About
Shanmei

I am Chang-Shanmei, an Assistant Professor in the Interdisciplinary Program of Technology and Humanities at National Tsing Hua University. My research focuses on problematic internet use, gaming motivation, adolescent mental health, and digital behavior. Drawing on education, psychology, and psychiatric nursing, I use longitudinal studies, eye tracking, surveys, and qualitative interviews to examine how online experiences and gaming relate to stress, depression, self-harm, and social interaction among adolescents. I am particularly interested in the pathways and characteristics of higher-risk users and in translating evidence into prevention and intervention. My work has appeared in international journals including Computers in Human Behavior and Computers & Education and has been supported by Taiwan’s National Science and Technology Council. I welcome opportunities for exchange and collaboration in digital behavior, mental health, and educational technology.

Academic Appointments

1. Assistant Professor, Interdisciplinary Program of Technology and Humanities, National Tsing Hua University (February 2023–present)
2. Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, China Medical University (August 2020–January 2023)

Contact

E-mail: smchang.nctu@gmail.com

Education and Theses

1. Chang-Shanmei (2019). Gaming Motivation, Problematic Internet Use, and Mental Health among Online Gamers: Longitudinal and Person-Centered Studies of University Students. Doctoral dissertation, Institute of Education, National Chiao Tung University.
2. Chang-Shanmei (2010). Shared Mental Models in Online Gaming Teams. Master’s thesis, Institute of Education, National Chiao Tung University.
3. Chang-Shanmei (2003). The Shackles of Mothers Raising Adolescents with Autism. Master’s thesis, Institute of Nursing, National Cheng Kung University.

Journal Articles

1. Hsiao, J. C., Chang, S. M.*, Chi, H. Y., & Lin, L. R. (2026). Transition of teacher knowledge and post contribution: Longitudinal analytics on an eight-year online community. Teaching and Teacher Education, 178, 105584.
2. Chiu, Y. C., Liu, C. H., Chang, S. M., & Lin, Y. H. (2025). Gender differences in the association between sexting and self-harm behavior among Taiwanese adolescents. Psychiatry Investigation, 22(9), 989. https://doi.org/10.30773/pi.2025.0042
3. Chang, S. M., Wang, D. Y., & Guan, Z. H. (2025). Craving and attentional bias in gaming: Comparing esports, casual, and high-risk gamers using eye-tracking. Computers in Human Behavior, 168, 108662.
4. Chang, S. M., Yeh, T. P., Ma, W. F., Ho, Y. F., & Chang, T. G. (2024). Mediating attentional control between depression and problematic Internet use in female adolescents: The role of attentional focusing and shifting. Archives of Women’s Mental Health, 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00737-024-01511-8
5. Chang, S. M., & Lin, S. S. J. (2023). Developing personas of gamers with problematic gaming behavior among college students based on qualitative data of gaming motives and push–pull–mooring. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20, 798. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010798
6. Lin, S. S. J., Huang, F. M., Huang, K. Y., Hung, J. L., Chiang, Y. T., Chang, S. M., Yeh, Y. C., Chen, L. C., Chen, C. H., & Huang, P. Y. (2007). Preliminary report of the 2007 Taiwan Student Physical and Mental Development Study. Journal of Educational Research and Development, 3(4), 51–78. [In Chinese]
7. Chang, S. M., & Hsu, B. C. (2004). A novice entering the field: The experience and reflections of a field researcher. Journal of Medical Education, 8(3), 293–300. [In Chinese]
8. Chou, C. L., Lin, C. C., Lu, S. C., Hung, C. Y., & Chang, S. M. (1999). Effects of a behavior-modification group on basic hygiene among patients with chronic schizophrenia. Changhua Journal of Medicine, 4(2), 123–128. [In Chinese]

International Conference Papers

1. Wang, S.-Y., Lin, Y.-H., & Chang, S.-M. (2026, June 19–21). From nationwide students to paying players: Spending-based risk stratification of gaming addiction and gender-specific triggers [Oral presentation]. 10th International Conference on Education, Psychology, and Society, Hokkaido, Japan. (Student advisee)
2. Chang, S. M., Hsiao, J. C.*, Lin, Y. H., & Lee, W. C. (2026, April 8–12). Who’s at risk? A latent class analysis of problematic mobile gaming, depression, and self-harm in adolescents experiencing traditional bullying, cyberbullying, and sexting [Roundtable]. AERA 2026 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, United States.
3. Hsiao, J. C., Chang, S. M.*, Chi, H. Y., & Lin, L. U. (2026, April 8–12). Understanding in-service teachers’ learning: Longitudinal patterns of knowledge sharing in an online professional learning community [Poster]. AERA 2026 Annual Meeting, Los Angeles, United States. (Student advisee)
4. Chang, S. M., & Lin, S. S. J. (2010, July). What do online game teams learn? Shared mental model for teamwork of MMORPG core gamers. IADIS e-Learning 2010 Conference, Freiburg, Germany.
5. Chang, S. M., & Shu, B. C. (2002, December). The care-giving process: Mother with an autistic adolescent. 5th Nursing Academic International Congress: Cultural Diversity in Alternative Health Care and Nursing Therapeutics, Khon Kaen, Thailand.

