Peter Chew
- peter.chew@jcu.edu.au
- Associate Professor
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Biography
Dr Peter Chew is an Associate Professor in Psychology at James Cook University (Singapore Campus). His primary area of research focus is on behavioral addictions (e.g., Internet gaming disorder). Specifically, he is interested in examining the prevalence, correlates, effects, and interventions of various behavioral addictions. His work has been published in academic journals like Addictive Behaviors and Psychiatric Quarterly and featured in media outlets such as The Asian Parent and The National Tribune. Information about his journal articles can be accessed via his academic website.
Research
Research Interests
Behavioral Addictions
- Internet Gaming Disorder
- Social Media Addiction
- Problematic Pornography Use
Teaching
Research Advisor Accreditation
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Activities
Education
Diploma in IT, Temasek Polytechnic
2003 - 2006
BPsych (Hons Class I), James Cook University
2008 - 2011
PhD, James Cook University
2012 - 2016
Media
Associations
Australian Psychological Society
2017 - 2019
Association for Psychological Science
2020 - 2024
Royal Statistical Society
2017 - 2020
Awards
Employment
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Chew, Peter K.H. (2026) 'Problematic gaming: A cluster analysis using gaming motivations and negativ. Personality and Individual Differences, 251 . [DOI] ...
Chew, Peter K.H.; Yow, Yong Jie; Dimech, Riley (2026) 'Problematic Gaming and Academic Achievement: . Current Addiction Reports, 13 . [DOI] ...
Chew, Peter K.H.; Tan, Tasha M.X.; Yeo, Hui Wen (2025) 'Effects of Mortality Salience on Racism in S. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, . [DOI] ...
Foo, Chun Ying Averly; Chew, Peter K.H. (2025) 'Effects of death anxiety on social media addiction a. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, . [DOI] ...
Chew, Peter K.H. (2025) 'Gaming motivations as moderators and mediators of the gender-internet gamin. Behaviour and Information Technology, . [DOI] ...
Leung, Hoi-Ting; Chew, Peter K.H.; Caltabiano, Nerina Jane (2025) 'Do Pandemics Trigger Death Though. Journal of Humanistic Psycholog, . [DOI] ...
Chew, Peter K.H. (2025) 'Reply to “Fundamental flaws in the design and reporting of Chew and Neo (20. Trends in Psychology, . [DOI] ...
Hew, Yuan Chong; Chew, Peter K.H. (2025) 'Distress Tolerance as a Risk Factor for Specific Internet‑. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science, . [DOI] ...
Chew, Peter K.H.; Naidu, Kuhanesan N. C.; Shi, Jing; Zhang, Melvyn W.B. (2025) 'Prevalence and Corre. Psychiatric Quarte, . [DOI] ...
Chew, Peter K.H.; N.C., Kuhanesan; Shi, Jing; Zhang, Melvyn W.B. (2025) 'Validation of the Internet . Asian Journal of Social H, 8 :125-132. [DOI] ...
Chew, Peter K.H.; Yow, Yong Jie; Tan, Charlize S.Y. (2025) 'Prevalence of problematic pornography us. Sexual Health, 22 (4). [DOI] ...
Chew, Peter; Lin, Patrick; Quek, Cybelle (2025) 'Effects of Mortality Salience and Religion on Aggre. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, . [DOI] ...
Chew, Peter K.H.; Danni, Bryan; Koh, Shi Yi; Tay, Gracie M.S. (2025) 'Terror Management: The Effects. Journal of Humanistic Psycho, . [DOI] ...
Chew, Peter K.H. (2025) 'The indirect associations of gaming motivations between psychological distr. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, . [DOI] ...
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Chew, Peter K.H.; Hazra, Ashleigh; Quek, Ian C.L.; Seng, Shamus H.M.; Vickneshwaran, N.; Tan, Chelsi...
Morshidi, Mohammad Izzat; Chew, Peter K.H.; Suarez, Lidia (2025) 'Uncovering the mechanism linking e. PLoS ONE, 20 (12). [DOI] ...
