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  1. Course design for the psychology of migration: Intradisciplinary and experiential approach.

    Article • Scholarship of Teaching and Learning in Psychology, November 2023, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  2. Insights into the accuracy of social scientists’ forecasts of societal change

    Article • Nature Human Behaviour, February 2023, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  3. “Your English is Good for an Immigrant”: Examining Mixed Effects of Mindset Messages on Perceived Linguistic Potential of and Blame Attributions Towards ESL Migrants

    Article • Journal of Language and Social Psychology, January 2023, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  4. How do growth mindsets contribute to academic engagement in L2 classes? The mediating and moderating roles of the L2 motivational self system

    Article • Social Psychology of Education, December 2022, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  5. Resilience in language classrooms: Exploring individual antecedents and consequences

    Article • System, October 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  6. The mindsets × societal norm effect across 78 cultures: Growth mindsets are linked to performance weakly and well‐being negatively in societies with fixed‐mindset norms

    Article • British Journal of Educational Psychology, September 2022, Wiley

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  7. School-led mindset messaging: understanding elementary students’ meaning and emotions

    Article • Educational Psychology in Practice, June 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  8. Mindsets in language learning and teaching: an introduction to the special issue

    Article • Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, May 2022, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  9. Ethnic minority, immigrants, and Indigenous people’s well-being disparities in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic: The mediating role of threat perceptions

    Article • International Journal of Intercultural Relations, May 2022, Elsevier

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  10. Rethinking how health care professionals cope with stress: A process model for COVID-19 and beyond

    Article • Health Care Management Review, April 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  11. “Responsible” or “Strange?” Differences in Face Mask Attitudes and Use Between Chinese and Non-East Asian Canadians During COVID-19’s First Wave

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, March 2022, Frontiers

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  12. COVID discrimination experience: Chinese Canadians’ social identities moderate the effect of personal and group discrimination on well-being.

    Article • Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, January 2022, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  13. Chinese Canadians’ experiences of the dual pandemics of COVID-19 and racism: Implications for identity, negative emotion, and anti-racism incident reporting.

    Article • Canadian Psychology/Psychologie canadienne, December 2021, American Psychological Association (APA)

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  14. Maintaining Effort and Interest despite Challenges during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Process Tracing Approach to a Teacher’s Grit during an Online L2 Course

    Article • Journal for the Psychology of Language Learning, December 2021, International Association for the Psychology of Language Learning

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  15. Acculturation in a postcolonial context: Language, identity, cultural adaptation, and academic achievement of Macao students in Mainland China

    Article • International Journal of Intercultural Relations, November 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  16. Social-Historical Accounts of Hope and Resilience: Experiences of Prominent Sexual Orientation Minority Elders

    Article • Journal of Homosexuality, October 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  17. Attributions and Mindsets

    Article • September 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  18. GROWTH, FIXED, AND MIXED MINDSETS

    Article • Studies in Second Language Acquisition, August 2021, Cambridge University Press

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  19. Why do growth mindsets make you feel better about learning and your selves? The mediating role of adaptability

    Article • Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, August 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  20. Who moved with you? The companionship of significant others reduces movers’ motivation to make new friends

    Article • Asian Journal Of Social Psychology, July 2021, Wiley

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  21. Where do Language Mindsets Come from? An Ecological Perspective on EFL Students’ Mindsets About L2 Writing

    Article • Journal of Psycholinguistic Research, July 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  22. To praise or not to praise? Examining the effects of ability vs. effort praise on speaking anxiety and willingness to communicate in EFL classrooms

    Article • Innovation in Language Learning and Teaching, June 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  23. Nurses' and Physicians' Distress, Burnout, and Coping Strategies During COVID-19

    Article • Journal of Continuing Education in the Health Professions, May 2021, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  24. Evaluations of Healthcare Providers’ Perceived Support From Personal, Hospital, and System Resources: Implications for Well-Being and Management in Healthcare in Montreal, Quebec, During COVID-19

