Can Jiao is a Professor of Psychology at Shenzhen University, China. She has received her Ph.D. in the South China Normal University in 2009. Her current research is focused on educational and psychological measurement, the theoretical and applied research of statistics.
She was elected as “Liyuan Outstanding Young Teachers” in Shenzhen University and “Qianbaishi Project” cultivating talents of institutions of higher learning in Guangdong province. She held concurrent posts of the Dean of Professional Committee on Mental Health of Guangdong Psychology Association, the Deputy Secretary-General of Guangdong Psychology Association, the Deputy Secretary-General of the Educational Statistics and Measurement Branch of the Chinese Society of Education.
She has published over 60 research papers as the first or the corresponding author, and her findings were published in top journals like Social Sciences in China, Acta Psychologica Sinica and Journal of Psychological Science etc. . She has served as the co-editor of 《教育与心理统计学》 (“Educational and Psychological Statistics”, listed in National Planning Textbook in the 11th Five-Year Plan of General Higher Education). She has been the principal investigator of several research projects funded by the National and Provincial or Ministerial Science Foundation of China.
Academic Positions
Jul 2017 - Present Professor, Shenzhen University
Jan 2012 - Jun 2017 Associate Professor, Shenzhen University
Jun 2009 - Dec 2011 Lecturer, Shenzhen University
Education
Sep 2009 - Jul 2009 Quantitative Psychology, School of Psychology, South China Normal University, Ph.D.
Sep 2003 - Jul 2006 Educational Psychology, College of Teacher Education, Qinghai Normal University, Master 's degree
Sep 1997 - Jul 2000 Chinese Language and Literature, College of Literature, Hunan Normal University, Bachelor
Honors & Awards
● “Liyuan Outstanding Young Teachers” in Shenzhen University
● “Qianbaishi Project” Cultivating Talents of Institutions of Higher Learning in Guangdong Province
● 2023 First-class Undergraduate Courses of Guangdong Province
● 2018 Recognized as “High-Level Professional in Shenzhen” by Human Resources and Social Security Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality
● 2017 Entitled with “Shenzhen Outstanding Teacher” by Education Bureau of Shenzhen Municipality
● 2017 Her study “The Lost Boundary：A Study of the Null Hypothesis Testing Method in Psychology” was granted with The Outstanding Achievement Award of Philosophy and Social Science of Guangdong Province
● 2015 Her study “The Lost Boundary：A Study of the Null Hypothesis Testing Method in Psychology” was granted with The 7th Outstanding Achievement Awarded of Philosophy and Social Science of Shenzhen
Research projects
Construction Project of High-level Series Excellent Textbook of Shenzhen University (Phase II) 2024 - present
First-class Curriculum Series: Textbook of "Mental Health of College Students: Self-care and Self-realization"
Sub-topic of National Science and Technology Innovation 2030 2021-2023
Development of Standardized Test for the Reading Ability Level of Children Aged 6-12
The Regular Projects of National Social Science Fund 2021-Present
Research on Psychological Promotion and Intervention for Active Aging of the Elderly Drifters
Key Projects of Humanities and Social Science of Guangdong Province(Project Number 2018WZDXM015) 2019-2021
The Hidden Power: the Mental Health of Elderly Drifters & the Construction of Happy City
The 13th Five-Year Plan Projects of Philosophy and Social Science of Shenzhen (Project Number 135B026) 2017-2022
The Elderly Drifters in Shenzhen: Their Mental Health Status & the Research on Community Intervention Practice of Psychological Technique of Group Sand-play
National Social Science Foundation of China (Project Number 14CSH026) 2014-2019
Research on the Social Identity of the New Generation of Female Migrant Workers in the Reconstruction of Urban Social Network
Pubs Journals indexed by SCI/SSCI:
Deng Z, Qiu Y, Xiao X, & Jiao, C. (2024). Elderly’s Homesickness: Development of Elderly Homesickness Questionnaire[J]. Psychology Research and Behavior Management,17:1533-1549.
Ren Y, Chi X, Bu H, & Jiao, C. (2023). Warm and Harsh Parenting, Self-Kindness and Self-Judgment, and Well-Being: An Examination of Developmental Differences in a Large Sample of Adolescents[J]. Children, 10(2):406.
Shen X, Yin F, Jiao C. (2023). Predictive Models of Life Satisfaction in Older People: A Machine Learning Approach[J]. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(3):2445.
Solmi M, Thompson T, Estradé A, & Jiao, C. (2023). Validation of the Collaborative Outcomes study on Health and Functioning during Infection Times (COH-FIT) questionnaire for adults[J]. Journal of Affective Disorders, 326:249-261.
