Paul T. P. Wong

Ph.D., C. Psych (Reg. No. 819)

13 Ballyconnor Court, Toronto, Ontario M2M 4C5, Canada
416-546-5588 • drpaulwong@gmail.com
drpaulwong.com • meaning.ca • meaningtherapy.com

Ph.D., University of Toronto (Psychology)                                                                                  1970

M.A., University of Toronto (Psychology)                                                                                   1968

B.A. Honours, Carleton University (Psychology)                                                                         1967

B.Th., Toronto Bible College (now Tyndale University College and Seminary) (Theology)       1964

 

Dr. Wong is the Founding President of the Meaning-Centered Counselling Institute Inc. (MCCI) and the originator of meaning therapy (MT)—also known as meaning-centered counselling and therapy (MCCT) —an integrative existential positive psychotherapy. As the Founding Director of the Graduate Program in Counselling Psychology at Trinity Western University, he has trained many counsellors and psychotherapists in applied behavioural analysis and therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, existential therapy, and cross-cultural counselling. As a registered clinical psychologist in Ontario for over 40 years, he has very broad experience in working with various kinds of behavioural and psychological problems. He has served on federal government agencies, including the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in Washington, DC (1981-1986) and the National Advisory Council on Aging for the Canadian Minister of Health in Ottawa, ON (1994-1997).

 

Registered in Ontario as a Clinical Psychologist since 1972. (Registration No. 819)

• Positively-oriented clinical and counselling psychology for adults, couples, and families.
• Commitment to healing and personal growth, as a strengths-focus facilitates the therapeutic process.
• Psychological assessments of dysfunctions and deficiencies, as well as intellectual and personal strengths.
• Individual and group sessions; online and telephone consultations are also available.

Resolving problems and predicaments: Depression, anxiety, stress, pain, injury, abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), addiction, adjustment problems, relational difficulties, grieving, rehabilitation, mid-life crisis, aging, and terminal illness.

Realizing potentials for personal growth: Academic and career planning, premarital counselling, marriage enrichment, the quest for meaning and purpose, pathways to inner freedom and peace, life strategies and skills for success, and leadership development.

Practicing MT/MCCT: MT/MCCT is an evidence-based integrative existential positive psychotherapy. MCCT incorporates cognitive behavioural therapy, narrative therapy, logotherapy, and humanistic-existential therapy with a positive and spiritual orientation.

 

Independent Practice                                                                                                 1975 – present

Professor Emeritus, Trent University                                                                         1996 – present

Professor Emeritus, Trinity Western University                                                         2005 – present

Professor of Psychology & Chair of Division                                                                  2006 – 2009
Social Sciences & Business Administration, Tyndale University College

Professor & Research Director                                                                                       2001 – 2005
Graduate Program in Counselling Psychology, Trinity Western University

Professor & Program Director                                                                                       1994 – 2001
Graduate Program in Counselling Psychology, Trinity Western University

Professor, Trent University                                                                                             1972 – 1996

Visiting Professor, University of British Columbia                                                         1994 – 1995

Professor, Centre for Studies of Aging, University of Toronto                                       1989 ­– ­1995

Visiting Scientist, University of California at Los Angeles                                              1978 – 1979

Visiting Assistant Professor, York University                                                                  1971 – 1972

Research Associate, University of Texas at Austin                                                         1969 – 1971

 

• Originator of Meaning-Centered Counselling and Therapy (MCCT), an integrative existential positive approach to counselling, coaching, and psychotherapy.
• Registered Clinical Psychologist in Ontario since 1972.
• Accredited Member of the Canadian Institute of Logotherapy since 2013.
• Accredited Honorary Lifetime Member of the International Association of Logotherapy and Existential Analysis at the Viktor Frankl Institute in Vienna since 2014.
• Ordained Minister by the Associated Gospel Churches of Canada since 1965.
• Keynote and invited speaker in major conferences internationally.
• Offers workshops on meaning-centered counselling for different professional groups, such as psychologists, counsellors, physicians, social workers, and occupational therapists.

 

• President, International Network on Personal Meaning (INPM)
• President, International Society for Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy (ISEPP)
• President, Meaning-Centered Counselling Institute, Inc. (MCCI)
• Fellow, American Psychological Association (APA)
• Fellow, Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)

 

Carl Rogers Award from the Society for Humanistic Psychology (Division 32)                         2016
American Psychological Association, Washington, US

Honoured Professor                                                                                                                    2015
Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis, Moscow, RU

Honourable Lifetime Member                                                                                                   2014
International Association of Logotherapy and Existential Analysis
Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy, Vienna, AT

Lifetime Achievement Award in Life Education                                                                         2013
National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science, Taipei, TW

The Rising Great Compassion                                                                                                     2013
Buddhist Lotus Hospice Care Foundation, Taipei, TW

Global Love of Life Medal (12th)                                                                                                2008
Ta-Kuan Chou Cultural and Educational Foundation, Taipei, TW

Lifetime Achievement Award                                                                                                     2008
International Network on Personal Meaning, Toronto, CA

Distinguished Alumnus Award                                                                                                    2004
Tyndale University College and Seminary, Toronto, CA

Paul Wong Center for Research in Counselling Psychology                                                      2002
Established by the Board of Governors, Trinity Western University, Vancouver, CA

Statue of Responsibility Award                                                                                                   1999
Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy, Vienna, AT

VanCity Cultural Harmony Award                                                                                              1997
Society for Community Development, Vancouver, CA

Leave Fellowship                                                                                                             1979 – 1980
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Ottawa, CA

Numerous Merit Awards for Teaching and Research                                                    1971 – 1993
Trent University, Peterborough, CA

Graduate Scholarship                                                                                                     1967 – 1970
National Research Council, Ottawa, CA

 

Editorial Board & Book Review Editor                                                                       2008 – present
Journal of Humanistic Psychology

Member                                                                                                                      2006 – present   
International Advisory Council of the Statue of Responsibility Foundation, San Francisco, US

Editor-in-Chief                                                                                                            2005 – present
International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy

Editorial Board                                                                                                                2005 – 2008
PsycCRITIQUES (Contemporary Psychology: APA Journal of Book Reviews)

Member                                                                                                                          1994 – 1997
National Advisory Council on Aging to the Minister of Health, Ottawa, CA

Editorial Board                                                                                                                1993 – 2003
Stress Medicine

Editorial Board                                                                                                                1990 – 1994
Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

Member                                                                                                                          1981 – 1986
Behavior/Biological Review Panel, National Institute of Mental Health, Washington, US

Dr. Wong has supervised numerous M.A. and Ph.D. theses and served as the external examiner of Ph.D. dissertations for many universities.

Dr. Wong has served as an ad hoc reviewer for numerous granting agencies and journals.

Research Grants

Dr. Wong is a part of the University of Chicago’s research group on Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life with principal investigators Dr. Candace Vogler (University of Chicago) and Dr. Jennifer A. Frey (University of South Carolina). This project is generously funded by the John Templeton Foundation with $2.1 million.

Dr. Wong has received over $600,000 in research grants from various granting agencies, including Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) since 1973.
His major grants include:

• From SSHRC, $140,000 to study “Violence against women and adolescent girls” (with P. S. Fri, PI) (1997-1999)
• From SSHRC, $134,000 to study “The profile and processes of successful aging” (1983-1986)
• From SSHRC, $53,000 to study “Daily activities and coping in senior Asian Canadians” (with V. Ujimoto, PI) (1985-1986)
• From SSHRC, $31,000 to study “Coping with frustrative stress” (1981-1983)
• From NSERC, $120,000 to study “Coping with extinction and frustration” (1973-1983)

Dr. Wong has also received numerous university-based grants, including $30,000 from Trent University’s President’s Academic Innovation Funds to study “Quality of education and retention of first year students” (1991-1993).

Conference Grants

• From the John Templeton Foundation, $42,200 to support the Course on Spirituality and Health, July 21-23, 2006.
• From the John Templeton Foundation, $33,220 to support the Course on Spirituality and Health, July 22-25, 2004.
• From the John Templeton Foundation, $30,000 to support the Course on Spirituality and Health, July 20-22, 2002.
• From SSHRC, $10,000 to support the International Conference on Personal Meaning, July 18-22, 2002.

 

Counselling & Clinical

Meaning-centered counselling and therapy, positive psychotherapy, existential-humanistic therapy, logotherapy, narrative therapy, posttraumatic stress disorder, grief counselling, leadership & management, personal growth, death and dying, and the quest for meaning and purpose.

Research

The positive psychology of meaning, spirituality, optimism, death acceptance, effective coping, and post-traumatic growth. Multicultural competencies in counseling and supervision. My publications on stress appraisal, reminiscence, personal meaning, successful aging, death attitudes, and grieving have been widely cited in journal articles and textbooks. Many of the papers have been included in various anthologies of readings.

Dr. Wong has been consulted and interviewed by major TV and radio stations, including ABC, BBC, CBC, CNN, CTV News, and Global News, on a variety of psychological issues, such as the Stockholm Syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and post-traumatic growth, transformative grieving, and positive psychology.

Dr. Wong has also been consulted and interviewed by major newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, National Post, Huffington Post, Toronto Star, Vancouver Sun, Peterborough Citizen, Psychological Monitor, Readers’ Digest, and Good Housekeeping on a variety of psychological issues, from positive parenting to positive psychology.

Campanella, E. (2017, January 15). Why you should search for meaning instead of happiness this year. Global News. Retrieved from http://globalnews.ca/news/3174787/why-you-should-search-for-meaning-instead-of-happiness-this-year/

Dean, B. (2016, October 28). Ben’s interview with Paul Wong. MentorCoach. Retrieved from http://www.mentorcoach.com/wong/ 

Laird, D. & Pettinato, C. (2016). Meaning with Dr. Paul Wong. Therapists Behaving Badly (ep. 1:2). Retrieved from https://pghpsychotherapy.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/drpaulwong_meaning.mp3

Tanase, N. (2016, Jun. 6). Dr. Paul T. P. Wong: My lifelong quest for the meaning of life and my discoveries. Excellence Reporter.Retrieved from https://excellencereporter.com/2016/06/06/dr-paul-t-p-wong-my-lifelong-quest-for-the-meaning-of-life-and-my-discoveries/

Collinson, D., & Lyle, L. (2016). What exactly is positive psychology? [Online video]. The Positive Psychology People. Retrieved from http://www.thepositivepsychologypeople.com/what-exactly-is-positive-psychology/

Jarden, A., Bruna, M. M. O., Lahti, E., & Zhao, Y. (Eds.) (2013). Positive psychologists on positive psychology: Paul Wong. Positive Psychologists on Positive Psychology (2nd ed.; pp. 113-118). [Kindle Version].

Wong, P. T. P. (2013, Aug. 9). Renowned Toronto psychologist Dr. Paul T. P. Wong introduces natural approach to treating mental disorders at INPM Summer Institute. PR Newswire. Retrieved from http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/renowned-toronto-psychologist-dr-paul-t-p-wong-introduces-natural-approach-to-treating-mental-disorders-at-inpm-summer-institute-218977291.html

Stockum, A. (Interviewer) & Wong, P. T. P. (Interviewee). (2013, Mar.). Death and meaning management theory [Online video]. AskimoTV. Retrieved from http://www.askimo.com/pages/PlayVideo.aspx?vid=3291

Stockum, A. (Interviewer) & Wong, P. T. P. (Interviewee). (2013, Mar.). Dual system model [Online video]. AskimoTV. Retrieved from http://www.askimo.com/pages/PlayVideo.aspx?vid=3288

Stockum, A. (Interviewer) & Wong, P. T. P. (Interviewee). (2013, Mar.). Existential psychotherapy and marriage [Online video]. AskimoTV. Retrieved from http://www.askimo.com/pages/PlayVideo.aspx?vid=3290

Stockum, A. (Interviewer) & Wong, P. T. P. (Interviewee). (2013, Mar.). Meaning management theory [Online video]. AskimoTV. Retrieved from http://www.askimo.com/pages/PlayVideo.aspx?vid=3287

Stockum, A. (Interviewer) & Wong, P. T. P. (Interviewee). (2013, Mar.). Meaning therapy [Online video]. AskimoTV. Retrieved from http://www.askimo.com/pages/PlayVideo.aspx?vid=3286

Stockum, A. (Interviewer) & Wong, P. T. P. (Interviewee). (2013, Mar.). The quest for meaning [Online video]. AskimoTV. Retrieved from http://www.askimo.com/pages/PlayVideo.aspx?vid=3289

Cimiluca, M. (Host). (2012, Nov. 9). Talking meaning with Marshall Lewis, MA and Dr. Paul Wong [Online radio broadcast]. Talksense Radio: The Meaning Connection. Retrieved from http://toginet.com/shows/talksenseradio/articles/4414

Schulman, M. (2012, Aug. 6). The study of ‘meaning’ in contemporary academia. Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-schulman/the-study-of-meaning-is-a_b_1745040.html

Global News. (2012, Jul. 27). Psychologists to probe meaning behind mass shootings at weekend [News broadcast]. Global News. Retrieved from http://globalnews.ca/news/270744/psychologists-to-probe-meaning-behind-mass-shootings-at-weekend-conference/

CTV News. (2012, Jul. 23). Does James Holmes fit the profile of a mass killer? [News broadcast]. CTV News. Retrieved from  http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/does-james-holmes-fit-the-profile-of-a-mass-killer-1.889357

Wong, P. T. P. (2012, Jun. 22). Giving positive psychology away: Meaningful living meetups. Positive Psychology News Daily. Retrieved from http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/paul-wong/2012062222849

Bolsta, P. (2012, Jun. 12). My video interview with Dr. Paul Wong on meaning and purpose. [Blog post]. Triumph of the Spirit. Retrieved from http://bolstablog.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/paul-wong/

Britton, K. H. (2012, May 24). Summer is for conferences: Spotlight on meaning and work well-being. Positive Psychology News Daily. Retrieved from http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/editor-khb/2012052422242

Lewis, M. H. (2011, May 9). Interview with Paul T. P. Wong, Ph.D. [Podcast]. LogoTalk Radio. Retrieved from http://logotalkshownotes.blogspot.ca/2011/05/29-interview-with-paul-t-p-wong-phd.html

Britton, K. H. (2010, Aug. 30). Report on the Biennial Meaning Conference. Positive Psychology News Daily. Retrieved from http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/kathryn-britton/2010083013051

OMNI. (2008). The last rite [Documentary]. OMNI. http://www2.omnitv.ca/programming/sig_series_details.php?id=65

Niemiec, R. (2008, Aug. 4). 2008 Meaning Conference: Highlights, insights, and research. Positive Psychology News Daily. Retrieved from http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/ryan-niemiec/20080804925

National Post. (2008, Jul.). Facing the inevitable. National Post. (Link no longer available.)

Laidlaw, S. (2008, Jul. 25). Face anxiety head-on. Toronto Star. Retrieved from http://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/diseases_cures/2008/07/25/face_anxiety_headon.html

Laidlaw, S. (2008, Jul. 24). Living well is best revenge for death. Toronto Star. Retrieved from http://www.thestar.com/life/2008/07/24/living_well_is_best_revenge_for_death.html

Intercultural & Cross Cultural News. (2007, Apr. 25). Psychologist provides cross-cultural perspective of Virginia tech killing. Kwintessential. Retrieved from http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/crossculturalnews/archives/cat_crossculturalnews.html

CNW Group. (2007, Apr. 24). Psychologist provides cross-cultural perspective of Virginia Tech killing. HighBeam Business. Retrieved from http://business.highbeam.com/1758/article-1G1-162541539/psychologist-provides-crosscultural-perspective-virginia

Wong, P. T. P. (2007). 4 simple truths for students’ college success. NextStepU. Retrieved from http://www.nextstepu.com/4-simple-truths-for-students-college-success.art#.UrN4X_RDt5Id

 

Books

Wong, L. C. J., Thompson, G. R., & Wong, P. T. P. (Eds.) (2013). The positive psychology of meaning and addiction recovery: Selected papers from Meaning Conferences. Birmingham, AL: Purpose Research.

Wong, P. T. P. (Ed.). (2012). The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.

Wong, P. T. P., Wong, L. C. J., McDonald, M. J., & Klaassen, D. W. (Eds.). (2012). The positive psychology of meaning and spirituality: Selected papers from Meaning Conferences. Birmingham, AL: Purpose Research. (Original published in 2007 by INPM Press)

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (2010). A brief handbook on meaning-centered counseling and therapy. Abbotsford, BC: INPM Press.

Tomer, A., Grafton, E., & Wong, P. T. P. (Eds.). (2007). Existential and spiritual issues in death attitudes. New York, NY: Erlbaum.

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (Eds.). (2006). Handbook of multicultural perspectives on stress and coping. New York, NY: Springer.

Wong, P. T. P., & Fry, P. S. (Eds.). (1998). The human quest for meaning: A handbook of psychological research and clinical applications. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Monographs

Wong, P. T. P. (Guest Ed.). (2011). A special section on positive psychology. Canadian Psychology, 52(2).

Wong, P. T. P., & Tomer, A. (Guest Eds.). (2011). A special issue on death acceptance. Death Studies, 35(2).

Wong, P. T. P. (Ed.). (1992). Special issue on the psychology of control. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 24(2).

Wong, P. T. P. (Ed.). (1990). Two special issues on advances in measuring stress. Stress Medicine, 6(2-3).

Book Chapters

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (in press). The spiritual foundation for a healthy marriage and family. In L. L. Armstrong (Ed.), Existential elements of the family. Wilsele, Belgium: Peeters.

Wong, P. T. P., & Tweed, R. (in press). Positive psychology in North America. In E. C. Chang, C. A. Downey, H. Yang, I. Zettler, & M. Muyan (Eds.), The international handbook of positive psychology: A global perspective on the science of positive human existence. New York, NY: Springer.

Wong, P. T. P., & Roy, S. (in press). Critique of positive psychology and positive interventions. In N. J. L. Brown, T. Lomas, & F. J. Eiroa-Orosa (Eds.), The Routledge international handbook of critical positive psychology. London, UK: Routledge.

Wong, P. T. P. (in press). Integrative meaning therapy: From logotherapy to existential positive interventions. In P. Russo-Netzer, S. E. Schulenberg, & A. Batthyány (Eds.). Clinical perspectives on meaning: Positive and existential psychotherapy (pp. 323-342). New York, NY: Springer.

Wong, P. T. P. (in press). Meaning centered positive group intervention. In P. Russo-Netzer, S. Schulenberg, & A. Batthyány (Eds.), Clinical perspectives on meaning: Positive and existential psychotherapy (pp. 423-445). New York, NY: Springer.

Wong, P. T. P., Ivtzan, I., & Lomas, T. (2016). Good work: A meaning-centred approach. In L. G. Oades, M. F. Steger, A. Delle Fave, & J. Passmore (Eds.), The Wiley Blackwell handbook of the psychology of positivity and strengths-based approaches at work (pp. 0-0). West Sussex, UK: Wiley Blackwell.

Wong, P. T. P. (2016). Meaning-seeking, self-transcendence, and well-being. In A. Batthyany (Ed.), Logotherapy and existential analysis: Proceedings of the Viktor Frankl Institute (Vol. 1; pp. 311-322). Cham, CH: Springer.

Wong, P. T. P. (2015). A meaning-centered approach to overcoming loneliness during hospitalization, old age, and dying. In A. Sha’ked & A. Rokach (Eds.), Addressing loneliness: Coping, prevention and clinical interventions (pp. 171-181). New York, NY: Routledge.

Wong, P. T. P. (2014). Viktor Frankl’s meaning seeking model and positive psychology. In A. Batthyany & P. Russo-Netzer (Eds.), Meaning in existential and positive psychology (pp. 149-184). New York, NY: Springer.

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (2013). The challenge of communication: A meaning-centered perspective. In E. van Deurzen, & S. Iacovou (Eds.), Existential perspectives on relationship therapy (pp. 109-121). Hampshire, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013). A meaning-centered approach to addiction and recovery. In L. C. J. Wong, G. R. Thompson, & P. T. P. Wong (Eds.), The positive psychology of meaning and addiction recovery. Birmingham, AL: Purpose Research.

Wong, P. T. P., Nee, J. J., & Wong, L. C. J. (2013). A meaning-centered 12-step program for addiction recovery. In L. C. J. Wong, G. R. Thompson, & P. T. P. Wong (Eds.), The positive psychology of meaning and addiction recovery (pp. 241-279). Birmingham, AL: Purpose Research.

