Huirui Zhang

Biographic Data

ID5676602
NAMEHuirui Zhang
GIVEN NAMESHuirui
FAMILY NAMEZhang
SIGNATUREZHANG H
AFFILIATIONSHainan University
ORCID0009-0005-6971-5818
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • The evolving impact of virtual reality-based cultural immersion

    Open AccessYuhong Wang, Huirui Zhang et al.ARTICLEActa Psychologica2026

    This longitudinal mixed-methods study, framed by Self-Determination Theory (SDT), investigated the immediate and sustained impact of a virtual reality (VR)-based cultural immersion program on intercultural sensitivity (IS), willingness to communicate (WTC), and L2 learning motivation of English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learners. Fifty-three undergraduate EFL majors experienced either a 6-week VR cultural immersion or a non-VR program. Quantita…

  • Academic Self‐Efficacy and Academic Identity Construction

    Open AccessHuirui Zhang, Geng WangARTICLENew Directions for Child and…2026

    This qualitative study explores how academic self‐efficacy shapes the construction of academic identity among doctoral students in China. Drawing on 25 in‐depth interviews with doctoral students from diverse disciplines, the study identifies four primary sources of academic self‐efficacy: past successful experiences, academic ability mirroring, feedback from significant others, and physical and psychological states. The findings reveal that acade…

  • Beyond the ivory tower

    Huirui Zhang, Xiaoqing WangARTICLEInternational Journal of…2025

    Purpose This study examines the factors that shape the academic identity of doctoral students throughout their doctoral journey in China. Design/methodology/approach The research constitutes a qualitative study grounded in Mead’s theory of the self. It includes interviews with 21 doctoral students from two prestigious research universities in China. Data are analyzed using Braun and Clarke’s thematic analysis approach. Findings The study identifi…

  • Integrating positive psychology principles in vocational education

    Open AccessRui Wang, Huirui Zhang et al.ARTICLEActa Psychologica2025References: 3

    This study aims to analyze the integration of the principles of positive psychology (PP) in terms of a multidimensional approach to the well-being of students receiving vocational education. The study involved undergraduate students in the full-time program. They were randomly divided into an Intervention group (n = 123) and a Control group (n = 124). Both groups studied according to the same curriculum. The difference between the groups was that…

  • How Doctoral Students Understand Academic Identity in China

    Open AccessHuirui Zhang, Lingyu Liu et al.ARTICLEEducation Sciences2024

    The process of doctoral students transitioning from being knowledge learners to being knowledge researchers is beneficial for personal growth and career development. This study explores how doctoral students at Chinese research universities understand academic identity from a psychological perspective based on grounded theory. Understanding academic identity for doctoral students involves three psychological activities: situation recognition, psy…

  • Doctoral students from Chinese prestigious universities who wish to work in the government sector

    Open AccessYue Yin, Huirui Zhang et al.ARTICLEHigher Education Quarterly2024

    This paper addresses the perceptions and mechanisms of doctoral student job decisions regarding the pursuit of careers in the government sector in China. Through the lens of social cognitive career theory (SCCT), we analysed 30 semi‐structured interviews that had been conducted with doctoral students from two prestigious Chinese universities who wish to work as civil servants. This study describes doctoral students' understanding of careers in go…