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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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.; 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.; Neo, Guan (2025) 'Internet Gaming Disorder and Problem Gambling Severity do not Pr. Trends in Psychology, . [DOI] ...
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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] ...
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.; Tan, Tasha M.X.; Yeo, Hui Wen (2025) 'Effects of Mortality Salience on Racism in S. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, . [DOI] ...
Chew, Peter; Lin, Patrick; Quek, Cybelle (2025) 'Effects of Mortality Salience and Religion on Aggre. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, . [DOI] ...
Leung, Hoi-Ting; Chew, Peter K.H.; Caltabiano, Nerina J. (2024) 'Mortality Salience Effects of Criti. OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dyin, 90 (1):73-119. [DOI] ...
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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] ...
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:. 43 (2):377-391. [DOI] ...
Chew, Peter K.H.; Lin, Patrick K.F.; Yow, Yong Jie (2024) 'Cross-Cultural Differences in the Pathway. Asia-Pacific Psychiatry, 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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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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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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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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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'. The Humanistic Psychologist, 51 (4):415-427. [DOI] ...
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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] ...
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] ...
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. ...
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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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] ...
Chia, Doris X. Y.; Ng, Charis W. L.; Kandasami, Gomathinayagam; Seow, Mavis Y. L.; Choo, Carol C.; C...
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.; 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...
Chew, Peter K.H. (2018) 'Racism in Singapore: a review and recommendations for future research'. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 12 . [DOI] ...
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.; Dillon, Denise B.; Swinbourne, Anne L. (2018) 'An examination of the internal cons. PLoS ONE, 13 (3). [DOI] ...
Choo, Carol C.; Chew, Peter K.H.; Lai, Shuet-Ming; Soo, Shuenn-Chiang; Ho, Cyrus S.; Ho, Roger C.; W...
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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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] ...
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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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] ...
Chew, Kia Hong Peter; Dillon, Denise (2014) 'Statistics anxiety and the Big Five personality factors. Procedia: Social and Behavioral Sciences, 112 :1177-1186. [DOI] ...