Ze Zhu

ORCID: 0000-0003-1076-3215
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Research Areas
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Media Influence and Health
  • Workaholism, burnout, and well-being
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Optimism, Hope, and Well-being
  • Child Nutrition and Water Access
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Mental Health Research Topics
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Emotional Labor in Professions
  • Recreation, Leisure, Wilderness Management
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Mind wandering and attention
  • Health and Lifestyle Studies
  • Infant Development and Preterm Care
  • Work-Family Balance Challenges
  • Impact of Technology on Adolescents
  • Psychological and Temporal Perspectives Research
  • Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
  • Child Nutrition and Feeding Issues
  • Emotional Intelligence and Performance
  • Digital Mental Health Interventions
  • International Student and Expatriate Challenges

Texas A&M University
2024-2025

University of Michigan
2024-2025

Mitchell Institute
2025

University of Nebraska at Omaha
2021-2023

George Mason University
2017-2021

Beijing Normal University
2015-2018

ABSTRACT The recently booming gig economy, in which workers provide on‐demand and short‐term services to customers exchange for monetary rewards via online platforms, creates opportunities receive instantaneous customer feedback, particularly negative feedback. Considering the emerging controversy concerning workers' well‐being, present research strives understand how when feedback influences subsequent work well‐being outcomes. Grounded conservation of resources (COR) theory, this...

10.1002/job.2870 article EN Journal of Organizational Behavior 2025-02-18

Research on recovery from work stress has emphasized the importance of within‐day breaks. However, prior research not been designed and analysed in a way that fully aligns with processes described by underlying theoretical framework (i.e., effort‐recovery model). The current paper examines effects breaks using an event‐based pre‐/post (EBPP)‐design, more captures process as model. We also included designs used previous studies interval‐based design without pre‐break strain measures) to...

10.1111/joop.12246 article EN Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 2018-11-26

Background Working adults spend most of their leisure time watching TV. In this paper, we seek to clarify how experiences psychological need fulfillment and well‐being differ when TV engaging in other activities. We suggest that, compared activities, is equally conducive fulfilling needs for: (a) relaxation detachment from stress (b) autonomy, but less for (c) meaning, (d) mastery, (e) affiliation thus also promoting subjective wellbeing. Methods tested our predictions two day reconstruction...

10.1111/aphw.12196 article EN Applied Psychology Health and Well-Being 2020-03-17

Insufficient recovery from work stress is a pernicious issue for many workers. This study aims to understand the important role that supervisors play in employees’ experiences. Specifically, we (1) proposed an expanded conceptualization of supervisor support (SSR), and (2) developed validated measure consistent with this conceptualization. We refined SSR four dimensions: refraining communicating about during nonwork time, requiring modeling recovery, encouraging recovery. These dimensions...

10.1177/01492063241311228 article EN cc-by-nc Journal of Management 2025-02-26

Abstract Emotion regulation at work is important; however, effective emotion difficult, necessitating timely intervention. We developed an ecological momentary intervention that incorporated two cognitive reappraisal strategies. Using a randomized controlled trial design, we assessed the impact of on employees' workplace affective experiences and, in turn, counterproductive behaviour (CWB) and overall job performance. Participants between‐person control groups ( N = 88 88, respectively)...

10.1111/joop.70020 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology 2025-04-04

Psychological capital (PsyCap) is a higher-order construct comprising hope, efficacy, optimism, and resiliency, which has attracted more attention from both academics practitioners. Despite promising progress made in the PsyCap literature, underlying mechanisms linking to organizational outcomes still need investigation utilizing longitudinal research design. Moreover, reciprocal relationships between positive affect require attention. Therefore, we aim test central role of affective...

10.1177/18344909211010514 article EN cc-by-nc Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology 2021-01-01

Abstract Background Previous evidence on the relation between early head circumference (HC) growth and behavioural outcomes in preschoolers has been inconsistent. Objective We aimed to investigate whether HC from birth 5 years of age was related internalising or externalising problems at a sex‐specific manner. Methods Among 303 girls 318 boys MINA‐Brazil cohort, we examined associations changes behaviour problem scores according Strengths Difficulties Questionnaire for parents. values were...

