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Professor, Department of Psychology

Dr. Hechanova’s research interests are mental health, community-based interventions, substance use, technology for health, leadership and organization development.

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About Ma. Regina Hechanova

Dr. Hechanova’s research interests are mental health, community-based interventions, substance use, technology for health, leadership and organization development.

Present	Executive Director, Ateneo de Manila University ‐ Ateneo Center for Organization Research and Development
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Psychology, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, and Emergency and Disaster Management

Managing Human Resources in Information Technology and Business Process Offshoring ...

Psychology Department Faculty Publications (2021)

Alfred Presbitero, Mendiola Teng-Calleja and Ma. Regina Hechanova

The information technology and business process (IT&BP;) offshoring sector in Asia continues to experience internal challenges and pressures from the ...

Online Resilience Support Groups During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Philippine ...

Psychology Department Faculty Publications (2021)

Ma. Regina Hechanova, Arsenio S Alianan, Rosanne M Jocson and Angelique Villasanta

The purpose of this paper is to examine the outcomes of an online resilience support group during the COVID-19 pandemic ...

Cultural Diversity and Family Based Interventions

Psychology Department Faculty Publications (2021)

Ma. Regina M Hechanova, Chantal Ellis S Tabo-Corpuz and Kay Bunagan

Family interventions are critical in addressing many of the risks and issues of children and adolescents. However; a key factor ...

Building Resilience

Magisterial Lectures (2021)

Ma. Regina Hechanova

Is resilience innate, or is it learned? In this lecture, Dr. Hechanova discusses enabling resilience from a psychological perspective. Speaker: ...

Filipino Leadership: Stories and Science

Psychology Department Faculty Publications (2021)

Mendiola Teng-Calleja, Ma. Regina Hechanova, Edna P Franco and Emerald Jay D Ilac

The book is a compendium of literature on leadership and local research. The first section on the ‘Science of Leadership’, ...

Psychology Department Faculty Publications (2021)

Ma. Regina M Hechanova

This chapter focuses on sources of resistance to change and presents a framework for managing change in Philippine organizations. Using ...

Leading With and For Integrity

Psychology Department Faculty Publications (2021)

Ma. Regina M Hechanova

This chapter discusses the finding of a study on the psychology behind corruption in the Philippines. It describes who corruption ...

Building Organization and Employee Resilience in Disaster Contexts

Psychology Department Faculty Publications (2020)

Mendiola Teng-Calleja, Ma. Regina Hechanova, Pinky Rose Sabile and Angelique Villasanta

Purpose This study explored the resilience-building initiatives of work organizations using the Johns Hopkins Resistance–Resilience–Recovery Model. It also determined how ...

Generational Differences and Implicit Leadership Schemas in the Philippine Workforce

Psychology Department Faculty Publications (2020)

Helen C Salvosa and Ma. Regina Hechanova

Purpose This study examined generational differences in traits and desired schemas of leaders among Filipino workers using the lens of ...

Enabling Resilience in the Time of COVID-19

Acts of Magis (2020)

Ma. Regina Hechanova

Speaker: Dr. Ma. Regina Hechanova The COVID-19 Pandemic has brought about a number of mental health concerns. In this presentation, ...

Blowing the whistle on workplace corruption: the role of ethical ...

Psychology Department Faculty Publications (2020)

Ma. Regina Hechanova and Jason O Manaois

Purpose The purpose of this study is to provide a structural model of the role of ethical leadership on intent ...

Challenges and Prospects in Promoting Resistance, Resilience and Recovery in ...

Psychology Department Faculty Publications (2020)

Lynn Waelde and Ma. Regina Hechanova

Advances in disaster prevention and mitigation in Southeast Asia (SEA) have increasingly included plans for mental health and psychosocial support. ...

Cultural Implications for the Provision of Disaster Mental Health and ...

Psychology Department Faculty Publications (2020)

Ma. Regina Hechanova, Lynn Waelde and Alicia N Torres

Southeast Asia (SEA) is a region highly susceptible to earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis, though the region has been underrepresented ...

