Areas of Focus
- Personality and Social Psychology
- Development and Cultivation of Prosocial Behavior
- Adolescent Values and Moral Concepts
- Social Justice and Behavior
- Promotion of Healthy Social Morals
Work Experience
- 1988-Present: Teaching and research at the School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1981-1985 Bachelor of Education, Department of Psychology, Beijing Normal University
- 1985-1988 Master of Education, Department of Psychology, Beijing Normal University
- 1996-1999 PhD in Education, Institute of Developmental Psychology, Beijing Normal University
Publications
- The relations between early-life stress and risk, time, and prosocial preferences in adulthood: A meta-analytic review, Wu, J.*, Guo, Z., Gao, X., & Kou, Y*., 2020
- Disadvantaged early-life experience negatively predicts prosocial behavior: The roles of Honesty-Humility and dispositional trust among Chinese adolescents, Wu, J., Yuan, M., & Kou, Y*., 2020
Awards
- 2016: Fifth National Educational Science Research Outstanding Achievement Award
- 2010: Fourth Zhu Zhixian Psychology Award
- 2008: Fifth Outstanding Worker of Beijing Social Science Community
- 2006: Fourth Undergraduate Teaching Excellence Award, Beijing Normal University
