Prof. Derwin K. C. Chan
First Name: Derwin King Chung
Degrees/ tittles: PhD, CPsychol, FBPsS, CSci
Email: dchankc@hkmu.edu.hk
Research Profile: Scopus Google Scholar ResearchGate OSF
Affiliation:
Department of Social Sciences
Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
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Chan, D. K. C., Yip, L. M. H., Tang, T. C. W., Yung, P. S.-H., Gucciardi, D. F., & Hagger, M. S. (2025). Implicit doping attitude and athletes’ accuracy in avoiding unintentional doping when being offered beverages with banned performance-enhancing substances. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. 28(10), 787-792. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2025.04.009
Wan, A. W. L., Hagger, M. S., Zhang, C.-Q., Chung, J. S. K., Lee, K., Bautista, A., & Chan, D. K. C. (2024). Protecting children from COVID-19: Examining U.S. parents’ motivation and behaviour using an integrated model of Self-Determination Theory and the Theory of Planned Behaviour. Psychology & Health. 39(6), 765–785. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2022.2111681
Chan, D. K. C., Lee, A. S. Y., Tang, T. C. W., Leung, K., Chung, J. S. K., Hagger, M. S., & Hamilton, K. (2023). Young children’s motivations and social cognitions towards swimming: Testing direct and moderation effects of sport competence in two large-scale studies. Journal of Sports Sciences. 41(9), 859-873. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2023.2241782
Chiu, R. M. Y., Zhang, L., Teng, J., Ip, P., Lai, A. Y. K., & Chan, D. K. C. (2023). Motivation, injury prevention, and the incidence of sports injuries: A three-wave longitudinal test of self-determination theory. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 33(7), 1254–1261. doi: 10.1111/sms.14348
Lee, A. S. Y., Yung, P. S. H., Ong, M. T. Y., Lonsdale, C., Wong, T. W. L., Siu, P. M., Hagger, M. S., & Chan, D. K. C. (2023). Effectiveness of a theory-driven mHealth intervention in promoting post-surgery rehabilitation adherence in patients who had anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: A randomized clinical trial. Social Science & Medicine. 335, 116219. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.116219
Tang, T. C. W., Mak, T. C. T., Wong, T. W. L., Capio, C. M., Li, J. B., Masters, R. S. W., & Chan, D. K. C. (2023). A meta-analysis of the association between movement specific reinvestment and motor performance. International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 1-26. doi: 10.1080/1750984X.2023.2214813
Chan, D. K. C., Lee, A. S. Y., & Hamilton, K. (2020). Descriptive epidemiology and correlates of children’s swimming competence. Journal of Sports Sciences. 38(19), 2253-2263. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2020.1776947
Chan, D. K. C. , Lee, A. S. Y., Macfarlane, D. J., Hagger, M. S., & Hamilton, K (2020). Validation of the Swimming Competence Questionnaire for children.Journal of Sports Sciences. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2020.1754724
Chan, D. K. C., Stenling, A., Yusainy, C., Hikmiah, Z., Ivarsson, A., Hagger, M. S., Rhodes, R. E., Beauchamp, M. R. (2020). Consistency tendency and the theory of planned behavior: A randomized controlled crossover trial in a physical activity context. Psychology & Health. 35(6), 665-684. doi: 10.1080/08870446.2019.1677904
Chan, D. K. C., Tang, T. C. W., Gucciardi, D. F., Ntoumanis, N., Dimmock, J. A., Donovan, R. J., Hardcastle, S. J., & Hagger, M. S. (2020). Psychological and behavioural factors of unintentional doping: A preliminary systematic review. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology. 18(3), 273-295. doi: 10.1080/1612197X.2018.1450095
Chan, D. K. C. , Zhang, L., Lee, A. S. Y., Hagger, M. S. (2020).Reciprocal relations between autonomous motivation from self-determination theory and social cognition constructs from the theory of planned behavior: A cross-lagged panel design in sport injury prevention. Psychology of Sport and Exercise. 48, 101660. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2020.101660
Chan, D. K. C., Keegan, R. J., Lee, A. S. Y., Yang, S. X., Zhang, L., Rhodes R. E., & Lonsdale, C. (2019). Toward a better assessment of perceived social influence: The relative role of significant others on young athletes. Scandinavian Journal of Science and Medicine in Sports. 29(2), 286-298.
