Leong Chan-Hoong
Senior Research Fellow

Research Interests: Migration and Intercultural Relations

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Dr Leong Chan-Hoong is a Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Policy Studies. 

Dr Leong is a psychologist and statistician by training. He received his PhD from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. His research interests include attitudes to immigration and emigration, intergroup relations and integration, identity formation and change, socio-psychological adaptation of immigrants and sojourners, and the management of cultural diversity in the workplace. Dr Leong has published scientific papers in regional and international books and journals on migration and intercultural relations. Prior to his current appointment, Dr Leong was the Head of Psychology Programme at the SIM University, and before that, he was a Post Doctoral Fellow at the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore. He served as the Vice-Chairman for 2010 REACH’s Policy Study Workgroup on Integration matters.

Books/Reports:


Singapore Perspectives 2012. Singapore Inclusive: Bridging Divides (Ed.)
Kang, S.H. and Leong, C.H. (2012). World Scientific: Singapore

Individual, Group, and Cultural Processes in Changing Societies: Progress in Asian Social Psychology Series Vol.8 (Ed.)
Singh, P., Bain, P., Leong, C.H., Misra, G., & Ohtsubo, Y. (2011). Delhi: MacMillan Publisher

A Study on Emigration Attitudes of Young Singaporeans (2010)
Leong, C. H. and Debbie Soon, Working Paper No. 19

Intercultural Relations in Asia: Migration and Work Effectiveness (Ed.)
Leong, C.H. and Berry, J.W. (2009). World Scientific: Singapore.


Book Chapters/Journal Articles:


The socio-psychological profile of prospective emigrants: Singaporeans leaving Singapore
Leong, C.H. (2013). In Eugene Tartakovsky's (Ed.) Immigration: Policies, Challenges, and Impact, pp. 29-49. Nova Science: New York.

Immigration issues, challenges, and policy: A view from New Zealand
Ward, C., Tabor, A., & Leong, C.H. (2013). In Eugene Tartakovsky's (Ed.) Immigration: Policies, Challenges, and Impact, pp. 157-177. Nova Science: New York.

Managing immigration and integration in Singapore
Leong, C.H., Rueppel, P., & Hong, D. (2013). In the EU-Asia Dialogue Project (Cluster Migration and Integration), Konrad Adenauer Stiftung. 

The role of cramming for examinations and its impact on the use of learning strategies: A comparison between Japanese students and Singaporean students 
Taira, M., & Leong, C.H. (2012). Bulletin of Miyagi University of Education, Vol. 47, pp.345-355.

The Paradox of Maximum Momentary Learning Ability: A comparative study between Japanese university students and Singaporean university students 
Taira, M., & Leong, C.H. (2012). Bulletin of Miyagi University of Education, 46, 251-264. 

How distinctive are indigenous ways of achieving influence in business organizations? A comparative study of Guanxi, Wasta, Jeitinho, Svyazi, and “Pulling Strings”
Smith, P.B., Torres, C., Leong, C.H., Pudhwar, P., M. Achoui, & Lebedeva, N. (2012). International Journal of Human Resource Management, 23(2), 333-348.

Cross-Cultural Dimensions of Meaning in the Evaluation of Events in World History? Perceptions of Historical Calamities and Progress in Cross-Cultural Data From Thirty Societies
Liu, J.H., Paez, D., Hanke, K., Rosa, A., Hilton, D.J., Sibley, C.G., Cabecinhas, R., Zaromb, F., Garber, J.E., Leong, C.H. et al. (2012). Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 43(2), 251-272.

Intergroup relations and attitudes toward immigrants in a cultural plural society
Leong, C.H., & Ward, C. (2011). Applied Psychology: An International Review, 60(1), 46-65.

"Show me the money!" Construct and predictive validation of the Intercultural Business Corruptibility Scale (IBCS).
Leong, C.H. & Lin, W. (2009). In C.H. Leong & J.W. Berry's (Ed.) Intercultural Relations in Asia: Migration and Work Effectiveness, pp. 151-176. World Scientific: Singapore.

A multi-level research framework for the analyses of attitudes toward immigrants
Leong, C.H. (2008). International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 32 (2), 115- 129.

