Zhengjia Ren
Biographic Data
| ID | 3985953 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Zhengjia Ren |
| GIVEN NAMES | Zhengjia |
| FAMILY NAME | Ren |
| SIGNATURE | REN Z |
| AFFILIATIONS | Chongqing Medical University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8499-760X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 19 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 20 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
General Psychological Distress and Suicidality
The current study aims to examine whether family functioning would moderate the indirect effect of general psychological distress on suicidality through perceived burdensomeness (PB) and thwarted belongingness (TB). A total of 552 Chinese university students (69% female; age: M = 20.95, SD = 1.15) participated in this two-wave longitudinal study conducted from October 2023 to April 2024. Structural equation modeling analyses were conducted to exa…
Study on HIV knowledge and cultural attitudes about sexuality among Chinese college students
College students had a rather limited understanding of HIV, which is influenced by multiple factors such as age, sex, the place of residence during childhood, year of study, family income, sexual history, sexual orientation, and the history of STIs. At the same time, cultural attitudes towards masturbation also had a particular influence on college students' knowledge of HIV. Consequently, it is essential to introduce customized HIV education pro…
Embracing impermanence
In the postepidemic era, impermanence can effectively mitigate the impact of life events on FCV-19 and the impact of FCV-19 on psychological distress
Development and validation of the Covid-19 vaccine beliefs scale for the Chinese population
These findings suggest that the locally designed and culturally sensitive scale has good reliability and validity. The questionnaire provides researchers with a standardized assessment tool to measure Chinese people's beliefs about the COVID-19 vaccine
A protocol of Chinese expert consensuses for the management of health risk in the general public
Introduction: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent the leading cause of mortality and disability worldwide. Robust evidence has demonstrated that modifiable lifestyle factors such as unhealthy diet, smoking, alcohol consumption and physical inactivity are the primary causes of NCDs. Although a series of guidelines for the management of NCDs have been published in China, these guidelines mainly focus on clinical practice targeting clinicians…
When a child comes out
AcknowledgementThe author thanks his patients for teaching him respect and humility.Disclosure statementThe author declares no competing interests.Additional informationFundingThere is no funding support for the current opinions, and the authors’ funding sources were not involved in the writing of the manuscript or the decision to submit it for publication
Coming Out Among Chinese LGB Adults
On the Link Between Reciprocal/Authoritarian Filial Piety and Internalized Homonegativity
Understanding Suffering and Emotion in Chinese Earthquake Survivors
The Journey of Individuation
This qualitative study focuses on the process of treatment over the internet from a psychodynamic perspective based on the experiences of seventeen patients in China who underwent online treatment by psychoanalysts based in the United States or other Western nations. The data were collected and analyzed using psychodynamic themes. Seventeen participants involved in online cross-national and cross-cultural psychodynamic treatment were recruited in…
A Grounded Theory Exploration of the Stages of Relationship Development in Marriages of Convenience in China
A marriage of convenience has been defined as a reciprocal relationship between a gay man and a lesbian that provides a way to cope with social, cultural, family, and political stress, but this definition may be oversimplified in explaining this type of reciprocal relationship in a guanxi (the system of social networks and influential relationships that facilitate business and other dealings) society such as China. Such relationships are undergoi…
Factors associated with unsafe sexual behavior among sexually active Chinese University students, Hebei Province, 2019
There is an urgent need to promote HIV prevention and to implement psychosocial interventions by providing comprehensive sex education and access to condoms and health care on campuses to decrease the potential factors related to unhealthy sexual behaviors among university students
The psychological burden experienced by Chinese citizens during the Covid-19 outbreak
There needs to be a consistent message from authorities to reduce the panic and confusion of the public, and to decrease public exposure to persistently negative information. It is necessary to help people transform their negative experiences into positive changes especially for individuals with physical illness, individuals with mental health disorders, and medical professionals
Traditionality, Spirituality and Somatoform Dissociation Symptoms in Chinese Buddhists
Maintaining "mianzi" and "lizi