Zhang J, Zheng Z, Wang L, & Jiao, C. (2022). Effectiveness of a 4-Day Mindfulness-Based Intervention in a 2-Month Follow-Up for Chinese Incarcerated People[J]. Behavior therapy, 53(5):981-994.
Zhou, T., Zhang, X., Fan, S., Deng, Z., & Jiao, C. (2022). The Impact of Early Neighborhood Cohesion, and Its Mechanism, on Cognitive Function in Later Life. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13.
Qiu, Y., Deng, Z., Jiang, C., Wei, K., Zhu, L., Zhang, J., & Jiao, C. (2022). The Associations of Meteorological and Environmental Factors with Memory Function of the Older Age in Urban Areas. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(9), 5484.
Zhang, L., Huang, L., Weiger, C.V., Jiao, C., Li, Y., & Wu, D. (2022). Prevalence, correlates, and behavioral outcomes of alcohol gifting in China. BMC Public Health, 22.
Wu, D., Yang, T., Hall, D.L., Jiao, G., Huang, L., & Jiao, C. (2021). COVID-19 uncertainty and sleep: the roles of perceived stress and intolerance of uncertainty during the early stage of the COVID-19 outbreak. BMC Psychiatry, 21.
Qiu, Y., Wei, K., Zhu, L., Wu, D., & Jiao, C. (2021). The Association of Meteorological Factors with Cognitive Function in Older Adults. International journal of environmental research and public health, 18(11), 5981.
Wu, D., Rockett, I., Yang, T., Yang, X. Y., Wang, M., & Jiao, C. (2021). Perceived Beliefs, Uncertainty, and Behavioral Responses During the COVID-19 Outbreak in China: Findings From a Convenience Sample. American journal of health promotion : AJHP, 8901171211004249. Advance online publication.
Xiao, T., Jiao, C., Yao, J., Yang, L., Zhang, Y., Liu, S., Grabovac, I., Yu, Q., Kong, Z., Yu, J. J., & Zhang, J. (2021). Effects of Basketball and Baduanjin Exercise Interventions on Problematic Smartphone Use and Mental Health among College Students: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 2021, 8880716.
Zhang, J., Jiao, C., Yu, C., Qiao, T., & Li, Z. (2021). Heterogeneous Association of Chinese Adolescents' Engaged Living With Problematic Internet Use: A Mixture Regression Analysis. Frontiers in psychology, 11, 526290.
Chi, X., Becker, B., Yu, Q., Willeit, P., Jiao, C., Huang, L., Hossain, M. M., Grabovac, I., Yeung, A., Lin, J., Veronese, N., Wang, J., Zhou, X., Doig, S. R., Liu, X., Carvalho, A. F., Yang, L., Xiao, T., Zou, L., Fusar-Poli, P., … Solmi, M. (2020). Prevalence and Psychosocial Correlates of Mental Health Outcomes Among Chinese College Students During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Pandemic. Frontiers in psychiatry, 11, 803.
Zhang, M., Wang, S., Zhang, J., Jiao, C., Chen, Y., Chen, N., Zhao, Y., Wang, Y., & Zhang, S. (2020). The Effects of Subliminal Goal Priming on Emotional Response Inhibition in Cases of Major Depression. Frontiers in psychology, 11, 542454.
Chi, X., Liang, K., Chen, S. T., Huang, Q., Huang, L., Yu, Q., Jiao, C., Guo, T., Stubbs, B., Hossain, M. M., Yeung, A., Kong, Z., & Zou, L. (2021). Mental health problems among Chinese adolescents during the COVID-19: The importance of nutrition and physical activity. International journal of clinical and health psychology : IJCHP, 21(3), 100218.
Cui, J., Zou, L., Herold, F., Yu, Q., Jiao, C., Zhang, Y., Chi, X., Müller, N. G., Perrey, S., Li, L., & Wang, C. (2020). Does Cardiorespiratory Fitness Influence the Effect of Acute Aerobic Exercise on Executive Function?. Frontiers in human neuroscience, 14, 569010.
Lu, C., Chi, X., Liang, K., Chen, S. T., Huang, L., Guo, T., Jiao, C., Yu, Q., Veronese, N., Soares, F. C., Grabovac, I., Yeung, A., & Zou, L. (2020). Moving More and Sitting Less as Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors are Protective Factors for Insomnia, Depression, and Anxiety Among Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Psychology research and behavior management, 13, 1223–1233.
Zhang, J., Zou, L., Jiao, C., Zhang, M., Wang, L., Song, W., Yu, Q., Grabovac, I., Zhang, Y., Willeit, P., & Yang, L. (2020). Cognitive Benefits of Activity Engagement among 12,093 Adults Aged over 65 Years. Brain sciences, 10(12), 967.
