International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Sciences

International Journal of Psychology and Behavioral Science is an international interdisciplinary journal dedicated to the advancement of basic knowledge in the social and behavioral sciences. It contains articles pertaining to theoretical integration of ideas, epistemology of social and biological sciences, and original empirical research articles of general scientific value.

Po-Chi Kao

Associate Professor, Chang Gung University, Taiwan

Research Areas

Stress and coping; Psychological factors in language education

Publications: Journals

[1]  Kao, P.C., & Craigie, P.(2014). Effects of English Usage on Facebook and personality traits on achievement of students learning English as a foreign language. Social Behavior and Personality, 42(1), 17-24. 
[2]  Kao, P.C., & Craigie, P.(2013).Evaluating student interpreters’ stress and coping strategies.Social Behavior and Personality, 41(6), 1035-1044.
[3]  Kao, P.C., & Craigie, P.(2013).Coping strategies of Taiwanese university students as predictors of English language learning anxiety. Social Behavior and Personality, 41(3), 411-420.
[4]  Kao, P.C.(2012).Exploring personality traits and loneliness in university EFL (English as a foreign language) learners.  New Educational Review, 30(4), 236-245.   
[5]  Kao, P.C., & Craigie, P.(2010).  A Co-relational investigation of foreign language anxiety and Taiwanese university English-major students’ English achievement. Central Taiwan Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 21(4), 143-160.
[6]  Kao, P.C., & Craigie, P.(2010).Testing Oxford’s taxonomy of language learning strategy on Taiwanese English major university students’ English achievement.  Journal of Ching-Yun University, 30(3), 149-164.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  Kao, P.C.(2013, October).An examination of student interpreters’ stress and coping strategies. Paper presented at the 5th Asian Conference on Education, Osaka, Japan.
[2]  Kao, P.C.(2012, July).Exploring personality traits and loneliness in university EFL learners.Paper presented at the 4th International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies, Barcelona, Spain.
[3]  Kao, P.C.(2010, August).  Coping with foreign language anxiety: An empirical study on Taiwanese university students’ English learning.  Paper presented at the 8th Asian TEFL International Conference of Hanoi National University, Hanoi, Vietnam.
[4]  Kao, P.C.(2010, July).  The implication of learning strategies of university students for EFL teachers.  Paper presented at the 6th International Conference on Teacher Education of the College of Education of the University of the Philippines, Quezon City, Philippines.
[5]  Kao, P.C., & Craigie, P.(2010, May).Language learning strategy and its implication for EFL education.Paper presented at the 13th International Conference on Language, Teaching, and Culture of Fortune Institute of Technology, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.