Areas of Focus
- Children's Social Development
- Family Education in Multi-Child Families
- Development of Selective Trust in Children
- Emotional and Behavioral Problems of Left-Behind Children from an Ecosystem Model Perspective
Work Experience
- 2013.07-2014.10 - Lecturer - School of Education, China West Normal University
- 2014.10-2015.11 - Lecturer and Deputy Director of the Psychology Teaching and Research Office - School of Education, China West Normal University
- 2015.11-2020.04 - Associate Professor and Director of the Psychology Teaching and Research Office - School of Education, China West Normal University
- 2020.04-2021.12 - Associate Professor, Director of the Department of Psychology, and Secretary of the Party Branch of the Faculty - School of Education, China West Normal University
- 2021.12-2023.06 - Professor, Director of the Department of Psychology, Member of the Party Committee of the School of Education, and Secretary of the Party Branch of the Faculty - School of Education, China West Normal University
- 2023.06-Present - Professor - School of Psychology, Sichuan Normal University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2003.09-2007.06 Bachelor's Degree in Psychology: Inner Mongolia Normal University
- 2007.09-2010.06 Master's Degree in Developmental and Educational Psychology: Southwest University
- 2010.09-2013.06 Doctorate in Developmental and Educational Psychology: Southwest University
Publications
- Factors Influencing Sibling Competition: An Analysis from the Perspective of Individuals and Caregivers, Rui Cao, Xiaojun Cao*, 2023
- A Review of the Impact of Parental Marital Quality on Children's Problem Behaviors, Huizhen Fan, Xiaojun Cao*, Jing Ren, 2023
- Direct and Indirect Paths between Parental Marital Conflict and Children’s Sibling Conflict in Chinese Families, Guoliang Qu, Xiaojun Cao*, Guangming Ran, Jihui Wu & Haowen Luo, 2023
- Selective Trust in 4-6 Year Olds Based on Different Types of Information Sources, Yahui Liu, Xiaojun Cao*, Tingting Zhang, 2023
- Exploring the Impact of 'Isolation' Social Support Model on PTSD during the COVID-19 Pandemic, Silu Liu, Xiaojun Cao*, 2022
- The Mediating Role of Sibling Relationships and Psychological Resilience in the Relationship between Early Childhood Psychological Abuse and Depression in Non-Only Children College Students, Ya Yang, Xiaojun Cao*, 2022
- Parental Self-Efficacy and Comforting Behavior of the Firstborn Children in Different Situations: The Mediating Role of Sibling Relationships, Xiaojun Cao*, Meiru Jiang, Guangming Ran, 2022
- Exploring the Structure of Sibling Relationships Among Preschool Children in China and Developing a Questionnaire, Meiru Jiang, Xiaojun Cao*, Qinqin Huang, Siqi Wu, Xu Chen, 2022
- Sibling Relationship Qualities during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Brief Report of Protective Effect, Ting T. Zhang, Xiao J. Cao*, Ya H. Liu, 2022
- The Impact of Family Rearing Patterns on the Comforting Concepts and Behaviors of Preschool Children, Meiru Jiang, Xiaojun Cao*, Ran Cao, Feng Fan, 2021
- Factors Influencing Parental Differential Treatment in Two-Child Families, Tingting Zhang, Xiaojun Cao*, 2021
- Sibling Conflict and Its Resolution: The Influence of Family Subsystems, Guoliang Qu, Xiaojun Cao*, 2021
- The Relationship between College Students' Interpersonal Skills and Life Satisfaction, Xiaojun Cao, Li Dai, 2020
- The Impact of Sibling Relationship Quality on the Empathy of Firstborn Children, Rongzhen Zhang, Xiaojun Cao*, Guangming Ran, Yunchuan Xia, 2019
- Processing of Painful Pictures in Individuals With High and Low Rejection Sensitivity: Evidence From Event-Related Potentials, Qinqin Wu, Guangming Ran*, Qi Zhang, Xiaojun Cao, 2019
- Factors Influencing Aggressive Behavior in Preschool Children within the Family Ecosystem, Xiaojun Cao, Yunchuan Xia, 2018
- The Relationship between Trust Judgments Based on Facial Expressions and Emotion Recognition in 3-5 Year Olds, Wenxuan Li, Xiaojun Cao*, Ying Zhang, Yunchuan Xia, 2018
- Emotional Prediction: An ALE Meta-Analysis and MACM Analysis, Guangming Ran, Xu Chen, Xiaojun Cao, 2018
- Problems and Countermeasures of 'Home Delivery' in Special Education, Huiyun Chen, Xiaojun Cao*, 2017
- The Dual Processing Mechanism of Memory Suggestibility, Xiaojun Cao*, Guangming Ran, Xu Chen, 2017
- Factors Influencing the Development of Early Number Sense in Children and Educational Recommendations, Yunchuan Xia, Xiaojun Cao*, 2017
- Prediction and Unconscious Attention Operate Synergistically to Facilitate Stimulus Processing: An fMRI Study, Guangming Ran, Xu Chen, Xiaojun Cao, Qi Zhang, 2016
- The Impact of Autonomy on Teachers' Professional Well-Being: The Mediating Role of Work Engagement, Haipeng Tang, Xiaojun Cao, Cheng Guo*, 2016
- Influences of Levels of Processing, Misleading Intensity and Warnings on Memory Suggestibility, Xiaojun Cao*, Shen Tu, Xu Chen, 2015
- Memory Suggestibility under Social Pressure and Inhibitory Control in Preschoolers, Xiaojun Cao, 2015
- The Repeated Testing Effect on Memory Suggestibility, Xiaojun Cao, Shen Tu, Xu Chen*, 2015
- Theoretical Implications of Moral Judgment Processing Mechanisms for School Moral Education, Xiaojun Cao, 2015
- The ERP Study on the Processing Mechanism of Memory Suggestibility, Xiaojun Cao, Xu Chen*, Shen Tu, 2015
- The Relationship between Suggestibility and Stress in 3-5 Year Olds: The Moderating Effect of Inhibitory Control, Xiaojun Cao, Xu Chen*, Qingying Liu, Le Luo, 2012
- The Relationship between Inhibitory Control and Aggressive Behavior in 3-5 Year Old Left-Behind Children, Xiaojun Cao, Xu Chen*, 2012
- Preschool-age Children’s Suggestibility Under Social Pressure: the Regulatory Role of Inhibitory Control, Xiaojun Cao, Xu Chen*, 2011
- Relationship Between Inhibitory Control and Aggressive Behavior of 3-5 Year-Old Left-home Preschool Children, Xiaojun Cao, Xu Chen*, 2011
- A Review of the Causes of Theory of Mind Deficits in Children with Autism, Xiaojun Cao, Xu Chen*, Ming Chang, 2010
- The Relationship between Inhibitory Control and Aggressive Behavior in 3-5 Year Old Left-Behind Children, Xiaojun Cao, Xu Chen*, 2009
Awards
- 2023: Second Prize for Outstanding Achievements in Social Sciences, Nanchong
- 2022: Sichuan Province 'March 8th Red Banner Holder'
- 2021: 'Outstanding Communist Party Member' for the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China, China West Normal University
- 2021: 'Outstanding Department Head', China West Normal University
- 2021: 'Outstanding Master's Thesis Supervisor', China West Normal University
- 2021: 'March 8th Red Banner Holder', Nanchong
- 2018: 'Teaching Model' Teaching Competition Humanities Group Excellence Award, China West Normal University
- 2013: 'Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation' and 'Outstanding Doctoral Graduate', Southwest University