• Latest Update: Nov. 2024.
• Authors are labeled as: ^*Co-First author, ^#Corresponding author
• You can also find my papers at GoogleScholar and ResearchGate.

Representative Work

• Xu, Y., Li, Y., & Liang, Z-Y^#. (2024). Seeking forward, looking forward: A replication and generalization of the Future Orientation Index based on Baidu Index. Collabra: Psychology. (SSCI, JCR-Q1)
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  • Related report in Chinese: 心理所研究揭示百度未来搜索指数可预测中国地区发展水平
    
• Xu, Y., Wu, C-G., Zhang, Y-Y., & Liang, Z-Y^#. (2023). How a second language and its future time reference impacts intertemporal decision: A holistic perspective. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition. 1-12. (SSCI ,JCR-Q1).
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  • Related report in Chinese: 言其语者从其俗？心理所研究揭示语言对个体跨期决策的影响
    
• Xu, Y., Huang, G-H., Xiao, Y., Li, S., Wang, W., & Liang, Z-Y^#. (2024). A double-edged-sword effect of overplacement: Social comparison bias predicts gambling motivations and behaviors in Chinese casino gamblers. Journal of Gambling Studies. (SSCI, JCR-Q2).
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  • Related report in Chinese: 心理所合作研究揭示过度自信对赌博的双刃剑效应
  • Related report in English: Greo, CAS, Mirage News
    
• Xu, Y.^*, Yue, L-Z. ^*, Wang, W., Wu, X-J., & Liang, Z-Y^#. (2021). Gender-specific impact of self-monitoring and social norm information on walking behavior among Chinese college students assessed using WeChat: Longitudinal tracking study. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 23(12), e29167. (SCI, JCR-Q1).
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  • Related report in Chinese: 心理所研究揭示不同移动健康策略助推走路行为的效果存在性别差异

Journal Paper

• Xu, Y., Lu, C-L., Wang, J., Song, Q-Y., Jia, B-B., Hu, C-P^#. (2022). Evaluating nil effect in psychological research: A practical primer [in Chinese]. Chinese Journal of Applied Psychology, 28(4), 369-384. (CSSCI). PDF
  • The full-text of this paper was reprinted by the China Social Science Excellence (该文被中国人民大学复印报刊资料《心理学》2023年第3期全文转载)
• Lyu, X-K. ^*, Xu, Y.^*, Zhao, X-F., Zuo, X-N., & Hu, C-P^#. (2020). Beyond psychology: Prevalence of P value and confidence interval misinterpretation across different fields. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 14, e6. (SSCI, JCR-Q1). PDF (Related report in Chinese: 九成以上研究者或无法正确理解p值)
• Xu, Y., Wu, P-P., He, W^#. (2020). Effects of psychological stress on pain empathy of individuals with different levels of neuroticism [in Chinese]. Chinese Journal of Clinical Psychology, 28(5), 877-880. (CSSCI/CSCD). PDF

• Xu, Y., & He, W^#. (2019). More information = Less Aggression? Impact of information asymmetry on Chinese patients’ aggression. Frontiers in Public Health, 7, e118. (SSCI/SCI, JCR-Q2). PDF
  

• He, W.^*, Xu, L.^*, Hu, Y., Xu, Y., Dong, T.^#, Zhao, Huan^#. (2023). Positive valence ≠ positive effect: Impact of positive meta-stereotypes on the cognitive performance. The Journal of Social Psychology, 1-11. (SSCI, JCR-Q3). PDF
• He, W., Jiang, W., Zhu, J., Xu, Y., Zhao, Huan^#. (2022). A modifying effect of trait empathy on frustration-related attentional processing of aggression-related words. Social Psychology, 53(2), 107-120. (SSCI, JCR-Q2). PDF
• Wang, J., Song, Q-Y., Xu, Y., … , Hu, C-P^#. (2021). Interpreting nonsignificant results: A quantitative investigation based on 500 Chinese psychological research [in Chinese]. Advances in Psychological Science, 29(3), 381-393. (CSSCI/CSCD). PDF
• Wang, J., Song, Q-Y., Xu, Y., Jia, B-B., Hu, C-P^#. (2019). Interpreting nonsignificant results: A quantitative investigation based on 500 Chinese psychological research [in Chinese]. Psychology: Techniques and Applications, 7(5), 284-296. PDF

Research Projects

• Scientific Research Grants for Undergraduate from the Institute of Psychology, CAS (2019 – 2020)
  • The foreign language effect of intertemporal decision
  • Amount: ¥ 10,000; As PI (Advisor: Dr. Zhu-Yuan, Liang)
• Cooperation Project with Ant Financial Services Group (2022 - 2023)
  • Identification of online gamblers: Based on Alipay users
  • As main contributor (PI: Dr. Zhu-Yuan, Liang & Dr. Li-Li, Wu)
• National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 72271230)
  • The psychological mechanism and intervention strategy of organ donation registration in China: A cognitive-emotional dual path
  • As contributor (PI: Dr. Zhu-Yuan, Liang)

Talks or Posters

• Xu, Y., Wulff, D. U.^#, & Liang, Z-Y^#. (2024). How we think about the future: Use semantic representation to unpack people’s future cognition. The Second Doctoral Forum of the Decision-making Psychology Professional Committee of the Chinese Psychological Society. Talks in Chinese (Guang Zhou, China).
• Xu, Y., Wu, Cheng-Gang., Zhang, Yang-Yang., & Liang, Z-Y^#. (2023). The language effect on intertemporal decision: A holistic perspective. The Fourth Academic Annual Meeting of the Decision-making Psychology Professional Committee of the Chinese Psychological Society. Talks in Chinese (Kashgar, China).
  • Awarded the Academic Rising-star Award(荣获“学术新锐奖”)
• Xu, Y., & Liang, Z-Y^#. (2023). The language effect on intertemporal decision: A holistic perspective. 2023 Subjective Probability, Utility, and Decision Making (2023 SPUDM). Full talk (Vienna, Austria).
• Xu, Y., & Liang, Z-Y^#. (2021). Linguistic-saving hypothesis among bilinguals. 2021 Subjective Probability, Utility, and Decision Making (2021 SPUDM). Poster (online). Poster
• Xu, Y., & Liang, Z-Y^#. (2021). Linguistic-saving hypothesis among bilinguals: Do different languages impact future orientation and intertemporal discounting? The 25th China National Academic Conference of Psychology. Talks in Chinese (Inner Mongolia, China).
• Xu, Y., Yue, L-Z., Wang, W., Wu, X-J., & Liang, Z-Y^#. (2021). Self-monitoring and social norms promote walking behavior among Chinese college students: Evidence based on smartphone social media. 2021 China Academic Conference of Social Psychology. Talks in Chinese (Su Zhou, China).

Peer Review

• Journal of Medical Internet Research (2)
• Aggressive Behavior (1)
• 心理学报 (3)