Last update: May, 2022
Dr. Shen-Long Yang
School of Humanities and Social Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University
yangsl@mail.xjtu.edu.cn
Date of Birth: |
July 24, 1988 |
Birthplace: |
Handan, Hebei Province, China |
Address: |
Main Building, Institute of Social Psychology, School of Humanities and Social Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University, No. 28 West Xianning Road, Beilin District, Xi’an 710049, P. R. China |
E-mail: |
yangsl@mail.xjtu.edu.cn |
Personal website: |
http://gr.xjtu.edu.cn/web/yangsl |
Academic Employment
2019.11 ~ |
Associate Professor, School of Humanities and Social Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University. |
2017.06 ~ |
Postdoctoral Research Associate, School of Humanities and Social Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University. |
2017.06 ~ 2019.11 |
Assistant Professor, School of Humanities and Social Science, Xi’an Jiaotong University. |
Education
2014.09 – 2017.06 |
Ph.D., Developmental and Educational Psychology, School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China. Supervisor: Prof. Yong-Yu Guo. |
2011.09 – 2014.07 |
M.S., Basic Psychology, School of Psychology, Central Chine Normal University, Wuhan, China. Supervisor: Prof. Yong-Yu Guo. |
2009.02 – 2011.06 |
B.S., Psychology (Second Bachelor's degree), School of Psychology, Central Chine Normal University, Wuhan, China. |
2007.09 – 2011.06 |
B.S., Horticulture, College of Horticulture & Forestry Sciences, Huazhong Agriculture University, Wuhan, China. |
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Areas of Research
Social Psychology
Main Research Interests: |
Social Perception and Attitude; Psychology of Social Class; Political Psychology |
Others: |
Personal Control; Social Governance and Crisis Management; Moral Behavior |
Grants (as principal investigator)
1. 2021.01~ , “The mechanism and intervention of belief in conspiracy theory in the context of public emergency”, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Project No. 72001171, 300,000 RMB.
2. 2018.07~ , “The motivation process of lower class individuals’ conspiracy mentality and the intervention strategy”, MOE (Ministry of Education in China) Project of Humanities and Social Sciences, Project No. 18YJC190029, 80,000 RMB.
3. 2017.10~ , “Do highly educated individuals see their social system as unfair? Explanatory perspectives and coping strategies based on identification”, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, Project No. 2017M623138, 50,000 RMB.
4. 2019.01~2020.12, “The mechanism by which uncertainty affects green consumption”, The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, Project No. SK2019027, 80,000 RMB.
5. 2020.02~2021.02, “The public psychological characteristics and the strategies to promote mental health in the context of COVID-19”, The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities, Project No. xzy032020034, 100,000 RMB.
Representative Publications
(*Corresponding author; # Authors of equal contribution.)
[1] Liu, J., Yang, S. *, & Yu, F. (2022). Who tends to appreciate atonal music? Higher perceived personal control leads to an increased inclination to prefer atonal music. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 3248. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19063248. (SSCI Q1)
[2] Li, X., Yang, S. *, Li, J., Rao, T., Shen, C., Hu, S., & Guo, Y. (2022). The prevention behaviors and impact mechanisms among different Chinese social classes at the early stage of COVID-19 pandemic. Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 15, 711–723. (SSCI Q2)
[3] Rao, T. #, Yang, S. #, Zhu, X. (2022). How does social class affect need for structure during the COVID-19 pandemic? A moderated mediating model analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 932. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19020932 (SSCI Q1)
[4] Mao, J., van Prooijen, J.-M., Yang, S. *, & Guo, Y. (2021). System threat during a pandemic: How conspiracy theories help to justify the system. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 15, 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1177/18344909211057001 (SSCI Q3)
[5] Mao, J.-Y., Yang, S.*, & Guo, Y.-Y. (2020). Are individuals from lower social class more susceptible to conspiracy theories? An explanation from the compensatory control theory. Asian Journal of Social Psychology, 23, 372–383. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajsp.12417 (SSCI Q4)
[6] Yang, S. #, Xu, B. #, Yu, F., & Guo, Y.-Y*. (2019). Revisiting the status-legitimacy hypothesis: Concepts, boundary conditions, and psychological mechanisms. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 13, e20. https://doi.org/10.1017/prp.2019.15 (SSCI Q3)
[7] Guo, Y. *#, Yang, S.#, & Hu, X. (2017). Ideal balance versus realistic ladder: Social stratification and fairness researches based on psychological perspectives. Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences, 32(2), 117–127. (In Chinese, CSSCI & CSCD)
[8] Yang, S., Guo, Y.*, Kuang, F., Li, J., Bai, J., Hu, X., & Shu, S. (2016). Effect of control deprivation on primary and secondary control: Perspectives of compensatory control theory (Conference abstract). International Journal of Psychology, 51(S1), 914. (SSCI Q3)
[9] Yang, S., Guo, Y.*, Li, J., Hu, X., Shu, S., Chen, H., & Bai, J. (2016). Testing the status-legitimacy hypothesis in Chinese different social classes: The role of attribution for the gap between the rich and the poor (Conference abstract). International Journal of Psychology, 51(S1), 1103. (SSCI Q3)
[10] Yang, S., Guo, Y. *, Hu, X., Shou, S., & Li, J. (2016). Do lower class individuals possess higher levels of system justification? An examination from the social cognitive perspectives. Acta Psychologica Sinica, 48(11), 1467–1478. (In Chinese, top 1 in psychology, CSSCI)
Professional Responsibilities
[6] 2019~, Invited expert, “Innovation China”, China Association for Science and Technology.
[5] 2022~, Vice director, Social Governance Committee of Chinese Psychological Society.
[4] 2018~, Member, Personality Psychology Committee of Chinese Social Psychological Society.
[3] 2018~, Member, Chinese Association of Social Psychology.
[2] 2017~, Editorial Board Member, Psychology in China.
[1] 2017~, Member, Chinese Psychological Society.