“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery,

and today is a gift...that's why they call it present”
― Master Oogway

Chee-Seng Tan

I have always been interested in the study of happiness.

Over time, I came to see that happiness is not a destination. It is something we can practice. Through science, I help people understand and accept themselves, identify their psychological strengths, and build a more lasting sense of well-being.

My work brings together well-being, creativity, and psychological measurement in a continuing exploration of human potential and how we can bring more light into our lives.

我一直在研究幸福。
但我发现，幸福从来不是终点，而是一种可以被练习的行为。
我用科学帮助人理解自己、喜欢自己，
也帮助他们发现自己的心理优势，让幸福更持久。
所以我把幸福感、创造力与心理测量结合成一个研究旅程——一个探索人类潜能、让生活更有光的旅程。

Selected Publication
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The Green Tea Cattiness Scale: Assessing a dark personality trait rooted in Asian online contexts

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-026-09106-5

Give me support and hope, and I can be creative: Evidence for a mediation model from five countries

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11482-025-10468-4

Who is hooked on AI? The role of the big five personality traits in compulsive ChatGPT use among Chinese students

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40299-025-01001-0

Hope enhances creativity more than well-being: Findings from a two-week longitudinal study

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-024-07124-9

Development and validation of a Mandarin version of Demoralization Scale for adolescents and young adults

https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02504-x

Development and Validation of the Attitudes Toward Singlehood Scale Among Undergraduate Students in Malaysia and India

https://doi.org/10.1525/collabra.24808 (open access)

“Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery,

and today is a gift...that's why they call it present”― Master Oogway

Chee-Seng Tan

Selected Publication(click here for details)

Get in touch at cstan [at] outlook.my

and today is a gift...that's why they call it present”
― Master Oogway

Selected Publication
(click here for details)