10.1111/ppe.13130 article EN Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology 2024-10-04

Summary On a daily basis, resilience is critical for employees to cope with difficulties and challenges in achieving work goals. Understanding the dynamic process throughout workday crucial gaining insights into how can effectively leverage their meet The present study aims examine this response stress while pursuing goals among different levels of trait resilience. Drawing on literature conservation resources theory, we propose resilience‐depleting morning within short, half‐day timeframe....

10.1002/job.2839 article EN cc-by Journal of Organizational Behavior 2024-10-28

Organizational researchers are now making widespread use of ecological momentary assessments but have not yet taken the logical next step to interventions, also called Just-in-Time Adaptive Interventions (JITAIs). JITAIs potential test within-person causal theories and maximize practical benefits participants through two developmental phases: The microrandomized trial randomized controlled trial, respectively. In design, randomization experimental manipulation internal validity at level....

10.1177/10944281231202740 article EN Organizational Research Methods 2023-09-28

In this study, 2 experiments were conducted to investigate whether motivation and positive affect can alleviate ego depletion elucidate their possible mechanisms. Experiment 1, a crossing-out-letter task was adapted reach an state for Chinese participants. Participants then randomly assigned the extrinsic group, group or control group. After experimental treatment, dumbbell used measure participants' remaining self-regulatory resources. The results showed that participants in groups...

10.1002/ijop.12235 article EN International Journal of Psychology 2015-11-12

In this commentary, we note the lack of emphasis on work-related factors in leisure constraints literature. We highlight three that think warrant investigation as constraints: (1) labor practices related to work scheduling, (2) organizational norms, and (3) supervisors. discuss relevant psychology literatures future research focusing could broaden knowledge about illuminate new paths forward for improving employees' experiences. emphasize addressing these likely requires moving beyond...

10.1080/00222216.2020.1807841 article EN Journal of Leisure Research 2020-09-11

Self-initiative expatriates (SIEs) are increasingly important to the global talent pool. However, they vulnerable identity strain due their self-initiative status and tendency maintain previous during temporary stays in host country. Drawing on conservation of resources theory, we establish a resource-based model examine indirect effects SIEs' expatriate outcomes (performance, work withdrawal, repatriation intention) through on-the-job off-the-job embeddedness, with relationship building as...

10.1080/09585192.2022.2142479 article EN The International Journal of Human Resource Management 2022-11-08

Policy capturing is a widely used technique, but the temporal stability of policy-capturing judgments has long been cause for concern. This article emphasizes importance reporting reliability, and in particular test-retest estimates studies. We found that only 164 955 studies (i.e., 17.17%) reported reliability estimate. then conducted generalization meta-analysis on did report estimates—and we obtained an average estimate .78. additionally examined 16 potential methodological substantive...

10.1177/10944281211011529 article EN Organizational Research Methods 2021-05-12

Agency and Communion, the Big Two of social perception, appear to have unique subdimensions, but they differed across studies not all may be relevant for understanding gender stereotypes. Across two sets (Total <em>N</em> = 1,648), we examined self- group stereotypes using Abele colleagues' (2021) conceptualization agency as a vertical dimension that conveys information about status communion horizontal approaching groups individuals. Group stereotype analyses suggested comprised...

10.5334/irsp.690 article EN International Review of Social Psychology 2022-01-01

<title>Abstract</title> High consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPF) has been related to short sleep duration, a risk factor for chronic disease. However, the temporality association remains unclear, especially among children. We assessed associations adherence dietary patterns and duration in middle childhood longitudinally, 729 participants Bogotá School Children Cohort. Four (UPF, traditional, animal protein, cheaper protein) were identified through principal component analysis food...

10.21203/rs.3.rs-4702112/v1 preprint EN cc-by Research Square (Research Square) 2024-08-14

10.5465/amproc.2023.10509abstract article EN Academy of Management Proceedings 2023-07-24

Research suggests that leaders play an important role in employees’ recovery from work stress. Very little research to date has examined leader behaviors promote or inhibit recovery. This study aims better understand the nature and impacts of recovery-supportive supervisory behaviors. Specifically, we (1) proposed expanded conceptualization supervisor support for recovery, (2) developed validated a measure consistent with this conceptualization, (3) effect on employee In Study 1, conducted...

10.5465/ambpp.2021.16295abstract article EN Academy of Management Proceedings 2021-07-26
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