I specialize in psychological development of children and adolescents. By combining insights from education, sociology, psychology, and statistics, and adopting macro, meso, and micro approaches, I examine how community, school, and family influence various aspects of children’s and adolescents’ development, including academic achievement, emotional development, and interpersonal relationships. As the first author or corresponding author, I have published over 30 papers in high-impact domestic and international journals such as Psychological Development and Education, Journal of Beijing Normal University (Social Sciences), Chinese Journal of Special Education, Child Abuse & Neglect, Journal of Affective Disorders, and Journal of Family Violence. I also serve as the principal investigator for several national and provincial research projects.
EDUCATIONAL & WORKING EXPERIENCE
Sep 2001-Jul 2005 Bachelor, School of Psychology, South China Normal University
Sep 2005- Jul 2008 Master, Faculty of Psychology, Beijing Normal University
Sep 2008- Jul 2011 Ph.D., Department of Educational Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
Sep 2012- Assistant Professor, School of Psychology, Shenzhen University
HONORS & AWARDS
2022 Outstanding Undergraduate Teacher Award of Shenzhen University
2021 16th “Challenge Cup” Guangdong College Students Extracurricular Academic Science and Technology Competition, Third Prize
2020 National First-class Undergraduate Courses, Positive Psychology
2020 First-class Undergraduate Course of Guangdong Province, Developmental psychology
2012 Outstanding Internship Instructor of Shenzhen University
GRANTS
2023~2026 Study on Risk Identification and Systematic Intervention for Violence Exposure in Children from Low-Income Families, Youth Program of Humanities and Social Sciences of the Ministry of Education (23YJC840012), Chair
2022~2024 The Relationship Between Parental Phone Phubbing and Adolescent Psychological Adaptation in the Internet Age, Education Science Planning Project of Shenzhen (dwzz22174), Chair
2019~ 2021 Research on the Teaching Model for the Psychology Based on WeChat Public Accounts, Teaching Reform Projects of Shenzhen University (JG2019036), Chair
2018~ 2020 Research on Establishing a Cyberbullying Prevention and Intervention System for Adolescents in Shenzhen, Shenzhen Philosophy and Social Sciences Planning Project (SZ2019D055), Chair
2018~ 2020 Research on Prevention of Bullying in Primary and Secondary Schools, Education Science Planning Project of Shenzhen (zdfz18007), Chair
2016~2018 Application of Problem-Based Learning in Psychology Education: A Case Study of the Psychological Measurement and Its Applications. Teaching Reform Projects of Shenzhen University (JG2016055), Chair
2016~2018 Research on the Effects of Family and School Neglect on the Emotional Development of Rural Left-Behind Children, the Project of a Key Research Base for Humanities and Social Sciences in Universities in Guangdong Province (2016WQNCX130), Chair
2015~2017 Research on the Status of Academic Emotional and Protective Mechanisms for Adolescents in Guangdong Province, Education Science Planning Project of Guangdong Province(2014GXJK068), Chair
2014~2016 Research on Students’ Emotions in Mathematics Learning and Related Factors, Humanities and Social Sciences Fund of Shenzhen University, Chair
2012~2015 Effects of Teacher Instruction in the Classroom on the Development of Student Academic Achievement: A Longitudinal Research, The Research Fund of Shenzhen University, Chair
PUBLICATIONS
1. Zhou, Y., Li, J., Li, J.M., Wang, Y., &Li, X. (2024). Latent profiles of bullying perpetration and victimization: Gender differences and family variables. Child Abuse & Neglect. DOI:10.1016/J.CHIABU.2024.106682
2. Li, X.，Wang, Y., Sun., Y., Wen, H., Jiang, S. (2024). The Association between Exposure to Domestic Violence and Internalizing and Externalizing Problems in Primary School Students: The Mediating Role of Anger Rumination and Moderating Role of Gender. (Chinese). Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology. 32（1）：65-70.
DOI：10.16128/j.cnki.1005-3611.2024.01.011
3. Deng, X., Chen, K., Chen, X., Zhang, L., Lin, M., Li, X., & Gao, Q. (2023) Parental involvement affects parent-adolescents brain-to-brain synchrony when experiencing different emotions together: An EEG-based hyper-scanning study. Behavioural Brain Research.
