Guanghuai Zheng
Biographic Data
| ID | 5679018 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Guanghuai Zheng |
| GIVEN NAMES | Guanghuai |
| FAMILY NAME | Zheng |
| SIGNATURE | ZHENG G |
| AFFILIATIONS | Central China Normal University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-8852-2676 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
From the Bottle to the Screen: Parental Drinking and Problematic Internet Use in the Context of Family Vulnerability
Guided by problem behaviour theory (PBT), the present study aims to identify how the family‐level influence of parental drinking (PD), as a central element in the behavioural system, affects vulnerable children's problematic Internet use (PIU), whereas other individual and environmental factors like resilience and school life may influence its intensity and duration. Our research was embedded within a comprehensive psychological health census cov…
Discovering the labyrinth: The complex interplay of values conflicts and the voicing dilemmas of street-level bureaucrats
Parenting in Context: A Systematic Review of Family Factors and Cyberbullying Perpetration Among Adolescents
Recent family studies on anticyberbullying have increasingly recognized the multilevel effects of family dynamics. This study aims to summarize the key interactive approaches between family factors across different levels and offer guidance for future family‐focused anticyberbullying research. A systematic review was conducted on studies exploring the connection between family variables and adolescent cyberbullying perpetration. Articles publishe…
Implementing bottom-up practices with top-down identities: The processes and strategies for renovating community spaces
From silence to spark: How transformational leadership empowers employee innovation and voice in SMEs
In developing countries like Pakistan, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face significant challenges in fostering innovation, and this study seeks to explore the role of transformational leadership in promoting innovation within these SMEs, specifically examining how employees' voice mediates this relationship. Utilizing a structural equation modeling approach, data were collected from 358 employees in SME's sector of Pakistan. The findin…
Bringing Public Virtue Back: How Does Ethical Leadership Impact Street-Level Bureaucrats’ Enforcement Style
Public virtues can help street-level bureaucracies reflect and respond to the shortcomings in current public administration. According to the public virtue approach, this research identifies the key role of ethical leadership in improving the enforcement of street-level bureaucrats (SLBs). By promoting subordinates’ psychological empowerment, ethical leadership is significantly and positively correlated with facilitation, accommodation, and legal…
Exploring the role of child-friendly communities in alleviating the turbulence of psychological reactance among educationally disadvantaged youth
Alienated social workers in China’s communities: The impacts of role stress, professional efficacy, and state interventions
Chinese community-service social workers face work alienation due to role stress. This study highlights the impact of government resources on a role stress–professional efficacy–work alienation research model. Paradoxically, state support may escalate role stress, thus hindering professional development and causing work alienation in this state-dominated profession
The role conflict-burnout-depression link among Chinese female health care and social service providers: The moderating effect of marriage and motherhood
Marriage and motherhood have both negative and positive effects on the depression of female health care and social service providers. This suggests that marriage and motherhood may act as a form of "family clientelism" for female health care and social service providers who marry and have children
Innovation of Social Workers Under Different Leadership Styles: An Experimental Vignette Study
Purpose: Using situational leadership theory, this study examined the innovation of social workers in community-level social work institutions under different leadership styles. Methods: We conducted an online survey experiment on the professional strengths of social workers in eight cities of mainland China from December 8–20, 2020. Results: Both ethical leadership and servant leadership are conducive to social workers’ innovative behaviors. Our…
Associations between psychological ownership and the service impact among Chinese disability support workers
Ambiguous perceptions of job roles by service providers may lead to poor service quality. This study sought to examine the relationship between role ambiguity and service impact among disability support workers, and further, to compare the mediating effects of job-based and collective psychological ownership in the role ambiguity-service impact link. Data were derived from a longitudinal survey conducted in 56 cities in mainland China in 2019. 11…
Striving for Organizational Impact through Individual Impact: A Humanistic Management Approach Involving Social Work Supervisors
In today's era of new public management, respecting the dignity and worth of social workers in organizational management poses a challenge to social work agencies. This research explores whether individual self-actualization can be integrated with organizational development by using a humanistic management approach. Authors sampled 672 supervisors from Chinese social work agencies. A structural equation model was built and tested to examine the r…