McDonald, M. J., Wong, P. T. P., & Gingras, D. T. (2012). Meaning-in-life measures and development of a brief version of the Personal Meaning Profile. In P. T. P. Wong (Ed.), The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications (2nd ed., pp. 357-382). New York, NY: Routledge.

Reker, G. T., & Wong, P. T. P. (2012). Personal meaning in life and psychosocial adaptation in the later years. In P. T. P. Wong (Ed.), The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications (2nd ed., pp. 433-456). New York, NY: Routledge.

Wong, P. T. P. (2012). From logotherapy to meaning-centered counseling and therapy. In P. T. P. Wong (Ed.), The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications (2nd ed., pp. 619-647). New York, NY: Routledge.

Wong, P. T. P. (2012). Introduction: A roadmap for meaning research and applications. In P. T. P. Wong (Ed.), The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications (2nd ed., pp. xxvii-xliv). New York, NY: Routledge.

Wong, P. T. P. (2012). Toward a dual-systems model of what makes life worth living. In P. T. P. Wong (Ed.), The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications (2nd ed., pp. 3-22). New York, NY: Routledge.

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (2012). A meaning-centered approach to building youth resilience. In P. T. P. Wong (Ed.), The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications (2nd ed., pp. 585-617). New York, NY: Routledge.

Wong, L. C. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (2011). Meaning is all you need; relationship is all you have (Professional perspective on an adolescent girl with depression). In J. J. W. Andrews, & P. Istvanffy (Eds.), Exceptional life journeys: Personal stories about childhood disorder (pp. 123-128). Burlington, MA: Elsevier.

Wong, P. T. P. (2011). Meaning-centered counseling and therapy: An integrative and comprehensive approach to motivational counseling and addiction treatment. In W. M. Cox, & E. Klinger (Eds.), Handbook of motivational counseling: Goal-based approaches to assessment and intervention with addiction and other problems (pp. 461-487). West Sussex, UK: Wiley.

Wong, P. T. P. (2010). 快乐人生的钥匙–正向心理的启迪 [Kuaile rensheng de yaoshi: zheng xiang xinli de qidi; The secret of a happy life: Tips from positive psychology]. In 清朗人生:全人生命教育論文集 [Qinglang rensheng: Quan ren shengming jiaoyu lunwen ji] (pp. 65-71): Shantou, China: Shantou University Press.

Wong, P. T. P. (2010). Spirituality and aging. In Handbook on aging, Certified Professional Consultant on Aging (CPCA; formerly Canadian Academy of Senior Advisors), Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2009). Viktor Frankl: Prophet of hope for the 21st century. In A. Batthyany, & J. Levinson (Eds.), Existential psychotherapy of meaning: Handbook of logotherapy and existential analysis. Phoenix, AZ: Zeig, Tucker & Theisen. (Early version available here.)

Dobson, W. L., & Wong, P. T. P. (2008). Women living with HIV: The role of meaning and spirituality. In A. Tomer, G. T. Eliason, & P. T. P. Wong (Eds.), Existential and spiritual issues in death attitudes (pp. 173-207). New York, NY: Erlbaum.

Ivancovich, D. A., & Wong, P. T. P. (2008). The role of existential and spiritual coping in anticipatory grief. In A. Tomer, G. T. Eliason, & P. T. P. Wong (Eds.), Existential and spiritual issues in death attitudes (pp. 209-233). New York, NY: Erlbaum.

Tomer, A., Eliason, G. T., & Wong, P. T. P. (2008). Conclusion. In A. Tomer, G. T. Eliason, & P. T. P. Wong (Eds.), Existential and spiritual issues in death attitudes (pp. 439-444). New York, NY: Erlbaum.

Wong, P. T. P. (2008). Meaning-management theory and death acceptance. In A. Tomer, G. T. Eliason, & P. T. P. Wong (Eds.), Existential and spiritual issues in death attitudes (pp. 65-87). New York, NY: Erlbaum.

Wong, P. T. P. (2008). Transformation of grief through meaning: Meaning-centered counseling for bereavement. In A. Tomer, G. T. Eliason, & P. T. P. Wong (Eds.), Existential and spiritual issues in death attitudes (pp. 375-396). New York, NY: Erlbaum.

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (2008). Multicultural Supervision Competencies Questionnaire. In J. M. Bernard, & R. K. Goodyear (Eds.), Fundamentals of clinical supervision (4th ed.; pp. 349). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Wong, P. T. P. (2007). Introduction: A quiet positive revolution. In P. T. P. Wong, L. C. J. Wong, M. J. McDonald, & D. W. Klaassen (Eds.), The positive psychology of meaning and spirituality: Selected papers from meaning conferences (pp. 1-8). Abbotsford, BC: INPM Press.

Wong, P. T. P. (2007). The positive psychology of suffering and tragic optimism. In P. T. P. Wong, L. C. J. Wong, M. J. McDonald, & D. W. Klaassen (Eds.), The positive psychology of meaning and spirituality (pp. 235–256). Abbotsford, BC: INPM Press.

McCormick, R., & Wong, P. T. P. (2006). Adjustment and coping in aboriginal people. In P. T. P. Wong, & L. C. J. Wong (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural perspectives on stress and coping (pp. 515-531). New York, NY: Springer.

Wong, P. T. P. (2006). Is your organization an obstacle course or a relay team? A meaning-centered approach to creating a collaborative culture. In S. Schuman (Ed.), Creating a culture of collaboration: The International Association of Facilitators handbook (pp. 229-256). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass/Wiley.

Wong, P. T. P., Reker, G. T. & Peacock, E. (2006). The resource-congruence model of coping and the development of the Coping Schema Inventory. In P. T. P. Wong, & L. C. J., Wong (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural perspectives on stress and coping (pp. 223-283). New York, NY: Springer.

Wong, P. T. P., Wong, L. C. J., & Scott, C. (2006). Beyond stress and coping: The positive psychology of transformation. In Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural perspectives on stress and coping (pp. 1-26). New York, NY: Springer.

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Compassionate and spiritual care: A vision of positive holistic medicine. In S. Kwan (Ed.), The consultation on holistic health care for the medical, religious, and academic professionals in Hong Kong. Hong Kong, CN: Commercial Press.

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Creating a positive participatory climate: A meaning-centered counseling perspective. In S. Schuman (Ed.), The IAF handbook of group facilitation: Best practices from leading organization in facilitation (pp. 171-190). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Existential and humanistic theories. In J. C. Thomas, & D. L. Segal (Eds.), Comprehensive handbook of personality and psychopathology (pp. 192-211). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Lessons from the Enron debacle – Corporate culture matters. In N. Taher (Ed.), Organizational culture: An introduction (pp. 180-192). Hyderabad, India: ICFAI University Press.

Wong, P. T. P., & Gupta, V. (2004). The positive psychology of transformative organizations: A fresh perspective of evidence from the Anglo context. In V. Gupta (Ed.), Transformative organizations (pp. 341-360). New Delhi, India: Sage.

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (2004). Multicultural Supervision Competencies Questionnaire. In J. M. Bernard, & R. K. Goodyear (Eds.), Fundamentals of clinical supervision (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Leong, F. T. L., & Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Optimal human functioning from cross-cultural perspectives. In B. Walsh (Ed.), Counseling psychology and optimal human functioning (pp. 123-150). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). Creating a positive, meaningful work place: New challenges in management and leadership. In B. Pattanayak, & V. Gupta (Eds.), Creating performing organizations (pp. 74-129). New Delhi, India: Sage.

Page, D., & Wong, P. T. P. (2000). A conceptual framework for measuring servant leadership. In S. Adjibolooso (Ed.), The human factor in shaping the course of history and development (pp. 69-110). Lanham, MD: University Press of America.

Wong, P. T. P. (2000). Meaning of life and meaning of death in successful aging. In A. Tomer (Ed.), Death attitudes and the older adult (pp. 23-35). New York, NY: Brunner/Mazel.

Wong, L. C. J., Ishiyama, F. I., & Wong, P. T. P. (1999). Exploring the world of meaning of ESL students. In W. J. Lonner, D. L. Dinnel, D. K. Forgays, & S. A. Hayes (Eds.), Merging past, present, and future: Selected papers from the Fourteenth International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (pp. 473-485). Lisse, NL: Swets & Zeitlinger.

Wong, P. T. P., & Stiller, C. (1999). Living with dignity and palliative counselling. In B. de Vries (Ed.), End of life issues: Interdisciplinary and multidimensional perspectives (pp. 77-94). New York, NY: Springer.

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (1999). Assessing multicultural supervision competencies. In W. J. Lonner, D. L. Dinnel, D. K. Forgays, & S. A. Hayes (Eds.), Merging past, present, and future: Selected papers from the Fourteenth International Congress of the International Association for Cross­-Cultural Psychology (pp. 510-519). Lisse, NL: Swets & Zeitlinger.

Wong, P. T. P. (1998). Academic values and achievement motivation. In P. T. P. Wong, & P. Fry (Eds.), The human quest for meaning: A handbook of psychological research and clinical applications (pp. 261-292). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Wong, P. T. P. (1998). Implicit theories of meaningful life and the development of the Personal Meaning Profile (PMP). In P. T. P. Wong, & P. Fry (Eds.), The human quest for meaning: A handbook of psychological research and clinical applications (pp. 111-140). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Wong, P. T. P. (1998). Meaning-centered counselling. In P. T. P. Wong, & P. Fry (Eds.), The human quest for meaning: A handbook of psychological research and clinical applications (pp. 395-435). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Wong, P. T. P. (1998). Spirituality, meaning, and successful aging. In P. T. P. Wong, & P. Fry (Eds.), The human quest for meaning: A handbook of psychological research and clinical applications (pp. 359-394). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Wong, P. T. P., & Ujimoto, K. V. (1998). The elderly: Their stress, coping, and mental health. In L. C. Lee, & N. W. S. Zane (Eds.), Handbook of Asian American psychology (pp. 165-209). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Wong, P. T. P. (1995). A stage model of coping with frustrative stress. In R. Wong (Ed.), Biological perspectives on motivated activities (pp. 339-378). Norwood, NJ: Ablex.

Wong, P. T. P. (1995). The processes of adaptive reminiscence. In B. Haight, & J. D. Webster (Eds.), Reminiscence: Theory, research methods, and applications (pp. 23-35). Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis.

Wong, P. T. P., & Peacock, E. J. (1994). Environment, stress and aging. In J. Rose (Ed.), Human stress and the environment (pp. 59-84). London, UK: Gordon & Brach.

Wong, P. T. P., Reker, G. T., & Gesser, G. (1994). Death Attitude Profile – Revised: A multidimensional measure of attitudes toward death (DAP-R). In R. A. Neimeyer (Ed.), Death anxiety handbook: Research, instrumentation, and application (pp. 121-148). Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis.

Ujimoto, K. V., Nishio, H. K., Wong, P. T. P., & Lam, L. (1993). Cultural factors affecting the self-assessment of health satisfaction. In R. Masi, L. Mensah, & K. McLeod (Eds.), Health and culture: Explaining the relationships (pp. 229-240). Toronto, ON: Canadian Council on Multicultural Health.

Wong, P. T. P. (1991). Existential vs. causal attributions: The social perceiver as philosopher. In S. L. Zelen (Ed.), New models, new extensions of attribution theory (pp. 84-125). New York, NY: Springer-Verlag.

Reker, G. T., & Wong, P. T. P. (1988). Aging as an individual process: Towards a theory of personal meaning. In J. E. Birren, & V. L. Bengston (Eds.), Emergent theories of aging (pp. 214-246). New York, NY: Springer.

Derlega, V. J., Winstead, B. A., & Wong, P. T. P. (1987). Self-disclosure and relationship development: An attributional analysis. In M. E. Roloff, & G. R. Miller (Eds.), Interpersonal processes: New directions in communication research (pp. 172-187). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Reker, G. T., & Wong, P. T. P. (1985). Personal optimism, physical and mental health: the triumph of successful aging. In J. E. Birren, & Judy Livingston (Eds.), Cognition, stress and aging (pp. 134-173). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Wong, P. T. P., & Sproule, C. F. (1984). Attributional analysis of locus of control and the Trent Attribution Profile (TAP). In H. M. Lefcourt (Ed.), Research with the locus of control construct (Vol. 3): Limitations and extensions (pp. 309-360). New York, NY: Academic Press.

Encyclopedia Entries

Wong, P. T. P. (in press). Coping and stress. In A. Wenzel (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of abnormal and clinical psychology. New York, NY: Sage.

Wong, P. T. P. (in press). Death and dying. In A. Wenzel (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of abnormal and clinical psychology. New York, NY: Sage.

Wong, P. T. P. (in press). Existential theoretical framework. In A. Wenzel (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of abnormal and clinical psychology. New York, NY: Sage.

Wong, P. T. P. (in press). Logotherapy. In A. Wenzel (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of abnormal and clinical psychology. New York, NY: Sage.

Wong, P. T. P. (2016). Humanistic theories in psychopathology. In H. L. Miller (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of theory in psychology (pp. 438-441). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Wong, P. T. P. (2014). Meaning in life. In A. C. Michalos (Ed.), Encyclopedia of quality of life and well-being research (pp. 3894-3898). New York, NY: Springer.

Wong, L. C. J. & Wong, P. T. P. (2013). Cross-cultural competence in clinical supervision. In K. Keith (Ed.), Encyclopedia of cross-cultural psychology (pp. 270-273). Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013). Positive psychology. In K. Keith (Ed.), Encyclopedia of cross-cultural psychology (pp. 1021-1026). Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell.

Wong, P. T. P. (2009). Chinese positive psychology. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), Encyclopedia of positive psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 148-156). Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell.

Wong, P. T. P. (2009). Compassion: The hospice movement. In G. Kurian (Ed.), The encyclopedia of Christian civilization. Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell.

Wong, P. T. P. (2009). Existential positive psychology. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), Encyclopedia of positive psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 361-368). Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell.

Wong, P. T. P. (2009). The depth positive psychology of Carl Jung. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), Encyclopedia of positive psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 545-546). Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell.

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). Logotherapy. In G. Zimmer (Ed.), Encyclopedia of psychotherapy (pp. 107-113). New York, NY: Academic Press.

Journal Articles

Dr. Wong has published more than 150 articles; only recent and selected papers are listed below.

Wong, P. T. P. (in progress, invited paper). Meaning-centered approach to research and therapy, second wave positive psychology, and the future of humanistic psychology. The Humanistic Psychologist.

Wong, P. T. P., & Worth, P. (in press). The deep-and-wide hypothesis in giftedness and creativity. Psychology and Education.

Wong, L. C. J., Wong, P. T. P., & Ishiyama, F. I. (in press). The expanded critical incident technique. International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy.

Wong, P. T. P. (2016). A decade of meaning: Past, present, and future. Journal of Constructivist Psychology. Advance online publication. doi:10.1080/10720537.2015.1119085

Wong, P. T. P. (2016). Chinese positive psychology revisited. International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 6(1). Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Chinese-Positive-Psychology-Revisited-2016-Mar-1.pdf

Wong, P. T. P. (2016). Self-transcendence: A paradoxical way to become your best. International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 6(1). Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Self-Transcendence_A-Paradoxical-Way-to-Become-Your-Best-2016-Aug-15.pdf

Brown, N. J. L., & Wong, P. T. P. (2015). Questionable measures are pretty meaningless: Comment on Heintzelman and King (2014). American Psychologist, 70(6), 571-573.

Wong, P. T. P. (2015). Meaning therapy: Assessments and interventions. Existential Analysis, 26(1), 154-167.

Wong, P. T. P. (2014). How do we solve the meaning puzzle? International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 5(1), 1.

Wong, P. T. P. (2014, Spring). Positive aging in Canada. BC Psychologist, 3(2), 16-17.

Wong, L. C. J., Wong, P. T. P., & Ishiyama, I. F. (2013). What helps and what hinders in cross-cultural clinical supervision: A critical incident study. The Counseling Psychologist, 41(1), 66-85. doi:10.1177/0011000012442652

Wong, P. T. P. (2013). Suicide risks among college students from diverse cultural backgrounds. Directions in Psychiatry, 33(4), 237-249.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013, Oct.). A brief introduction to meaning-centered existential therapy. Hermeneutic Circular, 19-22.

Wong, P. T. P. (2012). What is the meaning mindset? International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 4(1), 1-3.

Wong, P. T. P. (2011). Positive psychology 2.0: Towards a balanced interactive model of the good life. Canadian Psychology, 52(2), 69-81.

Wong, P. T. P. (2011). Reclaiming positive psychology: A meaning-centered approach to sustainable growth and radical empiricism. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 51(4), 408-412.

Wong, P. T. P., & Tomer, A. (2011). Beyond terror and denial: The positive psychology of death acceptance. Death Studies, 35(2), 99-106.

Wong, P. T. P. (2010). Meaning-making and the positive psychology of death acceptance. International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 3(2), 73-82.

Wong, P. T. P. (2010). Meaning therapy: An integrative and positive existential psychotherapy. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 40(2), 85-99.

Wong, P. T. P. (2010). The future of humanistic psychology: A commentary on David Elkins’s (2009) critique of the medical model. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 50(2), 248-255.

Wong, P. T. P. (2010). The PURE strategy to create lean and excellent organizations. International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 3(2), 1-21.

Wong, P. T. P. (2010). What is existential positive psychology? International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 3(1), 1-10.

Ho, J. C. W., Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (2010). What helps and what hinders thesis completion: A critical incident study. International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 3(2), 117-131.

Wong, P. T. P., & Alpenberg, J. (2009). A meaning-centered approach to positive management. Global Management Journal, 1, 1.

Wong, P. T. P. (2007). What makes a great leader? Leadership Link, 17(3), 1-6. Ohio State University, Leadership Research Center.

Spector, P. E., Cooper, C. L., Poelmans, S., Allen, T. D., O’Driscoll, M., Sanchez, J. I., Siu, O. L., Dewe, P., Hart, P., … & Yu, S. (2004). A cross-national comparative study of work/family stressors, working hours, and well-being: China and Latin America vs. the Anglo world. Personnel Psychology, 57, 119-142.

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). Existential psychology for the 21st century. International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 1, 1-3.

Wong, P. T. P. (2004, Spring). The paradox of servant leadership. Leadership Link, 3-5. Ohio State University, Leadership Research Center.

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Review of computer-based learning. Academy of Management: Learning & Education, 2, 212-203.

Spector, P. E., Cooper, C. L., Sanchez, J. I., O’Driscoll, M., Sparks, K., Bernin, P., Büssing, A., Dewe, P., Hart, P. … & Yu, S. (2002). A 24 nation/territory study of work locus of control in relation to well-being at work: How generalizable are western findings? Academy of Management Journal, 45, 453-466.

Spector, P. E., Cooper, C. L., Sanchez, J. I., Sparks, K., Büssing, A., Dewe, P., Lu, L., Miller, K., De Moraes, L. R. … & Wong, P. T. P. (2002). The pitfalls of poor psychometric properties: A reply to Hofstede’s reply to us. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 51, 174-178.

Wong, P. T. P., & McDonald, M. (2002). Tragic optimism and personal meaning in counselling victims of abuse. Pastoral Sciences, 20(2), 231-249.

Spector, P. E., Cooper, C. L., Sanchez, J. I., O’Driscoll, M., Sparks, K., Bernin, P., Büssing, A., Dewe, P., Hart, P. … & Yu, S. (2001). Do national levels of individualism and internal locus of control relate to well-being: An ecological level international study. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 22, 815-832.

Spector, P. E., Cooper, C. L., Sparks, K., Bernin, P., Büssing, A., Dewe, P., Lu, L., Miller, K., Renault de Moraes, L. … & Yu, S. (2001). An international study of the psychometric properties of the Hofstede Values Survey Module 1994: A comparison of individual and country/province level results. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 50, 269-281.

Wong, P. T. P. (2000). Full circle: Spiritual therapy for the elderly (A book review). Canadian Psychology, 42(1), 85-86.

Wong, P. T. P. (1999). Towards an integrative model of meaning-centered counseling and therapy. The International Forum for Logotherapy, 22(1), 47-55.

Wong, P. T. P. (1998). The endurance of logotherapy. The International Forum for Logotherapy, 21(1).

Wong, P. T. P. (1997). Meaning-centered counseling: A cognitive-behavioral approach to logotherapy. The International Forum for Logotherapy, 20(2), 85-94.

Peacock, E. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (1996). Anticipatory stress: The relation of locus of control, optimism and control appraisals to coping. Journal of Research in Personality, 30, 204-222.