Cui, F., Wang, C., Cao, Q., & Jiao, C. (2019). Social hierarchies in third-party punishment: A behavioral and ERP study. Biological psychology, 146, 107722.
Cui, F., Wu, S., Wu, H., Wang, C., Jiao, C., & Luo, Y. (2018). Altruistic and self-serving goals modulate behavioral and neural responses in deception. Social cognitive and affective neuroscience, 13(1), 63–71.
Cheng, J., Jiao, C., Luo, Y., & Cui, F. (2017). Music induced happy mood suppresses the neural responses to other's pain: Evidences from an ERP study. Scientific reports, 7(1), 13054.
Jiao, C., Wang, T., Peng, X., & Cui, F. (2017). Impaired Empathy Processing in Individuals with Internet Addiction Disorder: An Event-Related Potential Study. Frontiers in human neuroscience, 11, 498.
Peng, X., Cui, F., Wang, T., & Jiao, C. (2017). Unconscious Processing of Facial Expressions in Individuals with Internet Gaming Disorder. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 1059.
Peng, X., Jiao, C., Cui, F., Chen, Q., Li, P., & Li, H. (2017). The time course of indirect moral judgment in gossip processing modulated by different agents. Psychophysiology, 54(10), 1459–1471.
Jiao, C., Wang, T., Liu, J., Wu, H., Cui, F., & Peng, X. (2017). Using Exponential Random Graph Models to Analyze the Character of Peer Relationship Networks and Their Effects on the Subjective Well-being of Adolescents. Frontiers in psychology, 8, 583.
Journals in Chinese:
Fan, S., Wang, Y., & Jiao, C. (2021). Effects of Perceived Social Support on Cognitive Function of“The Elderly Drifters”:A Moderated Mediation Model. Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology, 29(1), 165-168+73. DOI:10.16128/j.cnki.1005-3611.2021.01.033.
Jiao, C. (2020). Senior Drifters’ Perception of Social Support on Subjective Well-being:a Mediating Role of Resilienc. Journal of Shenzhen University (Humanities & Social Sciences), 37(5), 104-112.
Jiao, C., Yin, F., Shen, X., & Huang, Y. (2020).The Impacts of Perceived Social Support on Loneliness among the Migrant Elderly: The Mediating Role of Mental Resilience and Cognitive Function. Journal of Yunnan Normal University (Humanities and Social Sciences Edition), 52(1), 80-87.
Zhang, J., Zhang, J., Qiu, W., Wen, C., Cui, H., & Jiao, C. (2019). The relationship between mindfulness and aggression among male prisoners. Chinese Mental Health Journal, 33(3), 238-240.
Zhang, J., Zhang, M., & Jiao, C. (2019). Application of Inclusive Classify – Analyze Approach for Multiple Regression Subsequent to Latent Profile Model. Psychological Exploration, 27(1), 40-46.
Peng, X., Cui, F., Jiao, C., & Li, H. (2018).Factors Influencing Rumor Transmission:
Characteristics of Circumstances, Contents, Transmitters and Recipients. Journal of Psychological Science, 41(4), 916-921. DOI:10.16719/j.cnki.1671-6981.20180423.
Yan, D., Wang, T., Wang, C., & Jiao, C. (2017).The influence of drinking on response inhibition
and its neural mechanisms. Advances in Psychological Science, 25(4), 586-598.
Jiao, C. (2016). Practice and exploration of formative assessment in college professional courses: Taking psychometrics as an example. Academic Forum of Nandu (Journal of the Humanities and Social Sciences), 36(4), 113-115. DOI:10.16700/j.cnki.cn41-1157/c.2016.04.026
Yan, D., & Jiao, C. (2016). Factor structure of the short version of the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale in the elderly. Chinese Mental Health Journal, 30(9), 718-720.
Jiao, C., & Guo, L. (2015). An Investigation on the Spiritual Beliefs of White Collars in Shenzhen and the Relations between Job and Life Satisfaction. Academic Research, 37(9), 60-65+159-160.
Dai, B., Zhang, M., Jiao, C., Li, G., Zhu, H., & Zhang, W. (2015). Item Selection Using the Multiple-Strategy RRUM Based on CD-CAT. Acta Psychologica Sinica, 47(12), 1511-1519.DOI: 10.3724/SPJ.1041.2015.01511
Xu, T., Zhang, M., Wang, X., Huang, Z., & Jiao, C. (2015). Application of Social Relation Model in Psychology. Advances in Psychological Science, 23(3), 520-528.