Let not the world change us: Critical consciousness as a moderator in the relationship between role stress and burnout among social workers in China
Critical consciousness, as a core competence of western social workers and a type of personal resource, has been diminished in China. This study examined whether critical consciousness buffered the effect of role stress on burnout with a nationally representative sample. Results showed that critical consciousness prevented emotional exhaustion and depersonalization in social workers suffering from role stress while it did not enable them to perce…
Social work involvement in the Covid-19 response in China: Interdisciplinary remote networking
Social workers in China have been involved significantly in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This article introduces the innovative interdisciplinary remote networking framework which both provides a guide for medical and community social workers’ involvement during the COVID-19 outbreaks, and also to support interdisciplinary collaboration with the aim of helping individuals and families in need during the pandemic. Findings The implementa…
The Strengthening Mechanism of the Relationship between Social Work and Public Health under Covid-19 in China
Social work and public health have always shared a common mission and vision in promoting human health. However, existing research tends to view social work and public health as two separate fields at both practice and policy levels, and these studies have largely neglected the consideration of how to integrate public health and social work. In the context of the COVID-19 epidemic, the link between the two has been strengthened and health social …
Occupational Turnover Because of Supervisors’ Excellence? The Dilemma of the Professional Development of Social Workers in China
Objective: Given the high occupational turnover among experienced social workers in China, we examine how intrinsic motivational factors influence the occupational turnover intention of senior social workers and their exit paths from the profession. Method: We used a mixed-methods approach to illuminate the effects of social workers’ professional competence on occupational turnover intention via cynicism and professional identity. We surveyed 624…
The Embedded Paradox of Organizational Turnover and Professional Autonomy
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the effects of professional autonomy (PA) and person–environment fit (person–job [PJ] fit and person–organization [PO] fit) on turnover intention (TI). Methods: We take a total of 1,133 professional social workers with formal educational background from the China Social Work Longitudinal Study 2019 as our sample and use structural equation modeling as our analysis method. Results: We find that an increase i…
Does macrosocial orientation matter in frontline social workers’ professional identity? Considering the critical factors of social work development in China
This study focused on the macrosocial orientation of frontline social workers to develop an integrated model for professional identity. We used a nationally representative sample of 3069 frontline social workers in China and conducted confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modeling, bootstrapping mediation, and multiple-group moderation analyses. The results show that cynicism and job characteristics, as a causal chain, serially mediat…
Craftsmanship spirit or professionalism: The impetus of barefoot social workers to complete their task identity for protecting disadvantaged children in China
Human rights and social work in China: Dilemmas and lessons from other countries and areas
This article examines the current human rights situation and discusses the dilemmas of adhering and promoting the human rights principle in social work in China. Based on the development of human rights and social work in other countries and areas, it is argued that China’s social workers may strive with human rights activists, clients, and other stakeholders for human rights and be sensitive to the problems of illiberal democracy. It is also sug…
The Embedded Paradox of Organizational Turnover and Professional Autonomy
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the effects of professional autonomy (PA) and person–environment fit (person–job [PJ] fit and person–organization [PO] fit) on turnover intention (TI). Methods: We take a total of 1,133 professional social workers with formal educational background from the China Social Work Longitudinal Study 2019 as our sample and use structural equation modeling as our analysis method. Results: We find that an increase i…
Does macrosocial orientation matter in frontline social workers’ professional identity? Considering the critical factors of social work development in China
This study focused on the macrosocial orientation of frontline social workers to develop an integrated model for professional identity. We used a nationally representative sample of 3069 frontline social workers in China and conducted confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modeling, bootstrapping mediation, and multiple-group moderation analyses. The results show that cynicism and job characteristics, as a causal chain, serially mediat…
Associations between psychological ownership and the service impact among Chinese disability support workers
