Shuyan Sun
Biographic Data
| ID | 4619872 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shuyan Sun |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shuyan |
| FAMILY NAME | Sun |
| SIGNATURE | SUN S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Maryland, Baltimore County |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7512-2753 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Building bridges
This mixed methods study is the first to investigate how nonschool peer networks are structured and facilitated in Asian American immigrant families. Using data from 212 Chinese American and 169 Korean American mothers of preschool-aged children, quantitative analyses revealed patterns in peer network characteristics across groups. Chinese families facilitated peer connections through extracurricular activities and neighborhood-based contacts mor…
Science Identity and Growth Mindset as Mechanisms to Support STEM Students’ Career Self-Efficacy
The United States faces a shortage of workers in high demand science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. To address this shortage, more research is warranted to understand the factors that can support undergraduate students’ persistence and self-efficacy in STEM. Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) explains that students’ self-efficacy in their careers must be examined through a lens of socio-contextual factors, but there i…
Chinese American mothers’ authoritative parenting moderates the associations between maternal psychological control and child relational aggression
Self-determination theory posits that children of parents who frequently use psychological control might be more likely to engage in relationally manipulative behaviors with peers, namely relational aggression. Despite Bell’s theoretical framework suggesting a bidirectional influence between parent and child over time, research on this dynamic remains limited. Furthermore, maternal authoritative parenting—characterized by providing autonomy, warm…
Exploring the roles of L1 reading, L2 proficiency, strategy use and anxiety in L2 Reading comprehension
Background Second language (L2) reading is a complex process in which two languages constantly interact. L1 reading and L2 proficiency are two well‐acknowledged factors contributing to L2 reading comprehension. Other factors, such as strategy use and anxiety, might also predict L2 reading comprehension, but their roles have not been examined in the presence of L1 reading and L2 proficiency. Method Participants were 147 high school Chinese English…
Poverty, Parent Involvement, and Children’s Reading Skills
Research Findings: Parent involvement is a critical way for children to learn about the importance of education and develop reading skills. Unfortunately, not all low-income parents are able to be involved in their children’s education, which can have negative implications for children’s reading development. The present study tested if the strength of the relation between low-income parents’ involvement and children’s reading skills in first grad…
Maternal encouragement of modest behavior, temperamental shyness, and anxious withdrawal linkages to Chinese American children's social adjustment
Past studies have revealed potential differences in the functional meaning and social evaluation of children's temperamental shyness between Chinese interdependence-oriented and North American independence-oriented cultural contexts. However, very little is known about shy Chinese American children's adjustment in Western school contexts and potential pathways underlying their adjustment. To address this gap in the literature, we examined the ass…
Adolescents’ Engagement in Ethnic Harassment
Research on ethnic victimization to date has done little to identify the reasons why adolescents victimize their peers due to their ethnic background. To address this limitation, we examined: (1) the extent to which prejudiced attitudes within adolescents' close and larger social networks determine their engagement in ethnic harassment, and (2) the extent to which classroom ethnic diversity plays a role in any such link. Our sample included 902 S…
The aptitude-treatment interaction effects on the learning of grammar rules
Adolescents’ Engagement in Ethnic Harassment
Research on ethnic victimization to date has done little to identify the reasons why adolescents victimize their peers due to their ethnic background. To address this limitation, we examined: (1) the extent to which prejudiced attitudes within adolescents' close and larger social networks determine their engagement in ethnic harassment, and (2) the extent to which classroom ethnic diversity plays a role in any such link. Our sample included 902 S…
Maternal encouragement of modest behavior, temperamental shyness, and anxious withdrawal linkages to Chinese American children's social adjustment
Past studies have revealed potential differences in the functional meaning and social evaluation of children's temperamental shyness between Chinese interdependence-oriented and North American independence-oriented cultural contexts. However, very little is known about shy Chinese American children's adjustment in Western school contexts and potential pathways underlying their adjustment. To address this gap in the literature, we examined the ass…
The aptitude-treatment interaction effects on the learning of grammar rules
The aptitude-treatment interaction effects on the learning of grammar rules
Maternal encouragement of modest behavior, temperamental shyness, and anxious withdrawal linkages to Chinese American children's social adjustment
Past studies have revealed potential differences in the functional meaning and social evaluation of children's temperamental shyness between Chinese interdependence-oriented and North American independence-oriented cultural contexts. However, very little is known about shy Chinese American children's adjustment in Western school contexts and potential pathways underlying their adjustment. To address this gap in the literature, we examined the ass…
Adolescents’ Engagement in Ethnic Harassment
Research on ethnic victimization to date has done little to identify the reasons why adolescents victimize their peers due to their ethnic background. To address this limitation, we examined: (1) the extent to which prejudiced attitudes within adolescents' close and larger social networks determine their engagement in ethnic harassment, and (2) the extent to which classroom ethnic diversity plays a role in any such link. Our sample included 902 S…
Poverty, Parent Involvement, and Children’s Reading Skills
Research Findings: Parent involvement is a critical way for children to learn about the importance of education and develop reading skills. Unfortunately, not all low-income parents are able to be involved in their children’s education, which can have negative implications for children’s reading development. The present study tested if the strength of the relation between low-income parents’ involvement and children’s reading skills in first grad…
Chinese American mothers’ authoritative parenting moderates the associations between maternal psychological control and child relational aggression
Self-determination theory posits that children of parents who frequently use psychological control might be more likely to engage in relationally manipulative behaviors with peers, namely relational aggression. Despite Bell’s theoretical framework suggesting a bidirectional influence between parent and child over time, research on this dynamic remains limited. Furthermore, maternal authoritative parenting—characterized by providing autonomy, warm…
Exploring the roles of L1 reading, L2 proficiency, strategy use and anxiety in L2 Reading comprehension
Background Second language (L2) reading is a complex process in which two languages constantly interact. L1 reading and L2 proficiency are two well‐acknowledged factors contributing to L2 reading comprehension. Other factors, such as strategy use and anxiety, might also predict L2 reading comprehension, but their roles have not been examined in the presence of L1 reading and L2 proficiency. Method Participants were 147 high school Chinese English…
Building bridges
This mixed methods study is the first to investigate how nonschool peer networks are structured and facilitated in Asian American immigrant families. Using data from 212 Chinese American and 169 Korean American mothers of preschool-aged children, quantitative analyses revealed patterns in peer network characteristics across groups. Chinese families facilitated peer connections through extracurricular activities and neighborhood-based contacts mor…
Science Identity and Growth Mindset as Mechanisms to Support STEM Students’ Career Self-Efficacy
The United States faces a shortage of workers in high demand science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) fields. To address this shortage, more research is warranted to understand the factors that can support undergraduate students’ persistence and self-efficacy in STEM. Social Cognitive Career Theory (SCCT) explains that students’ self-efficacy in their careers must be examined through a lens of socio-contextual factors, but there i…
Psychology (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (3 works) · Immigration (3 works) · Parental Involvement in Education (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Anxiety (2 works) · Chinese americans (2 works) · Cognitive psychology (2 works) · EFL/ESL Teaching and Learning (2 works)