Doi:10.1016/j.bbr.2023.114734
4. Yu, L., Li, X., Hu, Q., Guo, Z., Hong, D., Huang, Y., Xu, Y., Zhang, J., Xu, Q., & Jiang, S. (2023). School bullying and its risk and protective factors in Chinese early adolescents: A latent transition analysis. Aggressive Behavior.
DOI: 10.1002/ab.22080
5. Zhou, Y., Li, J., Wang, Y., Jiang, S., &Li, X. (2023). Comparisons of violence exposure within and across contexts in predicting depression among Chinese children and adolescents. Child Abuse & Neglect.
DOI：10.1016/J.CHIABU.2022.106001
6. Li, X., Liu, Y., Wang Y., Jiang S. (2023). Effects of violence exposure on school bullying among early-age adolescents of different genders: Based on Latent Profile Analysis. (Chinese). Psychological Development and Education. 39(2): 255-265.
DOI：10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2023.02.12
7. Jiang, S., Ding J., Liu, Y., Lu, Y., Li, X., Chen, J. (2023). The effect of cyber-bullying/cyber-victimization on sleep quality in early adolescence: A Serial Mediation Model of social anxiety and depression mood. (Chinese). Psychological Development and Education. 39(1): 85-96.
DOI：10.16187/j.cnki.issn1001-4918.2023.01.10
8. Ding, J., Wang, W., Hu, Q., Li, X., Guo, Z., Hong, D., Yu, Q., & Jiang, S. (2022). Childhood psychological maltreatment and relational aggression among Chinese adolescents: The mediating role of moral disengagement and the moderating role of gender. Journal of Family Violence.
DOI：10.1007/S10896-022-00475-6
9. Zhang, J., Xu, Y., Zhang, R., Wang, Y., Li, X., Xu, Y., Guo, Z., Lv. Y., & Jiang, S. (2022). Witnessing intimate partner violence and cyberbullying among Chinese adolescents: The mediating effect of self-control and moderating effect of parental psychological control. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace. 16(3).
DOI:10.5817/CP2022-3-5
10. Deng, X., Chen, X., Zhang, L., Gao, Q., Li, X., & An, S. (2022). Adolescent social anxiety undermines adolescent-parent interbrain synchrony during emotional processing: A hyper-scanning study. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology. 22:100329. DOI:10.1016/j.ijchp.2022.100329
11.Li, X., Wang, Y., Tang, J., Li, J., Zhou, Y., Wang, Y., Jiang, S. (2022). Exposure to domestic violence and depressive symptoms in Chinese adolescents: Sleep problems as a mediator. Journal of Affective Disorder. 310(1):17-24.
Doi:10.1016/j.jad.2022.04.114
12.Wu, H., Wang, Y., Zhou, Y., Li, X. (2022). School violence exposure and internalizing problems in adolescents: A Mediated Moderating Model. (Chinese). Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology. 30(5): 1198-1202.
DOI：10.16128/j.cnki.1005-3611.2022.05.038
13. Liu, Y., Deng X., Li, X. (2022). Latent profile analysis on the association of psychological abuse and neglect with mobile phone dependence among adolescences. (Chinese). Chinese Journal of School Health. 2022, 43(5): 663-667.
DOI：10.16835/j.cnki.1000-9817.2022.05.006
14. Zhou, Y., Li, J., Li, X., Jiang, S. (2022). The relationship between exposure to domestic
violence and school bullying among children: A Moderated Mediating Model. (Chinese). Chinese Journal of Special Education.
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1007-3728.2022.02.012
15.Li, X., Wang, Y., Li, J., Tang, J., Zhang, J., Wang, M., Jiang, S. (2022). Violence exposure across multiple contexts as predictors of reactive and proactive aggression in Chinese preadolescents. Aggressive Behavior. 1-12.
DOI:10.1002/ab.22016
16.Li, X., & Hao, C. (2019). The relationship between parental attachment and mobile phone dependence among Chinese rural adolescents: The role of alexithymia and mindfulness. Frontiers in Psychology. 10：598.