Peacock, E. J., Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1993). Relations between appraisals and coping schemas: A test of the congruence model. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 25, 64-80.

Wong, P. T. P. (1993). Do we have to learn from the animals to be adaptive? Stress Medicine, 9, 71-73.

Wong, P. T. P. (1993). Effective management of life stress: The resource-congruence model. Stress Medicine, 9(1), 51-60.

Wong, P. T. P. (1992). Control is a double-edged sword. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 24, 143-146.

Fry, P. S., & Wong, P. T. P. (1991). Pain management training in the elderly: Matching interventions with subjects’ coping styles. Stress Medicine, 7, 93-98.

Smith, C., & Wong, P. T. P. (1991). Paradoxical sleep increases predict successful learning of a complex operant task. Behavioral Neuroscience, 105, 282-288.

Watt, L., & Wong, P. T. P. (1991). A new taxonomy of reminiscence and its therapeutic implications. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 16, 37-57.

Wong, P. T. P. (1991). Review of understanding stress. Stress Medicine, 7, 195.

Wong, P. T. P. (1991). Review of the psychology of control at workplace. Stress Medicine, 7, 138-139.

Wong, P. T. P. (1991). Social support functions of group reminiscence. Canadian Journal of Community Health, 10, 151-161.

Wong, P. T. P., & Watt, L. (1991). What types of reminiscence are associated with successful aging? Psychology and Aging, 6(2), 272-279.

Peacock, E. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (1990). The Stress Appraisal Measure (SAM): A multidimensional approach to cognitive appraisal. Stress Medicine, 6(3), 227-236.

Wong, P. T. P. (1990). Measuring life stress. Stress Medicine, 6, 69-70.

Pfeiffer, S., & Wong, P. T. P. (1989). Multidimensional jealousy. Journal of Personal and Social Relationships, 6, 181-196.

Wong, P. T. P. (1989). Personal meaning and successful aging. Canadian Psychology, 30, 516-525.

Wong, P. T. P. (1988, Aug.). Paradise can be found in memories. Seniors Quarterly, 15-17.

Wong, P. T. P. (1988, Mar.). A prescription for successful aging. Seniors Quarterly, 17.

Wong, P. T. P., Derlega, V. J., & Colson, W. (1988). The effects of race on expectancies and performance. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 20, 29-39.

Gesser, G., Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1987-88). Death attitudes across the life span. The development and validation of the Death Attitude Profile (DAP). Omega, 2, 113-128.

Reker, G. T., Peacock, E. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (1987). Meaning and purpose in life and well-being: A life-span perspective. Journal of Gerontology, 42, 44-49.

Wong, P. T. P. (1987). Review of psychological stress and cancer. Stress Medicine, 3, 253.

Wong, P. T. P. (1987). Review of when disaster strikes. Stress Medicine, 3, 252.

Wong, P. T. P., & Peacock, E. J. (1986). When does reinforcement induce stereotypy: A test of the differential reinforcement hypothesis. Learning and Motivation, 17, 139-161.

Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1986). Pitfalls in stress research: Resolving the hassle. Stress Medicine, 2, 1-4.

Derlega, V. J., Winstead, B. A., Wong, P. T. P., & Hunter, S. (1985). Gender effects in an initial encounter: A case where men exceed women in self-disclosure. Journal of Social & Personal Relationships, 2, 25-44.

Smith, C., Wong, P. T. P., Kelley, G., & Lee, D. (1985). Prolonged illnesses in PS following training in a complex operant appetitive task. Sleep Research, 14, 104.

Wong, P. T. P., Kettlewell, G., & Sproule, C. F. (1985). The importance of being masculine: Sex role, attribution, and women’s career achievement. Sex Role, 12, 757-770.

Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1985). Stress, coping, and well-being in Anglo and Chinese elderly. Canadian Journal on Aging, 4(1), 29-37.

Reker, G. T., & Wong, P. T. P. (1984). Psychological and physical well-being in the elderly: The perceived well-being scale (PWB). Canadian Journal on Aging, 3, 23-32.

Winstead, B. A., Derlega, V. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (1984). Effects of sex-role orientation on behavioral self-disclosure. Journal of Research in Personality, 18, 541-553.

Wong, P. T. P. (1983). Limitations of the economic animal. The Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 6, 328-330.

Peacock, E. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (1982). Defensive burying in the rat. A behavioral field analysis. Animal Learning and Behavior, 10, 103-107.

Wong, P. T. P. (1982). Review of Advances in intrinsic motivation and aesthetics. Canadian Psychology, 23, 59-60.

Wong, P. T. P. (1982). Review of Man and accidents offshore. Stress Medicine, 2, 250.

Wong, P. T. P. (1982). Sex differences in performance attribution and contingency judgment. Sex Roles, 8(4), 381-388.

The following is a representative sample of publications published before 1982.

Wong, P. T. P., & Weiner, B. (1981). When people ask “Why” questions and the heuristic of attributional search. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 40(4), 650-663.

Dimitroff, G., Bereiter, C., & Wong, P. T. P. (1979). Expectancies and attribution of adolescents prior to different outcomes and extinction. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 11, 225-235.

Wong, P. T. P. (1979). A critique of Eysenck’s theory of neurosis. The Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2, 185-186.

Wong, P. T. P. (1979). Frustration, exploration, and learning. Canadian Psychological Review, 20, 133-144.

Worthington, A. G., & Wong, P. T. P. (1979). Effects of earned and assigned grades on student evaluation of an instructor. Journal of Education Psychology, 71, 764-775.

Wong, P. T. P., Watters, D. A., & Sproule, C. F. (1978). Initial validity and reliability of the Trent Attribution Profile (TAP) as a measure of attribution schema and locus of control. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 38, 1129-1134.

Wong, P. T. P. (1977). A behavioral field approach to instrumental learning in the rat: I. The partial reinforcement effects and sex differences. Animal Learning and Behaviour, 5, 5-13.

Amsel, A., Wong, P. T. P., & Traupmann, K. L. (1971). Short-term and long-terms factors in extinction and durable persistence. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 90, 90-95.

Wong, P. T. P. (1971). Coerced approach to shock, punishment of competing responses and resistance to extinction in the rat. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 76, 275-281.

Book & Movie Reviews

Wong, P. T. P. (2016). The need for existential cross-cultural competency in therapy and supervision [Review of the book Addressing cultural complexities in practice: Assessment, diagnosis, and therapy (3rd ed.)]. PsycCRITIQUES, 61(25). doi:10.1037/a0040311

Wong, P. T. P. (2015). The positive psychology of aging: character strengths or meaning making? [Review of the book Lighter as we go: Virtues, character strengths, and aging]. PsycCRITIQUES, 60(30). doi:10.1037/a0039376

Wong, P. T. P. (2014). From attunement to a meaning-centred good life: Book review of Daniel Haybron’s Happiness: A very short introduction. International Journal of Wellbeing, 4(2), 100-105. doi:10.5502/ijw.v4i2.5

Wong, P. T. P. (2014). Meaning-making and the fundamental issues of human existence [Review of the book The experience of meaning in life: Classical perspectives, emerging themes, and controversies]. PsycCRITIQUES, 59(22). doi:10.1037/a0036782

Wong, P. T. P. (2014). The positive psychology of grit: The defiant power of the human spirit [Review of the film Unbroken]. PsycCRITIQUES, 60(25). doi:10.1037/a0039390

Wong, P. T. P. (2013). Linking social psychology to existential psychology: Promises and challenges [Review of the book Meaning, mortality, and choice: The social psychology of existential concerns]. PsycCRITIQUES, 58(4). doi:10.1037/a0031077

Wong, P. T. P. (2013). Integrating indigenous healing with mainstream psychotherapy: Promises and obstacles [Review of the book Synergy, healing, and empowerment: Insights from cultural diversity]. PsycCRITIQUES, 58(29). doi:10.1037/a0033223

Wong, P. T. P. (2011). Big money, big science, big names, and the flourishing of positive psychology [Review of the book Flourish: A visionary new understanding of happiness and well-being]. PsycCRITIQUES, 56(49). doi:10.1037/a0026281

Wong, P. T. P. (2011). From the antiviolence movement to a positive feminism [Review of the book Hard Knocks]. PsycCRITIQUES, 56(4). doi:10.1037/a0022273

Wong, P. T. P., & Gingras, D. (2010). Finding meaning and happiness while dying of cancer: Lessons on existential positive psychology[Review of the film Ikiru]. PsycCRITIQUES, 55(2). doi:10.1037/a0018658

Wong, P. T. P. (2009). An existential vision of the good life: Toward an international psychology and psychotherapy based on meaning[Review of the book Existential psychology east-west] PsycCRITIQUES, 54(51). doi:10.1037/a0018290

Wong, P. T. P. (2009). From multicultural competency to international psychology [Review of the book Case incidents in counseling for international transitions]. PsycCRITIQUES, 54(3). doi:10.1037/a0014298

Wong, P. T. P. (2009). Positive existential psychotherapy and pathways to death acceptance [Review of the book Staring at the sun]. PsycCRITIQUES, 54(8). doi:10.1037/a0014829

Wong, P. T. P. (2009). The need for a balanced approach to positive psychotherapy and traditional masculinity [Review of the video Positive psychology with male clients]. PsycCRITIQUES, 54(45). doi:10.1037/a0017923

Wong, P. T. P. (2008). Narrative practice and meaning-centered positive psychotherapy [Review of the book Maps of narrative practice]. PsycCRITIQUES, 53(30). doi:10.1037/a0012671

Wong, P. T. P. (2007). Perils and promises in the pursuit of happiness [Review of the book In search of happiness: Understanding an endangered state of mind]. PsycCRITIQUES, 52(49). doi:10.1037/a0010040

Wong, P. T. P. (2007). Civil virtues, social capital, and positive community [Review of the book Citizens, cops, and power: Recognizing the limits of community]. PsycCRITIQUES, 52(2). doi:10.1037/a0006103

Wong, P. T. P. (2006). Anatomy of midlife crisis: From broken dreams to the quest for meaning [Review of the film Broken Flowers]. PsycCRITIQUES, 51(46). doi:10.1037/05228712

Wong, P. T. P. (2006). The nature and practice of compassion: Integrating Western and Eastern positive psychologies [Review of the book Compassion: Conceptualizations, research, and use in psychotherapy]. PsycCRITIQUES, 51(25). doi:10.1037/a0002884

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). The challenges of experimental existential psychology: Terror management or meaning management? [Review of the book Handbook of experimental existential psychology]. PsycCRITIQUES, 50(52). doi:10.1037/04131412

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). The meaning of life according to David Owen Russell: Existential psychotherapy made easy [Review of the film I Heart Huckabees]. PsycCRITIQUES, 50(46). doi:10.1037/05188912

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Trauma recovery and the promises of positive existential psychology [Review of the book Coping with trauma: Hope through understanding (2nd ed.)]. PsycCRITIQUES, 50(12). doi:10.1037/051307

Poems

Wong, P. T. P. (2016). A very thin line. In L. Hoffman & S. Fehl (Eds.), Journey of the wounded soul: Poetic companions for spiritual struggles (pp. 42-43). Colorado Springs, CO: University Professors Press.

Wong, P. T. P. (2016). Grant me a second chance, Lord. In L. Hoffman & S. Fehl (Eds.), Journey of the wounded soul: Poetic companions for spiritual struggles (p. 73). Colorado Springs, CO: University Professors Press.

Online Publications

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, October 19). The good life through polarity and transcendence (Part 2). Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life. Retrieved from https://thevirtueblog.com/2016/10/19/the-good-life-through-polarity-and-transcendence-part-2/

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, October 18). The good life through polarity and transcendence (Part 1). Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life. Retrieved from https://thevirtueblog.com/2016/10/18/the-good-life-through-polarity-and-transcendence-part-1/

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, January). Proposed guidelines for collaborative research. Dr. Paul Wong. Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/proposed-guildences-collaborative-research

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, November). Acceptance, transcendence, & yin-yang dialectics: The three basic tenets of second wave positive psychology. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/inpm-presidents-report-november-2016/

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, October 19). The good life through polarity and transcendence. Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life. Retrieved from https://thevirtueblog.com/2016/10/19/the-good-life-through-polarity-and-transcendence-part-2/

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, October 18). The good life through polarity and transcendence. Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life. Retrieved from https://thevirtueblog.com/2016/10/18/the-good-life-through-polarity-and-transcendence-part-1/

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, September). Mapping the contour of second wave positive psychology (PP 2.0). Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/inpm-presidents-report-september-2016/

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, July). PP2.0 Summit explores the new vistas of second wave positive psychology: How to embrace the dark side to make life better. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/inpm-presidents-report-july-2016/

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, May). A perfect storm is coming to the Meaning Conference. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/inpm-presidents-report-may-2016/

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, March). New developments in second wave positive psychology. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/inpm-presidents-report-march-2016/

Wong, P. T. P. (2015, November). INPM starts a new chapter. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/inpm-presidents-report-november-2015/

Wong, P. T. P. (2015). What is second wave positive psychology and why is it necessary? Dr. Paul T. P. Wong. Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/what-is-second-wave-positive-psychology-and-why-is-it-necessary/

Wong, P. T. P. (2011). The meaningful living project. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art-meanignful-living-project-p-wong.html

Wong, P. T. P. (2008). To hell and back and what I have learned about happiness. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_hell_and_back_P_Wong.html

Wong, P. T. P. (2008). A less traveled road to happiness. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_road_to_happiness_P_Wong.html

Wong, P. T. P. (2007). What drove Cho Seung-Hui to carry out the Virginia Tech Mass Killing? A psychological profile of the lone gunman. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_VT-massacre_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2007). What makes a great worker? A positive psychology solution. Dr Paul Wong. Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/what-makes-a-great-worker-a-positive-psychology-solution/

Wong, P. T. P. (2007). What has Christmas to do with authentic happiness? Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jan_2007_christmas-happiness.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2006). Does reverence matter in today’s secular society? Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_apl_2006_reverence-today.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2006). From logotherapy to meaning-centered counseling. Insight, BC Association of Clinical Counsellors.

Wong, P. T. P. (2006). How to humanize higher education and reduce human suffering. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from  http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jan_2006_humanize-education.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2006). Ode to a cancer man (Parts 1-9). International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/poetry/poem_cancer-man_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2006). The best kept secret for survival and success. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from  http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jun_2006_intuition.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2006). The positive psychology of persistence and flexibility. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from  http://meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_feb_2006_persistance-and-flexibility.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). A very thin line. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/poetry/poem_a-very-thin-line_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). A course on the meaning of life (Part 4): What is the meaning of life? Does it matter how you answer this question? International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/MOL_course/pdfs/mol_course_4.pdf

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). A course on the meaning of life (Part 3): What is your Life Intelligence (LQ)? International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/MOL_course/MOL_course3.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Touchstones of character strengths. Positive Living Newsletter. http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_oct_2005_character-strengths.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). A course on the meaning of life (Part 2): How should we then live? International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/MOL_course/MOL_course2.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). A course on the meaning of life (Part 1). International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/MOL_course/MOL_course1.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Practical wisdoms for flourishing in difficult situations. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pdfs/wisdom-june05.pdf

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). The promises and perils of family. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_may_2005_perils-family.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Rules for positive spontaneous living. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_apl_2005_positive-spontaneous-living.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Spiritual vision and the meaning of life: A reflection. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_salvation_army_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). The power of determination and commitment. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_mar_2005_determination-and-commitment.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Coping with the tsunami and its aftermath: A challenge to religious faith and the quest for meaning and hope.Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pdfs/tsunami_jan05.pdf

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). The 12-step tsunami trauma survival guide. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_tsunami_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). Ode to an 80-year-old Chinese: Climbing Sacramental Street. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/poetry/poem_80-year-old-chinese_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). Poems for suffering children. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/poetry/poem_suffering-children_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). The healing power of forgiveness. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_dec_2004_healing-forgiveness.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). Respect and moral values. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_nov_2004_respect-moral-values.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). The loyalty factor: Key to the good life. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_oct_2004_loyalty-factor.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). Compassionate and spiritual care: A vision of positive holistic medicine. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/pdfs/wong-spiritual-care.pdf

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). Restoration of integrity in the cheating culture. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_sep_2004_integrety-cheating-culture.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). The meaning of responsibility and the Statue of Liberty. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_aug_2004_statue-of-liberty.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). Good grief: The gift of healing. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jul_2004_good-grief.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). The positive psychology of self-control. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jun_2004_self-control.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). The power of endurance. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from at http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_may_2004_endurance.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). Generosity: The positive psychology of giving. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_apl_2004_positive-giving.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). Creating a kinder and gentler world: The positive psychology of empathy. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_mar_2004_empathy.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). The wisdom of positive acceptance. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_feb_2004_positive-acceptance.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). Simple abundance and rich poverty: The positive psychology of contentment. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jan_2004_simple-abundance.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Do’s and don’ts in peace making. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_dec_2003_peace-making.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). I’m glad that I’m a nobody: A positive psychology of humility. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_nov_2003.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Building positive communities. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_oct_2003_positive-communities.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Spirituality and meaning at work. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_sep_2003_meaning-at-work.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Finding happiness through suffering. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_aug_2003_happiness-through-suffering.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). The transcendental life: An impossible dream? Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jul_2003_transcendental-life.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). The positive psychology of love. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jun_2003_positive-psychology-love.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Pathways to post traumatic growth. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_may_2003_post-traumatic-growth.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Humor and laughter in wartime. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_apl_2003_humour-and-laughter.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). From anger management to anger transformation. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_anger-transformation_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Positive psychology of POW survival. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_pos-psychology-POW_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). The magic of gratitude. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_mar_2003_magic-of-gratitude.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Elizabeth Smart and Stockholm syndrome. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_stockhom-syndrome_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Transformation of grief through meaning-management. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_transformation-grief_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Profiles of courage. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_feb_2003_poer-of-courage.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Promises of renewal. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jan_2003_promises-renewal.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). You can hope again. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_may_2003_post-traumatic-growth.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). The power of purpose. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_nov_2002_pwer-of-purpose.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). Existential psychology and therapy. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_oct_2002_existential-psychology.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). Transformative narrative therapy. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_sep_2002_transformative-narrative-therapy.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). A corridor of life. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_aug_2002_corridor-of-life.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). My vision for a positive revolution. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jul_2002_vision-positive-revolution.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). How to prepare for the oral defense of your thesis/dissertation. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_oral-defense_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). The positive psychology of weaknesses. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jun_2002_weakness.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). The positive psychology of synergy. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_may_2002_synergy.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). How to write a research proposal. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_how_to_write_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). The meaning of Easter: A message for positive psychology. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_apl_2002_meaning-of-easter.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). The mustard seed principle: The story of INPM. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_mar_2002_mustard-seed-INPM.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). Triumph over terror: Lessons from logotherapy and positive psychology. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_feb_2002_triumph-over-terror.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). Discovering meaning and personal significance. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jan_2002_personal-significance.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2001). A new algebra for positive psychology. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_dec_2001_1.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2001). Another milestone: Erecting the twin towers of courage and faith. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_nov_2001_courage-and-faith.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2001). When terror hits home: A case for tragic optimism. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_sep_2001_tragic-optimism.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2001). Logotherapy. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_logotherapy_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2001). Meaning-centered counselling workshop. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_mcc-workshop_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2001). The positive psychology of “Climate Management”. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_aug_2001_climate-management.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2001). Freedom, responsibility, and justice: The cornerstones of the good life. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jul_2001_cornerstones-good-life.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2001). A very unique vision. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jun_2001_unique-vision.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2001). The Las Vegas challenge. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jan_2001_LV-challenge.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2000). Meaning of life and meaning of death in successful aging. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_successful-aging_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (1999). Counselling by osmosis. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_counselling-osmosis_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (1999). A brief outline of meaning centred counselling and therapy. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_mcct_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (1999). Joseph Fabry: A visionary storyteller. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/therapy/therapists/Ther_pages/joseph_fabry.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (1999). A brief overview of the meaning of love. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_meaning-love1_P_Wong.htm

 

Keynote & Invited Addresses

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, August). Meaning-centered approach to research and therapy, second wave positive psychology, and the future of humanistic psychology. The Carl Rogers Award Acceptance Address presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Denver, CO. (Partially supported by the research grant on Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life from the John Templeton Foundation)

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, July). Self-transcendence: A paradoxical way to become your best. Presidential address for the 9th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Toronto, ON, Canada.

Wong, L. C. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (2015, May 15). The safe and effective use of self in psychotherapy. Invited seminar presented at the World Congress for Existential Therapy, London, UK.