As a result of societal expectations and to avoid societal homophobia, many lesbians and gay men in China marry heterosexual partners and do not disclose their own sexual orientation. This study used qualitative methods to explore why gay men enter into such marriages of convenience. A total of 17 in-depth interviews were conducted with lesbians and gay men who had entered "formality marriages." All interviews were digitally recorded for transcri…
Personal Transformation Process of Mental Health Relief Workers in Sichuan Earthquake
Mental health professionals' ethical dilemma when working with gay men who are in heterosexual marriages in China
In past decades, increasing visibility and tolerance regarding homosexuality is obvious due to the radical sexual freedom accompanying the adoption of economic reforms. Nevertheless, homosexuality
Pre-treatment Resting-State Functional MR Imaging Predicts the Long-Term Clinical Outcome After Short-Term Paroxtine Treatment in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Background: The chronic phase of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the limited effectiveness of existing treatments creates the need for the development of potential biomarkers to predict response to antidepressant medication at an early stage. However, findings at present focus on acute therapeutic effect without following-up the long-term clinical outcome of PTSD. So far, studies predicting the long-term clinical outcome of short-term t…
Lessons and Challenges of Disaster Relief Work in Rural China
Due to the disastrous Wenchuan earthquake that hit Sichuan, China, on May 12, 2008, approximately 70,000 people died, around 400,000 were injured, 18,467 were missing, and millions were left homeless due to the collapse of their homes. The substantial trauma and loss in the disaster area posed a challenge for disaster relief work focused on survivors’ psychological health. Many of the psychological interventions were based on Western or urban out…
Spirituality and Community in Times of Crisis
Maintaining "mianzi" and "lizi
As a result of societal expectations and to avoid societal homophobia, many lesbians and gay men in China marry heterosexual partners and do not disclose their own sexual orientation. This study used qualitative methods to explore why gay men enter into such marriages of convenience. A total of 17 in-depth interviews were conducted with lesbians and gay men who had entered "formality marriages." All interviews were digitally recorded for transcri…
On the Link Between Reciprocal/Authoritarian Filial Piety and Internalized Homonegativity
Coming Out Among Chinese LGB Adults
The Journey of Individuation
This qualitative study focuses on the process of treatment over the internet from a psychodynamic perspective based on the experiences of seventeen patients in China who underwent online treatment by psychoanalysts based in the United States or other Western nations. The data were collected and analyzed using psychodynamic themes. Seventeen participants involved in online cross-national and cross-cultural psychodynamic treatment were recruited in…
Lessons and Challenges of Disaster Relief Work in Rural China
Due to the disastrous Wenchuan earthquake that hit Sichuan, China, on May 12, 2008, approximately 70,000 people died, around 400,000 were injured, 18,467 were missing, and millions were left homeless due to the collapse of their homes. The substantial trauma and loss in the disaster area posed a challenge for disaster relief work focused on survivors’ psychological health. Many of the psychological interventions were based on Western or urban out…
Spirituality and Community in Times of Crisis
Spirituality and Community in Times of Crisis
Lessons and Challenges of Disaster Relief Work in Rural China
Due to the disastrous Wenchuan earthquake that hit Sichuan, China, on May 12, 2008, approximately 70,000 people died, around 400,000 were injured, 18,467 were missing, and millions were left homeless due to the collapse of their homes. The substantial trauma and loss in the disaster area posed a challenge for disaster relief work focused on survivors’ psychological health. Many of the psychological interventions were based on Western or urban out…
Personal Transformation Process of Mental Health Relief Workers in Sichuan Earthquake
Mental health professionals' ethical dilemma when working with gay men who are in heterosexual marriages in China
In past decades, increasing visibility and tolerance regarding homosexuality is obvious due to the radical sexual freedom accompanying the adoption of economic reforms. Nevertheless, homosexuality
Pre-treatment Resting-State Functional MR Imaging Predicts the Long-Term Clinical Outcome After Short-Term Paroxtine Treatment in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Background: The chronic phase of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and the limited effectiveness of existing treatments creates the need for the development of potential biomarkers to predict response to antidepressant medication at an early stage. However, findings at present focus on acute therapeutic effect without following-up the long-term clinical outcome of PTSD. So far, studies predicting the long-term clinical outcome of short-term t…
Traditionality, Spirituality and Somatoform Dissociation Symptoms in Chinese Buddhists
Maintaining "mianzi" and "lizi