Chew, Peter K.H.; Neo, Guan (2025) 'Internet Gaming Disorder and Problem Gambling Severity do not Pr. Trends in Psychology, . [DOI] ...
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Chew, Peter K.H.; Poh, Elissa Y.H. (2025) 'Negative emotional states and technological addictions: T. Australasian Psychiatry, . [DOI] ...
Leung, Hoi-Ting; Chew, Peter K.H.; Caltabiano, Nerina J. (2024) 'Being a good citizen in pandemics –. Current Psychology, 43 :15146-15159. [DOI] ...
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Leung, Hoi-Ting; Chew, Peter K.H.; Caltabiano, Nerina J. (2024) 'Mortality Salience Effects of Criti. Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 90 (1):73-119. [DOI] ...
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Chew H.K., Peter (2024) 'Big data analysis of Terror Management Theory's predictions in the COVID-19. Omega: Journal of Death and Dying, 89 (3):1162-1175. [DOI] ...
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Krishnan, Arya; Chew, Peter K.H. (2024) 'Impact of social media addiction and internet gaming disord. Psychiatric Quarterly, 95 :185-202. [DOI] ...
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Morshidi, Mohammad Izzat; Chew, Peter K.C.; Suarez, Lidia (2024) 'Psychosocial risk factors of youth. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatri, 59 :201-209. [DOI] ...
Morshidi, Mohammad Izzat; Chew, Peter; Suarez, Lidia (2024) 'The higher education expectation scale:. Higher Education Research and Develop, 43 (2):377-391. [DOI] ...
Chew, Peter K.H.; Au, Joyce Q.M. (2024) 'Internet Gaming Disorder in the DSM-5: Engagement vs. Addic. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science, 9 :652-660. [DOI] ...
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Naidu, Kuhanesan N.C.; Chew, Peter (2024) 'Effects of death anxiety on fear of missing out'. Current Psychology, 43 :13349-13360. [DOI] ...
Chew, Peter K.H.; Lin, Patrick K.F.; Yow, Yong Jie (2024) 'Cross-Cultural Differences in the Pathway. Asia-Pacific psychiatry : official jour, 16 (4). [DOI] ...
Tan, Charlize S.Y.; Chew, Peter K.H. (2024) 'General addiction versus specific addiction: which is a. Current Psychology, 43 :35249-35260. [DOI] ...
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Ng, Da Xuan; Chew, Peter K.H.; Ramsay, Jonathan (2023) 'Evidence of method effects in the authoritar. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 17 . [DOI] ...
Chew, P. K. H.; Ayu, I. N. (2023) 'Death anxiety as a gaming motivation: An exploratory study'. Humanistic Psychologist, 51 (4):415-427. [DOI] ...
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Chew, Peter K.H. (2022) 'A meta-analytic review of Internet gaming disorder and the Big Five persona. Addictive Behaviors, 126 . [DOI] ...
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Understanding pandemic behaviours in Singapore – Application of the Terror Management Health Model
2022
Leung, Hoi Ting; Chew, Peter K.H.; Caltabiano, Nerina J. (2022) 'Understanding pandemic behaviours i. Australasian Journal of Disaster , 26 (3):131-140. ...
Yap, Trina; Dillon, Denise; Chew, Peter K.H. (2022) 'The Impact of Nature Imagery and Mystery on Att. J, 5 (4):478-499. [DOI] ...
Chew, Peter K.H.; Yap, Brian L.M. (2022) 'Mortality salience in an offline and online setting'. Death Studies, 46 (9):2085-2092. [DOI] ...
Chew, Peter K.H.; Wong, Charmaine M.H. (2022) 'Internet Gaming Disorder in the DSM‑5: Personality an. Journal of Technology in Behavioral Science, 7 :516-523. [DOI] ...
Chia, Doris X. Y.; Ng, Charis W. L.; Kandasami, Gomathinayagam; Seow, Mavis Y. L.; Choo, Carol C.; C...
