mordeno, I. G., & Dela Rosa, E. D. (2021). Teachers who believe that emotions are changeable are more positive and engaged: The role of emotion mindset among in- and pre-service teachers. Learning and Individual Differences, 92. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2021.102050
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., Cai, Y., & King, R. B. (2021). The social contagion of utility value: How parents’ beliefs about the usefulness of science predict their children’s motivation and achievement. School Psychology International, 42(3), 221–237. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143034320985200
 
Mordeno, I. G., Nalipay, M. J. N., Luzano, J. G. C., Galela, D. S., & Ferolino, M. A. L. (2021). Development and validation of a DSM-5-based generalized anxiety disorder self-report Scale: Investigating frequency and intensity rating differences. Current Psychology, 40(11), 5247–5255. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-019-00475-8
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., King, R. B., & Cai, Y. (2020). Autonomy is equally important across East and West: Testing the cross-cultural universality of self-determination theory. Journal of Adolescence, 78, 67-72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.adolescence.2019.12.009
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., Cai, Y., & King, R. B. (2020). Why do girls do better in reading than boys? How parental emotional contagion explains gender differences in reading achievement. Psychology in the Schools, 57(2), 310–319. https://doi.org/10.1002/pits.22330
 
David, A. P., Reyes, Z. Q., Miranda P. A., Nalipay, M. J. N., Ancho, I. V., & Roxas, M. M. (2020). Graduate teacher education in the Philippines: Observations and prospects. The Normal Lights, 14(2), 248-271.
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., Mordeno, I. G., Semilla, J. B., & Frondozo, C. E. (2019). Implicit beliefs about teaching ability, teacher emotions, and teaching satisfaction. The Asia-Pacific Education Researcher, 28(4), 313-325. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40299-019-00467-z
 
Mordeno, I. G., Nalipay, M. J. N., & Mordeno, E. R. (2019). The factor structure of complex PTSD in combat-exposed Filipino soldiers, Psychiatry Research, 278, 65-69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychres.2019.05.035
 
Mordeno, I. G., Nalipay, M. J. N., Coteriano, C., & Leong, S. U. (2019). Examining the factor structure of the Victorian Gambling Screen in Chinese casino workers. Current Psychology, 38(5), 1382-1391. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-017-9699-0
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., & Ku, L. (2019). The indirect effect of hopelessness on depression symptoms through perceived burdensomeness. Psychological Reports, 122(5), 1618-1631. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033294118789044
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., Bernardo, A. B. I., Tarroja, M. C. H., & Bautista, M. L. C. (2019). The factor structure of the English CBCL DSM-oriented scales in Filipino schoolchildren as reported by bilingual caregivers. International Journal of School & Educational Psychology, 7(sup1), 102–110. https://doi.org/10.1080/21683603.2018.1509036
 
Arandia, A. M. H., Mordeno, I. G., & Nalipay, M. J. N. (2018). Assessing the latent structure of posttraumatic growth and its relationship with cognitive processing of trauma among Filipino women victims of intimate partner abuse. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 33(18), 2894-2866. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260516632354
 
Mordeno, I. G., Galela, D. S., Nalipay, M. J. N., & Cue, M. P. (2018). Centrality of event and mental health outcomes in child and adolescent natural disaster survivors. The Spanish Journal of Psychology. 21, E61. https://doi.org/10.1017/sjp.2018.58
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., & Mordeno, I. G. (2018). Positive metacognitions and meta-emotions as predictors of posttraumatic stress disorder and posttraumatic growth in survivors of a natural disaster. Journal of Loss and Trauma, 23(5), 381-394. https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2017.1415734
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., & Alfonso, M. K. S. (2018). Career and talent development self-efficacy of Filipino students: The role of self-compassion and hope. Philippine Journal of Psychology, 51(1), 101-120.
 
Gavilano, V. C., Nalipay, M. J. N., David, A. P. (2018). The role of hope in promoting society-oriented future goals. The Normal Lights, 12(1), 185-198.
 
