2014.10-2015.10 - Visiting Scholar at California State University, Los Angeles
2008.9-2008.12 - Exchange Student at The Chinese University of Hong Kong
2006.9-2009.6 - PhD in Psychology from Central China Normal University
2003.9-2006.6 - Master of Education from Central China Normal University
1999.9-2003.6 - Bachelor of Psychology from Central China Normal University
2017.7 to present - Professor, PhD Supervisor, Vice Dean at Central China Normal University
2016.5-2017.6 - Associate Professor, Vice Dean at Central China Normal University
2012.11-2016.5 - Associate Professor at Central China Normal University
2009.7-2012.10 - Lecturer at Central China Normal University
2019 - Gui Zi Young Scholar at Central China Normal University
2018 - The 16th Huo Yingdong Young Teachers Fund
2016 - First Prize in the Second Undergraduate Teaching Innovation Award at Central China Normal University
2015 - The Sixth Zhu Zhixian Psychology Award
2011 - Nomination for National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation
2011 - Third Prize in the Fourth National Educational Science Research Outstanding Achievement Award
2010 - Hubei Province Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation
2010 - Second Prize in Wuhan Natural Science Excellent Academic Paper
2009 - Third Prize in the Seventh Teachers Teaching Competition
2009 - Third Prize in the Higher Education Scientific Research Outstanding Achievement Award
2008 - Third Prize in Hubei Province Natural Science Excellent Paper
2007 - Wuhan Social Science Excellent Paper Award
Research
Child Development Psychology Personality and Social Development Peer Interaction Adolescent Internet Psychology and Behavior
Individual differences matter in the effect of teaching presence on perceived learning: From the social cognitive perspective of self-regulated learning, Zhang, Y., Tian, Y., Yao, L., Duan, C., Sun, X., Niu, G., 2022
Parental Mediation Moderates the Association Between Social Media Exposure and Tobacco and Alcohol Use: Differences Between Elementary and Middle School Students, Yao, L., Sun, X., Niu, G., Zheng, Y., Chinyani, T., 2022
Socioeconomic status and social networking site addiction among children and adolescents: Examining the roles of parents' active mediation and ICT attitudes, Sun, X., Duan, C., Yao, L., Zhang, Y., Chinyani, T., Niu, G., 2021
Ostracism and Problematic Smartphone Use: the Mediating Effect of Social Self-Efficacy and Moderating Effect of Rejection Sensitivity, Sun, X., Zhang, Y., Niu, G., Tian, Y., Xu, L., Duan, C., 2021
Parental active internet mediation and Children’s academic adaptation: the mediating role of video gaming and moderating role of deviant peer affiliation, Sun, X., Zhang, X., Duan, C., Yao, L., Niu, G., Tian, Y., 2021
Vulnerable Narcissism in Social Networking Sites: The Role of Upward and Downward Social Comparisons, Kong, F., Wang, M., Zhang, X., Li, X., Sun, X., 2021
When the capacity to be alone is associated with psychological distress among Chinese adolescents: Individuals with low mindfulness or high rumination may suffer more by their capacity to be alone, Lian, S. L., Sun, X. J., Liu, Q. Q., Chu, X. W., Zhou, Z. K., Lei, Y. J., 2021
Development and validation of a scale to measure internet self-expansion, Niu, G., Wang, Y., Li, Z., Zhou, Z., Ni, X., Sun, X., 2021
Body Image Comparisons on Social Networking Sites and Chinese Female College Students’ Restrained Eating: The Roles of Body Shame, Body Appreciation, and Body Mass Index, Yao, L., Niu, G., Sun, X., 2021
Social Media Exposure, Psychological Distress, Emotion Regulation, and Depression During the COVID-19 Outbreak in Community Samples in China, Zhang, Y. T., Li, R. T., Sun, X. J., Peng, M., Li, X., 2021
Online parent-child communication and left-behind children's subjective well-being: the effects of parent-child relationship and gratitude, Niu, G., Chai, H., Li, Z., Wu, L., Sun, X., Zhou, Z., 2020
Cyberbullying victimization and adolescent depression: the mediating role of psychological security and the moderating role of growth mindset, Niu, G., He, J., Lin, S., Sun, X., Longobardi, C., 2020
Parents' phubbing and adolescents' mobile phone addiction: the role of parent-child relationship and self-control, Niu, G., Sun, L., Liu, Q., Chai, H., Sun, X., Zhou, Z., 2020
Selfie-posting and young adult women's restrained eating: the role of commentary on appearance and self-objectification, Niu, G., Sun, L., Liu, Q., Chai, H., Sun, X., Zhou, Z., 2020
Selfie-posting on social networking sites, body surveillance, and exercise for weight control among chinese young women with low body mass index, Yao, L., Niu, G., Sun, X., Duan, C., Zheng, Y., 2020
Why social network site use fails to promote well-being? The roles of social overload and fear of missing out, Chai, H. Y., Niu, G. F., Lian, S. L., Chu, X. W., Liu, S., Sun, X. J., 2019
Cyber-ostracism and its relation to depression among Chinese adolescent: The moderating role of optimism, Niu, G. F., Luo, Y. J., Sun, X. J., Zhou, Z. K., Yu, F., Yang, S. L., Zhao, L., 2018
Qzone use and depression among Chinese adolescents: A moderated mediation model, Niu, G. F., Luo, Y. J., Sun, X. J., Zhou, Z. K., Yu, F., Yang, S. L., Zhao, L., 2018
Area of Focus
Personality | Social Psychology | Prosocial Behavior | Development | Adolescent | Values | Moral Concepts | Social Justice | Behavior | Health
