Areas of Focus
- Child Development Psychology
- Personality and Social Development
- Peer Interaction
- Adolescent Internet Psychology and Behavior
Work Experience
- 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
Academic Background & Achievements
- 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
Publications
- 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
Awards
- 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