Quitters and Stayers: The Singapore dilemma to nurturing culturally competent individuals and the need for national rootedness
Leong, C.H. (2007). In Youthscope (Ed.) National Youth Council Annual Research Publication, pp. 04-19.

Predictive validity of the Multicultural Personality Questionnaire: A longitudinal study on the socio-psychological adaptation and intercultural experience among Asian undergraduates
Leong, C.H. (2007). International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 31 (5), 545- 559.

Ethnic identity and generation status as moderators of depressive symptomatology and identity conflict in Chinese Australians
Leong, C.H. (2007). In A. Bernardo (Ed.) Progress in Asian Social Psychology (Vol. 5): Theoretical and Empirical Contributions. Seoul: Kyoyook-Kwahak-Sa.

The influence of cultural values on attitudes toward immigrants and multiculturalism: The case of the Eurobarometer Survey on Racism and Xenophobia
Leong, C.H., & Ward, C. (2006). International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 30 (6), 799-810.

Intercultural relations in plural societies: Theory, research and applications
Ward, C. & Leong, C.H. (2006). In D. Sam, & J. Berry (Ed.) Cambridge Handbook of Acculturation Psychology, pp. 484-503. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Chinese sojourners, Chinese hosts: A study of cultural identity and perceived discrimination in international students in Singapore
Ward, C., & Leong, C.H. (2005). In Y. Kashima, Y. Endo, E. S. Kashima, C. Leung, & J. McClure (Eds.), Progress in Asian Social Psychology (Vol.4): Theoretical and Empirical Contributions, pp.125-138. Seoul: Kyoyook-Kwahak-Sa.

Personality and sojourner adjustment: An exploration of the "Big five" and the "Cultural fit" proposition
Ward, C., Leong, C.H. & Low, M. (2004). Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 35(2), 137-151.

Identity conflict in sojourners
Leong, C.H. & Ward, C. (2000). International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 24, 763-776.

The effects of enhancing and effacing attributions for success and failure on Chinese person perceptions in self and group referent conditions
Leong, C.H. & Ward, C. (1999). In T. Sugiman, M. Karasawa, J. Liu, & Ward (Eds.), Progress in Asian Social Psychology (Vol. 2): Theoretical and Empirical Contributions, pp. 75-85, Seoul: Kyoyook-Kwahak-Sa. 


Speeches and Articles: 

Changing perception on inflow of foreigners 
Article by Leong Chan-Hoong, The Straits Times, 2 February 2013.

The new Singapore narrative
Article by Leong Chan-Hoong, Today, 4 September 2012.

Bridge the foreign-local gap with NS
Article by Leong Chan-Hoong, The Straits Times, 10 May 2012.

Inclusive growth's good, inclusive identity even better 
Article by Leong Chan-Hoong, Today, 15 March 2012.

A Dish of our Own
Article by Debbie Soon and Leong Chan-Hoong, IPS Update, October 2011.

Confessions of a Car Fanatic
Article by Leong Chan-Hoong, IPS Update, December 2010

Meet J, the Gen-Y Singaporean
Article by Leong Chan-Hoong, IPS Update, September 2010

Melbourne: Beyond Safety, Quality of Life, and Rankings
Article by Leong Chan-Hoong, IPS Update, August 2010

Maid for work-life balance? Think again 
Article by Theresa W. Devasahayam & Leong Chan-Hoong, The Straits Times, 23 April 2010

Crossing the 'us versus them' barrier 
Article by Leong Chan-Hoong, The Straits Times, 2 July 2009

Getting a measure of our resilience 
Article by Leong Chan-Hoong & Gillian Koh, The Straits Times, 18 May 2009


Others:

Social Markers of Integration: What Matters Most to Singaporeans? 
Presentation by Leong Chan-Hoong at IPS Conference on Integration , Singapore, 21 May 2012.

Deconstructing the "Emigrant" individual: The neglected child in migration and acculturation studies 
Presentation by Leong Chan-Hoong at 19th International Congress of the International Association of Cross Cultural Psychology, Bremen, Germany, 27 July 2008.

Revisiting Berry's Model of Multicultural Ideology in Asia: The Correlates of Social Capital and Inclusiveness
Presentation by Leong Chan-Hoong at 19th International Congress of the International Association of Cross Cultural Psychology, Bremen, Germany, 27 July 2008.

