A5063470758- Electoral Systems and Political Participation
- Social Media and Politics
- Hong Kong and Taiwan Politics
- Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
- International Relations and Foreign Policy
- Social and Intergroup Psychology
- Media Influence and Politics
- Misinformation and Its Impacts
- Hate Speech and Cyberbullying Detection
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- China's Socioeconomic Reforms and Governance
- Gender Politics and Representation
- Korean Peninsula Historical and Political Studies
- Global Peace and Security Dynamics
- Populism, Right-Wing Movements
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
- Political Conflict and Governance
- Experimental Behavioral Economics Studies
- European and Russian Geopolitical Military Strategies
- Defense, Military, and Policy Studies
- Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
- Media Influence and Health
- Japanese History and Culture
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
2018-2025
University of Nevada, Reno
2023-2024
Duke University
2017
The COVIDiSTRESS global survey collects data on early human responses to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic from 173 429 respondents in 48 countries. open science study was co-designed by an international consortium of researchers investigate how psychological differ across countries and cultures, this has impacted behaviour, coping trust government efforts slow spread virus. Starting March 2020, leveraged convenience unpaid online recruitment generate public data. objective present analysis is...
Abstract Love is a phenomenon that occurs across the world and affects many aspects of human life, including choice of, process bonding with, romantic partner. Thus, developing reliable valid measure love experiences crucial. One most popular tools to quantify Sternberg’s 45-item Triangular Scale (TLS-45), which measures three components: intimacy, passion, commitment. However, our literature review reveals studies (64%) use broad variety shortened versions TLS-45. Here, aiming achieve...
Abstract The literature highlights the conflicting trends between rising nationalism and stable preferences for status quo on cross-strait relations in Taiwan. This article provides new insights from Taiwan National Security Survey (2002–2022, 14 waves, n = 16, 494) to help explain this apparent inconsistency. surveys employed “conditional preference” items capture how attitudes of Taiwanese people are shaped. Since 2002, identifiers have increased steadily, while dual decreased. Most...
Great powers often use high-level visits to reassure weaker states. The literature on public diplomacy shows that these can bring a number of advantages while overlooking their potential impact increasing support for the great power's security agenda and confidence in host country's defense policy military. This note employed quasi-experiment Taiwan, which three high-profile US Senators visited Taiwan unexpectedly during one-week national survey (n = 1,500) June 2021. Propensity score...
Abstract The United States has successfully prevented the military conflict between China and Taiwan since 1980s through Strategic Ambiguity (SA) strategy, which discourages both sides from deviating status quo by not committing to defend or Taiwan. recent US–China tensions rising nationalism in drew critics SA suggested it be replaced with strategic clarity strategy. We argue that choice of Dual Clarity (DC)—the promises only if does unilaterally declare de jure independence—is widely...
Abstract Are Taiwanese voters polarized? By presenting four novel visualizations based on a factor analysis of Taiwan National Security Surveys from 2002 to 2017, this article describes the contours structural change in politics. Overall, cross-strait position among can be described by stable inverted U shape over time. This arises fact that most nonpartisans—typically neglected literature polarization—are moderate. Before 2008, increasing polarization partisans attributed pan-green moving...
Studies of public support for war among non-Western and non-major powers (NWNM) states are distinctive from United States foreign military operations. First, these wars often intrude on subjects’ direct livelihood. Second, great powers’ intervention can drastically alter the outcome wars. These factors have not been examined extensively in literature. We fill this gap by spearheading several hypotheses unique to NWNM countries. Through an original representative survey experiment a...
Since 1992, the percentage of Taiwanese identifying as “Taiwanese only” increased by 50%. The literature explains increase generation, democratization, and military threat. None these foresees decline Taiwan identity between 2016 2018. We argue that can be explained issue ownership + hedging. After Democratic Progress Party (DPP) won both presidency Congress for first time in 2016, DPP’s performance was used voters to evaluate utility identity. Propensity score matching regressions on three...