Conference Presentations in Chinese

1. Lin, C.-T., Chang, S.-M., Lin, Y.-H., & Lin, S. S. J. (2026, May–June). Can the harm-intended dissemination of sexual intimate images predict self-harm? A multilevel comparison of urban and rural adolescent boys and girls. 30th Global Chinese Conference on Computers in Education, Hong Kong. (Student advisee; presentation in Chinese)
2. Chang, S.-M., Lin, Y.-H., & Lee, W.-C. (2026, March). Development and validation of the Chinese Bullying and Cyberbullying Scale for Adolescents (BCS-A): Cyberbullying prevalence and associations with depression and self-harm in a nationally representative sample. Taiwan Digital Learning Development Conference 2026, Nantou, Taiwan. (Presentation in Chinese)
3. Chang, S.-M., Liu, F.-P., & Liao, W.-C. (2025, March). Sleeping poorly or not sleeping enough? A seven-month follow-up of sleep patterns and problematic internet use among senior-high students. Taiwan Digital Learning Development Conference 2025, Chiayi, Taiwan. (Best Paper Award; presentation in Chinese)
4. Chang, S.-M., Yeh, T.-P., & Chang, T.-G. (2024, March). Difficulty focusing or difficulty shifting? The association between depression and problematic internet use among adolescent girls: The mediating role of attentional control. Taiwan Digital Learning Development Conference 2024, Taichung, Taiwan. (Best Paper Award; presentation in Chinese)
5. Yu, H.-C., Yeh, T.-P., & Chang, S.-M. (2023, June). Evaluation of the Taiwanese version of the Self-Perceived Risk of Falls Scale among community-dwelling older adults and caregivers: Reliability, validity, and dyadic analysis. International Conference on Interdisciplinary Medical Humanities, Kinmen, Taiwan. (Presentation in Chinese)
6. Deng, H.-F., Yeh, T.-P., & Chang, S.-M. (2023, June). Prevalence of sarcopenia among community residents: Evidence from a health-screening dataset in central Taiwan. International Conference on Interdisciplinary Medical Humanities, Kinmen, Taiwan. (Presentation in Chinese)
7. Tsai, Y.-H., & Chang, S.-M. (2022). Which is the cause and which is the consequence? A cross-lagged analysis of depression and problematic internet use among adolescent girls. Annual Conference of the Taiwan Association for Prevention and Treatment of Internet Addiction, Taichung, Taiwan. (Presentation in Chinese)
8. Chuang, P.-K., & Chang, S.-M. (2018). Online social patterns and activities among high-risk problematic internet users: Interviews with late-adolescent women. Annual Meeting of the Taiwanese Psychological Association, Tainan, Taiwan. (Poster in Chinese)
9. Chang, S.-M., Hsu, W.-Y., Chiu, N.-Y., Lin, S. S. J., & Tseng, Y.-H. (2015). Testing the IA-DC-A diagnostic criteria for internet addiction in a longitudinal sample of high-risk university students. Taiwan International Conference on Internet Addiction Prevention and Treatment, Taichung, Taiwan. (Oral presentation in Chinese)
10. Lin, Y.-Y., Chang, S.-M., & Lin, S. S. J. (2014). Development of the Online Gaming Team Cohesion Scale: Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses across years. Conference on Computer and Network Technologies in Education, Hsinchu, Taiwan. (Oral presentation in Chinese)
11. Chang, S.-M. (2013). Reasons for weight regain after a weight-management program. Annual Meeting of the Taiwan Association of School Health Nursing, Taichung, Taiwan. (Poster in Chinese)
12. Chang, S.-M., Wang, C.-C., Huang, S.-S., Liao, Y.-C., & Chiu, N.-Y. (2009). Inpatient and discharge satisfaction in a newly established psychiatric hospital in central Taiwan. Annual Meeting of the Taiwanese Society of Psychiatry, Taipei, Taiwan. (Poster in Chinese)
13. Chang, S.-M., & Lin, S. S. J. (2007). Effects of sleep quality, online-gaming time, and subjective well-being on fatigue among secondary-school students. Annual Meeting of the Taiwanese Psychological Association, Tainan, Taiwan. (Poster in Chinese)
14. Chang, S.-M., & Niu, Y.-C. (2006). Promoting healthy food services on a university campus through a partnership-based action-research approach. Taiwan Health Promotion and Health Education Conference, Taipei, Taiwan. (Poster in Chinese)
15. Chang, S.-M. (2005). Effects of an empowerment-based intervention for a university weight-reduction group. Taiwan Health Promotion and Health Education Conference, Taipei, Taiwan. (Poster in Chinese)