Dr. TAN, Ya-qian Yannie

 
Assistant Professor

 

 

 

 

 

 

- Cognitive development
- Chinese character learning and related difficulties
- Chinese developmental dyslexia
- Mindfulness-based intervention on learning disabilities and caregivers
Ph.D, Department of Social and Behavioural Sciences, City University of Hong  Kong
M.Ed in Developmental and Educational Psychology (Clinical and counseling psychology concentration), School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University
B.Sc in Applied Psychology, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
B.A in Business English (Double degree), Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
 

* = Corresponding author

Lyu, R., Zhang, S., Mao, Y., & Tan, Y. (2025). Reducing non-suicidal self-injury in Chinese adolescents through Imagery Communication Psychotherapy. Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools. https://doi.org/10.1177/20556365251347382

Lyu, R., & Tan, Y*. (2025). Zhongguo wenhua xia shenjingshuairuo liangbiao de bianzhi [Development of a neurasthenia scale in the Chinese cultural context]. Zhongguo xinli qianyan [Psychology of China], 7 (7), 955-961. https://doi.org/10.35534/pc.0707153

Tan, Y., Lyu, R*., & Lu, S. (2024). Reducing parenting stress in Chinese parents of children with learning disabilities with a mindful parenting program: A randomized controlled trial. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 151, 104794. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ridd.2024.104794

Tan, Y*., Liu, X*., & Ma, Z. (2021). Facilitating Effect of Grapheme and Syllable Cues on the Writing Performance of Children with Chinese Dictation Difficulties. Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities. 33(3), 459-473. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10882-020-09758-6

Tan, Y., & Liu, X*. (2018). Influence of grapheme and syllable learning on handwriting output of Chinese characters in children with dictation difficulties. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, 1671. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01671

Cai,Y., Liu, X., & Tan, Y*. (2017). Hanyu fazhanxing yueduzhangai de xingyin kunbang nengli: Dingyi, beijing yu yanjiu xianzhuang [The visual- verbal binding ability of children with Chinese developmental Dyslexia: Background and development]. Zhongguo teshu jiaoyu [Chinese Journal of Special Education], 9, 50-55. 

Tan Y., Liu, X.*, & Qi, T. (2016). Hanyu tingxie kunnan ertong yiban shijue zhengti he bufen jiagong tedian [Global-local processing of visual informations in Chinese children with dictation difficulties]. Zhongguo linchuang xinlixue zazhi [Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology], 24(2), 200-203. https://doi.org/10.16128/j.cnki.1005-3611.2016.02.003

Liu, Y., Li, Y., Liu, X.*, & Tan, Y. (2014). Hanyu tingxie zhangai ertong de xingyin lianjie quexian tanyin [Explore the cause of verbal- visual connection deficits in children with Chinese dictation difficulties]. Zhongguo linchuang xinlixue zazhi [Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology], 22(4), 594-596.  https://doi.org/10.16128/j.cnki.1005-3611.2014.04.005

 

Principal Investigator, Students with special needs in the context of education informatization: Exploring the influencing mechanism of behavior, mental health and academic performance, educational effect and educational administration model,  Discipline joint construction project by Guangdong Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science (Grant no. GD23XJY01), 2023-present.
 
Co-investigator, Cognitive deficit and intervention of developmental dyslexia, Key project sponsored by the National Social Science Funding (Grant No. 14ZDB157), 2015-2021, PI: Xiangping Liu

Tan, Y., & Liu, X. (2018). Promoting effect of difference types of activation on output of Chinese characters in children with dictation difficulties. Poster presentation at the 4th International Congress of Clinical and Health Psychology on Children and Adolescents, Spain.

Tan, Y., & Cheung, C. (2018). The client-therapist match on interpersonal styles, therapist responsiveness and psychotherapy outcome: An exploratory qualitative study. Oral presentation at the 2nd International Conference on Well-being, Singapore.

 

Tan, Y., & Liu, X. (2015). Studies on global and partial processing of Chinese children with dictation difficulties. Poster presentation at the 3rd European Conference of Language Learning, England.

- Member, The Association for Reading and Writing in Asia (ARWA)
- Member, International School Psychology Association (ISPA)
PSY103 Statistics for Social Sciences
PSY206 Research Methods and Designs
COUN250 Psychological Intervention for SEN Support
PSY217 Sensation and Perception 
PSY310 Advanced Cognitive Psychology
PSY373 & 374 Capstone Project 
PSY401 & 402 & 403 Research Thesis
PSY411 & 412 Honours Research Project
PSY504 Personality and Individual Differences 
PSY506 Biological Bases of Behaviour 
Office: LC752 Library Complex, 
            Hong Kong Shue Yan University,
            12 Wai Tsui Crescent, Braemer Hill,
            North Point, Hong Kong
Phone: Ext. 624
Email: ytan@hksyu.edu

Tuesday 2 - 5 pm, or by e-mail appointment.