Mordeno, I. G., Carpio, J. G. E., Nalipay, M. J. N., & Saavedra, R. L. J. (2017). PTSD’s underlying dimensions in Typhoon Haiyan Survivors: Assessing DSM-5 symptomatology-based PTSD models and their relation to posttraumatic cognition. Psychiatric Quarterly, 88(1), 9-23. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-016-9429-z
 
Nalipay, M. J. N. (2017). Correspondence bias in the attribution of political attitudes. Philippine Journal of Psychology, 50(2), 140-158.
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., Bernardo, A. B. I., & Mordeno, I. G. (2016). Posttraumatic growth in survivors of a natural disaster: the role of social axioms of religiosity, reward for application, and social cynicism. The Journal of Positive Psychology, 12(4), 342–353. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2016.1187199
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., Bernardo, A. B. I., & Mordeno, I. G. (2016). Social complexity beliefs predict posttraumatic growth in survivors of a natural disaster. Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy, 8, 559-567. https://doi.org/10.1037/tra0000154
 
Mordeno, I. G., Nalipay, M. J. N., Sy, D. J. S., & Luzano, J. G. C. (2016). PTSD factor structure and relationship with self-construal among internally displaced persons. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 44, 102-110. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2016.10.013
 
Bernardo, A. B. I., & Nalipay, M. J. N. (2016). Social axioms as social foundations of locus-of-hope: A study in three Asian cultural groups. Personality and Individual Differences, 95, 110-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.02.046
 
Bernardo, A. B. I., Clemente, J. A. R., & Nalipay, M. J. N. (2016). What personal value types are associated with beliefs on the social value of religion? Psychological Studies, 61(3), 170-180. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-016-0359-5
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., & Mordeno, I. G. (2016). Emotional intensity of trauma memory as moderator of the relationship between posttraumatic cognitions and PTSD symptoms. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 10, e7. https://doi.org/10.1017/prp.2016.4
 
Mordeno, I. G., Nalipay, M. J. N., Alfonso, M K. S., Cue, M. P. (2016). Examining the latent structure of posttraumatic growth between male and female survivors in the immediate aftermath of a flash flood disaster. Current Psychology, 35(4), 587-594. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-015-9325-y
 
Mordeno, I. G., Cue, M. P., & Nalipay, M. J. N. (2016). Assessing the factor structure of acute stress disorder symptoms among Filipino adolescent survivors of a deadly flash flood disaster. Child Indicators Research, 9(3), 715-729. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-015-9340-4
 
Mordeno, I. G., Nalipay, M. J. N., & Cue, M. P. (2015). The role of functionality in the latent structure of posttraumatic growth among survivors of a flash flood disaster. Psychological Studies, 60 (2), 138-145. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-015-0303-0
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., Mordeno, I. G., & Saavedra, R. L. J. (2015). Cognitive processing, PTSD, and the mediating role of posttraumatic cognitions. Philippine Journal of Psychology, 48(2), 3-26.
 
Mordeno, I. G., Nalipay, M. J. N., Untalan, J. H. C., & Decatoria, J. B. (2014). Examining posttraumatic stress disorder's latent structure between treatment-seeking and non-treatment-seeking Filipinos. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 11, 28-34. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2014.05.003

Nalipay, M. J. N., Frondozo, C. E., Harrison, M. G., & King, R. B. (2023). Academic and social skills building seminar and gratitude intervention. In R. B. King, I. S. Caleon, & A. B. I. Bernardo (Eds.), Positive psychology and positive education in Asia (pp. 239–258). Springer.
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., King, R. B., Frondozo, C. E., & Mordeno, I. G. (2021). Joyful teachers: How enjoyment and psychological empowerment foster teachers’ work engagement. In J. Chen & R. B. King (Eds.), Emotions in learning, teaching, and leadership: Asian perspectives (pp. 111–126). Routledge.
Jong, M. S.-Y, Tsai, C. C., Lo, C. K., Chen, G., Tam, V., & Nalipay, M. J. N. (2024, April). Pilot research on drone-supported learning in secondary geography education. Paper to be presented at the 2024 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA.
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., Huang, B., Jong, M. S.-Y., Chai, C. S., & Luk, T. H. (2023, December). Promoting STEM interest through empathy and creative thinking in a STEM-based community service program. Paper presented at the International Conference on Computers in Education 2023, Matsue, Japan.
 
Yue, M., Jong, M. S.-Y., Dai, Y., Luk, T. H., & Nalipay, M. J. N. (2023, December). Incorporation of robotics in AI education: Barriers and enablers as perceived by K-12 teachers. Paper presented at the International Conference on Computers in Education 2023, Matsue, Japan.
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., Chai, C. S., Jong, M. S.-Y, King, R. B., (2023, August). Adaptation and validation of a measure of preservice teachers’ positive mental health literacy. Paper presented at the European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction 2023 Conference, Thessaloniki, Greece.
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., King, R. B., Wang, H. (2023, July). Principal-teacher social contagion of job satisfaction. Paper presented at the Asian Association of Social Psychology Conference 2023, Hong Kong SAR, China.
 
