Areas of Focus
- Personality and Social Development
- Personality and Cognitive Styles
- Adolescent Development
Work Experience
- 1991-2001: Lecturer, Hengyang Normal University
- 2004-present: Faculty, Hunan Normal University
- 1993: Promoted to Lecturer
- 2006: Promoted to Associate Professor
- 2006: Selected as Master's Supervisor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1984-1988: Bachelor's in School Education, Hunan Normal University
- 1988-1991: Master's in General Psychology, Henan University
- 2001-2004: Ph.D. in Developmental and Educational Psychology, South China Normal University
Publications
- Intelligence and Personality: The Relationship between Cognitive Operations, Cognitive Styles, and Personality Traits, Zhang Liyan, 2009
- Ecological Trends in Psychological Research, Zhang Liyan, 1990
- Comparative Psychology of Personality, Zhang Liyan, 2003
- Review of Reinforcement Sensitivity Personality Theory, Guo Shaodan, He Jinlian, Zhang Liyan, 2009
- Individual Differences in Reproductive Sensitivity and Its Influencing Factors, He Jinlian, Guo Shaodan, Zhang Liyan, 2009
- Gratitude: Concept, Measurement, and Related Research, Zhang Liyan, Hou Xiaohua, 2010
- The Relationship between Cognitive Operations, Cognitive Styles, and Extraversion Personality Traits, Zhang Liyan, Zheng Xue, 2007
- Explanation Strategies of Personality Theory, Zhang Liyan, Zheng Xue, 2003
- Applicability Study of the Meaning in Life Scale among Middle School Students, Zhang Liyan, Guo Fangjiao, 2010
- Concept and Individual Differences of Meaning in Life, Zhang Liyan, Xie Jia, Guo Fangjiao, 2010
- The Relationship between Reinforcement Sensitivity, Internet Service Preference, and Pathological Internet Use among Junior High School Students, Zhang Liyan, 2008
- The Relationship between Brain Dominance Cognitive Styles and Big Five Personality Traits, Zhang Liyan, 2006
- The Relationship between Cognitive Operations, Cognitive Styles, and Neuroticism Personality Traits, Zhang Liyan, Zheng Xue, 2006
- New Theory on Intelligence and Its Evaluation Indicators, Zhang Liyan, 2005
- The Opposition and Integration of Two Major Traditions in Personality Research, Zhang Liyan, 2003
- The Relationship between Cognitive Operations, Cognitive Styles, and Conscientiousness Personality Traits, Zhang Liyan, Zheng Xue, 2005
- Value Standards of Western Personality Theories, Zhang Liyan, 2000
- Taoist Cultural Origins of Jungian Analytical Psychology, Zhang Liyan, 1999
- The Relationship between College Students' Personality Traits and Career Interests, Feng Yandan, Zhang Liyan, 2007