Wong, P. T. P. (2014, July). A seeker’s guide to meaningful living. Keynote address presented at the First Congress on the Construction of Personal Meaning in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2014, July). Meaning Summit I: What is the nature and conceptualization of meaning? Keynote address presented at the First Congress on the Construction of Personal Meaning in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2014, July). Meaning Summit II: The conditions and measurement of meaning. Keynote address presented at the First Congress on the Construction of Personal Meaning in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2014, July). Meaning Summit III: The conditions and measurement of meaning. Keynote address presented at the First Congress on the Construction of Personal Meaning in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013, October). A meaning-centered approach to positive education. Invited lecture presented at FoGuang University, Yilan County, Taiwan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013, October). Acceptance and well-being: A meaning-management perspective. Invited lecture presented at Lotus Hospice Care Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013, October). Introduction to meaning therapy. Invited lecture presented at NanHua University, Chiayi County, Taiwan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013, October). Meaning, self-transcendence, and well-being. Keynote address presented at the International Conference on Life and Death Education at the National Taipei University of Nursing & Health Science, Taipei, Taiwan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013, October). Meaning, well-being, and resilience. Invited lecture presented at FoGuang University, Yilan County, Taiwan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013, October). Terror management vs. Meaning management. Invited lecture presented at Kaohsiung Normal University (NKNU), Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013, April). Death acceptance & grief counselling through meaning transformation. Keynote address presented at the 45th Annual Conference of the Alberta Pastoral Care Association, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013, April). Meaning-centered counselling and spiritual care. Keynote address presented at the 45th Annual Conference of the Alberta Pastoral Care Association, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013, April). Meaning seeking/making: Contributions of Viktor Frankl. Keynote address presented at the 45th Annual Conference of the Alberta Pastoral Care Association, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2012, November). Logotherapy, meaning therapy, and spirituality. Keynote address presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the Japanese Association of Clinical Thanatology, Tokyo, Japan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2012, November). Positive psychology of what makes life worth living and the meaning hypothesis. Keynote address presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the Japanese Association of Clinical Thanatology, Tokyo, Japan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2012, July). What I would share with my family and friends in my last lecture.  Presidential address presented at the 7th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Toronto, ON, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2012, March). Positive education: An alternative vision. Invited lecture presented at the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

Wong, P. T. P. (2012, March). The adaptive benefits of acceptance. Keynote address presented at the 3rd Australian Conference of Positive Psychology and Wellbeing in Wollongong, Australia.

Wong, P. T. P. (2010, August). What is existential positive psychotherapy? Presidential address presented at the 6th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2010, April). Core themes of Chinese existential psychology. Lecture presented at the East-West Conference in Nanjing, China.

Wong, P. T. P. (2010, April). Death acceptance and hospice care. Public Lecture at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong, China. (Sponsored by the Centre on Behavioral Health of the University of Hong Kong and the Li Kai Shing Foundation)

Wong, P. T. P. (2010, April). The positive psychology of happiness. Public Lecture in Holistic Life Education presented at Shantou University, Shantou, China.

Wong, P. T. P. (2009, August). Romancing with death in Hollywood. Lecture presented in the symposium on Movies for the Variety of Human Experiences at the American Psychological Association Convention in Toronto, ON, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2009, March). Meaning-centered therapy. Lecture presented at the General Practice Psychotherapy Association of the Ontario Medical Association in Toronto, ON, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2008, July). The positive psychology of living with cancer. Presidential address presented at the 5th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Toronto, ON, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2007, August). Positive psychology for the 3rd world: A different vision. Keynote address presented at the 65th Anniversary Celebrations of the International Council of Psychologists in San Diego, CA.

Wong, P. T. P. (2007, August). Multicultural competencies in academic psychology. Address presented at the American Psychological Association Convention in San Francisco, CA.

Wong, P. T. P., & Davey, D. (2007, July). Best practices of servant leadership. Address presented at the Servant Leadership Research Roundtable, School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA.

Wong, P. T. P. (2006, November). Keynote address presented to the Institute of Death Education at the National Taipei Nursing College. (Sponsored by Taiwan’s National Science Foundation)

Wong, P. T. P. (2006, July). Presidential address. Presidential address presented at the 4th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2006, January). Meaning-centered approach to education. Invited lecture presented at the Fo Guang University, Jiaoxi, Taiwan. (Sponsored by Taiwan’s National Science Foundation)

Wong, P. T. P. (2006, January). The quest for meaning in college life. Invited lecture presented at the Fo Guang University, Jiaoxi, Taiwan. (Supported by Taiwan’s National Science Foundation)

Wong , P. T. P. (2005, November). The healing community. Keynote address and workshops presented at the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Haven of Hope Hospital, Hong Kong, China.

Wong, P. T. P. (2005, November). Meaning-centered psychotherapy. Keynote address and a two-day workshop organized by the United Center of Emotional Health and Positive Living and the Department of Psychiatry, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong, China.

Wong, P. T. P. (2005, February). The Meaning-Centered Approach: Challenges for occupational therapy. Keynote address presented at the Occupational Therapy Seminar for the Hong Kong Occupational Therapy Association, Hong Kong, China.

Wong, P. T. P. (2004, July). Tragic optimism in the face of trauma, terror & death. Presidential address presented at the 3rd Biennial International Conference on Personal Meaning in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2004, June). From Compassionate to Spiritual Care. Keynote address presented at the Consultation for the Medical, Religious, & Academic Professionals in Hong Kong, China.

Wong, P. T. P. (2004, June). Meaning-centered counselling and therapy. Invited lecture presented at the Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

Wong, P. T. P. (2004, March). God’s design for the church and ministry. Invited lecture presented at Friendship Baptist Church, Coquitlam, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P., & Page, D. (2003, October). Servant leadership: An Opponent-Process Model and the Revised Servant Leadership Profile. Address presented at the Servant Leadership Research Roundtable, School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA.

Wong, P. T. P. (2002, December). From death anxiety to death acceptance. Keynote address presented at the Conference on Life and Death Education in National Changhua University, Changhua, Taiwan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2002, December). From grieving to transformation. Invited keynote address presented at the Conference on Life and Death Education in National Changhua University, Changhua, Taiwan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2002, December). From existential crisis to the quest for meaning. Invited address presented at the National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2002, December). From spiritual care to spiritual transformation. Invited address at the National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). From spiritual care to spiritual transformation. Invited lecture presented in the Course on Spirituality and Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada. (Sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation)

Wood, D., & Wong, P. T. P. (2001, October). Bridging the cultural divide: How to make multicultural churches work. Presented in a symposium on Multicultural Ministry, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2000, July). Presidential address presented at the 1st International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (1999, April). Challenges in multicultural supervision. Colloquium presented at the Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA.

Wong, P. T. P. (1995, March). Meaning-centered counselling. Colloquium presented at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (1994, November). The adaptive processes of reminiscence. Presented in a symposium on “State of the Art: Life Review and Reminiscence” in the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Atlanta, GA.

Wong, P. T. P. (1993). Personal meaning and spiritual coping in the elderly. Invited lecture presented at the Summer Institute on Gerontology at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (1992, June). Effective coping of life stress. Presented in a symposium of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress, in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Wong, P. T. P. (1990). Reminiscence and aging. Presented in a symposium of the Life History Research Society in Keystone, CO.

Wong, P. T. P. (1989, October). A critical analysis of reminiscence. Presented in a symposium on “Reminiscence” in the annual meeting of Canadian Association on Gerontology.

Wong, P. T. P. (1989, May). Theory and measurement of unrequited love. Presented in a symposium on “Foolish attraction: The psychology of unrequited love” at the Iowa Conference on Personal Relationships, Iowa City, IA.

Wong, P. T. P. (1988, June). Stress and coping in the Chinese elderly. Presented in a symposium on “Cross-cultural studies of seniors” at the University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (1988, January). Existential vs. causal attributions. Invited lecture presented at the Attribution-Personality Theory Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

Wong, P. T. P. (1986). A coping model of happiness and successful aging. Presented in a symposium on “Well-being and aging” at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1985). The coping behaviour of Type A individuals. Presented in a symposium on “Type A behaviours” at the Canadian Psychological Association Annual Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P., & Dimitroff, G. (1980). Cognitive factors in coping with frustrative stress. Presented in a symposium on “Human cognition and motivation” in Leuven, Belgium.

Wong, P. T. P. (1978). Extinction induced facilitation and helplessness in the symposium on learned helplessness and frustration. Invited lecture presented at the 19th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Munich, Germany.

Wong, P. T. P. (1977). Exploratory behaviour and rule learning. Presented in a symposium in honour of the late Daniel Berlyne at the Canadian Psychological Association Annual Conference in  Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Workshops

Wong, P. T. P. (2015, May). Meaning-centered counselling and therapy. Pre-conference workshop presented at the World Congress on Existential Therapy in London, UK.

Wong, P. T. P. (2014, July). Meaning-centered assessments and positive meaning interventions. Workshop presented at the First Congress on the Construction of Personal Meaning in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2014, March). Meaning therapy: A new paradigm of integrating healing with personal growth. A one-day workshop presented at the BC Psychological Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013, October). From research proposal to journal publication. A two-day workshop presented at Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2012, July). Assessment and intervention in meaning therapy. Workshop presented at the 7th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Toronto, ON, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2012, March). A meaning-centered approach to positive management. Workshop presented at the Sydney Business School, Sydney, Australia.

Wong, P. T. P. (2010, August). Short term meaning therapy. Workshop presented at the 6th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2008, July). Meaning centered counseling and the transformation of grief. Workshop presented at the 5th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Toronto, ON, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2006, July). Meaning centered approach to addiction. Workshop presented at the 4th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2006, January). Basic concept and skills of meaning-centered counseling. Workshop presented at Trinity Western University in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2006, January). Exploring the healing potential of meaning. A two-day workshop presented at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan. (Sponsored by the Lotus Foundation and Taiwan’s National Science Foundation)

Wong, P. T. P. (2006, January). The meaning-centered approach to hospice and palliative care. Workshop presented at the National Technological University, Taipei, Taiwan. (Sponsored by the Lotus Foundation and Taiwan’s National Science Foundation)

Wong, P. T. P. (2005, October). A meaning-centered approach to addiction and recovery. A one-day workshop given at The Salvation Army Vancouver Community & Family Services.

Wong, P. T. P. (2005, July). Meaning-centered approach to counseling and therapy. A two-and-a-half-day workshop at the INPM’s Summer Institute in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2005, February). Coping with functional loss for people with disability through meaning reconstruction. Workshop presented at the Hong Kong Hospital Authority Professional Development for Occupational Therapists, Hong Kong, China.

Wong, P. T. P. (2005, February). Meaning-centered practice and skills for occupational therapy. A one-day workshop at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.

Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). Meaning-centered narrative therapy. Workshop presented at the 2nd International Meaning Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2001). Triumph over terror: Lessons from logotherapy and positive psychology. Workshop presented for the Harvard Course on Spirituality and Health in Medicine, Boston, MA.

Wong, P. T. P. (2000, July). Meaning-centered counselling and therapy. Workshop presented at the 1st International Meaning Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (1993). Guided Life Review. Workshop presented at Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1985). Effective coping and health. Workshop presented at the Canadian Association on Gerontology in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1984). A matching model of coping. Workshop presented at the Canadian Psychological Association Annual Conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Other Presentations

Dr. Wong has presented more than 150 papers in scholarly conferences. Only recent and selected presentations are listed below.

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, December). From Viktor Frankl’s logotherapy to the four defining characteristics of self-transcendence. Paper presented at the research working group meeting for Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life Project, Columbia, SC. (Funded by the John Templeton Foundation).

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, June). Self-transcendence as the path to virtue, happiness and meaning Paper presented at the research working group meeting for Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life Project, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. (Funded by the John Templeton Foundation) (Abstract retrieved from https://virtue.uchicago.edu/page/paul-t-p-wong-june-2016-working-group-meeting-topic)

Wong, P. T. P. (2015, December). The meaning hypothesis of living a good life: Virtue, happiness, and meaning. Paper presented at the research working group meeting for Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life Project, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. (Funded by the John Templeton Foundation)

Wong, L. C. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (2015, August). Spiritual competence from an existential perspective. Presented in the symposium on “Increasing supervisory competence in religious and spiritual issues” at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, ON.

Wong, P. T. P., Ryff, C. D., Friedman, H. L., Waterman, A. S., & Robbins, B. D. (2015, August). Living the good life: Integrating humanistic and positive psychology perspectives. Symposium presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2014, July). Self-transcendence: Crowning human achievement or diabolic terror? In a symposium on “The rediscovery of meaning-making: Destructive and constructive aspects” at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Wong, P. T. P. (2008, August). Romancing with death in Hollywood. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Lin, A., & Wong, P. T. P. (2006, August). The meaning of life: According to a Chinese sample. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Ivancovich, D. A., & Wong, P. T. P. (2005, August). Existential coping and spiritual coping in anticipatory grief. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Kim, M., Lee, H-S., & Wong, P. T. P. (2005, August). Meaning of life according to Koreans: The Korean Personal Meaning Profile. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Takano, Y., & Wong, P. T. P. (2004, July/August). Meaning of life according to a Japanese sample. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Leung, M. M., Vroon, E. J., Steinfort, T., & Wong, P. T. P. (2003, August). Tragic optimism: Validation of a new measurement of the construct. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Malone, K. R., Wong, P. T. P., Iglesias, A., & Goldberg, C. (2003, August). Symposium: Politics and humanistic psychology. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Angus, W. A., & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). A spiritual-cognitive-behavioural approach to anger management. Paper presented at the 2nd Biennial International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Brockman, M., & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). A therapy of embrace. Paper presented at the 2nd Biennial International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Jappy, A., & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). Spiritual interventions in drug addiction. Paper presented at the 2nd Biennial International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Kalkman, B., & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). Sources of meaning and life satisfaction: Comparing East Indians with Indo-Canadians. Poster presented at the 2nd Biennial International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Lee, Hong-seock & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). A factor and confirmatory analysis of the preconditions for self-transcendence. Poster presented at the 2nd Biennial International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Matta, D., & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). Put human faces on greatness: Attributes of great living men and women. Poster presented at the 2nd Biennial International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Takano, Y., & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). Experience of domestic violence and abuse of Japanese immigrant women: An existential-phenomenological study. Poster presented at the 2nd Biennial International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Vroon, E. J., Leung, M., Steinfort, T., & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). The Tragic optimism Questionnaire: Some preliminary validity data. Paper presented at the 2nd Biennial International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, L. C. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, August). What helps and what hinders in supervision: From a supervisor’s perspective. Presented in a roundtable discussion on “Hot topics in supervision and training” at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Wong, L. C. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (2001, October). Beyond EQ: Moral intelligence and character education. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of Moral Education, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2001, October). Tragic optimism, realistic pessimism, and mature happiness. Paper presented at the Positive Psychology Summit, Washington, DC.

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (2001, August). Multicultural supervision competencies: Implications for supervision and supervision training. Presented in a roundtable discussion on “Hot topics in supervision and training” at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Scott, C., & Wong, P. T. P. (1999, August). Stress and coping: A cross-cultural perspective. Presented in a symposium on “Stress and coping in minorities” at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Wong, L. C. J., Ishiyama, F. I., & Wong, P. T. P. (1999, July). Exploring the world of meaning of ESL students. Poster presented at the International Conference on Cross-Cultural Psychology.

Wong, L. C. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (1999, August). Multicultural supervision. Presented in a roundtable discussion on “Hot topics in clinical supervision” at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Wong, P. T. P. (1999, August). Stress, coping and well-being in Chinese elderly. Paper presented in a symposium on “Stress and coping in minorities” at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Wong, P. T. P. (1999, August). New dimensions of existential therapy. A symposium presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Wong, P. T. P. (1999, July). New developments in meaning research. A symposium presented at the World Congress on Logotherapy, Dallas, TX.

Wong, P. T. P., Brewer, T., & Philipchalk, R. (1999, August). Legalism and psychopathology. A paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (1999, May). A mentoring model of cross-cultural counselling. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Guidance and Counselling Association, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (1999, July). Assessing multicultural supervision competencies. Poster presented at the 14th International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, Bellingham, WA.

Pierce, L. E., & Wong, P. T. P. (1998, August). Schema-driven false memories. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Sourissau, E., & Wong, P. T. P. (1997, June). Father types and attachment styles in clinical and “normal” populations. Paper presented at the International Conference on Personal Relationships, Oxford, OH.

Wong, P. T. P. (1997, June). Charting the course of Meaning Research. Presented in a roundtable discussion on scientific research on personal meaning at the International Congress on Logotherapy, Dallas, TX.

Wong. P. T. P. (1997, August). Sources of personal meaning and mental health. Presented in a symposium on personal meaning and functional health at the 105th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Sourisseau, E., & Wong, P. T. P. (1996, June). Father types and adult attachment styles. Paper presented at the International Conference on Personal Relationships, Seattle, WA.

Wong, P. T. P. (1996, June). Meaning-centered therapy. Presented in a symposium on Logotherapy and Existential Analysis in the First International Congress on Psychotherapy, Vienna, Austria.

Wong, L. C. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (1996, May). Meaning-centered counselling for ESL students. Paper presented at the International Counselling Congress, Vancouver, BC.

Wong, P. T. P. (1995, November). Responsible choice and the Noetic dimension. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-American Institute of Logotherapy, Kansas, KS.

Wong, P. T. P. (1995, September). Sources of personal meaning across the life span. Paper presented in the International Congress on Logotherapy, Dallas, TX.

Wong, P. T. P. (1994, July). A solution-focused approach to academic counselling. Paper presented to first meeting of Ontario College & University Counsellors, University of Guelph.

Wong, P. T. P. (1994, June). The changing role of the instructor. Paper presented in the Annual Show & Tell on Teaching, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (1994, May). The new orthodoxy. Paper presented in the annual meeting of Society for Academic Freedom & Scholarship, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1985). Optimism and well-being across the life-span. Paper presented at the Canadian Association on Gerontology, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1984). The coping behaviors of successful agers. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of Western Gerontological Association, Anaheim, CA.

Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1983). Validity of the coping inventory. Paper presented at the Canadian Association on Gerontology, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P., & Derlega, V. J. (1982). An attributional analysis of intimate self-disclosure. Paper presented at the International Conference on Personal Relationships, Madison, WI.

Wong, P. T. P. (1981). Attributional retraining through self-correction in reading remediation. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Wong, P. T. P. (1975). A strategy-learning hypothesis of the PRE. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

 

The following is a selection of developed psychological tests.

Wong, P. T. P., Leung, M., DuMerton, L., Steinfort, T., Vroon, E. J. & McDonald, M. (2004). The Life Attitudes Scale (LAS).

Wong, P. T. P., Page, D., & Rude, W. (2004). Servant Leadership Profile – 360 (SLP-360).

Page, D., & Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Servant Leadership Profile – Revised (SLP-R).

Page, D., & Wong, P. T. P. (1999). Profile of Servant Leadership.

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (1998). The Supervision Functions Questionnaire (SFQ).

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (1998). Multicultural Supervision Inventory (MSI).

Brewer, T., & Wong, P. T. P. (1998). Religious Legalism.

Sourisseau, E., & Wong, P. T. P. (1998). Father-types.

Peacock, E. J., Reker, G. T., Wong, P. T. P., (1993). Coping Schemas Inventory – Revised (CSI-R).

Paul T. P. Wong

Ph.D., C. Psych (Reg. No. 819)

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416-546-5588 • drpaulwong@gmail.com
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Ph.D., University of Toronto (Psychology)                                                                                  1970

M.A., University of Toronto (Psychology)                                                                                   1968

B.A. Honours, Carleton University (Psychology)                                                                         1967

B.Th., Toronto Bible College (now Tyndale University College and Seminary) (Theology)       1964

 

Dr. Wong is the Founding President of the Meaning-Centered Counselling Institute Inc. (MCCI) and the originator of meaning therapy (MT)—also known as meaning-centered counselling and therapy (MCCT) —an integrative existential positive psychotherapy. As the Founding Director of the Graduate Program in Counselling Psychology at Trinity Western University, he has trained many counsellors and psychotherapists in applied behavioural analysis and therapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, existential therapy, and cross-cultural counselling. As a registered clinical psychologist in Ontario for over 40 years, he has very broad experience in working with various kinds of behavioural and psychological problems. He has served on federal government agencies, including the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) in Washington, DC (1981-1986) and the National Advisory Council on Aging for the Canadian Minister of Health in Ottawa, ON (1994-1997).