Ambiguous perceptions of job roles by service providers may lead to poor service quality. This study sought to examine the relationship between role ambiguity and service impact among disability support workers, and further, to compare the mediating effects of job-based and collective psychological ownership in the role ambiguity-service impact link. Data were derived from a longitudinal survey conducted in 56 cities in mainland China in 2019. 11…
Human rights and social work in China: Dilemmas and lessons from other countries and areas
This article examines the current human rights situation and discusses the dilemmas of adhering and promoting the human rights principle in social work in China. Based on the development of human rights and social work in other countries and areas, it is argued that China’s social workers may strive with human rights activists, clients, and other stakeholders for human rights and be sensitive to the problems of illiberal democracy. It is also sug…
Let not the world change us: Critical consciousness as a moderator in the relationship between role stress and burnout among social workers in China
Critical consciousness, as a core competence of western social workers and a type of personal resource, has been diminished in China. This study examined whether critical consciousness buffered the effect of role stress on burnout with a nationally representative sample. Results showed that critical consciousness prevented emotional exhaustion and depersonalization in social workers suffering from role stress while it did not enable them to perce…
Occupational Turnover Because of Supervisors’ Excellence? The Dilemma of the Professional Development of Social Workers in China
Objective: Given the high occupational turnover among experienced social workers in China, we examine how intrinsic motivational factors influence the occupational turnover intention of senior social workers and their exit paths from the profession. Method: We used a mixed-methods approach to illuminate the effects of social workers’ professional competence on occupational turnover intention via cynicism and professional identity. We surveyed 624…
Craftsmanship spirit or professionalism: The impetus of barefoot social workers to complete their task identity for protecting disadvantaged children in China
Human rights and social work in China: Dilemmas and lessons from other countries and areas
This article examines the current human rights situation and discusses the dilemmas of adhering and promoting the human rights principle in social work in China. Based on the development of human rights and social work in other countries and areas, it is argued that China’s social workers may strive with human rights activists, clients, and other stakeholders for human rights and be sensitive to the problems of illiberal democracy. It is also sug…
Craftsmanship spirit or professionalism: The impetus of barefoot social workers to complete their task identity for protecting disadvantaged children in China
Social work involvement in the Covid-19 response in China: Interdisciplinary remote networking
Social workers in China have been involved significantly in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic. This article introduces the innovative interdisciplinary remote networking framework which both provides a guide for medical and community social workers’ involvement during the COVID-19 outbreaks, and also to support interdisciplinary collaboration with the aim of helping individuals and families in need during the pandemic. Findings The implementa…
The Strengthening Mechanism of the Relationship between Social Work and Public Health under Covid-19 in China
Social work and public health have always shared a common mission and vision in promoting human health. However, existing research tends to view social work and public health as two separate fields at both practice and policy levels, and these studies have largely neglected the consideration of how to integrate public health and social work. In the context of the COVID-19 epidemic, the link between the two has been strengthened and health social …
Occupational Turnover Because of Supervisors’ Excellence? The Dilemma of the Professional Development of Social Workers in China
Objective: Given the high occupational turnover among experienced social workers in China, we examine how intrinsic motivational factors influence the occupational turnover intention of senior social workers and their exit paths from the profession. Method: We used a mixed-methods approach to illuminate the effects of social workers’ professional competence on occupational turnover intention via cynicism and professional identity. We surveyed 624…
The Embedded Paradox of Organizational Turnover and Professional Autonomy
Purpose: This study aims to investigate the effects of professional autonomy (PA) and person–environment fit (person–job [PJ] fit and person–organization [PO] fit) on turnover intention (TI). Methods: We take a total of 1,133 professional social workers with formal educational background from the China Social Work Longitudinal Study 2019 as our sample and use structural equation modeling as our analysis method. Results: We find that an increase i…
Does macrosocial orientation matter in frontline social workers’ professional identity? Considering the critical factors of social work development in China