DOI:10.3389/fpsyg.2019.00598
17.Ni, Y. J., Zhou, D., Cai, J.F., Li, X., & Li, Q. (2017). Improving cognitive and affective learning outcomes of students through mathematics instructional tasks of high cognitive demand. The Journal of Educational Research. 2:116.
DOI:10.1080/00220671.2017.1402748
18.Zhang, Q., Huang, Y., Zhang, Q., Li, X. (2017). Enhancing learning through assessment: What are the effective approaches? (Chinese). Teacher Education Forum. 10: 51-54.
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.2095-5995 .2017.10.013
19.Gao, Q., Xie, Y., Li, X. (2016). On sentence processing among children with Chinese-Language reading comprehension difficulties. (Chinese). Chinese Journal of Special Education. 8: 12-16.
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1007-3728.2016.08.009.
20.Chen, Q., Li, X. (2015). Relationships between the meaning in life, social support, locus of control and subjective well- being among college Students. (Chinese). China Journal of Health Psychology. 23（1）：96-99.
DOI: 10.13342/j.cnki.cjhp.2015.01.027
21.Ni, Y. J., Zhou, D., Li, X., & Li, Q. (2014). Relations of instructional tasks to teacher-student discourse in mathematics classrooms of Chinese primary schools. Cognition and Instruction. 32(1): 2-43.
DOI:10.1080/07370008.2013.857319
22.Wang, L., Li, X., & Li, N. (2014). Socioeconomic status and student math achievement in China: A review. ZDM: The International Journal on Mathematics Education. 46(4): 1-10.
DOI: https://www.doi.org/10.1007/s11858-014-0617-8
23. Li, X., Ni, Y. (2013). A review on the relationship between socioeconomic status and academic achievement of adolescents. (Chinese). Journal of South China Normal University (Social Science Edition). 12，39-42.
24. Li, X., Ni, Y. (2013). Study of the teachers’ quality instruction in the primary mathematics classrooms. (Chinese). Journal of Mathematics Education. 22（4），54-57
25.Li, X.., Ni, Y. J., Li, Q., & Tsoi, W. L. (2012). Influences of curriculum reform on primary mathematics: A survey of instructional practices. Chinese Education and Society. 45(4), 22-42.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2753/CED1061-1932450402
26.Ni, Y. J., Li, Q., Li, X., & Zh, Z. H. (2011). Influence of curriculum reform: An analysis of student mathematics achievements in mainland China. International Journal of Educational Research.50(2), 1-17.
DOI:10.1016/j.ijer.2011.06.005
27.Li, Q., Ni, Y., Li, X. (2011). Educational equity in a new curriculum reform environment: The effect of Socio-economic status on student achievement. (Chinese). Global Education. 40(4), 25-32.
DOI:CNKI:SUN:WGJN.0.2011-04-005
28. Li, X., Ni, Y. (2010). A review of the literature on teacher effectiveness. (Chinese). Contemporary Teacher Education. 3(4), 16-21.
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1674-2087.2010.04.004
29. Li, X., Zou, H., Liu, Y., Yang, Y. (2009). The characteristics of students’ peer attachment and its relationship with friendship quality: Social goals as a mediator. (Chinese). Psychological Development and Education. 25(3), 32-38.
Doi: CNKI: SUN: XLFZ.0.2009-03-006
30. Li, X., Zou, H., Wang, R., Dou, D. (2008). The developmental characteristics of temporary migrant children’s self-esteem and its relation to learning behavior and teacher-student
relationship in Beijing. (Chinese). Journal of Psychological Science. 31(4), 909-913.
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1671-6981.2008.04.032
31. Zou, H., Liu, Y., Li, X., Cai, Y. (2008). Structure of adolescents’ emotional intelligence and
its relation to five factor personality and friendship quality (Chinese). Journal of Beijing Normal University (Social Sciences). 1, 57-64.
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1002-0209.2008.01.007
32.Xie, Y., Zou, H., Li, X. (2007). A comparative study on the characteristics of teacher-student
relationship between migrant children in public schools and those in migrant worker children’s schools. (Chinese). Journal of the Chinese Society of Education. 6, 9-12.
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1002-4808.2007.06.003