Evaluation of a Cognitive-Behavioral Game Design-Based Mobile Game on Alcohol ...

Department of Information Systems & Computer Science Faculty Publications (2020)

Anton Gabriel H Yap, Rodrigo Emmanuel D Roy, Jose Rafael S Lasala, Divine-kia Tan, et al.

The study sought to determine the effectiveness of a cognitive behavioral game design (CBGD) based mobile game as an alcohol ...

Examining the Impact of Community-Based Behavioral Drug Treatment: A Case ...

Psychology Department Faculty Publications (2020)

Mendiola Teng-Calleja, Rosanne M Jocson, Avegale Acosta, Marie Therese W Ocampo, et al.

Researches in the fields of psychology, medicine, health, and social work, indicate varying effects of demographic characteristics on the effectiveness ...

Family Support as Moderator of the relation between Coping Skills ...

Psychology Department Faculty Publications (2020)

Tyrone Reden L Sy and Ma. Regina Hechanova

Vulnerability to substance use disorders (SUD) vary across individuals; however, there is scant evidence examining how family support is associated ...

Mindfulness Interventions for Disaster Resilience in Southeast Asia

Psychology Department Faculty Publications (2020)

Adriana Panting, Andrew G Heise, Ma. Regina Hechanova and Lynn Waelde

This chapter summarizes the literature on mindfulness and its impact of postdisaster response. Although the use of mindfulness is still ...

Psychosocial treatment for incarcerated methamphetamine users: The Philippine experience

Psychology Department Faculty Publications (2020)

Ma. Regina Hechanova, Jennel C Reyes, Avegale Acosta and Antover P Tuliao

Purpose The purpose of this study is to evaluate a psychosocial treatment program for prisoners incarcerated because of methamphetamine use. ...

Sexual identity management of GLB emerging adults in social support ...

Psychology Department Faculty Publications (2020)

Christine Gabrielle D Gacusan, Daniella Megan S Uy, Denise Anne B Yu and Ma. Regina Hechanova

This study examined the sexual identity management strategies employed by GLB emerging adults when interacting with their parents, siblings, and ...

Ownership and leadership in building an innovation culture

Psychology Department Faculty Publications (2019)

Ma. Regina Hechanova and Vanessa C. Villaluz

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to test a culture-building model, CREATE, highlighting the central role of leadership ...

A narrative analysis of the experiences of barangay officials involved ...

Psychology Department Faculty Publications (2019)

Mark Angelo D Allado, Norman Gabrielle M Gumba, Kyla Jann Melo and Ma. Regina Hechanova

The purpose of the study is to understand the phenomenon of community-based drug rehabilitation (CBDR) in the Philippine context from ...

A social cognitive approach to understanding employee substance use: An ...

Psychology Department Faculty Publications (2019)

Reniel B Tiu, Mendiola Teng-Calleja, Ma. Regina Hechanova and Jaimee Felice Caringal-Go

Current studies on employee substance use suggest that external and internal factors explain employee substance use behavior. However, most studies ...

Development of Community-Based Mental Health Interventions in The Philippines: An ...

Psychology Department Faculty Publications (2019)

Ma. Regina Hechanova

Although urbanization is linked to modernization and economic growth, it is also associated with overcrowding, population density, poverty, inadequate social ...

Engaging the family in recovery: Outcomes of a community-based family ...

Psychology Department Faculty Publications (2019)

Katrine S Bunagan, Chantal Ellis S Tabo, Violeta V Bautista, Maria Isabel E Melgar, et al.

The Katatagan Kontra Droga para sa Komunidad (KKDK) is a Filipino community-based drug recovery program that addresses individual and family ...

Evaluation of an organization-based psychological first aid intervention

Psychology Department Faculty Publications (2019)

Ma. Regina Hechanova, Jason O Manaois and Hiro V Masuda

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop and assess an organizational intervention consisting of psychological first aid (PFA) ...