Areas of Focus
- Developmental Psychology
- Educational Psychology
Work Experience
- 2012-2018 - Nanjing Normal University - Head of Psychology Department
- 2014/11-2015/12 - University of Rochester - Visiting Scholar
- 2019/10 - Education University of Hong Kong - Consultant and Guest Speaker
- 2012/07 and 2013/08 - Tohoku University - Visiting Professor
- 2010-2013 - Beijing Normal University - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2009/11-2010/02 - University of Hong Kong - Senior Research Assistant
- Not mentioned - Nanjing Normal University - Lecturer and Associate Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- Bachelor's in Education: Nanjing Normal University
- Master's in Developmental Psychology: Nanjing Normal University
- Ph.D. in Philosophy: University of Hong Kong
Publications
- Does need for relatedness matter more? The dynamic mechanism between teacher support and need satisfaction in explaining Chinese school children's regulatory styles, Chen, C.*, Gong, X., Wang, J., & Gao, S.*, 2021
- The impact of family socioeconomic status and parenting styles on children's academic trajectories: A longitudinal study comparing migrant and urban children in China, Wang, J., Chen, C.*, & Gong, X., 2021
- How does grit compare to other psychosocial factors in predicting university students' math performance and subjective wellbeing?, Chen, C.*, & Gong, X., 2021
- What makes you grittier? The role of effortful control and social support in predicting grit among migrant children in China, Chen, C., 2021
- Psychological need support as a predictor of intrinsic and external motivation: The mediational role of achievement goals, Chen, C.*, Elliot, A. J., & Sheldon, K. M., 2019
- A meaning-making model of post-migration growth for mainland Chinese university students in Hong Kong, Pan, J.-Y., Ye, S., Chen, C.*, & Park, C., 2019
- Examining the role of perceived prestige in the link between students’ subjective socioeconomic status and sense of belonging, Jury, M., Aelenei, C., Chen, C., Darnon, C., & Elliot, A. J., 2019
- Predicting achievement goals in the East and West: The role of grit among American and Chinese university students, Chen, C.*, Ye, S., & Hangen, E., 2018
- Are perceived learning environments related to subjective well-being? A visit to university students, Chen, C.*, Fan, J., & Jury, M., 2017
- The role of resilience and coping styles in subjective well-being among Chinese university students, Chen, C., 2016
- Incremental validity of achievement goals in predicting subjective well-being among university students, Chen, C., 2015
- Thinking styles and preferred teacher interpersonal behavior among Hong Kong students, Yu, T.-m., & Chen, C.*†, 2012
- Temperament, personality and achievement goals among Chinese adolescent students, Chen, C.*, & Zhang, L. F., 2011
- The roles of temperament and parenting styles in adolescents’ achievement motivation, Chen, C., 2006
- 儿童群际态度:理论、证据及对流动儿童研究的启示, 陈陈*, 龚欣梅, 白丽, 耿丽娜, 张心玮, 2018
- 流动儿童情绪调节的发展轨迹——一项与城市儿童的比较研究, 白丽, 陈陈*, 2018
- 成就目标对学业表现的影响:流动和城市初中生需要满足动力作用的比较研究, 顾倩, 陈陈*, 2018
- 依恋: 理解成就动机个体差异的切入点, 陈陈, 2017
- 多重目标对大学生动机、情感和学业成绩的影响, 陈萍, 陈陈*, 2015
- 大学生完美主义、自尊与学业拖延的关系, 陈陈*, 燕婷, 林崇德, 2013
- 西方教养风格理论的测量工具适用性研究――以南京和上海青少年问卷实测为例, 陈陈*, 范洁琼, 2010
- 小学高年级儿童气质对父母教养方式的影响, 陈陈*, 倪海鹰, 杨静平, 2007
- 近20年我国青少年需要研究综述, 陈陈, 2004
- 家庭教养方式研究进程透视, 陈陈, 2002
Awards
- 2019: Nanjing Normal University 2018 Undergraduate Excellent Teaching Award (First Prize)
- 2016: Nanjing Normal University 'Qinglan Project' Young and Middle-aged Academic Leader
- 2014/05: Jiangsu Provincial Department of Education Outstanding Young and Middle-aged Backbone Teacher and Principal Overseas Training Program Funding
- 2018/08: Jiangsu Province Education and Teaching Research Achievement Award (Research Category) Third Prize for English Paper 'The Relationship between Psychological Resilience and Coping and Subjective Well-being among Chinese University Students' (Sole Author)
- 2012/12: Jiangsu Province Higher Education Philosophy and Social Science Research Outstanding Achievement Award (Third Prize) for English Paper 'The Relationship between Temperament, Personality, and Achievement Goals among Chinese Adolescent Students' (First Author)
- 2008/2009: Austrian Government Eurasia-Pacific Uninet PhD & Post Doc Scholarship
- 2003/2004: University of Hong Kong K. P. Tin Visiting Fellowship in Chinese Education
- 2003/09: Nanjing Normal University Fourth Teaching and Educating Award
- 2003/03: Nanjing Normal University Fourth Young Teacher Teaching Competition Excellence Award