    Article • Evaluation & the Health Professions, April 2021, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  25. Usability and Emotions of Mental Health Assessment Tools: Comparing Mobile App and Paper-and-Pencil Modalities

    Article • Journal of Technology in Human Services, March 2021, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  26. Public Health Messages About Face Masks Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic: Perceptions of and Impacts on Canadians

    Article • Journal of Community Health, February 2021, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  27. Autonomy support predicts language mindsets: Implications for developing communicative competence and willingness to communicate in EFL classrooms

    Article • Learning and Individual Differences, February 2021, Elsevier

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  28. The roles of generic and domain-specific mindsets in learning graphic design principles

    Article • Interactive Learning Environments, December 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  29. Mindsets about language learning and support for immigrants’ integration

    Article • International Journal of Intercultural Relations, November 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  30. The moderating effect of mindset on the relationship between university students’ critical feedback-seeking and learning

    Article • Computers in Human Behavior, November 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  31. University students’ negative emotions in a computer-based examination: the roles of trait test-emotion, prior test-taking methods and gender

    Article • Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, November 2020, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  32. Mindsets Matter for Linguistic Minority Students: Growth Mindsets Foster Greater Perceived Proficiency, Especially for Newcomers

    Article • Modern Language Journal, October 2020, Wiley

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  33. “Does My Teacher Believe I Can Improve?”: The Role of Meta-Lay Theories in ESL Learners’ Mindsets and Need Satisfaction

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, August 2020, Frontiers

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  34. Does Stereotype Threat Affect Men in Language Domains?

    Article • Frontiers in Psychology, July 2020, Frontiers

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  35. The relation between academic achievement and the spontaneous use of design-thinking strategies

    Article • Computers & Education, May 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  36. Breaking the vicious cycle of language anxiety: Growth language mindsets improve lower-competence ESL students’ intercultural interactions

    Article • Contemporary Educational Psychology, April 2020, Elsevier

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  37. Promoting growth in foreign and second language education: A research agenda for mindsets in language learning and teaching

    Article • System, November 2019, Elsevier

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  38. Does Stereotype Threat Affect Men in Language Domains?

    Article • August 2019, Center for Open Science

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  39. Why don’t “real men” learn languages? Masculinity threat and gender ideology suppress men’s language learning motivation

    Article • Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, April 2019, SAGE Publications

    Kathryn Chaffee, Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  40. Language Mindsets, Meaning-Making, and Motivation

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  41. Self-determination and Motivated Engagement in Language Learning

    Article • January 2019, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  42. A socioecological perspective to understanding mental and physical health: The mediating role of relationship mindsets and goals

    Article • Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, November 2018, SAGE Publications

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou, Sun Park

  43. Western and heritage cultural internalizations predict EFL students’ language motivation and confidence

    Article • International Journal of Bilingual Education and Bilingualism, September 2018, Taylor & Francis

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  44. Sensitivity to Language-based Rejection in Intercultural Communication: The Role of Language Mindsets and Implications for Migrants’ Cross-cultural Adaptation

    Article • Applied Linguistics, December 2017, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  45. Decremental mindsets and prevention-focused motivation: An extended framework of implicit theories of intelligence

    Article • Learning and Individual Differences, October 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  46. Complementary Perspectives on Autonomy in Self-Determination Theory and Language Learner Autonomy

    Article • TESOL Quarterly, August 2017, Wiley

    Kathryn Chaffee, Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  47. Interpersonal relationship mindsets and rejection sensitivity across cultures: The role of relational mobility

    Article • Personality and Individual Differences, April 2017, Elsevier

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  48. Measuring Language Mindsets and Modeling Their Relations With Goal Orientations and Emotional and Behavioral Responses in Failure Situations

    Article • Modern Language Journal, March 2017, Wiley

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  49. Changing language mindsets: Implications for goal orientations and responses to failure in and outside the second language classroom

    Article • Contemporary Educational Psychology, July 2016, Elsevier

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou

  50. Communicating across and within generations

    Article • Journal of Asian Pacific Communication, December 2001, John Benjamins

    Dr. Nigel Mantou Lou