 

Registered in Ontario as a Clinical Psychologist since 1972. (Registration No. 819)

• Positively-oriented clinical and counselling psychology for adults, couples, and families.
• Commitment to healing and personal growth, as a strengths-focus facilitates the therapeutic process.
• Psychological assessments of dysfunctions and deficiencies, as well as intellectual and personal strengths.
• Individual and group sessions; online and telephone consultations are also available.

Resolving problems and predicaments: Depression, anxiety, stress, pain, injury, abuse, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), addiction, adjustment problems, relational difficulties, grieving, rehabilitation, mid-life crisis, aging, and terminal illness.

Realizing potentials for personal growth: Academic and career planning, premarital counselling, marriage enrichment, the quest for meaning and purpose, pathways to inner freedom and peace, life strategies and skills for success, and leadership development.

Practicing MT/MCCT: MT/MCCT is an evidence-based integrative existential positive psychotherapy. MCCT incorporates cognitive behavioural therapy, narrative therapy, logotherapy, and humanistic-existential therapy with a positive and spiritual orientation.

 

Independent Practice                                                                                                 1975 – present

Professor Emeritus, Trent University                                                                         1996 – present

Professor Emeritus, Trinity Western University                                                         2005 – present

Professor of Psychology & Chair of Division                                                                  2006 – 2009
Social Sciences & Business Administration, Tyndale University College

Professor & Research Director                                                                                       2001 – 2005
Graduate Program in Counselling Psychology, Trinity Western University

Professor & Program Director                                                                                       1994 – 2001
Graduate Program in Counselling Psychology, Trinity Western University

Professor, Trent University                                                                                             1972 – 1996

Visiting Professor, University of British Columbia                                                         1994 – 1995

Professor, Centre for Studies of Aging, University of Toronto                                       1989 ­– ­1995

Visiting Scientist, University of California at Los Angeles                                              1978 – 1979

Visiting Assistant Professor, York University                                                                  1971 – 1972

Research Associate, University of Texas at Austin                                                         1969 – 1971

 

• Originator of Meaning-Centered Counselling and Therapy (MCCT), an integrative existential positive approach to counselling, coaching, and psychotherapy.
• Registered Clinical Psychologist in Ontario since 1972.
• Accredited Member of the Canadian Institute of Logotherapy since 2013.
• Accredited Honorary Lifetime Member of the International Association of Logotherapy and Existential Analysis at the Viktor Frankl Institute in Vienna since 2014.
• Ordained Minister by the Associated Gospel Churches of Canada since 1965.
• Keynote and invited speaker in major conferences internationally.
• Offers workshops on meaning-centered counselling for different professional groups, such as psychologists, counsellors, physicians, social workers, and occupational therapists.

 

• President, International Network on Personal Meaning (INPM)
• President, International Society for Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy (ISEPP)
• President, Meaning-Centered Counselling Institute, Inc. (MCCI)
• Fellow, American Psychological Association (APA)
• Fellow, Canadian Psychological Association (CPA)

 

Carl Rogers Award from the Society for Humanistic Psychology (Division 32)                         2016
American Psychological Association, Washington, US

Honoured Professor                                                                                                                    2015
Moscow Institute of Psychoanalysis, Moscow, RU

Honourable Lifetime Member                                                                                                   2014
International Association of Logotherapy and Existential Analysis
Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy, Vienna, AT

Lifetime Achievement Award in Life Education                                                                         2013
National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science, Taipei, TW

The Rising Great Compassion                                                                                                     2013
Buddhist Lotus Hospice Care Foundation, Taipei, TW

Global Love of Life Medal (12th)                                                                                                2008
Ta-Kuan Chou Cultural and Educational Foundation, Taipei, TW

Lifetime Achievement Award                                                                                                     2008
International Network on Personal Meaning, Toronto, CA

Distinguished Alumnus Award                                                                                                    2004
Tyndale University College and Seminary, Toronto, CA

Paul Wong Center for Research in Counselling Psychology                                                      2002
Established by the Board of Governors, Trinity Western University, Vancouver, CA

Statue of Responsibility Award                                                                                                   1999
Viktor Frankl Institute of Logotherapy, Vienna, AT

VanCity Cultural Harmony Award                                                                                              1997
Society for Community Development, Vancouver, CA

Leave Fellowship                                                                                                             1979 – 1980
Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, Ottawa, CA

Numerous Merit Awards for Teaching and Research                                                    1971 – 1993
Trent University, Peterborough, CA

Graduate Scholarship                                                                                                     1967 – 1970
National Research Council, Ottawa, CA

 

Editorial Board & Book Review Editor                                                                       2008 – present
Journal of Humanistic Psychology

Member                                                                                                                      2006 – present   
International Advisory Council of the Statue of Responsibility Foundation, San Francisco, US

Editor-in-Chief                                                                                                            2005 – present
International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy

Editorial Board                                                                                                                2005 – 2008
PsycCRITIQUES (Contemporary Psychology: APA Journal of Book Reviews)

Member                                                                                                                          1994 – 1997
National Advisory Council on Aging to the Minister of Health, Ottawa, CA

Editorial Board                                                                                                                1993 – 2003
Stress Medicine

Editorial Board                                                                                                                1990 – 1994
Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science

Member                                                                                                                          1981 – 1986
Behavior/Biological Review Panel, National Institute of Mental Health, Washington, US

Dr. Wong has supervised numerous M.A. and Ph.D. theses and served as the external examiner of Ph.D. dissertations for many universities.

Dr. Wong has served as an ad hoc reviewer for numerous granting agencies and journals.

Research Grants

Dr. Wong is a part of the University of Chicago’s research group on Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life with principal investigators Dr. Candace Vogler (University of Chicago) and Dr. Jennifer A. Frey (University of South Carolina). This project is generously funded by the John Templeton Foundation with $2.1 million.

Dr. Wong has received over $600,000 in research grants from various granting agencies, including Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) and the Natural Science and Engineering Research Council (NSERC) since 1973.
His major grants include:

• From SSHRC, $140,000 to study “Violence against women and adolescent girls” (with P. S. Fri, PI) (1997-1999)
• From SSHRC, $134,000 to study “The profile and processes of successful aging” (1983-1986)
• From SSHRC, $53,000 to study “Daily activities and coping in senior Asian Canadians” (with V. Ujimoto, PI) (1985-1986)
• From SSHRC, $31,000 to study “Coping with frustrative stress” (1981-1983)
• From NSERC, $120,000 to study “Coping with extinction and frustration” (1973-1983)

Dr. Wong has also received numerous university-based grants, including $30,000 from Trent University’s President’s Academic Innovation Funds to study “Quality of education and retention of first year students” (1991-1993).

Conference Grants

• From the John Templeton Foundation, $42,200 to support the Course on Spirituality and Health, July 21-23, 2006.
• From the John Templeton Foundation, $33,220 to support the Course on Spirituality and Health, July 22-25, 2004.
• From the John Templeton Foundation, $30,000 to support the Course on Spirituality and Health, July 20-22, 2002.
• From SSHRC, $10,000 to support the International Conference on Personal Meaning, July 18-22, 2002.

 

Counselling & Clinical

Meaning-centered counselling and therapy, positive psychotherapy, existential-humanistic therapy, logotherapy, narrative therapy, posttraumatic stress disorder, grief counselling, leadership & management, personal growth, death and dying, and the quest for meaning and purpose.

Research

The positive psychology of meaning, spirituality, optimism, death acceptance, effective coping, and post-traumatic growth. Multicultural competencies in counseling and supervision. My publications on stress appraisal, reminiscence, personal meaning, successful aging, death attitudes, and grieving have been widely cited in journal articles and textbooks. Many of the papers have been included in various anthologies of readings.

Dr. Wong has been consulted and interviewed by major TV and radio stations, including ABC, BBC, CBC, CNN, CTV News, and Global News, on a variety of psychological issues, such as the Stockholm Syndrome, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and post-traumatic growth, transformative grieving, and positive psychology.

Dr. Wong has also been consulted and interviewed by major newspapers and magazines, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, National Post, Huffington Post, Toronto Star, Vancouver Sun, Peterborough Citizen, Psychological Monitor, Readers’ Digest, and Good Housekeeping on a variety of psychological issues, from positive parenting to positive psychology.

Campanella, E. (2017, January 15). Why you should search for meaning instead of happiness this year. Global News. Retrieved from http://globalnews.ca/news/3174787/why-you-should-search-for-meaning-instead-of-happiness-this-year/

Dean, B. (2016, October 28). Ben’s interview with Paul Wong. MentorCoach. Retrieved from http://www.mentorcoach.com/wong/ 

Laird, D. & Pettinato, C. (2016). Meaning with Dr. Paul Wong. Therapists Behaving Badly (ep. 1:2). Retrieved from https://pghpsychotherapy.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/drpaulwong_meaning.mp3

Tanase, N. (2016, Jun. 6). Dr. Paul T. P. Wong: My lifelong quest for the meaning of life and my discoveries. Excellence Reporter.Retrieved from https://excellencereporter.com/2016/06/06/dr-paul-t-p-wong-my-lifelong-quest-for-the-meaning-of-life-and-my-discoveries/

Collinson, D., & Lyle, L. (2016). What exactly is positive psychology? [Online video]. The Positive Psychology People. Retrieved from http://www.thepositivepsychologypeople.com/what-exactly-is-positive-psychology/

Jarden, A., Bruna, M. M. O., Lahti, E., & Zhao, Y. (Eds.) (2013). Positive psychologists on positive psychology: Paul Wong. Positive Psychologists on Positive Psychology (2nd ed.; pp. 113-118). [Kindle Version].

Wong, P. T. P. (2013, Aug. 9). Renowned Toronto psychologist Dr. Paul T. P. Wong introduces natural approach to treating mental disorders at INPM Summer Institute. PR Newswire. Retrieved from http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/renowned-toronto-psychologist-dr-paul-t-p-wong-introduces-natural-approach-to-treating-mental-disorders-at-inpm-summer-institute-218977291.html

Stockum, A. (Interviewer) & Wong, P. T. P. (Interviewee). (2013, Mar.). Death and meaning management theory [Online video]. AskimoTV. Retrieved from http://www.askimo.com/pages/PlayVideo.aspx?vid=3291

Stockum, A. (Interviewer) & Wong, P. T. P. (Interviewee). (2013, Mar.). Dual system model [Online video]. AskimoTV. Retrieved from http://www.askimo.com/pages/PlayVideo.aspx?vid=3288

Stockum, A. (Interviewer) & Wong, P. T. P. (Interviewee). (2013, Mar.). Existential psychotherapy and marriage [Online video]. AskimoTV. Retrieved from http://www.askimo.com/pages/PlayVideo.aspx?vid=3290

Stockum, A. (Interviewer) & Wong, P. T. P. (Interviewee). (2013, Mar.). Meaning management theory [Online video]. AskimoTV. Retrieved from http://www.askimo.com/pages/PlayVideo.aspx?vid=3287

Stockum, A. (Interviewer) & Wong, P. T. P. (Interviewee). (2013, Mar.). Meaning therapy [Online video]. AskimoTV. Retrieved from http://www.askimo.com/pages/PlayVideo.aspx?vid=3286

Stockum, A. (Interviewer) & Wong, P. T. P. (Interviewee). (2013, Mar.). The quest for meaning [Online video]. AskimoTV. Retrieved from http://www.askimo.com/pages/PlayVideo.aspx?vid=3289

Cimiluca, M. (Host). (2012, Nov. 9). Talking meaning with Marshall Lewis, MA and Dr. Paul Wong [Online radio broadcast]. Talksense Radio: The Meaning Connection. Retrieved from http://toginet.com/shows/talksenseradio/articles/4414

Schulman, M. (2012, Aug. 6). The study of ‘meaning’ in contemporary academia. Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mark-schulman/the-study-of-meaning-is-a_b_1745040.html

Global News. (2012, Jul. 27). Psychologists to probe meaning behind mass shootings at weekend [News broadcast]. Global News. Retrieved from http://globalnews.ca/news/270744/psychologists-to-probe-meaning-behind-mass-shootings-at-weekend-conference/

CTV News. (2012, Jul. 23). Does James Holmes fit the profile of a mass killer? [News broadcast]. CTV News. Retrieved from  http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/does-james-holmes-fit-the-profile-of-a-mass-killer-1.889357

Wong, P. T. P. (2012, Jun. 22). Giving positive psychology away: Meaningful living meetups. Positive Psychology News Daily. Retrieved from http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/paul-wong/2012062222849

Bolsta, P. (2012, Jun. 12). My video interview with Dr. Paul Wong on meaning and purpose. [Blog post]. Triumph of the Spirit. Retrieved from http://bolstablog.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/paul-wong/

Britton, K. H. (2012, May 24). Summer is for conferences: Spotlight on meaning and work well-being. Positive Psychology News Daily. Retrieved from http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/editor-khb/2012052422242

Lewis, M. H. (2011, May 9). Interview with Paul T. P. Wong, Ph.D. [Podcast]. LogoTalk Radio. Retrieved from http://logotalkshownotes.blogspot.ca/2011/05/29-interview-with-paul-t-p-wong-phd.html

Britton, K. H. (2010, Aug. 30). Report on the Biennial Meaning Conference. Positive Psychology News Daily. Retrieved from http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/kathryn-britton/2010083013051

OMNI. (2008). The last rite [Documentary]. OMNI. http://www2.omnitv.ca/programming/sig_series_details.php?id=65

Niemiec, R. (2008, Aug. 4). 2008 Meaning Conference: Highlights, insights, and research. Positive Psychology News Daily. Retrieved from http://positivepsychologynews.com/news/ryan-niemiec/20080804925

National Post. (2008, Jul.). Facing the inevitable. National Post. (Link no longer available.)

Laidlaw, S. (2008, Jul. 25). Face anxiety head-on. Toronto Star. Retrieved from http://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/diseases_cures/2008/07/25/face_anxiety_headon.html

Laidlaw, S. (2008, Jul. 24). Living well is best revenge for death. Toronto Star. Retrieved from http://www.thestar.com/life/2008/07/24/living_well_is_best_revenge_for_death.html

Intercultural & Cross Cultural News. (2007, Apr. 25). Psychologist provides cross-cultural perspective of Virginia tech killing. Kwintessential. Retrieved from http://www.kwintessential.co.uk/crossculturalnews/archives/cat_crossculturalnews.html

CNW Group. (2007, Apr. 24). Psychologist provides cross-cultural perspective of Virginia Tech killing. HighBeam Business. Retrieved from http://business.highbeam.com/1758/article-1G1-162541539/psychologist-provides-crosscultural-perspective-virginia

Wong, P. T. P. (2007). 4 simple truths for students’ college success. NextStepU. Retrieved from http://www.nextstepu.com/4-simple-truths-for-students-college-success.art#.UrN4X_RDt5Id

 

Books

Wong, L. C. J., Thompson, G. R., & Wong, P. T. P. (Eds.) (2013). The positive psychology of meaning and addiction recovery: Selected papers from Meaning Conferences. Birmingham, AL: Purpose Research.

Wong, P. T. P. (Ed.). (2012). The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.

Wong, P. T. P., Wong, L. C. J., McDonald, M. J., & Klaassen, D. W. (Eds.). (2012). The positive psychology of meaning and spirituality: Selected papers from Meaning Conferences. Birmingham, AL: Purpose Research. (Original published in 2007 by INPM Press)

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (2010). A brief handbook on meaning-centered counseling and therapy. Abbotsford, BC: INPM Press.

Tomer, A., Grafton, E., & Wong, P. T. P. (Eds.). (2007). Existential and spiritual issues in death attitudes. New York, NY: Erlbaum.

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (Eds.). (2006). Handbook of multicultural perspectives on stress and coping. New York, NY: Springer.

Wong, P. T. P., & Fry, P. S. (Eds.). (1998). The human quest for meaning: A handbook of psychological research and clinical applications. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Monographs

Wong, P. T. P. (Guest Ed.). (2011). A special section on positive psychology. Canadian Psychology, 52(2).

Wong, P. T. P., & Tomer, A. (Guest Eds.). (2011). A special issue on death acceptance. Death Studies, 35(2).

Wong, P. T. P. (Ed.). (1992). Special issue on the psychology of control. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 24(2).

Wong, P. T. P. (Ed.). (1990). Two special issues on advances in measuring stress. Stress Medicine, 6(2-3).

Book Chapters

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (in press). The spiritual foundation for a healthy marriage and family. In L. L. Armstrong (Ed.), Existential elements of the family. Wilsele, Belgium: Peeters.

Wong, P. T. P., & Tweed, R. (in press). Positive psychology in North America. In E. C. Chang, C. A. Downey, H. Yang, I. Zettler, & M. Muyan (Eds.), The international handbook of positive psychology: A global perspective on the science of positive human existence. New York, NY: Springer.

Wong, P. T. P., & Roy, S. (in press). Critique of positive psychology and positive interventions. In N. J. L. Brown, T. Lomas, & F. J. Eiroa-Orosa (Eds.), The Routledge international handbook of critical positive psychology. London, UK: Routledge.

Wong, P. T. P. (in press). Integrative meaning therapy: From logotherapy to existential positive interventions. In P. Russo-Netzer, S. E. Schulenberg, & A. Batthyány (Eds.). Clinical perspectives on meaning: Positive and existential psychotherapy (pp. 323-342). New York, NY: Springer.

Wong, P. T. P. (in press). Meaning centered positive group intervention. In P. Russo-Netzer, S. Schulenberg, & A. Batthyány (Eds.), Clinical perspectives on meaning: Positive and existential psychotherapy (pp. 423-445). New York, NY: Springer.

Wong, P. T. P., Ivtzan, I., & Lomas, T. (2016). Good work: A meaning-centred approach. In L. G. Oades, M. F. Steger, A. Delle Fave, & J. Passmore (Eds.), The Wiley Blackwell handbook of the psychology of positivity and strengths-based approaches at work (pp. 0-0). West Sussex, UK: Wiley Blackwell.

Wong, P. T. P. (2016). Meaning-seeking, self-transcendence, and well-being. In A. Batthyany (Ed.), Logotherapy and existential analysis: Proceedings of the Viktor Frankl Institute (Vol. 1; pp. 311-322). Cham, CH: Springer.

Wong, P. T. P. (2015). A meaning-centered approach to overcoming loneliness during hospitalization, old age, and dying. In A. Sha’ked & A. Rokach (Eds.), Addressing loneliness: Coping, prevention and clinical interventions (pp. 171-181). New York, NY: Routledge.

Wong, P. T. P. (2014). Viktor Frankl’s meaning seeking model and positive psychology. In A. Batthyany & P. Russo-Netzer (Eds.), Meaning in existential and positive psychology (pp. 149-184). New York, NY: Springer.

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (2013). The challenge of communication: A meaning-centered perspective. In E. van Deurzen, & S. Iacovou (Eds.), Existential perspectives on relationship therapy (pp. 109-121). Hampshire, UK: Palgrave Macmillan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013). A meaning-centered approach to addiction and recovery. In L. C. J. Wong, G. R. Thompson, & P. T. P. Wong (Eds.), The positive psychology of meaning and addiction recovery. Birmingham, AL: Purpose Research.

Wong, P. T. P., Nee, J. J., & Wong, L. C. J. (2013). A meaning-centered 12-step program for addiction recovery. In L. C. J. Wong, G. R. Thompson, & P. T. P. Wong (Eds.), The positive psychology of meaning and addiction recovery (pp. 241-279). Birmingham, AL: Purpose Research.

McDonald, M. J., Wong, P. T. P., & Gingras, D. T. (2012). Meaning-in-life measures and development of a brief version of the Personal Meaning Profile. In P. T. P. Wong (Ed.), The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications (2nd ed., pp. 357-382). New York, NY: Routledge.

Reker, G. T., & Wong, P. T. P. (2012). Personal meaning in life and psychosocial adaptation in the later years. In P. T. P. Wong (Ed.), The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications (2nd ed., pp. 433-456). New York, NY: Routledge.

Wong, P. T. P. (2012). From logotherapy to meaning-centered counseling and therapy. In P. T. P. Wong (Ed.), The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications (2nd ed., pp. 619-647). New York, NY: Routledge.

Wong, P. T. P. (2012). Introduction: A roadmap for meaning research and applications. In P. T. P. Wong (Ed.), The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications (2nd ed., pp. xxvii-xliv). New York, NY: Routledge.

Wong, P. T. P. (2012). Toward a dual-systems model of what makes life worth living. In P. T. P. Wong (Ed.), The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications (2nd ed., pp. 3-22). New York, NY: Routledge.