People use multiple social media daily. Some platforms feature public interactions like Facebook, others emphasize private communications such as Line. Although misinformation is rampant on all platforms, literature fact-checks (FC) focuses primarily ones. This article provides an integrated psychological model and argues that FC less effective platforms. expect to encounter “unwelcome” FCs (incongruent with their beliefs) but selectively approach the “welcome” An experiment ( n = 601) a...
To repress growing regional/national identity in Taiwan, China applies rationalist strategies, including economic incentives and military threats. Analysis of the Taiwan National Security Survey 2003–2015 shows that China’s carrot stick policies negatively correlate with exclusive Taiwanese identity. In younger generations, perception strength is similar, but their effect on weaker.
Why do people risk their lives fighting in wars? This article looks beyond group grievance and material benefits to add another psychological mechanism explaining why choose fight or not – perceived collective action. An individual is much more likely when they perceive that others will also fight. Contrary the expectations of social identity theory pressure theory, effect action stronger among those who have a weaker national because are rationally calculate chance winning by accounting for...
How does the entrance of radical candidates influence election results? Conventional wisdom suggests that extreme merely split votes. Based on range effect theory in cognitive psychology, we hypothesize an candidate reframes endpoints ideological spectrum among available candidates, which makes moderate one same side to be perceived by voters as even more moderate. Through two survey experiments United States and Taiwan, provide empirical support for vote choice plurality system. The results...
Abstract The 1992 Consensus is perhaps the most crucial political term for cross‐strait relations. Surveys show that public consistently supports it in Taiwan. Despite alleged broad support, there has not been an academic study examining if Taiwanese people understand content of Consensus. Such inquiry important as administration Taiwan yet accepted its interactions with Beijing. A nearly representative online survey was conducted July 2018, and 1001 respondents were recruited to choose...
For decades, scholars have constructed various ways to measure Taiwanese public opinion on the nation’s future, independence–unification ( Tondu) question. While existing surveys find that people become more likely support independence, majority still favors “status quo” option. Existing measurements a number of weaknesses. instance, most do not inform citizens what means, nor they specify when and how independence unification will manifest in reality. We propose new approach measuring...
The current study investigates attitudes toward one form of sex for resources: the so-called sugar relationships, which often involve exchanges resources and/or companionship. present examined associations among relationships and relevant variables (e.g., sex, sociosexuality, gender inequality, parasitic exposure) in 69,924 participants across 87 countries. Two self-report measures Acceptance Sugar Relationships (ASR) developed younger companion providers (ASR-YWMS) older resource (ASR-OMWS)...
The 2014 Sunflower Movement led to rising political participation among young Taiwanese. Hence, opposition parties and civic groups created programs support candidates running in the village chief elections. Compared with 2010 election, however, fewer challengers ran 2014, they received votes won seats. Propensity score matching shows that presence of on ballots did not increase turnout. However, affected election indirectly: young, new attracted more from incumbents than therefore decreased...
Early studies show that the COVID-19 pandemic causes rally-around-the-flag effect and increases level of nationalism among voters after outbreak. However, how long does this boost last? Voters may cognitively withdraw their identification to beloved country if is rampant in where they live as well when government fails address it thoroughly. We conducted a pre-registered MTurk experiment (n = 606) on 20 April 2020, United States—3 months first confirmed case weeks large-scale lockdown....
Abstract This study reported domestic and overseas Taiwanese people’s perceived stress levels examined the mediation effect of their coping strategies during early stages COVID-19 pandemic. We recruited 2727 respondents from COVIDiSTRESS Global Survey (N = 173,426) between March 30 May 30, 2020. The self-report questionnaire included a modified 10-item Perceived Stress Scale 16-item strategy scale. Three stress-coping factors were extracted with principal component analysis confirmatory...
Love is a worldwide known phenomenon that affects many aspects of human life, including considering romantic partner with whom to bond. Thus, developing reliable and valid measure love experiences crucial. One the most popular tools test levels Sternberg's 45-item Triangular Scale (TLS-45), which measures three components: Intimacy, Passion, Commitment. However, our literature review reveals majority studies (64%) use broad variety shortened versions TLS-45. To achieve scientific consensus...