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33
Citations
3251
World Ranking
10680
National Ranking
102

Overview

Zhansheng Chen is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China and conducts research primarily within the fields of psychology and social sciences. Their work spans numerous subfields, including social psychology, clinical psychology, sociology and political science, cognitive neuroscience, as well as experimental and cognitive psychology.

The research topics covered by Zhansheng Chen include:

  • Death Anxiety and Social Exclusion
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment
  • Cultural Differences and Values
  • Social and Intergroup Psychology
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction

Among recent publications, Zhansheng Chen has authored papers such as:

  • Life lacks meaning without acceptance: Ostracism triggers suicidal thoughts., 2020, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  • A Multilab Replication of the Ego Depletion Effect, 2020, Social Psychological and Personality Science
  • Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories Following Ostracism, 2020, Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  • Religious residue: Cross-cultural evidence that religious psychology and behavior persist following deidentification., 2020, Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
  • Sexism and the Effectiveness of Femvertising in China: A Corporate Social Responsibility Perspective, 2020, Sex Roles

Zhansheng Chen has collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including:

  • Xijing Wang
  • Jiaxin Shi
  • Tonglin Jiang
  • Xue Wang
  • Kai-Tak Poon

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Social Psychological and Personality Science
  • Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Journal of Personality and Social Psychology

Best Publications

  • When Hurt Will Not Heal Exploring the Capacity to Relive Social and Physical Pain

    Zhansheng Chen;Kipling D. Williams;Julie Fitness;Nicola C. Newton

  • Ostracism increases social susceptibility

    Adrienne R. Carter‐Sowell;Zhansheng Chen;Kipling D. Williams

  • A Multilab Replication of the Ego Depletion Effect.

    Junhua Dang;Paul Barker;Anna Baumert;Margriet Bentvelzen

  • Social Exclusion and Consumer Switching Behavior: A Control Restoration Mechanism

    L Su;YW Jiang;ZS Chen;CN Dewall

  • Feeling Entitled to More Ostracism Increases Dishonest Behavior

    Kai-Tak Poon;Zhansheng Chen;C. Nathan DeWall

  • The world in black and white: Ostracism enhances the categorical perception of social information ☆

    Donald F. Sacco;James H. Wirth;Kurt Hugenberg;Zhansheng Chen

  • Fundamental(ist) Attribution Error: Protestants Are Dispositionally Focused

    Yexin Jessica Li;Kathryn A. Johnson;Adam B. Cohen;Melissa J. Williams

  • Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories Following Ostracism.

    Kai Tak Poon;Zhansheng Chen;Wing-Yan Wong

  • Life lacks meaning without acceptance: Ostracism triggers suicidal thoughts.

    Zhansheng Chen;Kai Tak Poon;C. Nathan Dewall;Tonglin Jiang

  • When destiny hurts: Implicit theories of relationships moderate aggressive responses to ostracism☆

    Zhansheng Chen;C. Nathan Dewall;Kai Tak Poon;Ee-Wen Chen

  • Coping Mediates the Association Between Type D Personality and Perceived Health in Chinese Patients with Coronary Heart Disease

    Xiao-nan Yu;Zhansheng Chen;Jianxin Zhang;Xiaohui Liu

  • When nature heals: Nature exposure moderates the relationship between ostracism and aggression

    Kai-Tak Poon;Fei Teng;Wing-Yan Wong;Zhansheng Chen

  • Religious residue: Cross-cultural evidence that religious psychology and behavior persist following deidentification.

    Daryl R. Van Tongeren;C. Nathan DeWall;Zhansheng Chen;Chris G. Sibley

  • Self-concept clarity lays the foundation for self-continuity: The restorative function of autobiographical memory.

    Tonglin Jiang;Zhansheng Chen;Constantine Sedikides

  • Sexism and the Effectiveness of Femvertising in China: A Corporate Social Responsibility Perspective

    Fei Teng;Junsheng Hu;Zhansheng Chen;Kai-Tak Poon

  • Desiring to connect to nature: The effect of ostracism on ecological behavior

    Kai-Tak Poon;Fei Teng;Jason T. Chow;Zhansheng Chen

  • Artificial intelligence and moral dilemmas: Perception of ethical decision-making in AI

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  • The effect of objectification on aggression

    Kai Tak Poon;Zhansheng Chen;Fei Teng;Wing-Yan Wong

  • Women’s Intrasexual Competition Results in Beautification:

    Xijing Wang;Hao Chen;Zhansheng Chen;Ying Yang

  • When justice surrenders: The effect of just-world beliefs on aggression following ostracism☆

    Kai-Tak Poon;Zhansheng Chen

  • Does social support reduce distress caused by ostracism? It depends on the level of one's self-esteem ☆

    Fei Teng;Zhansheng Chen

  • Impact of money on emotional expression

    Yuwei Jiang;Zhansheng Chen;Robert S. Wyer

  • Assuring a sense of growth

    Kai-Tak Poon;Zhansheng Chen

  • Social Exclusion and Consumer Switching Behavior: a Control Restoration Mechanism

    Lei Su;Yuwei Jiang;Zhansheng Chen;C. Nathan DeWall

Frequent Co-Authors

Kipling D. Williams
Kipling D. Williams Purdue University West Lafayette
C. Nathan DeWall
C. Nathan DeWall University of Kentucky
Chris G. Sibley
Chris G. Sibley University of Auckland
Cecilia Cheng
Cecilia Cheng University of Hong Kong
Ying-yi Hong
Ying-yi Hong Chinese University of Hong Kong
Robert S. Wyer
Robert S. Wyer University of Cincinnati
Roland Imhoff
Roland Imhoff Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz
Manfred Schmitt
Manfred Schmitt University of Koblenz and Landau
Elliot T. Berkman
Elliot T. Berkman University of Oregon

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