Dr Wu Shin Ling

Dr Wu Shin Ling

  • Senior Lecturer
Department of Psychology

Biography

Dr Wu Shin Ling obtained both her bachelor’s degree in Human Development and doctorate in Psychology of Child Development from Universiti Putra Malaysia. Her postgraduate research focused on the risk and protective factors of suicidal ideation specifically among adolescents. She has presented on topics such as mental health issues, suicidal ideation and happiness at various international conferences. She is a member of the Malaysian Psychological Association (PSIMA), Asian Association of Social Psychology, General Hypnotherapy Register (United Kingdom) and Golden Key International Honour Society.

 

Academic & Professional Qualifications

  • PhD in Psychology of Child Development, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia (2017)
  • BSc Human Development, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Malaysia (2010)

Research Interests

  • Child and adolescent mental health
  • Environment, technology and well-being
  • Risk and protective factors of suicidal ideation

Notable Publications

  1. Wu, S. L., & Siti Nor, Y. (2019). Self-efficacy as the mediator of the relationship between paternal approval and suicidal ideation among Malaysian adolescents. In Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Intervention and Applied Psychology (ICIAP 2018), Vol. 229 (pp. 522–528). France: Atlantis Press.
  2. Wu, S. L., & Siti Nor, Y. (2017). Self-efficacy as a mediator of the relationship between parental closeness and suicidal ideation among Malaysian adolescents. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 22(2), 84–90.
  3. Wu, S. L., & Siti Nor, Y. (2016). Stress, life satisfaction, satisfaction with parental and peers relationship and suicidal ideation among Malaysian adolescents. In A. Salmah, Z. A. Azizah, M. Shaifol Yazam, S. Rusniah, K. Khairil Ridzuan, M. A. Najah, ... M. Nurhaznita (Eds.), UPM-SAGE Publications Young Writer’s Award 2015 Papers (pp. 236–250). Malaysia: Perpustakaan Sultan Abdul Samad, Universiti Putra Malaysia.
  4. Wu, S. L., & Siti Nor, Y. (2015). Peer relationship satisfaction, self-efficacy, and adolescents’ suicidal ideation in Selangor, Malaysia. Journal of Management Research, 7(2), 286–294.
  5. Wu, S. L., Rohani, A., & Mofrad, S. (2014). Gender differences in mental health status among children aged three to six years. Pertanika Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities, 22(2), 387–394.
  6. Lim, J. C., Muslihah, H., Sa’odah, A., & Wu, S. L. (2013). Parental attachment, peer attachment, and delinquency among adolescents in Selangor, Malaysia. Asian Social Science, 9(15), 214–219.
  7. Wu, S. L., Rohani, A., & Mofrad, S. (2012). Association between children’s age, numbers of siblings and mental health. Asian Social Science, 8(13), 95–98.