Areas of Focus
- Population Mental Health
- Effects and Mechanisms of Traditional Culture on Physical and Mental Health
- Assessment and Influencing Factors of Positive Mental Health Status such as Quality of Spiritual Life, Sense of Life Meaning, and Happiness
Work Experience
- 2019-07 to Present - Southern Medical University - Professor, School of Public Health
- 2011-12 to 2019-07 - Southern Medical University - Associate Professor, School of Public Health
- 2005-01 to 2011-12 - Southern Medical University - Lecturer, School of Public Health
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2020-08 PhD in Epidemiology and Health Statistics (Mental Health): Southern Medical University
- 2004-06 Master's in Social Medicine and Health Management (Mental Health): First Military Medical University
Publications
- The Relationship between Anxiety and Perceived Stress and Endurance in College Students, Hongyan Liao, Jingwen Du, Rong Xiao, 2024
- Chinese Adaptation and Applicability Evaluation of the Distress Tolerance Scale, Rong Xiao, Zijian Chen, 2023
- The 6-Item Loneliness Scale (ULS-6) is an Effective Tool for Measuring Loneliness in Chinese Adults, Rong Xiao, Jingwen Du, 2023
- Investigation of Endurance Psychology and Its Relationship with Depressive Symptoms in Medical Postgraduates, Junhao Deng, Rong Xiao, 2022
- Better Forbearance, Lower Depression: Evidence Based on Heart Rate Variability, Tiehong Su, Xinwen Guo, Manhua Liu, Rong Xiao, Zhongju Xiao, 2022
- Using 24-h Heart Rate Variability to Investigate the Sleep Quality and Depression Symptoms of Medical Students, Xiansheng Guo, Tiehong Su, Haoran Xiao, Rong Xiao, Zhongju Xiao, 2021
- Applicability of the Dual-Factor Model of Mental Health in the Mental Health Screening of Chinese College Students, Rong Xiao, Chao Zhang, Qian Lai, et al., 2021
- Parenting Style and Emotional Distress Among Chinese College Students: A Potential Mediating Role of the Zhongyong Thinking Style, Ying Hou, Rong Xiao, Xue Yang, et al., 2020
- The Impact of Learning Pressure on Depression in Medical Students: The Mediating Role of Sleep Quality and the Moderating Role of Life Meaning, Liping Li, Junhao Deng, Rong Xiao, 2021
- Medical Students' Cultural Beliefs and Their Relationship with Depression, Rong Xiao, Xinmiao Yu, 2020
- Development and Reliability of the Materialism Tendency Scale, Ruixue Zhang, Rong Xiao, 2019
- Analysis of Depression Status and Risk Factors Among Junior High School Students in Foshan, Rong Xiao, Ziying Huo, Xiaoyuan Zhang, 2019
- Materialistic Values and Depression in Medical Students: The Mediating Role of Life Meaning, Siyao Tang, Rong Xiao, Ruixue Zhang, 2019