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Published Articles

13 July 2025 Associations between parents’ and teachers’ autonomy support and the bifactor model of academic motivation: a short-term cross-lagged analysis [DREAMS Project 2]

  • Wong, Z. Y., Tan, S. H., Liem, G. A. D., Chan, M., Liu, W. C., Poon, K. K., … Ng, S. C. (2025). Associations between parents’ and teachers’ autonomy support and the bifactor model of academic motivation: a short-term cross-lagged analysis. Educational Psychology, 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1080/01443410.2025.2529996

13 March 2025 Perceived parental expectations and their role in academic and psychosocial functioning [DREAMS Project 2]

  • Liem, G. A. D., Wong, Z. Y., Chan, M., Chia Liu, W., Zainudin, N. I., Tan, S. H., Poon, K. K., Kang, T., & Ng, S. C. (2025). Perceived parental expectations and their role in academic and psychosocial functioning. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/01650254251321444
     

Presentations

26 August 2025 DREAMS Principals & School Leaders Sharing 🇸🇬

Presentation of progress updates and recent findings to participating school leaders (invite only)

2 Jul 2025 IPPA World Congress on Positive Psychology 🇦🇺

Title: Proactive Career Behaviors and Well-Being Among Early and Late Adolescents 

Presented by: Dr Melvin Chan, Principal Investigator of DREAMS Project 1 

28 June 2025 Sunbelt Conference 2025 🇫🇷

Title: Peer Networks in Inclusive Settings: Unveiling Friendship and Antipathy Ties Among Adolescents With and Without Special Educational Needs Using Exponential Random Graph Mode

Presented by: Dr Imelda Caleon, Principal Investigator of DREAMS Project 3

Authors: Imelda Caleon, James Elicano, Kenneth Poon, Ng Siow Chin, Nur Qamarina Ilham, and Melvin Chan

24 May 2025 The Centre for Research on Islamic and Malay Affairs (RIMA) Community in Review 2025 🇸🇬

Presented by: Dr Melvin Chan, Principal Investigator of DREAMS Project 1

1-3 May 2025 Society For Research In Child Development (SRCD) 2025 Biennial Meeting  🇺🇸

Title: Executive Functions, Socio-Emotional Competencies, and School Adjustment and Achievement: A Longitudinal Cross-Lagged Mediation model

Presented by: Dr Khng Kiat Hui (Fannie), Principal Investigator of DREAMS Project 5

Authors: Kiat Hui Khng, Gregory Arief Liem, Kenneth Kin Loong Poon

23-27 April 2025 AERA 2025 Annual Meeting 🇺🇸

Title: From early childhood to adolescence–Does early self-regulation predict secondary school adjustment via adaptability?

Presented by: Dr Khng Kiat Hui (Fannie), Principal Investigator of DREAMS Project 5

Authors: Kiat Hui Khng, Shawn Thong Sheng Lim, Fang Rui Ashley Chua, Monika Balaya, Kenneth Poon

8 Jan 2025 DREAMS International Advisory Panel Symposium 🇸🇬

First annual DREAMS symposium, featuring presentations from Prof Kenneth Poon (DREAMS Lead PI), and our International Advisory Panel members — Prof Alissa Goodman, Prof Kathy Sylva, and Prof Rob Crosnoe

28 – 30 May 2024 Redesigning Pedagogy International Conference 🇸🇬

Official public launch of DREAMS project (1 keynote, 3 symposiums, 10 papers). Watch Prof. Kenneth Poon’s full keynote speech here

19 March 2024 School Leaders Sharing  🇸🇬

Presentation of preliminary findings to leaders of participating schools

Reports

Reports will be posted here soon.