Jiao, C., Zhang, N., Zhang, M., & Ma, S. (2014). Academic Collaboration Network in Psychology: A Social Network Analysis. Jilin University Journal Social Sciences Edition, 54(4), 163-170+176.DOI:10.15939/j.jujsse.2014.04.002.
Jiao, C., Wu, H., Huang, Y., Huang, F., & Zhang, M. (2014). Application of Network Autocorrelation Models in Psychological Studies.Taking the lmpact of Peer Effect, Learning Motivation on Adolescents'Academic Performance as Examples. Acta Psychologica Sinica, 46(12), 1933-1945.
Jiao, C., Zhang, N., Zhang, M., & Ma, S. (2014). Academic Collaboration Network in Psychology: A Social Network Analysis. Jilin University Journal Social Sciences Edition, 54(4), 163-170+176.DOI:10.15939/j.jujsse.2014.04.002.
Jiao, C., & Zhang, M. (2014). The Lost Boundary:A Study of the Null Hypothesis Testing Method inPsychology. Social Sciences in China, 35(2), 148-163+207.
Li, X., Huang, J., & Jiao, C. (2013). Application of Course Experience Questionnaire on Evaluation of TeachingQuality in Distance Continuing Education of Elementary and SecondarySchool Teachers. Journal of Distance Education, 31(6), 103-109.10.15881/j.cnki.cn33-1304/g4.2013.06.005
Jiao, C., & Zhang, M. (2012). Skill of Educational Statistics and Measurement Should be Included to theEvaluation System of Teachers' Qualification. Journal of China Examinations, 33(7), 32-35.10.19360/j.cnki.11-3303/g4.2012.07.006
Jiao, C., Zhang, M., Zhang, J., Wu, L., & Zhang, W. (2011). A Cross-cultural Comparison of the ReliabilityGeneralization Studies on the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire and Its Implications. Journal of Psychological Science, 34(6), 1488-1495.10.16719/j.cnki.1671-6981.2011.06.038
Ma, S., Jiao, C., & Zhang, M. (2011). Application of Social Network Analysis in Psychology. Advances in Psychological Science, 19(5), 755-764.
Zhang, J., Jiao, C., & Zhang, M. (2010). Application of Latent Class Analysis in Psychological Research. Advances in Psychological Science, 18(12), 1991-1998.
Jiao, C., Zhang, M., Huang, Z., Wu, L., & Liang, S. (2010). A Research on the Relationship of Working Stress and Mental Healthamong the Civil Servants in Macao. Chinese Journal of Ergonomics, 36(3), 41-44+74.10.13837/j.issn.1006-8309.2010.03.016
Jiao, C., Zhang, J., Wu, L., & Zhang, M. (2010). Scores Reliability from the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory in China. Journal of South China Normal University(Social Science Edition), 48(4), 48-52+159.
Jiao, C., Xiong, M., & Zhang, M. (2010). of Functional Data Analysis Different Types of Data and Statistical Methods in Psychology:Introduction. Advances in Psychological Science, 18(8), 1314-1320.
Jiao, C., Wu, L., & Zhang, M. (2010). Bootstrap Exploratory Factor Analysis and lts Application. Psychological Exploration, 18(3), 84-90.
Jiao, C., Zhang, M., Wu, L., & Ji, W. (2010). THE REVISED SHORT VERSION OF MULTI-MOTIVE GRID IN MAINLAND CHINA. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 8(1), 49-53.
Jian, X., Jiao, C., Reise, S. P., & Peng, C. (2010). 4PM Rectifying the Overestimation and Underestimation in the Tests. Advances in Psychological Science, 18(3), 537-544.
Jiao, C., Huang, Z., Zhang, M., Wu, L., & Wang, X. (2010). Meta-analysis of Statistical Method Application in Psychological StudiesTaking Acta Psychologica Sinica and Psychological Science(1998-2008)as Examples. Journal of Psychological Science, 33(1), 48-54.10.16719/j.cnki.1671-6981.2010.01.013
Jiao, C., Wu, L., Zhang, M., & Li, J. (2010). Research on the relationship between mathematics attitude and mathematics anxiety of junior high school students in Macau private schools: A comparative analysis with mainland Chinese students. Journal of Educational Development, 29(1), 43-45.10.16215/j.cnki.cn44-1371/g4.2010.01.020
Jiao, C., Zhang, M., Wu, L., Zhang, J., & Liu, P. (2009). Analysis of the learning aversion psychology of junior high school students in Macau. Journal of Shanghai Educational Research, 31(9), 44-45+25.
Teaching Work
Teach courses such as "Psychological Measurement", "Psychological Statistics", "Mental Health of College Students" for undergraduates , "Advanced Statistics" for postgraduates in the School of Psychology.
