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Ze Yang
Education
Soochow University
Jiangsu
Language: English, Chinese
Cyberpsychology
Behavioral Addiction
Educational Psychology
Internet Addiction
Problematic Smartphone Use
Social Media Use Disorder
Academic Emotions
Procrastination
Big Data Psychology
Structural Equation Modeling
Qualitative Research
Areas of Focus
- Cyberpsychology
- Behavioral Addiction
- Educational Psychology
Work Experience
- Current - Soochow University - Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology, School of Education
Academic Background & Achievements
- PhD in Education: The University of York
- Outstanding Young Scholar at Soochow University
- Jiangsu Province Dual Innovation Doctor
Publications
- Problematic social media use and mental health risks among first-year Chinese undergraduates: a three-wave longitudinal study, Zhou, W., Yan, Z., Yang, Z.*, & Hussain, Z., 2023
- “Danmu” preference, problematic online video watching, loneliness and personality: An eye-tracking study and survey study, Yan, Z., Yang, Z. * & Griffiths, M.D., 2023
- The Mechanism of CP fandom Behaviors among Chinese Young Adults: A Grounded Theory Study, Zhou, W., Zhang, Y., Li, Y., Sun, Q., & Yang, Z. *, 2023
- Who post more negatively on social media? A large-scale sentiment analysis of Weibo users, Yang, Z., & Xu, W., 2022
- The relationships between smartphone distraction, problematic smartphone use and mental health issues amongst a Chinese sample, Yang, Z., Yan, Z, & Hussain, Z., 2022
- Can Watching Online Videos Be Addictive? A Qualitative Exploration of Online Video Watching among Chinese Young Adults, Yang, Z, Griffiths, M. D., Yan, Z, Xu, W., 2021
- Does Procrastination Always Predict Lower Life Satisfaction? A Study on the Moderation Effect of Self-Regulation in China and the United Kingdom, Yang, Z., 2021
- ‘We lose a lot of value’: feedback on English for academic purposes speaking skills in online teaching in a UK-China joint-venture university, Sun, Q, & Yang, Z.*, 2021
- “A cancer in the minds of youth”? A qualitative study of problematic smartphone use among undergraduate students, Yang, Z., Asbury, K., & Griffiths, M. D., 2021
- Do Chinese and British university students use smartphones differently? A cross-cultural mixed methods study, Yang, Z., Asbury, K., & Griffiths, M. D., 2019
- An exploration of problematic smartphone use among Chinese university students: Associations with academic anxiety, academic procrastination, self-regulation and subjective wellbeing, Yang, Z., Asbury, K., & Griffiths, M. D., 2019
- Generalized Internet Addiction Among Chinese University Students: Associations with Internet Attitudes, Objectively Measured Smartphone Usage and Personality, Yan, Z, & Yang, Z.*, 2022
- An Exploration of Problematic Smartphone Use among Chinese and British University Students, Yang, Z., 2018
- Do Chinese and British university students use smartphones differently? A cross-cultural mixed methods study (abstract), Yang, Z. Asbury, K., & Griffiths, M. D., 2019
- An Exploration of Problematic Smartphone Use among Chinese University Students: Associations with Academic Anxiety, Academic Procrastination, Self-Regulation and Subjective Wellbeing (abstract), Yang, Z., 2018
