Full-time Teaching Staff

Assistant Professor

Research Interests

• Mental illness prevention and mental health promotion
• Informal care / family caregiving for people with severe mental disorders
• Mental health issues and long-term care of older adults
• Problem behaviors and mental health issues of adolescents

Curriculum Vitae

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Selected Publications

• Peng, M. M., & Wang, P. (2025). How does social participation affect the associations between depression, life satisfaction, and IADL disability in middle-aged and older adults? A longitudinal mediation and moderation model. Journal of Gerontological Social Work. 1-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/01634372.2025.2525273
• Peng, M. M., Wang, P., Liang, Z., & Chen, Z. (2025). Moderating Effects of Age on the Longitudinal Associations Between IADL Disability, Self-Rated Health, and Depression Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults. Health & Social Care in the Community, 2025(1), 9079295. https://doi.org/10.1155/hsc/9079295
• Peng, M. M., Wang, P., & Liang, Z. (2024). Exploring Gender and Urban-Rural Disparities: Investigating the Association between Multimorbidity and Depressive Symptoms in Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Adults Using Cross-Lagged Panel Analysis. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-024-10411-z
• Peng, M. M., Liang, Z., & Wang, P. (2024). Long-term effects of depression trajectories on functional disabilities: a prospective cohort study in middle-aged and older Chinese adults. Current Psychology, 43(44), 33908-33919. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-06912-7
• Peng, M. M., Liang, Z., & Wang, P. (2024). Lifestyle factors, physical health, and life satisfaction under different changes in depressive symptoms among Chinese community-dwelling older adults: A longitudinal analysis. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 70(6), 1062–1074. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/00207640241255573
• Peng, M. M., & Liang, Z. (2023). Longitudinal Associations Between Multiple Types of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Depression Trajectories in Middle-Aged and Older Chinese Adults: a Growth Mixture Model. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 1-19. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11469-023-01188-7
• Xing, J., Peng, M., Deng, Z., Chan, K. L., Chang, Q., & Ho, R. T. H. (2022). The prevalence of bullying victimization and perpetration among the school-aged population in Chinese communities: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Trauma, Violence, & Abuse. 1-16. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/15248380221129595
• Peng, M. M., Xing, J., Tang, X., Wu, Q., Wei, D., & Ran, M. S. (2022). Disease-related risk factors for caregiver burden among family caregivers of persons with schizophrenia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(3), 1862. Doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19031862
• Peng, M. M., Ma, Z., Ran, M. S. (2022). Family caregiving and chronic illness management in schizophrenia: Positive and negative aspects of caregiving. BMC Psychology, 10(1), 83, 1-12. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-00794-9
• Peng, M. M., Ma, Z., Chen, S. Y., Luo, W., Hu, S. H., Yang, X., Liu, B., Chan, C. L. W., & Ran, M. S. (2022). Predictors of family caregiving burden of persons with schizophrenia with and without the transition in primary caregivers from 1994 to 2015 in rural China. BJPsych Open. 8(3), e78, 1-7. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1192/bjo.2022.45
• Peng, M. M., Ma, Z., Luo, W., Hu, S. H., Yang, X., Liu, B., Chan, C. L. W., & Ran, M. S. (2021). Longitudinal impact of caregiver transition and family caregiving on psychiatric symptoms and psychosocial functioning among persons with schizophrenia in rural China. Family Process. 1–18. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1111/famp.12743
• Peng, M. M., Zhang, T.M., Liu, K.Z., Gong, K., Huang, C.H., Dai, G.Z., Hu, S.H., Lin, F.R., Chan, S.K.W., Ng, S.M., & Ran, M.S. (2019). Perception of social support and psychotic symptoms among persons with schizophrenia: a strategy to lessen caregiver burden. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 65(7-8), 548–557. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764019866230
• Peng, M. M., Chen, H. L., Zhang, T., Yao, Y. Y., Li, Z. H., Long, L., Duan. Q. Q., Lin, F. R., Zen, Y., Chen, J., Ng, S. M., Chan, C. L. W., & Ran, M. S. (2019). Disease-related stressors of caregiving burden amongst different types of family caregivers of persons with schizophrenia in rural China. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 65(7-8), 603–614. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764019866224