- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- Social Media and Politics
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Grit, Self-Efficacy, and Motivation
- Psychosocial Factors Impacting Youth
- Sleep and related disorders
- Sleep and Wakefulness Research
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
- Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen
2022-2025
Chinese University of Hong Kong
2024
University of California, Santa Barbara
2021
University of California, Berkeley
2021
This study investigated the underlying mechanism between bullying victimization and depressive symptoms via social trust cross-sectionally longitudinally among 4,548 early adolescents at T1 4,484 T2 from rural areas in Guizhou, China. Correlational data showed that all forms of negative correlations with in-group generalized T1. Both were negatively associated both time points. Results structural equation modeling revealed a significant cross-sectional relationship was indirectly related to...
ABSTRACT Objective This study examined prospective associations of weight and muscularity teasing, including both victimization perpetration, with thinness‐ muscularity‐oriented eating disorder (ED) psychopathology, eating‐related psychosocial impairment, psychological distress. Method An online sample 799 Chinese adults (400 men 399 women) participated in this longitudinal two waves data collection at baseline (T1) 6 months later (T2). Analyses were conducted separately by gender....
To advance our scientific understanding about school climate and bullying victimization from the perspectives of both parents cross-country comparisons, present study examined similarities differences associations between overall 3 forms United States (U.S.; N = 1,251) Chinese (N 999) across elementary, middle, high schools. Confirmatory factor analyses measurement invariance tests were first conducted to examine validity Delaware Bullying Victimization Survey-Home (DBVS-H) U.S. parents....
This study aimed to examine the relationship between food insecurity (FI) and eating disorder psychopathology in a large sample of rural Chinese adolescents.
With the recognition of positive psychology within China, there is a pressing need for evidence-based interventions (PPIs) tailored to cultural context Chinese schools. The goals present study were (a) culturally adapt Well-Being Promotion Program using ecological validity model and (b) conduct preliminary evaluation its effectiveness. Within randomized controlled trial, we collected data from 107 eighth-grade students randomly assigned intervention (
To advance the understanding about social-cognitive factors related to Chinese adolescents’ experience with problematic Internet use (PIU), we examined associations between social-emotional learning (SEL) competencies (i.e., responsible decision-making, social awareness, self-management, self-awareness, and relationship) (PIU) among 1141 11th grade high school students from Southwest China. Through comparing latent means of PIU across different demographic background gender, social-economic...
AbstractGuided by the compensatory Internet use theory, this cross-sectional study examined relationship between bullying victimization (i.e., overall, traditional, and cyberbullying victimization) problematic (PIU) among 1,141 Chinese adolescents. The also moderating roles of five core social-emotional learning (SEL) competencies responsible decision-making, social awareness, skills, self-management, self-awareness) PIU. Results structural equation modeling (SEM) showed that more frequent...
School engagement generally declines during adolescence and was reported to be worse in Chinese adolescents rural areas compared those urban cities. Extensive studies have investigated the roles of perceived social support (i.e., students' teacher support, family cohesion, peer support) shaping school engagement. However, inconsistent findings were documented. Furthermore, underlying mechanism between lacks investigation. Therefore, informed by bioecological model process interpersonal...
<title>Abstract</title> Background Problematic Internet Use (PIU) has many adverse effects on youth mental health and development. However, few studies have systematically investigated the internal heterogeneity of PIU symptoms among rural Chinese adolescents. This study collected two waves data (T1: October 2022; T2: April 2023) from 5,271 adolescents secondary schools in Guizhou Sichuan provinces. Methods A Latent Profile Analysis (LPA) was conducted to first identify symptom profiles....
Cultural variations in affective experiences are observed. Research on positive affect with refined categorizations has been limited. This study examined the Affect Valuation Theory and its measure, Index (AVI), using a sample of high school students from rural China ( N = 676, M age 16.17 years, SD .94). The AVI assesses ideal-actual discrepancy preferred actual different states, but it yet to be validated among adolescents. showed satisfactory validity reliability assessing ideal their...
To advance cross-country understanding of parental perceptions school climate, this study examined the psychometric properties Delaware School Climate Survey-Home version (DSCS-H) and also compared perception climate among Chinese (n = 999) American 1,251) parents. Confirmatory factor analyses revealed that DSCS-H was best supported by a second-order model in both samples full measurement invariance across countries evident. Comparison overall latent means parents from elementary schools...
Navigating the development of attraction ad identity can be particularly stressful for sexual/gender minority (SGM) students—particularly as multiple states have passed legislation targeting SGM rights and culture. School psychologists mitigate such stress through effective counseling when consent is granted service provision, but parents who are unsupportive or non-affirming revoke to their child's services at school. Legally professionally, this creates conflicting responsibilities school...