Lim, Pei Yi; Dillon, Denise; Chew, Peter K. H. (2020) 'A guide to nature immersion: psychological an. International Journal of Environmental Rese, 17 (16). [DOI] ...
Choo, Carol C.; Devakaran, Bhavani; Chew, Peter K.H.; Zhang, Melvyn W.B. (2019) 'Smartphone applicat. International Jou, 16 (21). [DOI] ...
Choo, Carol C.; Chew, Peter K.H.; Tan, Pinhong; Choo, Jessica Q.; Choo, Amanda M.H.; Ho, Roger C.; Q...
Choo, Carol C.; Harris, Keith M.; Chew, Peter K.H.; Ho, Roger C. (2019) 'Clinical assessment of suic. PLoS ONE, 14 (7). [DOI] ...
Chew, Peter K. H. (2019) 'Psychometric evaluation of two instruments
to assess connection to nature . PsyEcology, 10 (3):313-343. [DOI] ...
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Choo, Carol C.; Chew, Peter K.H.; Ho, Roger C. (2019) 'Controlling noncommunicable diseases in trans. BioMed Research International, 2019 . [DOI] ...
Chew, Peter K. H.; Young, Jessica L.; Tan, Gerald P. K. (2019) 'Racism and the Pinkerton syndrome in. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 13 . [DOI] ...
Choo, Carol C.; Chew, Peter K.H.; Ho, Cyrus S.; Ho, Roger C. (2019) 'Quality of life in patients wit. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 9 :1-7. [DOI] ...
Choo, Carol C.; Chew, Peter K.H.; Lai, Shuet-Ming; Soo, Shuenn-Chiang; Ho, Cyrus S.; Ho, Roger C.; W...
Choo, Carol; Chew, Peter K.H.; Ho, Roger C. (2018) 'Suicide precipitants differ across the lifespan . International Journal of Environmental Researc, 15 (4). [DOI] ...
Chew, Peter K.H. (2018) 'Racism in Singapore: a review and recommendations for future research'. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 12 . [DOI] ...
Chew, Peter K.H.; Dillon, Denise B.; Swinbourne, Anne L. (2018) 'An examination of the internal cons. PLoS ONE, 13 (3). [DOI] ...
Does ethnicity matter in risk and protective factors for suicide attempts and suicide lethality?
2017
Choo, Carol C.; Harris, Keith M.; Chew, Peter K.H.; Ho, Roger C. (2017) 'Does ethnicity matter in ri. PLoS ONE, 12 (4). ...
Prediction of quality of life in Asian patients with schizophrenia: a cross-sectional pilot study
2017
Choo, Carol C.; Chew, Peter K.; Ho, Cyrus S.; Ho, Roger C. (2017) 'Prediction of quality of life in . Frontiers in Psychiatry, 8 . [DOI] ...
Choo, Carol C.; Harris, Keith M.; Chew, Peter K.H.; Ho, Roger C. (2017) 'What predicts medical letha. Asian Journal of Psychiat, 29 :136-141. [DOI] ...
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Chew, Peter; Swinbourne, Anne; Dillon, Denise (2017) 'An absence of attentional bias: statistics anx. Journal of Articles in Support of the Null H, 13 (2):91-112. ...
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Reliability and validity of the Statistical Anxiety Scale among students in Singapore and Australia
2014
Chew, Peter K.H.; Dillon, Denise B. (2014) 'Reliability and validity of the Statistical Anxiety Scal. Journal of Tropical Psychology, 4 :1-7. [DOI] ...
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Chew, Kia Hong Peter; Dillon, Denise (2014) 'Statistics anxiety and the Big Five personality factors. Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences, 112 :1177-1186. [DOI] ...
Statistics anxiety update: refining the construct and recommendations for a new research agenda
2014
Chew, Peter K.H.; Dillon, Denise B. (2014) 'Statistics anxiety update: refining the construct and re. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 9 (2):196-208. [DOI] ...
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Chew, Peter K.H.; Swinbourne, Anne; Dillon, Denise B. (2014) 'No evidence of attentional bias in sta. 10 (3):1451-1465. [DOI] ...