Predictive validity of the Multicultural Personality Questionnaire: A longitudinal study on the socio-psychological adaptation and intercultural experience among Asian undergraduates
Paper presented by Leong Chan-Hoong at the 5th Biennial conference of the International Academy of Intercultural Research, Groningen, The Netherlands, July 9-12, 2007.

The validation of Intercultural Business Corruptibility Scale (IBCS): An assessment of intercultural competence in transnational business relationship management 
Paper presented by Leong Chan-Hoong at the 5th Biennial conference of the International Academy of Intercultural Research, Groningen, The Netherlands, July 9-12, 2007.

Acculturation attitudes and intergroup relations between Maori-and European-New Zealanders and Chinese immigrants in New Zealand
Paper presented by Ward, C. & Leong Chan-Hoong at the 18th Biennial Congress of the International Association of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Athens, Greece, July 11-15 2006

The influence of intercultural immersion on Singapore identity and intention to emigrate
Paper presented by  Leong Chan-Hoong at the 6th Annual Conference of the International Social Theory Consortium, held in Singapore, 9 – 11 June 2005.

Individual and cultural level analyses on attitudes toward Chinese immigrants in New Zealand
Paper presented by Ward, C. & Leong Chan-Hoong at the 3rd International Association of Intercultural Relations Biennial conference held in Taipei, Taiwan, 21-24 May 2004.

Ethnic identity and generation status as moderators of depressive symptomatology and identity conflict in Chinese Australians
Paper presented by Leong Chan-Hoong at the 5th Asian Association of Social Psychology conference held in Manila, The Philippines, 29 July –1 August 2003.

Host nationals' attitudes toward Chinese immigrants in New Zealand
Paper presented by Ward, C. & Leong Chan-Hoong at the 5th Asian Association of Social Psychology conference held in Manila, The Philippines, 29 July –1 August 2003.

New Zealanders' perceptions of Chinese migrants and immigration policies 
Paper presented by Ward, C. & Leong Chan-Hoong at the conference entitled ‘New Directions, New Settlers, New Challenges: Building and Enhancing Communities' was organized by New Zealand's Foundation for Research, Science and Technology (FRST) in Wellington, New Zealand, 14-15 April 2003.

A Social Identity Framework to Chinese Singaporean's Perception of "Chineseness" and Immigration
Paper presented by Ward, C. & Leong Chan-Hoong at the 4th Asian Association of Social Psychology conference held in Melbourne, Australia, 10-13 July 2001.

Intercultural transition of Caucasians and Asian international students in Singapore
Paper presented by Leong Chan-Hoong at the 1st International Conference on Immigration Societies and Modern Education organized by the Tan Kah Kee Foundation and the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 31 August – 3 Sept 2000.

Chinese Singaporean's Perceptions of "Chineseness", Immigration, and Identity: A Reply to Sociologist Chang Han Yin 
Paper presented by Ward, C. & Leong Chan-Hoong at the 1st International Conference on Immigration Societies and Modern Education organized by the Tan Kah Kee Foundation and the National University of Singapore, Singapore, 31 August – 3 Sept 2000.

The influence of familial and intergroup variables on identity conflict: The case of the Chinese immigrants
Paper presented by  Leong Chan-Hoong at the 3rd Asian Association of Social Psychology international conference in Taipei, Taiwan, 4-7 August, 1999.

Identity conflict in sojourners 
Paper presented by Ward, C. & Leong Chan-Hoong at the annual international conference of the Society of Australasian Social Psychologists (SASP), held in Christchurch, New Zealand, 16-19 April, 1998.

The effects of enhancing and effacing attributions for success and failure on Chinese person perceptions in self and group referent conditions 
Paper presented by Ward, C. & Leong Chan-Hoong at the 2nd Asian Association of Social Psychology international conference in Kyoto, Japan, 4-6 August, 1997.

• Senior Research Fellow, Institute of Policy Studies.

• Head, Psychology Program, SIM University
• Post-Doctoral Fellow, Asia Research Institute, NUS
• Research Officer, Children's Cancer Foundation