Lixian Cui
Psychology and Cognitive Science
East China Normal University
Shanghai
Language: English, Chinese
Social Development
Emotional Development
Children
Adolescents
Emotion Socialization
Family
School
Peers
Culture
Physiological Indicators
Areas of Focus
- Social and Emotional Development in Children and Adolescents
- Emotion Socialization in Family, School, Peer, and Cultural Contexts
- Physiological Indicators of Stress and Emotion
- Psychological Health and Family Dynamics of LGBT Youth
Work Experience
- Current - NYU Shanghai - Associate Professor of Psychology
- Current - NYU - Global Network Associate Professor
- Previous - University of Toronto - Postdoctoral Researcher in Psychology
Academic Background & Achievements
- Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Science: Oklahoma State University
- M.S. in Applied Psychology: Sun Yat-sen University
- B.S. in Psychology: Southwest Normal University
Publications
- Longitudinal links between maternal and peer emotion socialization and adolescent girls’ socioemotional adjustment, Cui, L., Criss, M. M., Ratliff, E., Wu, Z., Houltberg, B. J., Silk, J. S., & Morris, A. S., 2020
- RSA reactivity in response to viewing bullying film and adolescent social adjustment, Cui, L., Zhang, X., Houltberg, B. J., Criss, M. M., & Morris, A. S., 2019
- The heart of parenting: Parent HR dynamics and negative parenting while resolving conflict with child, Zhang, X., Cui, L., Han, Z. R., & Yan, J., 2017
- Dual trajectories of reactive and proactive aggression from mid-childhood to early adolescence: Relations to sensation seeking, risk taking, and moral reasoning, Cui, L., Colasante, T., Malti, T., Ribeaud, D., & Eisner, M. P., 2016
- Adolescent RSA responses during an anger discussion task: Relations to emotion regulation and adjustment, Cui, L., Morris, A. S., Harrist, A. W., Larzelere, R. E., Criss, M. M., & Houltberg, B. J., 2015
