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Liang Zhang
Psychology
Shandong Normal University
Shandong
Language: Chinese, English
Development
Adolescents
Children
Psychopathology
Social Change
Education
Psychology
Mental Health
Peer Relationships
Academic Achievement
Areas of Focus
- Child and Adolescent Development
- Developmental Psychopathology
- Social Change and Adolescent Development
Work Experience
- 2018.8 – 2020.12 - Shandong Normal University - Lecturer
- 2021.1 – Present - Shandong Normal University - Associate Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2014.9 – 2018.6 Ph.D. in Developmental and Educational Psychology: Shandong Normal University
- 2011.9 – 2014.6 Master's in Developmental and Educational Psychology: Shandong Normal University
- 2007.9 – 2011.6 Bachelor's in Applied Psychology: Shandong Normal University
- 2015.9 – 2015.12 Visiting Scholar: Virginia Tech
Publications
- Educational Utility and Aspirations of Urban and Rural High School Students Over the Past 20 Years: A Historical Comparative Study Based on Three Birth Cohorts, Liang Zhang, Wenxin Zhang, 2023
- A Review of Co-occurrence of Internalizing and Externalizing Psychopathological Problems from the Perspective of the p-Factor Theory, Yuxin Ma, Liang Zhang*, Qingyu Cai, Lin Liu, Wenxin Zhang, 2023
- The Relationship Between Bullying Behavior and Callous-Unemotional Traits, Empathy in Children and Adolescents: A Cross-Lagged Analysis, Linqin Ji, Xiaohui Zou, Lulu Zhang, Liang Zhang*, 2023
- Current Status and Prospects of Research on the Co-occurrence of Internalizing and Externalizing Psychopathological Problems in Children and Adolescents, Liang Zhang, Lin Liu, Linqin Ji, Wenxin Zhang, 2022
- Classroom Status Hierarchy Moderates the Association Between Social Dominance Goals and Bullying Behavior in Middle Childhood and Early Adolescence, Bin Pan, Liang Zhang*, Lin Ji, C. F. Garandeau, C. Salmivalli, Wenxin Zhang, 2020
- Parenting Practices, Family Obligation, and Adolescents’ Academic Adjustment: Cohort Differences with Social Change in China, Xia Bi#, Liang Zhang#, Yang Yang, Wenxin Zhang, 2020
- Developmental Changes in Associations Between Depressive Symptoms and Peer Relationships: A Four-Year Follow-Up of Chinese Adolescents, Yang Yang, Liang Chen, Liang Zhang, Lin Ji, Wenxin Zhang, 2020
- Parenting Practices and Adolescent Effortful Control: MAOA T941G Gene Polymorphism as a Moderator, Bin Zhao, Yuchun Cao, Liang Zhang, Wenxin Zhang, 2020
- Parental Psychological Control and Bullying Behavior in Primary School Students: The Role of Hostile Attribution and Callous-Unemotional Traits, Jie Zhang, Liang Chen, Liang Zhang*, Bin Pan, Tengfei Li, Linqin Ji, Wenxin Zhang, 2020
- Developmental Changes in Longitudinal Associations Between Academic Achievement and Psychopathological Symptoms from Late Childhood to Middle Adolescence, Wenxin Zhang#, Liang Zhang#, Liang Chen, Lin Ji, K. Deater-Deckard, 2019
- Bidirectional Associations Between Peer Relations and Attention Problems from 9 to 16 Years, Lin Ji, Bin Pan, Wenxin Zhang, Liang Zhang, Liang Chen, K. Deater-Deckard, 2019
- The Impact of Academic Achievement on Externalizing Problems and Depressive Symptoms in Junior High School Students: The Role of Effortful Control, Liang Zhang, Tengfei Li, Linqin Ji, Wenxin Zhang, 2018
- The Relationship Between Academic Achievement and Depressive Symptoms in High School Students: A Moderated Mediation Model, Liang Zhang, Liang Chen, Linqin Ji, Wenxin Zhang, 2017
- The Relationship Between Poor Academic Performance, Academic Pressure, and Effortful Control in Adolescents: A Cross-Lagged Study, Bin Pan, Liang Zhang, Wenxin Zhang, Linqin Ji, 2016
- The Impact of Machiavellianism on Aggressive Behavior: The Mediating Role of Peer Beliefs, Tengfei Li, Liang Zhang, Bin Pan, Guanghui Chen, 2016
Awards
- 2018: Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, Shandong Normal University
- 2021: Special Prize for Outstanding Research Achievement in Educational Science, Shandong Province
- 2021: Second Prize for Outstanding Achievement in National Educational Science Research