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (2012). A meaning-centered approach to building youth resilience. In P. T. P. Wong (Ed.), The human quest for meaning: Theories, research, and applications (2nd ed., pp. 585-617). New York, NY: Routledge.

Wong, L. C. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (2011). Meaning is all you need; relationship is all you have (Professional perspective on an adolescent girl with depression). In J. J. W. Andrews, & P. Istvanffy (Eds.), Exceptional life journeys: Personal stories about childhood disorder (pp. 123-128). Burlington, MA: Elsevier.

Wong, P. T. P. (2011). Meaning-centered counseling and therapy: An integrative and comprehensive approach to motivational counseling and addiction treatment. In W. M. Cox, & E. Klinger (Eds.), Handbook of motivational counseling: Goal-based approaches to assessment and intervention with addiction and other problems (pp. 461-487). West Sussex, UK: Wiley.

Wong, P. T. P. (2010). 快乐人生的钥匙–正向心理的启迪 [Kuaile rensheng de yaoshi: zheng xiang xinli de qidi; The secret of a happy life: Tips from positive psychology]. In 清朗人生:全人生命教育論文集 [Qinglang rensheng: Quan ren shengming jiaoyu lunwen ji] (pp. 65-71): Shantou, China: Shantou University Press.

Wong, P. T. P. (2010). Spirituality and aging. In Handbook on aging, Certified Professional Consultant on Aging (CPCA; formerly Canadian Academy of Senior Advisors), Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2009). Viktor Frankl: Prophet of hope for the 21st century. In A. Batthyany, & J. Levinson (Eds.), Existential psychotherapy of meaning: Handbook of logotherapy and existential analysis. Phoenix, AZ: Zeig, Tucker & Theisen. (Early version available here.)

Dobson, W. L., & Wong, P. T. P. (2008). Women living with HIV: The role of meaning and spirituality. In A. Tomer, G. T. Eliason, & P. T. P. Wong (Eds.), Existential and spiritual issues in death attitudes (pp. 173-207). New York, NY: Erlbaum.

Ivancovich, D. A., & Wong, P. T. P. (2008). The role of existential and spiritual coping in anticipatory grief. In A. Tomer, G. T. Eliason, & P. T. P. Wong (Eds.), Existential and spiritual issues in death attitudes (pp. 209-233). New York, NY: Erlbaum.

Tomer, A., Eliason, G. T., & Wong, P. T. P. (2008). Conclusion. In A. Tomer, G. T. Eliason, & P. T. P. Wong (Eds.), Existential and spiritual issues in death attitudes (pp. 439-444). New York, NY: Erlbaum.

Wong, P. T. P. (2008). Meaning-management theory and death acceptance. In A. Tomer, G. T. Eliason, & P. T. P. Wong (Eds.), Existential and spiritual issues in death attitudes (pp. 65-87). New York, NY: Erlbaum.

Wong, P. T. P. (2008). Transformation of grief through meaning: Meaning-centered counseling for bereavement. In A. Tomer, G. T. Eliason, & P. T. P. Wong (Eds.), Existential and spiritual issues in death attitudes (pp. 375-396). New York, NY: Erlbaum.

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (2008). Multicultural Supervision Competencies Questionnaire. In J. M. Bernard, & R. K. Goodyear (Eds.), Fundamentals of clinical supervision (4th ed.; pp. 349). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Wong, P. T. P. (2007). Introduction: A quiet positive revolution. In P. T. P. Wong, L. C. J. Wong, M. J. McDonald, & D. W. Klaassen (Eds.), The positive psychology of meaning and spirituality: Selected papers from meaning conferences (pp. 1-8). Abbotsford, BC: INPM Press.

Wong, P. T. P. (2007). The positive psychology of suffering and tragic optimism. In P. T. P. Wong, L. C. J. Wong, M. J. McDonald, & D. W. Klaassen (Eds.), The positive psychology of meaning and spirituality (pp. 235–256). Abbotsford, BC: INPM Press.

McCormick, R., & Wong, P. T. P. (2006). Adjustment and coping in aboriginal people. In P. T. P. Wong, & L. C. J. Wong (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural perspectives on stress and coping (pp. 515-531). New York, NY: Springer.

Wong, P. T. P. (2006). Is your organization an obstacle course or a relay team? A meaning-centered approach to creating a collaborative culture. In S. Schuman (Ed.), Creating a culture of collaboration: The International Association of Facilitators handbook (pp. 229-256). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass/Wiley.

Wong, P. T. P., Reker, G. T. & Peacock, E. (2006). The resource-congruence model of coping and the development of the Coping Schema Inventory. In P. T. P. Wong, & L. C. J., Wong (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural perspectives on stress and coping (pp. 223-283). New York, NY: Springer.

Wong, P. T. P., Wong, L. C. J., & Scott, C. (2006). Beyond stress and coping: The positive psychology of transformation. In Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (Eds.), Handbook of multicultural perspectives on stress and coping (pp. 1-26). New York, NY: Springer.

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Compassionate and spiritual care: A vision of positive holistic medicine. In S. Kwan (Ed.), The consultation on holistic health care for the medical, religious, and academic professionals in Hong Kong. Hong Kong, CN: Commercial Press.

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Creating a positive participatory climate: A meaning-centered counseling perspective. In S. Schuman (Ed.), The IAF handbook of group facilitation: Best practices from leading organization in facilitation (pp. 171-190). San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Existential and humanistic theories. In J. C. Thomas, & D. L. Segal (Eds.), Comprehensive handbook of personality and psychopathology (pp. 192-211). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Lessons from the Enron debacle – Corporate culture matters. In N. Taher (Ed.), Organizational culture: An introduction (pp. 180-192). Hyderabad, India: ICFAI University Press.

Wong, P. T. P., & Gupta, V. (2004). The positive psychology of transformative organizations: A fresh perspective of evidence from the Anglo context. In V. Gupta (Ed.), Transformative organizations (pp. 341-360). New Delhi, India: Sage.

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (2004). Multicultural Supervision Competencies Questionnaire. In J. M. Bernard, & R. K. Goodyear (Eds.), Fundamentals of clinical supervision (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon.

Leong, F. T. L., & Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Optimal human functioning from cross-cultural perspectives. In B. Walsh (Ed.), Counseling psychology and optimal human functioning (pp. 123-150). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). Creating a positive, meaningful work place: New challenges in management and leadership. In B. Pattanayak, & V. Gupta (Eds.), Creating performing organizations (pp. 74-129). New Delhi, India: Sage.

Page, D., & Wong, P. T. P. (2000). A conceptual framework for measuring servant leadership. In S. Adjibolooso (Ed.), The human factor in shaping the course of history and development (pp. 69-110). Lanham, MD: University Press of America.

Wong, P. T. P. (2000). Meaning of life and meaning of death in successful aging. In A. Tomer (Ed.), Death attitudes and the older adult (pp. 23-35). New York, NY: Brunner/Mazel.

Wong, L. C. J., Ishiyama, F. I., & Wong, P. T. P. (1999). Exploring the world of meaning of ESL students. In W. J. Lonner, D. L. Dinnel, D. K. Forgays, & S. A. Hayes (Eds.), Merging past, present, and future: Selected papers from the Fourteenth International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (pp. 473-485). Lisse, NL: Swets & Zeitlinger.

Wong, P. T. P., & Stiller, C. (1999). Living with dignity and palliative counselling. In B. de Vries (Ed.), End of life issues: Interdisciplinary and multidimensional perspectives (pp. 77-94). New York, NY: Springer.

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (1999). Assessing multicultural supervision competencies. In W. J. Lonner, D. L. Dinnel, D. K. Forgays, & S. A. Hayes (Eds.), Merging past, present, and future: Selected papers from the Fourteenth International Congress of the International Association for Cross­-Cultural Psychology (pp. 510-519). Lisse, NL: Swets & Zeitlinger.

Wong, P. T. P. (1998). Academic values and achievement motivation. In P. T. P. Wong, & P. Fry (Eds.), The human quest for meaning: A handbook of psychological research and clinical applications (pp. 261-292). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Wong, P. T. P. (1998). Implicit theories of meaningful life and the development of the Personal Meaning Profile (PMP). In P. T. P. Wong, & P. Fry (Eds.), The human quest for meaning: A handbook of psychological research and clinical applications (pp. 111-140). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Wong, P. T. P. (1998). Meaning-centered counselling. In P. T. P. Wong, & P. Fry (Eds.), The human quest for meaning: A handbook of psychological research and clinical applications (pp. 395-435). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Wong, P. T. P. (1998). Spirituality, meaning, and successful aging. In P. T. P. Wong, & P. Fry (Eds.), The human quest for meaning: A handbook of psychological research and clinical applications (pp. 359-394). Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

Wong, P. T. P., & Ujimoto, K. V. (1998). The elderly: Their stress, coping, and mental health. In L. C. Lee, & N. W. S. Zane (Eds.), Handbook of Asian American psychology (pp. 165-209). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Wong, P. T. P. (1995). A stage model of coping with frustrative stress. In R. Wong (Ed.), Biological perspectives on motivated activities (pp. 339-378). Norwood, NJ: Ablex.

Wong, P. T. P. (1995). The processes of adaptive reminiscence. In B. Haight, & J. D. Webster (Eds.), Reminiscence: Theory, research methods, and applications (pp. 23-35). Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis.

Wong, P. T. P., & Peacock, E. J. (1994). Environment, stress and aging. In J. Rose (Ed.), Human stress and the environment (pp. 59-84). London, UK: Gordon & Brach.

Wong, P. T. P., Reker, G. T., & Gesser, G. (1994). Death Attitude Profile – Revised: A multidimensional measure of attitudes toward death (DAP-R). In R. A. Neimeyer (Ed.), Death anxiety handbook: Research, instrumentation, and application (pp. 121-148). Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis.

Ujimoto, K. V., Nishio, H. K., Wong, P. T. P., & Lam, L. (1993). Cultural factors affecting the self-assessment of health satisfaction. In R. Masi, L. Mensah, & K. McLeod (Eds.), Health and culture: Explaining the relationships (pp. 229-240). Toronto, ON: Canadian Council on Multicultural Health.

Wong, P. T. P. (1991). Existential vs. causal attributions: The social perceiver as philosopher. In S. L. Zelen (Ed.), New models, new extensions of attribution theory (pp. 84-125). New York, NY: Springer-Verlag.

Reker, G. T., & Wong, P. T. P. (1988). Aging as an individual process: Towards a theory of personal meaning. In J. E. Birren, & V. L. Bengston (Eds.), Emergent theories of aging (pp. 214-246). New York, NY: Springer.

Derlega, V. J., Winstead, B. A., & Wong, P. T. P. (1987). Self-disclosure and relationship development: An attributional analysis. In M. E. Roloff, & G. R. Miller (Eds.), Interpersonal processes: New directions in communication research (pp. 172-187). Newbury Park, CA: Sage.

Reker, G. T., & Wong, P. T. P. (1985). Personal optimism, physical and mental health: the triumph of successful aging. In J. E. Birren, & Judy Livingston (Eds.), Cognition, stress and aging (pp. 134-173). Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall.

Wong, P. T. P., & Sproule, C. F. (1984). Attributional analysis of locus of control and the Trent Attribution Profile (TAP). In H. M. Lefcourt (Ed.), Research with the locus of control construct (Vol. 3): Limitations and extensions (pp. 309-360). New York, NY: Academic Press.

Encyclopedia Entries

Wong, P. T. P. (in press). Coping and stress. In A. Wenzel (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of abnormal and clinical psychology. New York, NY: Sage.

Wong, P. T. P. (in press). Death and dying. In A. Wenzel (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of abnormal and clinical psychology. New York, NY: Sage.

Wong, P. T. P. (in press). Existential theoretical framework. In A. Wenzel (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of abnormal and clinical psychology. New York, NY: Sage.

Wong, P. T. P. (in press). Logotherapy. In A. Wenzel (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of abnormal and clinical psychology. New York, NY: Sage.

Wong, P. T. P. (2016). Humanistic theories in psychopathology. In H. L. Miller (Ed.), The SAGE encyclopedia of theory in psychology (pp. 438-441). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Wong, P. T. P. (2014). Meaning in life. In A. C. Michalos (Ed.), Encyclopedia of quality of life and well-being research (pp. 3894-3898). New York, NY: Springer.

Wong, L. C. J. & Wong, P. T. P. (2013). Cross-cultural competence in clinical supervision. In K. Keith (Ed.), Encyclopedia of cross-cultural psychology (pp. 270-273). Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013). Positive psychology. In K. Keith (Ed.), Encyclopedia of cross-cultural psychology (pp. 1021-1026). Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell.

Wong, P. T. P. (2009). Chinese positive psychology. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), Encyclopedia of positive psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 148-156). Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell.

Wong, P. T. P. (2009). Compassion: The hospice movement. In G. Kurian (Ed.), The encyclopedia of Christian civilization. Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell.

Wong, P. T. P. (2009). Existential positive psychology. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), Encyclopedia of positive psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 361-368). Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell.

Wong, P. T. P. (2009). The depth positive psychology of Carl Jung. In S. J. Lopez (Ed.), Encyclopedia of positive psychology (Vol. 1, pp. 545-546). Oxford, UK: Wiley Blackwell.

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). Logotherapy. In G. Zimmer (Ed.), Encyclopedia of psychotherapy (pp. 107-113). New York, NY: Academic Press.

Journal Articles

Dr. Wong has published more than 150 articles; only recent and selected papers are listed below.

Wong, P. T. P. (in progress, invited paper). Meaning-centered approach to research and therapy, second wave positive psychology, and the future of humanistic psychology. The Humanistic Psychologist.

Wong, P. T. P., & Worth, P. (in press). The deep-and-wide hypothesis in giftedness and creativity. Psychology and Education.

Wong, L. C. J., Wong, P. T. P., & Ishiyama, F. I. (in press). The expanded critical incident technique. International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy.

Wong, P. T. P. (2016). A decade of meaning: Past, present, and future. Journal of Constructivist Psychology. Advance online publication. doi:10.1080/10720537.2015.1119085

Wong, P. T. P. (2016). Chinese positive psychology revisited. International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 6(1). Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Chinese-Positive-Psychology-Revisited-2016-Mar-1.pdf

Wong, P. T. P. (2016). Self-transcendence: A paradoxical way to become your best. International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 6(1). Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Self-Transcendence_A-Paradoxical-Way-to-Become-Your-Best-2016-Aug-15.pdf

Brown, N. J. L., & Wong, P. T. P. (2015). Questionable measures are pretty meaningless: Comment on Heintzelman and King (2014). American Psychologist, 70(6), 571-573.

Wong, P. T. P. (2015). Meaning therapy: Assessments and interventions. Existential Analysis, 26(1), 154-167.

Wong, P. T. P. (2014). How do we solve the meaning puzzle? International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 5(1), 1.

Wong, P. T. P. (2014, Spring). Positive aging in Canada. BC Psychologist, 3(2), 16-17.

Wong, L. C. J., Wong, P. T. P., & Ishiyama, I. F. (2013). What helps and what hinders in cross-cultural clinical supervision: A critical incident study. The Counseling Psychologist, 41(1), 66-85. doi:10.1177/0011000012442652

Wong, P. T. P. (2013). Suicide risks among college students from diverse cultural backgrounds. Directions in Psychiatry, 33(4), 237-249.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013, Oct.). A brief introduction to meaning-centered existential therapy. Hermeneutic Circular, 19-22.

Wong, P. T. P. (2012). What is the meaning mindset? International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 4(1), 1-3.

Wong, P. T. P. (2011). Positive psychology 2.0: Towards a balanced interactive model of the good life. Canadian Psychology, 52(2), 69-81.

Wong, P. T. P. (2011). Reclaiming positive psychology: A meaning-centered approach to sustainable growth and radical empiricism. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 51(4), 408-412.

Wong, P. T. P., & Tomer, A. (2011). Beyond terror and denial: The positive psychology of death acceptance. Death Studies, 35(2), 99-106.

Wong, P. T. P. (2010). Meaning-making and the positive psychology of death acceptance. International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 3(2), 73-82.

Wong, P. T. P. (2010). Meaning therapy: An integrative and positive existential psychotherapy. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 40(2), 85-99.

Wong, P. T. P. (2010). The future of humanistic psychology: A commentary on David Elkins’s (2009) critique of the medical model. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 50(2), 248-255.

Wong, P. T. P. (2010). The PURE strategy to create lean and excellent organizations. International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 3(2), 1-21.

Wong, P. T. P. (2010). What is existential positive psychology? International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 3(1), 1-10.

Ho, J. C. W., Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (2010). What helps and what hinders thesis completion: A critical incident study. International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 3(2), 117-131.

Wong, P. T. P., & Alpenberg, J. (2009). A meaning-centered approach to positive management. Global Management Journal, 1, 1.

Wong, P. T. P. (2007). What makes a great leader? Leadership Link, 17(3), 1-6. Ohio State University, Leadership Research Center.

Spector, P. E., Cooper, C. L., Poelmans, S., Allen, T. D., O’Driscoll, M., Sanchez, J. I., Siu, O. L., Dewe, P., Hart, P., … & Yu, S. (2004). A cross-national comparative study of work/family stressors, working hours, and well-being: China and Latin America vs. the Anglo world. Personnel Psychology, 57, 119-142.

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). Existential psychology for the 21st century. International Journal of Existential Psychology and Psychotherapy, 1, 1-3.

Wong, P. T. P. (2004, Spring). The paradox of servant leadership. Leadership Link, 3-5. Ohio State University, Leadership Research Center.

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Review of computer-based learning. Academy of Management: Learning & Education, 2, 212-203.

Spector, P. E., Cooper, C. L., Sanchez, J. I., O’Driscoll, M., Sparks, K., Bernin, P., Büssing, A., Dewe, P., Hart, P. … & Yu, S. (2002). A 24 nation/territory study of work locus of control in relation to well-being at work: How generalizable are western findings? Academy of Management Journal, 45, 453-466.

Spector, P. E., Cooper, C. L., Sanchez, J. I., Sparks, K., Büssing, A., Dewe, P., Lu, L., Miller, K., De Moraes, L. R. … & Wong, P. T. P. (2002). The pitfalls of poor psychometric properties: A reply to Hofstede’s reply to us. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 51, 174-178.

Wong, P. T. P., & McDonald, M. (2002). Tragic optimism and personal meaning in counselling victims of abuse. Pastoral Sciences, 20(2), 231-249.

Spector, P. E., Cooper, C. L., Sanchez, J. I., O’Driscoll, M., Sparks, K., Bernin, P., Büssing, A., Dewe, P., Hart, P. … & Yu, S. (2001). Do national levels of individualism and internal locus of control relate to well-being: An ecological level international study. Journal of Organizational Behavior, 22, 815-832.

Spector, P. E., Cooper, C. L., Sparks, K., Bernin, P., Büssing, A., Dewe, P., Lu, L., Miller, K., Renault de Moraes, L. … & Yu, S. (2001). An international study of the psychometric properties of the Hofstede Values Survey Module 1994: A comparison of individual and country/province level results. Applied Psychology: An International Review, 50, 269-281.

Wong, P. T. P. (2000). Full circle: Spiritual therapy for the elderly (A book review). Canadian Psychology, 42(1), 85-86.

Wong, P. T. P. (1999). Towards an integrative model of meaning-centered counseling and therapy. The International Forum for Logotherapy, 22(1), 47-55.

Wong, P. T. P. (1998). The endurance of logotherapy. The International Forum for Logotherapy, 21(1).

Wong, P. T. P. (1997). Meaning-centered counseling: A cognitive-behavioral approach to logotherapy. The International Forum for Logotherapy, 20(2), 85-94.

Peacock, E. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (1996). Anticipatory stress: The relation of locus of control, optimism and control appraisals to coping. Journal of Research in Personality, 30, 204-222.

Peacock, E. J., Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1993). Relations between appraisals and coping schemas: A test of the congruence model. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 25, 64-80.

Wong, P. T. P. (1993). Do we have to learn from the animals to be adaptive? Stress Medicine, 9, 71-73.

Wong, P. T. P. (1993). Effective management of life stress: The resource-congruence model. Stress Medicine, 9(1), 51-60.

Wong, P. T. P. (1992). Control is a double-edged sword. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 24, 143-146.

Fry, P. S., & Wong, P. T. P. (1991). Pain management training in the elderly: Matching interventions with subjects’ coping styles. Stress Medicine, 7, 93-98.

