Full-time Teaching Staff

Assistant Professor

Research Interests

• Family structure change
• Internal migration
• Interpersonal Violence

Curriculum Vitae

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Selected Publications

- Chen, M.*, & Chan, K. L. (2022). Effectiveness of digital health interventions on unintentional injury, violence, and suicide: Meta-analysis. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 23(2), 605-619. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838020967346
- Chen, M., Tian, N., & Chang, Q. (2022). Adverse childhood experiences, sexual orientation, and depressive symptoms among Chinese college students: An ecological framework analysis. Child Abuse & Neglect, 134, 105881. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105881
- Bai, X., Chen, M., He, R., & Xu, T. (2022). Toward an integrative framework of intergenerational coparenting within family systems: A scoping review. Journal of Family Theory & Review. https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12478
- Sun, X., & Chen, M.* (2022) Associations between perceived material deprivation, social support, and violent victimization among Chinese children. Child Abuse & Neglect, 127, 105583. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2022.105583
- Fu, Y., & Chen, M.* (2022). Long-term effects of childhood adversity on the subjective well-being of older adults: The mediating effect of elder abuse. Aging & Mental Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/13607863.2022.2040427
- Chen, M. & Fu, Y. (2022). Adverse childhood experiences: Are they associated with greater risk of elder abuse victimization? Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 37(19-20), NP17662–NP17687. https://doi.org/10.1177/08862605211028328
- Chen, M. & Chan, K. L. (2021). Elder abuse and neglect in China: Prevalence, co-occurrence, and intergenerational risk factors. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260520985501
- Chen, M., & Chan, K. L. (2021). Characteristics of intimate partner violence in China: Gender symmetry, mutuality, and associated factors. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(13-14), NP6867-NP6889. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260518822340
- Chen, M., Sun, X., Chen, Q., & Chan, K. L. (2020). Parental migration, children’s safety and psychological adjustment in rural China: A meta-analysis. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 21, 113–122. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838017744768
- Chan, K. L., Chen, M.*, Lo, C. K. M., Chen, Q., Kelly, S., & Ip, P. (2019). The effectiveness of interventions for grandparents raising grandchildren: A meta-analysis. Research on Social Work Practice, 29(6), 607–617. https://doi.org/10.1177/1049731518798470
- Chen, M., Cheung, A. S. Y., & Chan, K. L. (2019). Doxing: What adolescents look for and their intentions. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 16, 218. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16020218
- Chan, K. L., Chen, M., Chen, Q., & Ip, P. (2017). Can family structure and social support reduce the impact of child victimization on health-related quality of life? Child Abuse & Neglect, 72, 66–74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2017.07.014
- Chen, M.*, & Chan, K. L. (2016). Effects of parenting programs on child maltreatment prevention: A meta-analysis. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse, 17, 88–104. https://doi.org/10.1177/1524838014566718
- Chen, M., & Chan, K. L. (2016). Parental absence, child victimization, and psychological well-being in rural China. Child Abuse & Neglect, 59, 45–54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chiabu.2016.07.009

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