Tz-Yu (Leo) Duan


Leo joined the Talwar Child Development Lab in 2023 and is currently a Master’s student in the School/Applied Child Psychology program. He completed his B.A. in Psychology at the University of British Columbia. His research interest lies in children’s verbal deception and its relation to different types of encouragement. He is also involved in work related to children’s academic integrity and adolescents’ cyberbullying behaviours. 

Selected Publications: 

Yee, S., Xu, A., Batool, K., Duan, T.-Y., Cameron, C. A., & Lee, K. (2024). Academic cheating in early childhood: Role of age, gender, personality, and self-efficacy. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 242https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2024.105888

Wilson, K., Batool, K., Duan, T.-Y., Cameron, C. A., & Lee, K. (2024). Cheating in childhood: Exploring the link between parental reports of problem behaviors and dishonesty on simulated academic tests. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 244https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2024.105948

Shao, S., Stanzel, A., Duan, T.-Y., McKay, S. L., & Cameron, C. A. (2023). Adolescent attachment, affect, and behavior as related to coping responses to a psychosocial stressor. Child & Youth Care Forum, 52(4), 761–777. 

Richard, M. E., Gerhardt, E., Pollak, K. M., Duan, T.-Y., Knutson, J. M., Dmytro, D., & Cameron, C. A. (2023). Gender norms and culture in Asian-Canadian adolescent boys’ anticipating dating relationships. Journal of Adolescent Researchhttps://doi.org/10.1177/07435584231166296

Yasiniyan, S., Benallal, L., Duan, T.-Y.., Civita, S., Bosacki, S., & Talwar, V. Are Guilt Prone Adolescents More Prosocial? Exploring the Mediating Role of Self-Control: Understanding How Guilt Shapes Prosocial Behavior. Manuscript submitted for publication.