Shenzhen High-level Reserve Level Talent, received her doctorate degree in education from the School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University in June 2015, under the supervision of Prof. Liu Li. His research areas include: intergroup relations, social ecology-oriented psychological research, beauty pursuit of appearance, pro-environmental behavior, etc. He is a reviewer for SSCI journals such as Journal of Youth Studies, Psychological Reports, etc. He has served as a reviewer for SSCI journals such as Journal of Youth Studies and Psychological Reports. She has presided over four research projects at provincial and municipal levels, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Philosophy and Social Science Planning Program of Guangdong Province. She has published more than 20 SSCI/SCI papers in major journals and international conferences.
ACEDEMIC POSITIONS
Dec 2023-Shenzhen University, School of Psychology Associate Professor, Master’s Supervisor
Nov.2015-Nov 2023 Shenzhen University, School of Psychology Assistant Professor, Master’s Supervisor
EDUCATION
Sep 2010-Jun 2015 Ph.D. in Applied Psychology, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, China
Sep 2007-Jun 2010 Master's Degree in Applied Psychology, School of Psychology, Beijing Normal University, China
Sep 2003-Jun 2007 Bachelor's Degree, Majoring in Psychology, School of Psychology, Liaoning Normal University, China
HONORS & AWARDS
2020-2025 Shenzhen High-level Reserve Level Talent
GRANTS
2021~2023 Research on the Psychological Mechanisms of Artificial Intelligence Robot's Anthropomorphic Nature and Relative Social Status on its Acceptance Attitude, Shenzhen Stability Support Program, Top Project, Chair
2021~ 2023 Intergroup relationship between local residents and foreign population under the perspective of social-ecological psychology: improvement factors and psychosocial mechanisms, Guangdong Province Philosophy and Social Science Planning Project General Project, Chair
2019~ 2021 Research on the influencing factors of mental health of Shenzhen citizens under the perspective of social-ecological psychology, Shenzhen Philosophy and Social Science Planning Program, Chair
2017~ 2019 Research on the influencing factors of mental health of Shenzhen citizens under the perspective of social-ecological psychology; National Natural Science Foundation of China, Chair
2016 ~ 2017 Research on the cognitive mechanism of the effect of cultural scene consistency; Shenzhen University Humanities and Social Sciences Start-up Funding; Chair
2016~2020 Research on the Social and Cultural Psychological Mechanisms of Constructing the Community of Human Destiny, Major Project of the National Social Science Foundation of China, Participation
PUBLICATIONS
Zhao, X., Zhang, X. * (Research and Development). When your coworkers are robots: Intergroup performance status and its effects on workplace attitudes. European Journal of Social Psychology.
Olsson, M. I., Van Grootel, S., Block, K., Schuster, C., Meeussen, L., Van Laar, C., ... Zhang, X., & Martiny, S. E. (2023). The gender gap in parental leave intentions: evidence from 37 countries. Political Psychology.
Zhang, Q., Zhang, Q. X., Zhang, S. *, & Gao, C.. (2023). Facilitation of far-migration problem solving by rule-variant reasoning. Journal of Psychology, 55(1), 117.
Zhang, X., Zhao, X. (2021). Chinese promote subjective well-being by controlling interpersonal relationships. Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 24, 83-79.
Zhang, X., Zhao, X., Dang, J., Liu, L. (2020, online publication). Physical segregation impedes psychological integration: Scenario inconsistencies increase prejudice. Current Psychology.
Zhang, X. (2021). Fans' Identity and Identity Transformation in the Internet Context. Chinese Social Psychology Review, 20, 179-203.
Wen, Sik, Zhang, Xiaoxiao*, and Zhao, Xian (2019). Relationship Mobility, Rejection Sensitivity and Subjective Well-Being. Psychological Inquiry, 2, 179-185.
Zang, Xuelian, Zhang, Xiaoxiao, Jia, Lina, Li, Genqiang, & Li, Hong. (2017). The role of selective attention mechanisms in situational cue effects. Advances in Psychological Science, 25(9), 1503-1511.
Huang, Z., Zheng, W., Tan, X., Zhang, X.X., & Liu, L. (2016). Polluted air increases corruption perceptions. Pacific Rim Journal of Psychology, 10.
Zhang, X. X., Liu, L.*, Zhao, X., Zheng, J., Yang, M., & Zhang, J. Q. (2015). Toward a three component of fan loyalty: a case study of Chinese youth, PloS ONE, 10(4), e0124312.
Zhang, X. X., Zheng, J., Liu, L. *, Zhao, X., & Sun, X. M. (2014). The effect of group boundary permeability on intergroup prejudice: The case of rural-to-urban migrants in China. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 8(02), 53-61.
Zhao, X., Liu, L. *, Zhang, X. X., Shi, J. X., & Huang, Z. W. (2014). The effect of belief in free will on prejudice. PloS ONE, 9(3), e91572.
Shi, Jiaxin, Liu, Li*, & Zhang, Xiaoxiao. (2014). Effects of identity on intergroup contact among Tibetan college students in Beijing: the role of adaptation strategies. Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology, 22(4), 668-671.
Zhao, Xian, Liu, L*, Zhang, Xiaoxiao, Xiang, Zhendong, & Fu, Hongling. (2012). Perspective-taking: Concepts, manipulations, and their effects on intergroup relations. Advances in Psychological Science, 20(12), 2079-2088.
Zhang, Xiaoxiao, Yang, Xiaoli, & Zhang, Qi*. (2010). An investigation of college students' attributions and attitudes toward homosexuality. Education Science, 26(2), 71-73.
Yang, Xiaoli, Liu, Li*, & Zhang, Xiaoxiao. (2010). Cultural frame shifting in bicultural individuals: Influences and outcomes. Advances in Psychological Science, 18(5), 840-848.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Lectures on “Social Psychology”, “Consumer Psychology”, “Experimental Social Psychology” for undergraduate students in the School of Psychology; “Social Psychology Research Design and Practice” and “Advances in Social Psychology Research” for graduate students. Design and Practice of Social Psychology” and ‘Advances in Social Psychology Research’ for graduate students.