As a result of societal expectations and to avoid societal homophobia, many lesbians and gay men in China marry heterosexual partners and do not disclose their own sexual orientation. This study used qualitative methods to explore why gay men enter into such marriages of convenience. A total of 17 in-depth interviews were conducted with lesbians and gay men who had entered "formality marriages." All interviews were digitally recorded for transcri…
The psychological burden experienced by Chinese citizens during the Covid-19 outbreak
There needs to be a consistent message from authorities to reduce the panic and confusion of the public, and to decrease public exposure to persistently negative information. It is necessary to help people transform their negative experiences into positive changes especially for individuals with physical illness, individuals with mental health disorders, and medical professionals
A Grounded Theory Exploration of the Stages of Relationship Development in Marriages of Convenience in China
A marriage of convenience has been defined as a reciprocal relationship between a gay man and a lesbian that provides a way to cope with social, cultural, family, and political stress, but this definition may be oversimplified in explaining this type of reciprocal relationship in a guanxi (the system of social networks and influential relationships that facilitate business and other dealings) society such as China. Such relationships are undergoi…
Factors associated with unsafe sexual behavior among sexually active Chinese University students, Hebei Province, 2019
There is an urgent need to promote HIV prevention and to implement psychosocial interventions by providing comprehensive sex education and access to condoms and health care on campuses to decrease the potential factors related to unhealthy sexual behaviors among university students
Understanding Suffering and Emotion in Chinese Earthquake Survivors
The Journey of Individuation
This qualitative study focuses on the process of treatment over the internet from a psychodynamic perspective based on the experiences of seventeen patients in China who underwent online treatment by psychoanalysts based in the United States or other Western nations. The data were collected and analyzed using psychodynamic themes. Seventeen participants involved in online cross-national and cross-cultural psychodynamic treatment were recruited in…
A protocol of Chinese expert consensuses for the management of health risk in the general public
Introduction: Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) represent the leading cause of mortality and disability worldwide. Robust evidence has demonstrated that modifiable lifestyle factors such as unhealthy diet, smoking, alcohol consumption and physical inactivity are the primary causes of NCDs. Although a series of guidelines for the management of NCDs have been published in China, these guidelines mainly focus on clinical practice targeting clinicians…
When a child comes out
AcknowledgementThe author thanks his patients for teaching him respect and humility.Disclosure statementThe author declares no competing interests.Additional informationFundingThere is no funding support for the current opinions, and the authors’ funding sources were not involved in the writing of the manuscript or the decision to submit it for publication
Coming Out Among Chinese LGB Adults
On the Link Between Reciprocal/Authoritarian Filial Piety and Internalized Homonegativity
Embracing impermanence
In the postepidemic era, impermanence can effectively mitigate the impact of life events on FCV-19 and the impact of FCV-19 on psychological distress
Development and validation of the Covid-19 vaccine beliefs scale for the Chinese population
These findings suggest that the locally designed and culturally sensitive scale has good reliability and validity. The questionnaire provides researchers with a standardized assessment tool to measure Chinese people's beliefs about the COVID-19 vaccine
Study on HIV knowledge and cultural attitudes about sexuality among Chinese college students
College students had a rather limited understanding of HIV, which is influenced by multiple factors such as age, sex, the place of residence during childhood, year of study, family income, sexual history, sexual orientation, and the history of STIs. At the same time, cultural attitudes towards masturbation also had a particular influence on college students' knowledge of HIV. Consequently, it is essential to introduce customized HIV education pro…
General Psychological Distress and Suicidality
The current study aims to examine whether family functioning would moderate the indirect effect of general psychological distress on suicidality through perceived burdensomeness (PB) and thwarted belongingness (TB). A total of 552 Chinese university students (69% female; age: M = 20.95, SD = 1.15) participated in this two-wave longitudinal study conducted from October 2023 to April 2024. Structural equation modeling analyses were conducted to exa…
Psychology (15 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Mental health (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (7 works) · Nursing (6 works) · Psychiatry (6 works) · Public health (6 works)