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Academic Qualification:		 Dr. Goh Chen Zheng
Assistant Professor/ Head of Department
chenzheng.goh@newera.edu.my
Ph. D in Counseling (University Putra Malaysia)
Masters in Counselling (HELP University, Malaysia)
B.A. (Hons) in Psychology (UCSI University, Malaysia)
MAJOR Counseling
RESEARCH AREAS Young adults Counseling, Internet Gaming addiction, Compulsive Buying, Shopping Addiction, Choice Theory and Reality Therapy
TEACHING SUBJECTS Introduction to counselling, introduction to research methods, counselling ethics, cognitive psychology, counselling practicum, social psychology, project paper.
WORKING EXPERIENCE
  • Lecturer, Department of Guidance and Counselling Psychology, New Era University College. (2020-)
  • Counsellor, The Mind Psychological Services and Training. (2019)
  • Part time Counsellor, Growin Sprouts. (2019)
MEMBERSHIP OF ADVISORY BOARDS COMMITTEES / PROFESSIONAL BODIES:
  • Registered and Licensed Counsellor (KB 08589, PA 08187), Board of Counsellor, Malaysia
  • Counselling Supervision License, Board of Counsellor, Malaysia.
RELATED ACHIEVEMENTS:
DISSERTATION/THESIS

【Doctorate】Relationship Between Basic Psychological Needs Frustration, Perceived Social Support, Social Connectedness, and Internet Gaming Disorder among Emerging Adults in Malaysia.

【Master】Associations among Life Satisfaction, Perceived Social Support and Compulsive Buying among Young Adults.
ACADEMIC PUBLICATIONS
  1. Tee Ker Shin, Keh Foo Bee, Goh Chen Zheng, Loh Hooi Shien, How Wendy, See Ker Xin, Tan Zi Ying, Xu Aibin (2026). Adapting to adversity: Insights into emotional intelligence (EI) and coping responses (CR) among Malaysian independent Chinese secondary school (MICSS) teachers. Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology, 8(1), Article No: e39008. https://doi.org/10.33902/JPSP.202639008 (Scopus Journal)
  2. Goh Chen Zheng, Asmah Ismail, Muhammad Asraf Che Amat, Keh Foo Bee, & How Wendy (2025). Examining the influence of perceived social support on internet gaming disorder: The mediating role of social connectedness among emerging adults in Malaysia. Health Education and Health Promotion, 13(2), 1001-1015. (Scopus Journal).
  3. Goh, C. Z., Ismail, A., Amat, M. A. C., Keh, F. B., & How, W. (2025). Effect of perceived social support on internet gaming disorder mediated by social connectedness among emerging adults in Malaysia. Health Education and Health Promotion, 13(2), 331-337. http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/article-5-80359- en.html (Scopus Journal)
  4. Goh, C. Z., Amat, M. A. C., & Ismail, A. (2025). Perceived social support and internet gaming disorder: Examining the most effective source of support among emerging adults in Malaysia. International Journal of Education and Training, 11(2).https://doi.org/10.47836/injet.11.2.05 (Myjurnal)
  5. Keh, F. B., Goh, C. Z., & Tee, K. S. (2023). The Relationships of Anxiety, Social Support and Quality of Life among Malaysian Chinese Elderly during COVID-19 Pandemic. Malaysian Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences, 12(1), 21-35.DOI: 10.6962/MJHSS.202306_12(1).0002
  6. Tee, K. S., Keh, F. B., How, W., Loh, H. S., & Goh, C. Z. (2023). Examining Young Adults’ Emotional Intelligence at Selected Malaysian College: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and Development, 12(2), 409–424. DOI:10.6007/IJARPED/v12- i2/16806. (ERA Journal)
  7. Tee, K. S., Keh, F. B., How, W., Loh, H. S., & Goh, C. Z. (2022). Examining Chinese Independent Secondary School Teachers’ Emotional Intelligence and Coping Responses during the Covid-19 Pandemics: Protocol of a Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Positive School Psychology, 6(9), 477-491. (Scopus Journal)
  8. Tee, K. S., Keh, F. B., Goh, C. Z., Loh, H. S., How, W., See., K. X., Tan, Z. Y., Xu, A. Adapting to adversity: Insights into emotional intelligence (EI) and coping responses (CR) among Malaysian independent Chinese secondary school (MICSS) teachers. Journal of Pedagogical Sociology and Psychology. (Scopus Journal- Accepted)

TALKS AND PUBLICA LECTURES
  1. Title: Reading and Study Skills (2018)
  2. Title: Emotional Regulation among Adolescence (2018)
  3. Title: Executive Functioning Development among Children (2018)
  4. Title: Family functioning and Communication (2018)
  5. Title: Exploring and Understating MBTI (2023)
  6. Title: Understanding Cyberbullying and How to Prevent It (2023)
  7. Title: From Curiosity to Career: Exploring the World of Psychology and Counseling (2025)