Smith, C., & Wong, P. T. P. (1991). Paradoxical sleep increases predict successful learning of a complex operant task. Behavioral Neuroscience, 105, 282-288.

Watt, L., & Wong, P. T. P. (1991). A new taxonomy of reminiscence and its therapeutic implications. Journal of Gerontological Social Work, 16, 37-57.

Wong, P. T. P. (1991). Review of understanding stress. Stress Medicine, 7, 195.

Wong, P. T. P. (1991). Review of the psychology of control at workplace. Stress Medicine, 7, 138-139.

Wong, P. T. P. (1991). Social support functions of group reminiscence. Canadian Journal of Community Health, 10, 151-161.

Wong, P. T. P., & Watt, L. (1991). What types of reminiscence are associated with successful aging? Psychology and Aging, 6(2), 272-279.

Peacock, E. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (1990). The Stress Appraisal Measure (SAM): A multidimensional approach to cognitive appraisal. Stress Medicine, 6(3), 227-236.

Wong, P. T. P. (1990). Measuring life stress. Stress Medicine, 6, 69-70.

Pfeiffer, S., & Wong, P. T. P. (1989). Multidimensional jealousy. Journal of Personal and Social Relationships, 6, 181-196.

Wong, P. T. P. (1989). Personal meaning and successful aging. Canadian Psychology, 30, 516-525.

Wong, P. T. P. (1988, Aug.). Paradise can be found in memories. Seniors Quarterly, 15-17.

Wong, P. T. P. (1988, Mar.). A prescription for successful aging. Seniors Quarterly, 17.

Wong, P. T. P., Derlega, V. J., & Colson, W. (1988). The effects of race on expectancies and performance. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 20, 29-39.

Gesser, G., Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1987-88). Death attitudes across the life span. The development and validation of the Death Attitude Profile (DAP). Omega, 2, 113-128.

Reker, G. T., Peacock, E. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (1987). Meaning and purpose in life and well-being: A life-span perspective. Journal of Gerontology, 42, 44-49.

Wong, P. T. P. (1987). Review of psychological stress and cancer. Stress Medicine, 3, 253.

Wong, P. T. P. (1987). Review of when disaster strikes. Stress Medicine, 3, 252.

Wong, P. T. P., & Peacock, E. J. (1986). When does reinforcement induce stereotypy: A test of the differential reinforcement hypothesis. Learning and Motivation, 17, 139-161.

Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1986). Pitfalls in stress research: Resolving the hassle. Stress Medicine, 2, 1-4.

Derlega, V. J., Winstead, B. A., Wong, P. T. P., & Hunter, S. (1985). Gender effects in an initial encounter: A case where men exceed women in self-disclosure. Journal of Social & Personal Relationships, 2, 25-44.

Smith, C., Wong, P. T. P., Kelley, G., & Lee, D. (1985). Prolonged illnesses in PS following training in a complex operant appetitive task. Sleep Research, 14, 104.

Wong, P. T. P., Kettlewell, G., & Sproule, C. F. (1985). The importance of being masculine: Sex role, attribution, and women’s career achievement. Sex Role, 12, 757-770.

Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1985). Stress, coping, and well-being in Anglo and Chinese elderly. Canadian Journal on Aging, 4(1), 29-37.

Reker, G. T., & Wong, P. T. P. (1984). Psychological and physical well-being in the elderly: The perceived well-being scale (PWB). Canadian Journal on Aging, 3, 23-32.

Winstead, B. A., Derlega, V. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (1984). Effects of sex-role orientation on behavioral self-disclosure. Journal of Research in Personality, 18, 541-553.

Wong, P. T. P. (1983). Limitations of the economic animal. The Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 6, 328-330.

Peacock, E. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (1982). Defensive burying in the rat. A behavioral field analysis. Animal Learning and Behavior, 10, 103-107.

Wong, P. T. P. (1982). Review of Advances in intrinsic motivation and aesthetics. Canadian Psychology, 23, 59-60.

Wong, P. T. P. (1982). Review of Man and accidents offshore. Stress Medicine, 2, 250.

Wong, P. T. P. (1982). Sex differences in performance attribution and contingency judgment. Sex Roles, 8(4), 381-388.

The following is a representative sample of publications published before 1982.

Wong, P. T. P., & Weiner, B. (1981). When people ask “Why” questions and the heuristic of attributional search. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 40(4), 650-663.

Dimitroff, G., Bereiter, C., & Wong, P. T. P. (1979). Expectancies and attribution of adolescents prior to different outcomes and extinction. Canadian Journal of Behavioural Science, 11, 225-235.

Wong, P. T. P. (1979). A critique of Eysenck’s theory of neurosis. The Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 2, 185-186.

Wong, P. T. P. (1979). Frustration, exploration, and learning. Canadian Psychological Review, 20, 133-144.

Worthington, A. G., & Wong, P. T. P. (1979). Effects of earned and assigned grades on student evaluation of an instructor. Journal of Education Psychology, 71, 764-775.

Wong, P. T. P., Watters, D. A., & Sproule, C. F. (1978). Initial validity and reliability of the Trent Attribution Profile (TAP) as a measure of attribution schema and locus of control. Educational and Psychological Measurement, 38, 1129-1134.

Wong, P. T. P. (1977). A behavioral field approach to instrumental learning in the rat: I. The partial reinforcement effects and sex differences. Animal Learning and Behaviour, 5, 5-13.

Amsel, A., Wong, P. T. P., & Traupmann, K. L. (1971). Short-term and long-terms factors in extinction and durable persistence. Journal of Experimental Psychology, 90, 90-95.

Wong, P. T. P. (1971). Coerced approach to shock, punishment of competing responses and resistance to extinction in the rat. Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, 76, 275-281.

Book & Movie Reviews

Wong, P. T. P. (2016). The need for existential cross-cultural competency in therapy and supervision [Review of the book Addressing cultural complexities in practice: Assessment, diagnosis, and therapy (3rd ed.)]. PsycCRITIQUES, 61(25). doi:10.1037/a0040311

Wong, P. T. P. (2015). The positive psychology of aging: character strengths or meaning making? [Review of the book Lighter as we go: Virtues, character strengths, and aging]. PsycCRITIQUES, 60(30). doi:10.1037/a0039376

Wong, P. T. P. (2014). From attunement to a meaning-centred good life: Book review of Daniel Haybron’s Happiness: A very short introduction. International Journal of Wellbeing, 4(2), 100-105. doi:10.5502/ijw.v4i2.5

Wong, P. T. P. (2014). Meaning-making and the fundamental issues of human existence [Review of the book The experience of meaning in life: Classical perspectives, emerging themes, and controversies]. PsycCRITIQUES, 59(22). doi:10.1037/a0036782

Wong, P. T. P. (2014). The positive psychology of grit: The defiant power of the human spirit [Review of the film Unbroken]. PsycCRITIQUES, 60(25). doi:10.1037/a0039390

Wong, P. T. P. (2013). Linking social psychology to existential psychology: Promises and challenges [Review of the book Meaning, mortality, and choice: The social psychology of existential concerns]. PsycCRITIQUES, 58(4). doi:10.1037/a0031077

Wong, P. T. P. (2013). Integrating indigenous healing with mainstream psychotherapy: Promises and obstacles [Review of the book Synergy, healing, and empowerment: Insights from cultural diversity]. PsycCRITIQUES, 58(29). doi:10.1037/a0033223

Wong, P. T. P. (2011). Big money, big science, big names, and the flourishing of positive psychology [Review of the book Flourish: A visionary new understanding of happiness and well-being]. PsycCRITIQUES, 56(49). doi:10.1037/a0026281

Wong, P. T. P. (2011). From the antiviolence movement to a positive feminism [Review of the book Hard Knocks]. PsycCRITIQUES, 56(4). doi:10.1037/a0022273

Wong, P. T. P., & Gingras, D. (2010). Finding meaning and happiness while dying of cancer: Lessons on existential positive psychology[Review of the film Ikiru]. PsycCRITIQUES, 55(2). doi:10.1037/a0018658

Wong, P. T. P. (2009). An existential vision of the good life: Toward an international psychology and psychotherapy based on meaning[Review of the book Existential psychology east-west] PsycCRITIQUES, 54(51). doi:10.1037/a0018290

Wong, P. T. P. (2009). From multicultural competency to international psychology [Review of the book Case incidents in counseling for international transitions]. PsycCRITIQUES, 54(3). doi:10.1037/a0014298

Wong, P. T. P. (2009). Positive existential psychotherapy and pathways to death acceptance [Review of the book Staring at the sun]. PsycCRITIQUES, 54(8). doi:10.1037/a0014829

Wong, P. T. P. (2009). The need for a balanced approach to positive psychotherapy and traditional masculinity [Review of the video Positive psychology with male clients]. PsycCRITIQUES, 54(45). doi:10.1037/a0017923

Wong, P. T. P. (2008). Narrative practice and meaning-centered positive psychotherapy [Review of the book Maps of narrative practice]. PsycCRITIQUES, 53(30). doi:10.1037/a0012671

Wong, P. T. P. (2007). Perils and promises in the pursuit of happiness [Review of the book In search of happiness: Understanding an endangered state of mind]. PsycCRITIQUES, 52(49). doi:10.1037/a0010040

Wong, P. T. P. (2007). Civil virtues, social capital, and positive community [Review of the book Citizens, cops, and power: Recognizing the limits of community]. PsycCRITIQUES, 52(2). doi:10.1037/a0006103

Wong, P. T. P. (2006). Anatomy of midlife crisis: From broken dreams to the quest for meaning [Review of the film Broken Flowers]. PsycCRITIQUES, 51(46). doi:10.1037/05228712

Wong, P. T. P. (2006). The nature and practice of compassion: Integrating Western and Eastern positive psychologies [Review of the book Compassion: Conceptualizations, research, and use in psychotherapy]. PsycCRITIQUES, 51(25). doi:10.1037/a0002884

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). The challenges of experimental existential psychology: Terror management or meaning management? [Review of the book Handbook of experimental existential psychology]. PsycCRITIQUES, 50(52). doi:10.1037/04131412

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). The meaning of life according to David Owen Russell: Existential psychotherapy made easy [Review of the film I Heart Huckabees]. PsycCRITIQUES, 50(46). doi:10.1037/05188912

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Trauma recovery and the promises of positive existential psychology [Review of the book Coping with trauma: Hope through understanding (2nd ed.)]. PsycCRITIQUES, 50(12). doi:10.1037/051307

Poems

Wong, P. T. P. (2016). A very thin line. In L. Hoffman & S. Fehl (Eds.), Journey of the wounded soul: Poetic companions for spiritual struggles (pp. 42-43). Colorado Springs, CO: University Professors Press.

Wong, P. T. P. (2016). Grant me a second chance, Lord. In L. Hoffman & S. Fehl (Eds.), Journey of the wounded soul: Poetic companions for spiritual struggles (p. 73). Colorado Springs, CO: University Professors Press.

Online Publications

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, October 19). The good life through polarity and transcendence (Part 2). Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life. Retrieved from https://thevirtueblog.com/2016/10/19/the-good-life-through-polarity-and-transcendence-part-2/

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, October 18). The good life through polarity and transcendence (Part 1). Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life. Retrieved from https://thevirtueblog.com/2016/10/18/the-good-life-through-polarity-and-transcendence-part-1/

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, January). Proposed guidelines for collaborative research. Dr. Paul Wong. Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/proposed-guildences-collaborative-research

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, November). Acceptance, transcendence, & yin-yang dialectics: The three basic tenets of second wave positive psychology. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/inpm-presidents-report-november-2016/

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, October 19). The good life through polarity and transcendence. Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life. Retrieved from https://thevirtueblog.com/2016/10/19/the-good-life-through-polarity-and-transcendence-part-2/

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, October 18). The good life through polarity and transcendence. Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life. Retrieved from https://thevirtueblog.com/2016/10/18/the-good-life-through-polarity-and-transcendence-part-1/

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, September). Mapping the contour of second wave positive psychology (PP 2.0). Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/inpm-presidents-report-september-2016/

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, July). PP2.0 Summit explores the new vistas of second wave positive psychology: How to embrace the dark side to make life better. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/inpm-presidents-report-july-2016/

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, May). A perfect storm is coming to the Meaning Conference. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/inpm-presidents-report-may-2016/

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, March). New developments in second wave positive psychology. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/inpm-presidents-report-march-2016/

Wong, P. T. P. (2015, November). INPM starts a new chapter. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/inpm-presidents-report-november-2015/

Wong, P. T. P. (2015). What is second wave positive psychology and why is it necessary? Dr. Paul T. P. Wong. Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/what-is-second-wave-positive-psychology-and-why-is-it-necessary/

Wong, P. T. P. (2011). The meaningful living project. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art-meanignful-living-project-p-wong.html

Wong, P. T. P. (2008). To hell and back and what I have learned about happiness. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_hell_and_back_P_Wong.html

Wong, P. T. P. (2008). A less traveled road to happiness. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_road_to_happiness_P_Wong.html

Wong, P. T. P. (2007). What drove Cho Seung-Hui to carry out the Virginia Tech Mass Killing? A psychological profile of the lone gunman. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_VT-massacre_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2007). What makes a great worker? A positive psychology solution. Dr Paul Wong. Retrieved from http://www.drpaulwong.com/what-makes-a-great-worker-a-positive-psychology-solution/

Wong, P. T. P. (2007). What has Christmas to do with authentic happiness? Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jan_2007_christmas-happiness.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2006). Does reverence matter in today’s secular society? Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_apl_2006_reverence-today.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2006). From logotherapy to meaning-centered counseling. Insight, BC Association of Clinical Counsellors.

Wong, P. T. P. (2006). How to humanize higher education and reduce human suffering. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from  http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jan_2006_humanize-education.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2006). Ode to a cancer man (Parts 1-9). International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/poetry/poem_cancer-man_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2006). The best kept secret for survival and success. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from  http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jun_2006_intuition.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2006). The positive psychology of persistence and flexibility. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from  http://meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_feb_2006_persistance-and-flexibility.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). A very thin line. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/poetry/poem_a-very-thin-line_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). A course on the meaning of life (Part 4): What is the meaning of life? Does it matter how you answer this question? International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/MOL_course/pdfs/mol_course_4.pdf

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). A course on the meaning of life (Part 3): What is your Life Intelligence (LQ)? International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/MOL_course/MOL_course3.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Touchstones of character strengths. Positive Living Newsletter. http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_oct_2005_character-strengths.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). A course on the meaning of life (Part 2): How should we then live? International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/MOL_course/MOL_course2.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). A course on the meaning of life (Part 1). International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/MOL_course/MOL_course1.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Practical wisdoms for flourishing in difficult situations. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pdfs/wisdom-june05.pdf

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). The promises and perils of family. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_may_2005_perils-family.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Rules for positive spontaneous living. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_apl_2005_positive-spontaneous-living.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Spiritual vision and the meaning of life: A reflection. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_salvation_army_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). The power of determination and commitment. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_mar_2005_determination-and-commitment.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). Coping with the tsunami and its aftermath: A challenge to religious faith and the quest for meaning and hope.Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pdfs/tsunami_jan05.pdf

Wong, P. T. P. (2005). The 12-step tsunami trauma survival guide. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_tsunami_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). Ode to an 80-year-old Chinese: Climbing Sacramental Street. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/poetry/poem_80-year-old-chinese_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). Poems for suffering children. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/poetry/poem_suffering-children_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). The healing power of forgiveness. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_dec_2004_healing-forgiveness.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). Respect and moral values. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_nov_2004_respect-moral-values.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). The loyalty factor: Key to the good life. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_oct_2004_loyalty-factor.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). Compassionate and spiritual care: A vision of positive holistic medicine. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/pdfs/wong-spiritual-care.pdf

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). Restoration of integrity in the cheating culture. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_sep_2004_integrety-cheating-culture.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). The meaning of responsibility and the Statue of Liberty. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_aug_2004_statue-of-liberty.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). Good grief: The gift of healing. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jul_2004_good-grief.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). The positive psychology of self-control. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jun_2004_self-control.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). The power of endurance. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from at http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_may_2004_endurance.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). Generosity: The positive psychology of giving. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_apl_2004_positive-giving.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). Creating a kinder and gentler world: The positive psychology of empathy. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_mar_2004_empathy.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). The wisdom of positive acceptance. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_feb_2004_positive-acceptance.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2004). Simple abundance and rich poverty: The positive psychology of contentment. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jan_2004_simple-abundance.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Do’s and don’ts in peace making. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_dec_2003_peace-making.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). I’m glad that I’m a nobody: A positive psychology of humility. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_nov_2003.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Building positive communities. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_oct_2003_positive-communities.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Spirituality and meaning at work. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_sep_2003_meaning-at-work.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Finding happiness through suffering. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_aug_2003_happiness-through-suffering.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). The transcendental life: An impossible dream? Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jul_2003_transcendental-life.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). The positive psychology of love. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jun_2003_positive-psychology-love.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Pathways to post traumatic growth. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_may_2003_post-traumatic-growth.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Humor and laughter in wartime. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_apl_2003_humour-and-laughter.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). From anger management to anger transformation. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_anger-transformation_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Positive psychology of POW survival. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_pos-psychology-POW_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). The magic of gratitude. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_mar_2003_magic-of-gratitude.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Elizabeth Smart and Stockholm syndrome. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_stockhom-syndrome_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Transformation of grief through meaning-management. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_transformation-grief_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Profiles of courage. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_feb_2003_poer-of-courage.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Promises of renewal. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jan_2003_promises-renewal.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). You can hope again. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_may_2003_post-traumatic-growth.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). The power of purpose. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_nov_2002_pwer-of-purpose.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). Existential psychology and therapy. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_oct_2002_existential-psychology.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). Transformative narrative therapy. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_sep_2002_transformative-narrative-therapy.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). A corridor of life. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_aug_2002_corridor-of-life.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). My vision for a positive revolution. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jul_2002_vision-positive-revolution.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). How to prepare for the oral defense of your thesis/dissertation. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_oral-defense_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). The positive psychology of weaknesses. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jun_2002_weakness.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). The positive psychology of synergy. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_may_2002_synergy.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). How to write a research proposal. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_how_to_write_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). The meaning of Easter: A message for positive psychology. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_apl_2002_meaning-of-easter.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). The mustard seed principle: The story of INPM. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_mar_2002_mustard-seed-INPM.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). Triumph over terror: Lessons from logotherapy and positive psychology. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_feb_2002_triumph-over-terror.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2002). Discovering meaning and personal significance. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jan_2002_personal-significance.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2001). A new algebra for positive psychology. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_dec_2001_1.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2001). Another milestone: Erecting the twin towers of courage and faith. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_nov_2001_courage-and-faith.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2001). When terror hits home: A case for tragic optimism. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_sep_2001_tragic-optimism.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2001). Logotherapy. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_logotherapy_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2001). Meaning-centered counselling workshop. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_mcc-workshop_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2001). The positive psychology of “Climate Management”. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_aug_2001_climate-management.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2001). Freedom, responsibility, and justice: The cornerstones of the good life. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jul_2001_cornerstones-good-life.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2001). A very unique vision. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jun_2001_unique-vision.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2001). The Las Vegas challenge. Positive Living Newsletter. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/presidents_columns/pres_col_jan_2001_LV-challenge.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (2000). Meaning of life and meaning of death in successful aging. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_successful-aging_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (1999). Counselling by osmosis. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_counselling-osmosis_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (1999). A brief outline of meaning centred counselling and therapy. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_mcct_P_Wong.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (1999). Joseph Fabry: A visionary storyteller. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/therapy/therapists/Ther_pages/joseph_fabry.htm

Wong, P. T. P. (1999). A brief overview of the meaning of love. International Network on Personal Meaning. Retrieved from http://www.meaning.ca/archives/archive/art_meaning-love1_P_Wong.htm

 

Keynote & Invited Addresses

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, August). Meaning-centered approach to research and therapy, second wave positive psychology, and the future of humanistic psychology. The Carl Rogers Award Acceptance Address presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Denver, CO. (Partially supported by the research grant on Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life from the John Templeton Foundation)

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, July). Self-transcendence: A paradoxical way to become your best. Presidential address for the 9th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Toronto, ON, Canada.

Wong, L. C. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (2015, May 15). The safe and effective use of self in psychotherapy. Invited seminar presented at the World Congress for Existential Therapy, London, UK.

