Parenting and Family Support Centre

Tianyi Ma

PhD Student

Researcher biography

Tianyi received his Bachelor of Psychological Science (Hons 1) from The University of Queensland (UQ) in 2021 and was awarded the McElwain Prize for the best psychology honours thesis. His PhD, at the UQ Parenting and Family Support Centre, is investigating the benefits of providing universal parenting support programs in educational settings for children, families, and teachers. He is skilled in complex quantitative analyses, large-scale survey and systematic review methodologies, as well as research project management. Tianyi believes that school provides a destigmatised context to engage with parents, and school has an essential role in promoting the well-being of children at the population level.

Featured projects Duration
Predicting the sustained implementation of an evidence-based parenting program with practitioner, organisation and program-related variables.

Publications

Journal Articles (10)
Conference Papers (7)
Seminar Paper (1)
Thesis (1)

Journal Articles

Ma, Tianyi, Tellegen, Cassandra L. and Sanders, Matthew R. (2024). The role of parenting self-efficacy on teacher-child relationships and parent-teacher communication: Evidence from an Australian national longitudinal study. Journal of School Psychology, 103 101296, 101296. doi: 10.1016/j.jsp.2024.101296
Moller, Nicholas, Tellegen, Cassandra L., Ma, Tianyi and Sanders, Matthew R. (2024). Facilitators and barriers of implementation of evidence-based parenting support in educational settings. School Mental Health, 16 (1), 189-206. doi: 10.1007/s12310-023-09629-3
Boyle, Christopher, Sanders, Matthew R., Ma, Tianyi, Hodges, Julie, Allen, Kelly-Ann, Cobham, Vanessa E., Darmawan, Igusti, Dittman, Cassandra K., Healy, Karyn L., Hepburn, Stevie-Jae, MacLeod, Lynda M., Teng, Jiachen and Trompf, Madilyn (2023). The thriving kids and parents schools project: protocol of an incomplete stepped wedged cluster randomised trial evaluating the effectiveness of a Triple P seminar series. BMC Public Health, 23 (1) 2021. doi: 10.1186/s12889-023-16962-4
Ma, Tianyi, Tellegen, Cassandra L., McWilliam, Jenna and Sanders, Matthew R. (2023). Predicting the sustained implementation of an evidence-based parenting program: a structural equation modelling approach. Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, 50 (1), 114-127. doi: 10.1007/s10488-022-01226-x
Dean, Julie, Cleary, Anne, Ma, Tianyi, McDaid, Lisa, Pollock, Danielle and Boyle, Frances (2023). Scoping review of nature-based interventions in bereavement care: what are the implications for perinatal loss?. Social Sciences and Humanities Open, 8 (1) 100690, 100690. doi: 10.1016/j.ssaho.2023.100690
Sanders, Matthew R., M. T. Turner, Karen, Baker, Sabine, Ma, Tianyi, Chainey, Carys, Horstead, Siân K., Wimalaweera, Subodha, Gardner, Susan and Eastwood, John (2023). Supporting families affected by adversity: An open feasibility trial of Family Life Skills Triple P. Behavior Therapy. doi: 10.1016/j.beth.2023.09.004
Ma, Tianyi, Tellegen, Cassandra L. and Sanders, Matthew R. (2023). Predictors of champion behaviors in an evidence‐based parenting program: A structural equation modeling approach. American Journal of Community Psychology, 71 (1-2), 211-223. doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12623
Kelly, Eliza, Day, Jamin J., Hodges, Julie, Tellegen, Cassandra L., Ma, Tianyi, Sanders, Matthew R., Tonge, Bruce, Einfeld, Stewart, Sofronoff, Kate, Gray, Kylie M., Mazzucchelli, Trevor G. and The MHYPeDD Team (2022). Parental Adjustment Scale: Validation of a brief, five-item measure of parental adjustment for use with families of typically developing children and children with developmental and/or intellectual disabilities in Australia. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 128 104304, 104304. doi: 10.1016/j.ridd.2022.104304
Ma, Tianyi, Moore, Jane and Cleary, Anne (2022). Climate change impacts on the mental health and wellbeing of young people: a scoping review of risk and protective factors. Social Science and Medicine, 301 114888, 114888. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.114888
Tellegen, Cassandra L., Ma, Tianyi, Day, Jamin J., Hodges, Julie, Panahi, Babak, Mazzucchelli, Trevor G. and Sanders, Matthew R. (2022). Measurement properties for a scale assessing self-regulation in parents and parenting practitioners. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 31 (6), 1736-1748. doi: 10.1007/s10826-022-02307-z

Conference Papers

Ma, Tianyi, Chainey, Carys, Sanders, Matthew R. and Dadds, Mark (2023). Enhancing the policy and social impact of evidence-based parenting support [Symposium]. Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy (AACBT) 43rd National Conference, Sydney, NSW Australia, 19-20 October 2023.
Ma, Tianyi, Hoang, Nam-Phuong T., Moller, Nicholas and Matthews, Hannah (2023). Strengthening the training and implementation of evidence-based parenting support program: An example of the Triple P – Positive Parenting Program [Video poster presentation]. International Congress on Evidence-based Parenting Support (I-CEPS), Online, 6-8 June 2023.
Kirby, Grace, Hodges, Julie and Ma, Tianyi (2023). Families and schools working together to enhance children’s learning and wellbeing [Symposium]. International Congress on Evidence-based Parenting Support, Online, 6-8 June 2023.
Chainey, Carys, Sanders, Matthew R., Turner, Karen, Baker, Sabine, Ma, Tianyi, Horstead, Sian, Wimalaweera, Subodha, Gardner, Susan and Eastwood, John (2023). Supporting families affected by adversity: Recommendations drawn from the context, development and testing of a novel intervention, Family Life Skills Triple P. International Congress on Evidence-based Parenting Support, Online, 6-8 June 2023.
Ma, Tianyi, Tellegen, Cassandra L., McWilliam, Jenna and Sanders, Matthew R. (2022). Predicting the sustained implementation of an evidence-based parenting program. Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy (AACBT) 42nd National Conference, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 13-14 October 2022.
Adina, Japheth, Morawska, Alina, Mitchell, Amy E. and Ma, Tianyi (2022). From perinatal care to school involvement: supporting parents and their children’s development through parenting interventions [Symposium]. Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy (AACBT) 42nd NationalConference, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 13-14 October 2022.
Ma, Tianyi, Sanders, Matthew R., Khalid, Amina and Gonzalez, Carolina (2022). Building evidence to improve access and effectiveness of parenting interventions for caregivers, children, and families [Symposium]. Australian Association for Cognitive and Behaviour Therapy (AACBT) 42nd NationalConference, Melbourne, VIC Australia, 13-14 October 2022.

Seminar Paper

Ma, Tianyi, Tellegen, Cassandra L. and Sanders, Matthew R. (2021). Predicting the sustained implementation of Triple P. PFSC Seminar Series. Parenting and Family Support Centre, School of Psychology, The University of Queensland Australia.

Thesis

Ma, Tianyi (2021). Predicting the sustained implementation of an evidence-based parenting program. Honours Thesis, School of Psychology, University of Queensland.