Areas of Focus
- Self and Social Cognition
- Adolescent Mental Health Education
- Engineering Psychology
Work Experience
- 2021.12—Present - Northwest Normal University, School of Psychology - Senior Experimentalist, Master's Supervisor
- 2018.12—2021.12 - Northwest Normal University, School of Psychology - Experimentalist
- 2015.9—2018.12 - Northwest Normal University, School of Psychology - Assistant Experimentalist
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2005.9—2009.6 Bachelor's Degree in International Economics and Trade: Lanzhou Business School
- 2009.9—2012.6 Master's Degree in Applied Psychology: Northwest Normal University
- 2015.9—2020.6 Doctoral Degree in Developmental and Educational Psychology: Northwest Normal University
Publications
- Is the 'Terrible Two' Really Terrible?, Yan Yuan, 2024
- Scientific 'Chicken Baby': Parents Need a 'Reassurance Pill', Yan Yuan, 2023
- The Influence of Control and External Object Social Valence on Body Ownership, Yan Yuan, Zhou Aibao, Shu Yueyu, 2022
- What is the 'Science' of 'Psychology': Questioning the Ontological Presuppositions of Psychology, Yan Yuan, Shu Yueyu, Zhou Aibao, 2021
- Psychobiography as a Branch Discipline: Current Dilemmas and Responses, Shu Yueyu, Wang Xuechan, Zheng Jianhong, Shi Yingbo, Wang Liling, Yan Yuan, 2021
- Cultural Identity and Self-Change: A Qualitative Analysis of Bu Fangji, Yan Yuan, Shu Yueyu, Zhou Aibao, 2020
- 'Operational Definition' and 'Falsifiability Standard' are Insufficient to Lay the Foundation for Psychology, Shu Yueyu, Shi Yingbo, Yan Yuan, 2019
- Research on Out-of-Body Experience under New Technology, Zhou Aibao, Yan Yuan, 2017
- Establishing and Breaking Self-Boundaries, Zhou Aibao, Yan Yuan, 2017
- The Relationship between Attribution Style, Self-Esteem, and Guilt among Middle School Students in a Multicultural Context, Yang Ling, Yan Yuan, 2014
- The Effect of Group Hypnosis on Reducing Exam Anxiety in High School Seniors, Zhou Aibao, Jiang Yanfei, Yan Yuan, An Huahua, Chang Xiaochun, Zhang Run'e, 2012
- The Relationship between Attribution Style, Self-Esteem, and Guilt among Middle School Students: A Study of Moral Emotions in Gansu Province Middle School Students in a Multicultural Context, Yan Yuan, Yang Ling, 2011
- A Review of Post-Disaster Psychological Reactions, Yan Yuan, Li Lei, Liang Jinlong, 2011
- Exploring Implicit Shame among College Students, Zhang Yunxia, Yan Yuan, 2011
- Development and Reliability Testing of a Guilt Scale for Middle School Students, Li Lei, He Xin, Yan Yuan, 2012
- Cross-Cultural Research Progress and Prospects on Self-Conscious Emotions: A Discussion on Guilt and Shame, Yang Ling, Li Lei, Yan Yuan, 2012
Awards
- 2005.09-2009.06: Eight-time recipient of Lanzhou Business School Scholarship, including one special prize and seven first prizes
- 2005-2006, 2006-2007: Twice awarded the title of 'Three Good Student' at Lanzhou Business School
- 2008.12: Named 'Outstanding Graduate' of Lanzhou Business School 2009 class
- 2012.05: Master's thesis 'Research on Psychological Resilience and Group Counseling of Methadone Maintenance Treatment Patients' awarded 'Outstanding Master's Thesis' by Northwest Normal University
- 2014.12: Third Prize, Lanzhou Science and Technology Progress Award
- 2020.12: Excellent Organizer, Lanzhou Science and Technology Association Presenter Competition
- 2021.07: Second Prize, 16th Gansu Province Philosophy and Social Sciences Outstanding Achievement Award
- 2021.12: Outstanding Internship Supervisor, School of Psychology, Northwest Normal University
- 2022.1: Outstanding Class Advisor, School of Psychology, Northwest Normal University
- 2022.5: Outstanding Internship Supervisor, 62nd Undergraduate Student Education Internship, Northwest Normal University