Wong, P. T. P. (2014, July). A seeker’s guide to meaningful living. Keynote address presented at the First Congress on the Construction of Personal Meaning in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2014, July). Meaning Summit I: What is the nature and conceptualization of meaning? Keynote address presented at the First Congress on the Construction of Personal Meaning in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2014, July). Meaning Summit II: The conditions and measurement of meaning. Keynote address presented at the First Congress on the Construction of Personal Meaning in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2014, July). Meaning Summit III: The conditions and measurement of meaning. Keynote address presented at the First Congress on the Construction of Personal Meaning in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013, October). A meaning-centered approach to positive education. Invited lecture presented at FoGuang University, Yilan County, Taiwan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013, October). Acceptance and well-being: A meaning-management perspective. Invited lecture presented at Lotus Hospice Care Foundation, Taipei, Taiwan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013, October). Introduction to meaning therapy. Invited lecture presented at NanHua University, Chiayi County, Taiwan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013, October). Meaning, self-transcendence, and well-being. Keynote address presented at the International Conference on Life and Death Education at the National Taipei University of Nursing & Health Science, Taipei, Taiwan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013, October). Meaning, well-being, and resilience. Invited lecture presented at FoGuang University, Yilan County, Taiwan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013, October). Terror management vs. Meaning management. Invited lecture presented at Kaohsiung Normal University (NKNU), Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013, April). Death acceptance & grief counselling through meaning transformation. Keynote address presented at the 45th Annual Conference of the Alberta Pastoral Care Association, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013, April). Meaning-centered counselling and spiritual care. Keynote address presented at the 45th Annual Conference of the Alberta Pastoral Care Association, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013, April). Meaning seeking/making: Contributions of Viktor Frankl. Keynote address presented at the 45th Annual Conference of the Alberta Pastoral Care Association, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2012, November). Logotherapy, meaning therapy, and spirituality. Keynote address presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the Japanese Association of Clinical Thanatology, Tokyo, Japan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2012, November). Positive psychology of what makes life worth living and the meaning hypothesis. Keynote address presented at the 18th Annual Conference of the Japanese Association of Clinical Thanatology, Tokyo, Japan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2012, July). What I would share with my family and friends in my last lecture.  Presidential address presented at the 7th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Toronto, ON, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2012, March). Positive education: An alternative vision. Invited lecture presented at the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

Wong, P. T. P. (2012, March). The adaptive benefits of acceptance. Keynote address presented at the 3rd Australian Conference of Positive Psychology and Wellbeing in Wollongong, Australia.

Wong, P. T. P. (2010, August). What is existential positive psychotherapy? Presidential address presented at the 6th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2010, April). Core themes of Chinese existential psychology. Lecture presented at the East-West Conference in Nanjing, China.

Wong, P. T. P. (2010, April). Death acceptance and hospice care. Public Lecture at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Hong Kong, China. (Sponsored by the Centre on Behavioral Health of the University of Hong Kong and the Li Kai Shing Foundation)

Wong, P. T. P. (2010, April). The positive psychology of happiness. Public Lecture in Holistic Life Education presented at Shantou University, Shantou, China.

Wong, P. T. P. (2009, August). Romancing with death in Hollywood. Lecture presented in the symposium on Movies for the Variety of Human Experiences at the American Psychological Association Convention in Toronto, ON, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2009, March). Meaning-centered therapy. Lecture presented at the General Practice Psychotherapy Association of the Ontario Medical Association in Toronto, ON, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2008, July). The positive psychology of living with cancer. Presidential address presented at the 5th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Toronto, ON, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2007, August). Positive psychology for the 3rd world: A different vision. Keynote address presented at the 65th Anniversary Celebrations of the International Council of Psychologists in San Diego, CA.

Wong, P. T. P. (2007, August). Multicultural competencies in academic psychology. Address presented at the American Psychological Association Convention in San Francisco, CA.

Wong, P. T. P., & Davey, D. (2007, July). Best practices of servant leadership. Address presented at the Servant Leadership Research Roundtable, School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA.

Wong, P. T. P. (2006, November). Keynote address presented to the Institute of Death Education at the National Taipei Nursing College. (Sponsored by Taiwan’s National Science Foundation)

Wong, P. T. P. (2006, July). Presidential address. Presidential address presented at the 4th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2006, January). Meaning-centered approach to education. Invited lecture presented at the Fo Guang University, Jiaoxi, Taiwan. (Sponsored by Taiwan’s National Science Foundation)

Wong, P. T. P. (2006, January). The quest for meaning in college life. Invited lecture presented at the Fo Guang University, Jiaoxi, Taiwan. (Supported by Taiwan’s National Science Foundation)

Wong , P. T. P. (2005, November). The healing community. Keynote address and workshops presented at the 50th Anniversary Celebration of Haven of Hope Hospital, Hong Kong, China.

Wong, P. T. P. (2005, November). Meaning-centered psychotherapy. Keynote address and a two-day workshop organized by the United Center of Emotional Health and Positive Living and the Department of Psychiatry, United Christian Hospital, Hong Kong, China.

Wong, P. T. P. (2005, February). The Meaning-Centered Approach: Challenges for occupational therapy. Keynote address presented at the Occupational Therapy Seminar for the Hong Kong Occupational Therapy Association, Hong Kong, China.

Wong, P. T. P. (2004, July). Tragic optimism in the face of trauma, terror & death. Presidential address presented at the 3rd Biennial International Conference on Personal Meaning in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2004, June). From Compassionate to Spiritual Care. Keynote address presented at the Consultation for the Medical, Religious, & Academic Professionals in Hong Kong, China.

Wong, P. T. P. (2004, June). Meaning-centered counselling and therapy. Invited lecture presented at the Department of Social Work, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.

Wong, P. T. P. (2004, March). God’s design for the church and ministry. Invited lecture presented at Friendship Baptist Church, Coquitlam, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P., & Page, D. (2003, October). Servant leadership: An Opponent-Process Model and the Revised Servant Leadership Profile. Address presented at the Servant Leadership Research Roundtable, School of Global Leadership & Entrepreneurship, Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA.

Wong, P. T. P. (2002, December). From death anxiety to death acceptance. Keynote address presented at the Conference on Life and Death Education in National Changhua University, Changhua, Taiwan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2002, December). From grieving to transformation. Invited keynote address presented at the Conference on Life and Death Education in National Changhua University, Changhua, Taiwan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2002, December). From existential crisis to the quest for meaning. Invited address presented at the National Chiayi University, Chiayi, Taiwan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2002, December). From spiritual care to spiritual transformation. Invited address at the National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). From spiritual care to spiritual transformation. Invited lecture presented in the Course on Spirituality and Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada. (Sponsored by the John Templeton Foundation)

Wood, D., & Wong, P. T. P. (2001, October). Bridging the cultural divide: How to make multicultural churches work. Presented in a symposium on Multicultural Ministry, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2000, July). Presidential address presented at the 1st International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (1999, April). Challenges in multicultural supervision. Colloquium presented at the Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA.

Wong, P. T. P. (1995, March). Meaning-centered counselling. Colloquium presented at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (1994, November). The adaptive processes of reminiscence. Presented in a symposium on “State of the Art: Life Review and Reminiscence” in the annual meeting of the Gerontological Society of America in Atlanta, GA.

Wong, P. T. P. (1993). Personal meaning and spiritual coping in the elderly. Invited lecture presented at the Summer Institute on Gerontology at McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (1992, June). Effective coping of life stress. Presented in a symposium of the International Society for the Investigation of Stress, in Monte Carlo, Monaco.

Wong, P. T. P. (1990). Reminiscence and aging. Presented in a symposium of the Life History Research Society in Keystone, CO.

Wong, P. T. P. (1989, October). A critical analysis of reminiscence. Presented in a symposium on “Reminiscence” in the annual meeting of Canadian Association on Gerontology.

Wong, P. T. P. (1989, May). Theory and measurement of unrequited love. Presented in a symposium on “Foolish attraction: The psychology of unrequited love” at the Iowa Conference on Personal Relationships, Iowa City, IA.

Wong, P. T. P. (1988, June). Stress and coping in the Chinese elderly. Presented in a symposium on “Cross-cultural studies of seniors” at the University of Windsor, Windsor, Ontario, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (1988, January). Existential vs. causal attributions. Invited lecture presented at the Attribution-Personality Theory Conference, Los Angeles, CA.

Wong, P. T. P. (1986). A coping model of happiness and successful aging. Presented in a symposium on “Well-being and aging” at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Psychological Association Annual Conference, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1985). The coping behaviour of Type A individuals. Presented in a symposium on “Type A behaviours” at the Canadian Psychological Association Annual Conference, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P., & Dimitroff, G. (1980). Cognitive factors in coping with frustrative stress. Presented in a symposium on “Human cognition and motivation” in Leuven, Belgium.

Wong, P. T. P. (1978). Extinction induced facilitation and helplessness in the symposium on learned helplessness and frustration. Invited lecture presented at the 19th International Congress of Applied Psychology, Munich, Germany.

Wong, P. T. P. (1977). Exploratory behaviour and rule learning. Presented in a symposium in honour of the late Daniel Berlyne at the Canadian Psychological Association Annual Conference in  Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Workshops

Wong, P. T. P. (2015, May). Meaning-centered counselling and therapy. Pre-conference workshop presented at the World Congress on Existential Therapy in London, UK.

Wong, P. T. P. (2014, July). Meaning-centered assessments and positive meaning interventions. Workshop presented at the First Congress on the Construction of Personal Meaning in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2014, March). Meaning therapy: A new paradigm of integrating healing with personal growth. A one-day workshop presented at the BC Psychological Association, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2013, October). From research proposal to journal publication. A two-day workshop presented at Asia University, Taichung, Taiwan.

Wong, P. T. P. (2012, July). Assessment and intervention in meaning therapy. Workshop presented at the 7th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Toronto, ON, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2012, March). A meaning-centered approach to positive management. Workshop presented at the Sydney Business School, Sydney, Australia.

Wong, P. T. P. (2010, August). Short term meaning therapy. Workshop presented at the 6th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2008, July). Meaning centered counseling and the transformation of grief. Workshop presented at the 5th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Toronto, ON, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2006, July). Meaning centered approach to addiction. Workshop presented at the 4th Biennial International Meaning Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2006, January). Basic concept and skills of meaning-centered counseling. Workshop presented at Trinity Western University in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2006, January). Exploring the healing potential of meaning. A two-day workshop presented at the National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taipei, Taiwan. (Sponsored by the Lotus Foundation and Taiwan’s National Science Foundation)

Wong, P. T. P. (2006, January). The meaning-centered approach to hospice and palliative care. Workshop presented at the National Technological University, Taipei, Taiwan. (Sponsored by the Lotus Foundation and Taiwan’s National Science Foundation)

Wong, P. T. P. (2005, October). A meaning-centered approach to addiction and recovery. A one-day workshop given at The Salvation Army Vancouver Community & Family Services.

Wong, P. T. P. (2005, July). Meaning-centered approach to counseling and therapy. A two-and-a-half-day workshop at the INPM’s Summer Institute in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2005, February). Coping with functional loss for people with disability through meaning reconstruction. Workshop presented at the Hong Kong Hospital Authority Professional Development for Occupational Therapists, Hong Kong, China.

Wong, P. T. P. (2005, February). Meaning-centered practice and skills for occupational therapy. A one-day workshop at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, China.

Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). Meaning-centered narrative therapy. Workshop presented at the 2nd International Meaning Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2001). Triumph over terror: Lessons from logotherapy and positive psychology. Workshop presented for the Harvard Course on Spirituality and Health in Medicine, Boston, MA.

Wong, P. T. P. (2000, July). Meaning-centered counselling and therapy. Workshop presented at the 1st International Meaning Conference in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (1993). Guided Life Review. Workshop presented at Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1985). Effective coping and health. Workshop presented at the Canadian Association on Gerontology in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1984). A matching model of coping. Workshop presented at the Canadian Psychological Association Annual Conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.

Other Presentations

Dr. Wong has presented more than 150 papers in scholarly conferences. Only recent and selected presentations are listed below.

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, December). From Viktor Frankl’s logotherapy to the four defining characteristics of self-transcendence. Paper presented at the research working group meeting for Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life Project, Columbia, SC. (Funded by the John Templeton Foundation).

Wong, P. T. P. (2016, June). Self-transcendence as the path to virtue, happiness and meaning Paper presented at the research working group meeting for Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life Project, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois. (Funded by the John Templeton Foundation) (Abstract retrieved from https://virtue.uchicago.edu/page/paul-t-p-wong-june-2016-working-group-meeting-topic)

Wong, P. T. P. (2015, December). The meaning hypothesis of living a good life: Virtue, happiness, and meaning. Paper presented at the research working group meeting for Virtue, Happiness, and the Meaning of Life Project, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina. (Funded by the John Templeton Foundation)

Wong, L. C. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (2015, August). Spiritual competence from an existential perspective. Presented in the symposium on “Increasing supervisory competence in religious and spiritual issues” at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, ON.

Wong, P. T. P., Ryff, C. D., Friedman, H. L., Waterman, A. S., & Robbins, B. D. (2015, August). Living the good life: Integrating humanistic and positive psychology perspectives. Symposium presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2014, July). Self-transcendence: Crowning human achievement or diabolic terror? In a symposium on “The rediscovery of meaning-making: Destructive and constructive aspects” at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Wong, P. T. P. (2008, August). Romancing with death in Hollywood. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Lin, A., & Wong, P. T. P. (2006, August). The meaning of life: According to a Chinese sample. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of American Psychological Association, New Orleans, LA.

Ivancovich, D. A., & Wong, P. T. P. (2005, August). Existential coping and spiritual coping in anticipatory grief. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Kim, M., Lee, H-S., & Wong, P. T. P. (2005, August). Meaning of life according to Koreans: The Korean Personal Meaning Profile. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Washington, DC.

Takano, Y., & Wong, P. T. P. (2004, July/August). Meaning of life according to a Japanese sample. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Leung, M. M., Vroon, E. J., Steinfort, T., & Wong, P. T. P. (2003, August). Tragic optimism: Validation of a new measurement of the construct. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Malone, K. R., Wong, P. T. P., Iglesias, A., & Goldberg, C. (2003, August). Symposium: Politics and humanistic psychology. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Angus, W. A., & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). A spiritual-cognitive-behavioural approach to anger management. Paper presented at the 2nd Biennial International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Brockman, M., & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). A therapy of embrace. Paper presented at the 2nd Biennial International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Jappy, A., & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). Spiritual interventions in drug addiction. Paper presented at the 2nd Biennial International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Kalkman, B., & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). Sources of meaning and life satisfaction: Comparing East Indians with Indo-Canadians. Poster presented at the 2nd Biennial International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Lee, Hong-seock & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). A factor and confirmatory analysis of the preconditions for self-transcendence. Poster presented at the 2nd Biennial International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Matta, D., & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). Put human faces on greatness: Attributes of great living men and women. Poster presented at the 2nd Biennial International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Takano, Y., & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). Experience of domestic violence and abuse of Japanese immigrant women: An existential-phenomenological study. Poster presented at the 2nd Biennial International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Vroon, E. J., Leung, M., Steinfort, T., & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, July). The Tragic optimism Questionnaire: Some preliminary validity data. Paper presented at the 2nd Biennial International Meaning Conference, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, L. C. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (2002, August). What helps and what hinders in supervision: From a supervisor’s perspective. Presented in a roundtable discussion on “Hot topics in supervision and training” at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Wong, L. C. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (2001, October). Beyond EQ: Moral intelligence and character education. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the Association of Moral Education, Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (2001, October). Tragic optimism, realistic pessimism, and mature happiness. Paper presented at the Positive Psychology Summit, Washington, DC.

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (2001, August). Multicultural supervision competencies: Implications for supervision and supervision training. Presented in a roundtable discussion on “Hot topics in supervision and training” at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Scott, C., & Wong, P. T. P. (1999, August). Stress and coping: A cross-cultural perspective. Presented in a symposium on “Stress and coping in minorities” at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Wong, L. C. J., Ishiyama, F. I., & Wong, P. T. P. (1999, July). Exploring the world of meaning of ESL students. Poster presented at the International Conference on Cross-Cultural Psychology.

Wong, L. C. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (1999, August). Multicultural supervision. Presented in a roundtable discussion on “Hot topics in clinical supervision” at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Wong, P. T. P. (1999, August). Stress, coping and well-being in Chinese elderly. Paper presented in a symposium on “Stress and coping in minorities” at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Wong, P. T. P. (1999, August). New dimensions of existential therapy. A symposium presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Wong, P. T. P. (1999, July). New developments in meaning research. A symposium presented at the World Congress on Logotherapy, Dallas, TX.

Wong, P. T. P., Brewer, T., & Philipchalk, R. (1999, August). Legalism and psychopathology. A paper presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Boston, MA.

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (1999, May). A mentoring model of cross-cultural counselling. Paper presented at the annual conference of the Canadian Guidance and Counselling Association, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (1999, July). Assessing multicultural supervision competencies. Poster presented at the 14th International Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology, Bellingham, WA.

Pierce, L. E., & Wong, P. T. P. (1998, August). Schema-driven false memories. Poster presented at the Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, San Francisco, CA.

Sourissau, E., & Wong, P. T. P. (1997, June). Father types and attachment styles in clinical and “normal” populations. Paper presented at the International Conference on Personal Relationships, Oxford, OH.

Wong, P. T. P. (1997, June). Charting the course of Meaning Research. Presented in a roundtable discussion on scientific research on personal meaning at the International Congress on Logotherapy, Dallas, TX.

Wong. P. T. P. (1997, August). Sources of personal meaning and mental health. Presented in a symposium on personal meaning and functional health at the 105th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association, Chicago, IL.

Sourisseau, E., & Wong, P. T. P. (1996, June). Father types and adult attachment styles. Paper presented at the International Conference on Personal Relationships, Seattle, WA.

Wong, P. T. P. (1996, June). Meaning-centered therapy. Presented in a symposium on Logotherapy and Existential Analysis in the First International Congress on Psychotherapy, Vienna, Austria.

Wong, L. C. J., & Wong, P. T. P. (1996, May). Meaning-centered counselling for ESL students. Paper presented at the International Counselling Congress, Vancouver, BC.

Wong, P. T. P. (1995, November). Responsible choice and the Noetic dimension. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Mid-American Institute of Logotherapy, Kansas, KS.

Wong, P. T. P. (1995, September). Sources of personal meaning across the life span. Paper presented in the International Congress on Logotherapy, Dallas, TX.

Wong, P. T. P. (1994, July). A solution-focused approach to academic counselling. Paper presented to first meeting of Ontario College & University Counsellors, University of Guelph.

Wong, P. T. P. (1994, June). The changing role of the instructor. Paper presented in the Annual Show & Tell on Teaching, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P. (1994, May). The new orthodoxy. Paper presented in the annual meeting of Society for Academic Freedom & Scholarship, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1985). Optimism and well-being across the life-span. Paper presented at the Canadian Association on Gerontology, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1984). The coping behaviors of successful agers. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of Western Gerontological Association, Anaheim, CA.

Wong, P. T. P., & Reker, G. T. (1983). Validity of the coping inventory. Paper presented at the Canadian Association on Gerontology, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.

Wong, P. T. P., & Derlega, V. J. (1982). An attributional analysis of intimate self-disclosure. Paper presented at the International Conference on Personal Relationships, Madison, WI.

Wong, P. T. P. (1981). Attributional retraining through self-correction in reading remediation. Paper presented at the Annual Conference of the American Psychological Association, Los Angeles, CA.

Wong, P. T. P. (1975). A strategy-learning hypothesis of the PRE. Paper presented at the Annual Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association, Quebec City, Quebec, Canada.

 

The following is a selection of developed psychological tests.

Wong, P. T. P., Leung, M., DuMerton, L., Steinfort, T., Vroon, E. J. & McDonald, M. (2004). The Life Attitudes Scale (LAS).

Wong, P. T. P., Page, D., & Rude, W. (2004). Servant Leadership Profile – 360 (SLP-360).

Page, D., & Wong, P. T. P. (2003). Servant Leadership Profile – Revised (SLP-R).

Page, D., & Wong, P. T. P. (1999). Profile of Servant Leadership.

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (1998). The Supervision Functions Questionnaire (SFQ).

Wong, P. T. P., & Wong, L. C. J. (1998). Multicultural Supervision Inventory (MSI).

Brewer, T., & Wong, P. T. P. (1998). Religious Legalism.

Sourisseau, E., & Wong, P. T. P. (1998). Father-types.

Peacock, E. J., Reker, G. T., Wong, P. T. P., (1993). Coping Schemas Inventory – Revised (CSI-R).