Chan, D. K. C., Ntoumanis, N., Gucciardi, D. F., Donovan, R. J., Dimmock, J. A., Hardcastle, S. J., & Hagger, M. S. (2016). What if it really was an accident? The psychology of unintentional doping. British Journal of Sports Medicine, 50, 898-899. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2015-094678
Chan, D. K. C., Hardcastle, S. J., Dimmock, J. A., Lentillon-Kaestner, V., Donovan, R. J., Burgin, M., & Hagger, M. S., (2015). Modal salient belief and social cognitive variables of anti-doping behaviors in sport: Examining an extended model of the theory of planned behavior. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 16(2), 164-174. doi: 10.1016/j.psychsport.2014.03.002
Chan, D. K. C., Dimmock, J. A., Donovan, R. J., Hardcastle, S., Lentillon-Kaestner, V., & Hagger, M. S. (2015). Self-determined motivation in sport predicts anti-doping motivation and intention: A perspective from the trans-contextual model. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 18(3), 315-322. doi: 10.1016/j.jsams.2014.04.001
Chan, D. K. C. , Hardcastle, S. J., Lentillon-Kaestner, V., Donovan, R. J., Dimmock, J. A., & Hagger, M. S. (2014). Athletes’ beliefs about and attitudes towards taking banned performance-enhancing substances: A qualitative study.Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology, 3(4), 241-257. doi: 10.1037/spy0000019
Chan, D. K. C., & Hagger, M. S. (2012). Theoretical integration and the psychology of sport injury prevention. Sports Medicine, 42(9), 725-732.
2025 October - Present
Professor of Psychology
Department of Social Sciences
Hong Kong Metropolitan University
2020-2025
Associate Head of Department
Department of Early Childhood Education
Education University of Hong Kong
2019-2025
Associate Professor
Faculty of Education and Human Development
Education University of Hong Kong
2015-2019
Assistant Professor
School of Public Health
University of Hong Kong
Adjunct Senior Lecturer
School of Psychology and Speech Pathology
Curtin University
2012-2015
Research Fellow/ Lecturer
School of Psychology and Speech Pathology
Curtin University
2009-2012
PhD in Psychology
University of Nottingham
2008 -2009
Master of Science in Psychology of Sport and Exercise (Distinction)
2004-2007
Bachelor of Social Science
The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK)
Prof. Derwin Chan is a Professor at Department of Social Sciences, School of Arts and Social Sciences, Hong Kong Metropolitan University. He is a Chartered Psychologist and a Fellow with the British Psychological Society, and a Chartered Scientist with the British Science Council. His research primarily focuses on psychosocial, motivational, and social cognitive processes underpinning individuals’ behaviours (e.g., avoidance of unintentional doping, physical activity, healthy diets, safety, and disease prevention). Prof. Chan has been recognised as the leading expert who can provide scientific evaluations on the impact/ effectiveness of large-scale community health programmes. While Prof. Chan's research spans a wide range of health contexts, one particular area—unintentional doping—has garnered increasing attention. His work has been instrumental in elevating the prevention of unintentional doping to a strategic research priority and a key global educational initiative for the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). He is a member of the WADA Expert Advisory Group of Social Science Research, and a founding member of WADA taskforce of unintentional doping. He is the Editor-in-Chief of Stress and Health, Advisory Editor of Social Science & Medicine, and editorial board member of six other scholarly journals.
- How can we make people commit to health behaviours (e.g., exercise more, better diet)?
- Why athletes take banned substances unintentionally? How do we avoid unintentional doping?
- How effective are the sports/ health promotion campaigns on community health?
- What are the effective ways for monitoring and promoting individuals' health behaviours?