2014.10-2015.10 Visiting Scholar: California State University, Los Angeles
2008.9-2008.12 Exchange Study: Chinese University of Hong Kong
2006.9-2009.6 PhD in Science: Central China Normal University, School of Psychology
2003.9-2006.6 Master's in Education: Central China Normal University, School of Psychology
1999.9-2003.6 Bachelor's in Psychology: Central China Normal University, School of Education Science
2017.7-present - Central China Normal University - Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, Vice Dean
2016.5-2017.6 - Central China Normal University - Associate Professor, Vice Dean
2012.11-2016.5 - Central China Normal University - Associate Professor
2009.7-2012.10 - Central China Normal University - Lecturer
2019: Guizi Young Scholar, Central China Normal University
2018: 16th Fok Ying Tung Young Teacher Fund
2016: First Prize, 2nd Undergraduate Teaching Innovation Award, Central China Normal University
2015: 6th Zhu Zhixian Psychology Award
2011: Nomination for National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Award
2011: Third Prize, 4th National Education Science Research Outstanding Achievement Award
2010: Excellent Doctoral Dissertation, Hubei Province
2010: Second Prize, Wuhan Natural Science Excellent Academic Paper
2009: Third Prize, 7th Teacher Teaching Competition
2009: Third Prize, Higher Education Scientific Research Outstanding Achievement Award
2008: Third Prize, Hubei Province Natural Science Excellent Paper
2007: Excellence Award, Wuhan Social Science Excellent Paper
Research
Child Development Psychology Personality and Social Development Peer Interaction Adolescent Internet Psychology and Behavior
Individual differences matter in the effect of teaching presence on perceived learning: From the social cognitive perspective of self-regulated learning, Zhang, Y., Tian, Y., Yao, L., Duan, C., Sun, X*., & Niu, G*., 2022
Parental Mediation Moderates the Association Between Social Media Exposure and Tobacco and Alcohol Use: Differences Between Elementary and Middle School Students, Yao, L., Sun, X*., Niu, G*., Zheng, Y., & Chinyani, T., 2022
Socioeconomic status and social networking site addiction among children and adolescents: Examining the roles of parents' active mediation and ICT attitudes, Sun, X., Duan, C., Yao, L., Zhang, Y., Chinyani, T., & Niu, G*., 2021
Ostracism and Problematic Smartphone Use: the Mediating Effect of Social Self-Efficacy and Moderating Effect of Rejection Sensitivity, Sun, X., Zhang, Y., Niu, G*., Tian, Y*., Xu, L., & Duan, C., 2021
Parental active internet mediation and Children’s academic adaptation: the mediating role of video gaming and moderating role of deviant peer affiliation, Sun, X., Zhang, X., Duan, C., Yao, L., Niu, G*., & Tian, Y*., 2021
Vulnerable Narcissism in Social Networking Sites: The Role of Upward and Downward Social Comparisons, Kong, F*., Wang, M., Zhang, X., Li, X., & Sun, X., 2021
When the capacity to be alone is associated with psychological distress among Chinese adolescents: Individuals with low mindfulness or high rumination may suffer more by their capacity to be alone, Lian, S. L#., Sun, X. J#., Liu, Q. Q., Chu, X. W., Zhou, Z. K*., & Lei, Y. J., 2021
Development and validation of a scale to measure internet self-expansion, Niu, G., Wang, Y., Li, Z., Zhou, Z*., Ni, X*., & Sun, X*., 2021
Body Image Comparisons on Social Networking Sites and Chinese Female College Students’ Restrained Eating: The Roles of Body Shame, Body Appreciation, and Body Mass Index, Yao, L., Niu, G., & Sun, X*., 2021
Social Media Exposure, Psychological Distress, Emotion Regulation, and Depression During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Community Samples in China, Zhang, Y. T., Li, R. T., Sun, X. J., Peng, M., & Li, X*., 2021
Online parent-child communication and left-behind children's subjective well-being: the effects of parent-child relationship and gratitude, Niu, G., Chai, H., Li, Z., Wu, L., Sun, X*., & Zhou, Z*., 2020
Cyberbullying victimization and adolescent depression: the mediating role of psychological security and the moderating role of growth mindset, Niu, G., He, J., Lin, S*., Sun, X*., & Longobardi, C., 2020
Parents' phubbing and adolescents' mobile phone addiction: the role of parent-child relationship and self-control, Niu, G., Sun, L., Liu, Q., Chai, H., Sun, X*., & Zhou, Z*., 2020
Selfie-posting and young adult women's restrained eating: the role of commentary on appearance and self-objectification, Niu, G., Sun, L., Liu, Q., Chai, H., Sun, X*., & Zhou, Z*., 2020
Selfie-posting on social networking sites, body surveillance, and exercise for weight control among chinese young women with low body mass index, Yao, L., Niu, G*., Sun, X*., Duan, C., & Zheng, Y., 2020
Why social network site use fails to promote well-being? The roles of social overload and fear of missing out, Chai, H. Y*., Niu, G. F., Lian, S. L., Chu, X. W., Liu, S., & Sun, X. J*., 2019
Cyber-ostracism and its relation to depression among Chinese adolescent: The moderating role of optimism, Niu, G. F., Zhou, Z. K., Sun, X. J*., Yu F., Xie, X. C., Liu, C.Q., Lian, S.L, 2018
Qzone use and depression among Chinese adolescents: A moderated mediation model, Niu, G. F., Luo, Y. J., Sun, X. J*., Zhou, Z. K*., Yu, F., Yang, S. L., & Zhao, L., 2018
Area of Focus
Violent Video Games | Adolescent Psychology | Neural Mechanisms | Social Media | Child Psychology | Internet Gaming Addiction | Cognitive Mechanisms | Neuroscience | Behavioral Studies | Mental Health