Dizon, J. I. W., Mendoza, N. B., & Nalipay, M. J. N. (2023, July). Anxiety, well-being, and the moderating role of hope among Filipinos during the COVID-19 pandemic. Paper presented at the Asian Association of Social Psychology Conference 2023, Hong Kong SAR, China.
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., Huang, B., Jong, M. S.-Y., Chai, C. S., & King, R. B. (2023, April). The roles of empathy and citizenship in promoting students’ learning perseverance in STEM education. Paper presented at the 2023 American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, USA.
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., Jong, M. S.-Y., Chiu, T. K. F., & Chai, C S. (2022, July). Teachers’ technological pedagogical content knowledge for integrative science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education. Paper presented at the 2022 International Symposium on Educational Technology, Hong Kong SAR., China.
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., King, R. B. (2021, July). Hope and gratitude predict domestic workers’ well-being through positive emotions. Paper presented at the 32nd International Congress of Psychology, Prague, Czech Republic.
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., King, R. B., Cai, Y., & Frondozo, C. E. (2021, July). Examining the cross-cultural generalizability of the self-determination theory. Paper presented at the 32nd International Congress of Psychology, Prague, Czech Republic.
 
Nalipay,  M. J. N., Mordeno, I. G., Semilla, J. B., Frondozo, C. E., & King, R. B. (2019, July). Incremental beliefs about teaching ability predict teaching satisfaction through positive teacher emotion. Paper presented at the 13th Biennial Conference of the Asian Association of Social Psychology, Taipei, Taiwan.
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., & Alfonso, M. K. S. (2018, February). Career and talent development self-efficacy of Filipino students: The role of self-compassion and hope. Paper presented at the South Manila Educational Consortium 3rd International Research Congress, Manila, Philippines.
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., & Mordeno, I. G. (2017, September). Complex PTSD factor structure among members of the armed forces. Paper presented at the 54th Annual Psychological Association of the Philippines Convention, Bacolod City, Philippines.
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., & Mordeno, I. G. (2016, July). Positive metacognitions and meta-emotions as determinants of PTSD and posttraumatic growth in survivors of a natural disaster. Paper presented at the 31st International Congress of Psychology, Yokohama, Japan.
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., & Mordeno, I. G. (2015, August). Emotional intensity of autobiographical memory as moderator of the relationship between posttraumatic cognitions and PTSD symptoms. Paper presented at the 11th Biennial Conference of Asian Association of Social Psychology. Cebu City, Philippines.
 
Galang, A. J. R., & Nalipay, M. J. N. (2014, August). The person project: A strategy to teach theoretical thinking in personality psychology. Paper presented at the 51st Annual Psychological Association of the Philippines Convention, Cagayan de Oro City, Philippines.
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., Untalan, J. H. C., & Alfonso, M. K. S., & Mordeno, I. G. (2013, September). Examining the latent structure of posttraumatic growth between males and females with varied trauma. Paper presented at the 4th ASEAN Regional Union of Psychological Societies Congress, Q. C., Philippines.
 
Decatoria, J. B., Mordeno, I. G., Nalipay, M. J. N., & Untalan, J. H. C. (2012, August). Comparing posttraumatic stress disorder’s symptom structure between treatment-seeking sample and community sample: Confirmatory factor analysis of the Harvard Trauma Questionnaire. Paper presented at the 49th Annual Psychological Association of the Philippines Convention, Cebu City, Philippines.
 
Divinagracia, W., Talan, B., Veloso, L. C., Tomas, D. L. P., Untalan, J. H. C., Nalipay, M. J. N., & Dela Cruz, C. (2011, August) Exploring Filipino college students’ academic major satisfaction and its correlates. Paper presented at the 48th Annual Psychological Association of the Philippines Convention, Iloilo City, Philippines.
 
Nalipay, M. J. N., Mordeno, I. G., & Alfonso, M. K. S. (2010, August). Determinants of intuitive and disordered eating. Paper presented at the 47th Annual Psychological Association of the Philippines Convention, Palawan, Philippines.
 
Mordeno, I. G., Agcaoili, S. M., Nalipay, M. J. N., Laron, E. A. O., & Decatoria, J. B. (2006, August). Determinants of compassion fatigue among mental health professionals. Paper presented at the 43rd Annual Psychological Association of the Philippines Convention, Quezon City, Philippines.

 

 

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