Bio
I am a postdoctoral researcher at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, where I work with Michele Gelfand on cross-cultural research examining trust, cooperation, and social norms. I received my PhD in Social Psychology from Beijing Normal University and previously held a postdoctoral position at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. My research investigates how cultural contexts shape trust and cooperative behavior across societies. I use methods such as cross-country diary studies, longitudinal designs, and large-scale surveys to examine cultural dynamics at both individual and societal levels.
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Investigating the analytical robustness of the social and behavioural sciences.
Nature
2026; 652 (8108): 135-142
Abstract
The same dataset can be analysed in different justifiable ways to answer the same research question, potentially challenging the robustness of empirical science1-3. In this crowd initiative, we investigated the degree to which research findings in the social and behavioural sciences are contingent on analysts' choices. We examined a stratified random sample of 100 studies published between 2009 and 2018, in which, for one claim per study, at least five reanalysts independently reanalysed the original data. The statistical appropriateness of the reanalyses was assessed in peer evaluations, and the robustness indicators were inspected along a range of research characteristics and study designs. We found that 34% of the independent reanalyses yielded the same result (within a tolerance region of ±0.05 Cohen's d) as the original report; with a four times broader tolerance region, this indicator increased to 57%. Of the reanalyses conducted, 74% reached the same conclusion as the original investigation, 24% yielded no effects or inconclusive results and 2% reported the opposite effect. This exploratory study indicates that the common single-path analyses in social and behavioural research should not be simply assumed to be robust to alternative analyses4. Therefore, we recommend the development and use of practices to explore and communicate this neglected source of uncertainty.
View details for DOI 10.1038/s41586-025-09844-9
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The longitudinal relationships between sleep problems and internalizing and externalizing symptoms in early adolescents: A cross-lagged panel network analysis
DEVELOPMENT AND PSYCHOPATHOLOGY
2025: 1-12
Abstract
This study employed a cross-lagged panel network model to examine the longitudinal relationships between problems of sleep, internalizing and externalizing problems in adolescents.This study gathered data at four different time points (T1, T2, T3, and T4) for students enrolled in Grades 7 and 8, with an interval of approximately six months between each time point. The present sample comprised 1,281 Chinese adolescents, including 636 girls, with a mean age of 12.73 years (SD = 0.68) at baseline. Cross-lagged panel network modeling was used to estimate longitudinal relationships between symptoms at adjacent time points. Network replicability was assessed by comparing the T1→T2 network with the T2→T3 network and the T2→T3 network with the T3→T4 network.The anxious/depressed symptom emerged as the most predictive of other symptoms and were also the most prospectively influenced by other symptoms. Cross-cluster edges predominantly flowed from internalizing and externalizing symptoms to sleep problems. Additionally, externalizing symptoms exhibited distinct patterns: aggression predicted more sleep and internalizing symptoms, whereas delinquent behavior predicted fewer of these issues.These findings suggest that mental health problems contribute to later sleep disturbances, with internalizing symptoms playing a central role in adolescent psychopathology.
View details for DOI 10.1017/S0954579425100965
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The Impact of Increasing Subjective Economic Inequality on Prosocial Behavior Development: The Longitudinal Mediating Effect of Trust and Moderating Effect of Socioeconomic Status.
Journal of youth and adolescence
2025; 54 (7): 1845-1861
Abstract
While the adverse effects of economic inequality on prosocial behavior have been well-documented, the dynamic processes and underlying mechanisms during emerging adulthood remain equivocal. Whether this relation is consistent across different socioeconomic status groups also awaits to be unveiled. To address these gaps, this three-year longitudinal study shed light on the developmental nature of subjective economic inequality, trust, as well as prosocial behavior, and the nuance within such associations across low- and high-socioeconomic status groups. This study collected data from 1065 Chinese emerging adults (649 females; Mage = 18.34 years, SD = 0.77) at Time 1, with 981 (attrition rate = 7.88%), 874 (attrition rate = 10.91%), and 830 (attrition rate = 5.03%) participating in Time 2, Time 3, and Time 4, respectively. Results of latent growth modeling found that subjective economic inequality increased, whereas trust and prosocial behavior declined over time. Initial levels of subjective economic inequality were indirectly through initial trust linked to the initial levels of and changes in prosocial behavior. Multi-group results revealed that in the high-socioeconomic status group, initial subjective economic inequality affected subsequent growth in prosocial behavior via changes in trust, whereas in the low-socioeconomic status group, the effect occurred through initial trust. These findings highlight that declining trust is the central mechanism by which subjective economic inequality reduces prosocial behavior, with different influencing pathways across socioeconomic status groups in the Chinese cultural context.
View details for DOI 10.1007/s10964-025-02166-z
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Network analysis and core dimensions of adolescent prosocial behavior
ACTA PSYCHOLOGICA SINICA
2024; 56 (9)
View details for DOI 10.3724/SP.J.1041.2024.01252
View details for Web of Science ID 001367809800008
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The changes in cooperation among strangers in China: A cross-temporal meta-analysis of social dilemmas (1999∼2019)
ACTA PSYCHOLOGICA SINICA
2024; 56 (9): 1159-1175
View details for DOI 10.3724/SP.J.1041.2024.01159
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Longitudinal relations between perceived economic inequality and prosocial behavior among Chinese adolescents: The mediating role of system justification
CHILDREN AND YOUTH SERVICES REVIEW
2023; 155
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.childyouth.2023.107316
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When and why does economic inequality predict prosocial behaviour? Examining the role of interpersonal trust among different targets
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY
2024; 54 (1): 136-153
View details for DOI 10.1002/ejsp.3007
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