Areas of Focus
- Gerontological Psychology
- Learning and Educational Psychology of the Elderly
- Educational Psychology
- Creativity Psychology
- Thinking and Cognitive Development
- Teacher Psychology
Work Experience
- 2017/01-present - Sichuan Normal University - Associate Professor
- 2016/02-2016/12 - Sichuan Normal University - Lecturer
- 2013/02-2013/09 - National Natural Science Foundation of China - Adjunct Staff
- 2006/07-2016/01 - Sun Yat-sen University - Lecturer
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2006/04-2006/05 Short-term academic exchange: University of Cambridge, King's College London
- 2003/09-2006/06 PhD in Developmental Psychology: Beijing Normal University
- 2000/09-2003/06 Master's in Developmental Psychology: Beijing Normal University
- 1996/09-2000/06 Bachelor's in Educational Science: Henan University
Publications
- The Relationship between Filial Piety Expectation and Subjective Well-being in the Elderly: A Chain Mediation Effect Analysis, Jiangling Mao, Qing Du, Xiaoyang Yang, Chenglong Deng, 2022
- Creativity that Truly Connects with Education, Xiaoyang Yang, 2016
- Measurement of Elderly Couples' Attachment and Its Relationship with General Attachment, Dahua Wang, Xiaoyang Yang, Yan Wang, Richard B. Miller, 2015
- More Dialectical Thinking, Less Creativity? The Relationship between Dialectical Thinking Style and Creative Personality: The Case of China, Hui Liu, Feixue Wang, Xiaoyang Yang, 2015
- Are Chinese Narcissists Disagreeable? Evidence from Self- and Peer-ratings of Agreeableness, Hui Zhou, Bao Zhang, Xiaoyang Yang, Xiao Chen, 2015
- Characteristics of Autobiographical Memory in Marriage: The Influence of Time and Attachment Style, Menghua Jia, Xiaoyang Yang, Dahua Wang, 2015
- The Influence of Personal Epistemology on Creative Thinking in Middle School Students: The Moderating Role of Self-questioning, Xiaoyang Yang, Xinyao Li, Hui Zhou, 2012
- Development Characteristics and Family Influencing Factors of Personal Epistemology in Junior High School Students, Xiaoyang Yang, Xinyao Li, 2012
- Development of Questioning Behavior in Junior High School Students and Its Relationship with Personal Epistemology, Xiaoyang Yang, Hui Zhou, 2010
- Theoretical Construction and Measurement of Personal Epistemology in Middle School Students, Xiaoyang Yang, Jiliang Shen, 2009
- The Relationship between Student Questioning and Chinese Reading Comprehension Ability, Xiaoyang Yang, Jiliang Shen, 2006
- On the Connotation of Teaching Innovation by Teachers, Xiaoyang Yang, Jiliang Shen, 2006
Awards
- 2006: Second China Zhu Zhixian Psychology Award for doctoral dissertation 'Characteristics of Middle School Students' Personal Epistemology and Its Relationship with Self-Questioning and Creative Thinking'