This study focused on the macrosocial orientation of frontline social workers to develop an integrated model for professional identity. We used a nationally representative sample of 3069 frontline social workers in China and conducted confirmatory factor analysis, structural equation modeling, bootstrapping mediation, and multiple-group moderation analyses. The results show that cynicism and job characteristics, as a causal chain, serially mediat…
The role conflict-burnout-depression link among Chinese female health care and social service providers: The moderating effect of marriage and motherhood
Marriage and motherhood have both negative and positive effects on the depression of female health care and social service providers. This suggests that marriage and motherhood may act as a form of "family clientelism" for female health care and social service providers who marry and have children
Innovation of Social Workers Under Different Leadership Styles: An Experimental Vignette Study
Purpose: Using situational leadership theory, this study examined the innovation of social workers in community-level social work institutions under different leadership styles. Methods: We conducted an online survey experiment on the professional strengths of social workers in eight cities of mainland China from December 8–20, 2020. Results: Both ethical leadership and servant leadership are conducive to social workers’ innovative behaviors. Our…
Associations between psychological ownership and the service impact among Chinese disability support workers
Ambiguous perceptions of job roles by service providers may lead to poor service quality. This study sought to examine the relationship between role ambiguity and service impact among disability support workers, and further, to compare the mediating effects of job-based and collective psychological ownership in the role ambiguity-service impact link. Data were derived from a longitudinal survey conducted in 56 cities in mainland China in 2019. 11…
Striving for Organizational Impact through Individual Impact: A Humanistic Management Approach Involving Social Work Supervisors
In today's era of new public management, respecting the dignity and worth of social workers in organizational management poses a challenge to social work agencies. This research explores whether individual self-actualization can be integrated with organizational development by using a humanistic management approach. Authors sampled 672 supervisors from Chinese social work agencies. A structural equation model was built and tested to examine the r…
Let not the world change us: Critical consciousness as a moderator in the relationship between role stress and burnout among social workers in China
Critical consciousness, as a core competence of western social workers and a type of personal resource, has been diminished in China. This study examined whether critical consciousness buffered the effect of role stress on burnout with a nationally representative sample. Results showed that critical consciousness prevented emotional exhaustion and depersonalization in social workers suffering from role stress while it did not enable them to perce…
Bringing Public Virtue Back: How Does Ethical Leadership Impact Street-Level Bureaucrats’ Enforcement Style
Public virtues can help street-level bureaucracies reflect and respond to the shortcomings in current public administration. According to the public virtue approach, this research identifies the key role of ethical leadership in improving the enforcement of street-level bureaucrats (SLBs). By promoting subordinates’ psychological empowerment, ethical leadership is significantly and positively correlated with facilitation, accommodation, and legal…
Exploring the role of child-friendly communities in alleviating the turbulence of psychological reactance among educationally disadvantaged youth
Alienated social workers in China’s communities: The impacts of role stress, professional efficacy, and state interventions
Chinese community-service social workers face work alienation due to role stress. This study highlights the impact of government resources on a role stress–professional efficacy–work alienation research model. Paradoxically, state support may escalate role stress, thus hindering professional development and causing work alienation in this state-dominated profession
From silence to spark: How transformational leadership empowers employee innovation and voice in SMEs
In developing countries like Pakistan, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) face significant challenges in fostering innovation, and this study seeks to explore the role of transformational leadership in promoting innovation within these SMEs, specifically examining how employees' voice mediates this relationship. Utilizing a structural equation modeling approach, data were collected from 358 employees in SME's sector of Pakistan. The findin…
From the Bottle to the Screen: Parental Drinking and Problematic Internet Use in the Context of Family Vulnerability
Guided by problem behaviour theory (PBT), the present study aims to identify how the family‐level influence of parental drinking (PD), as a central element in the behavioural system, affects vulnerable children's problematic Internet use (PIU), whereas other individual and environmental factors like resilience and school life may influence its intensity and duration. Our research was embedded within a comprehensive psychological health census cov…
Discovering the labyrinth: The complex interplay of values conflicts and the voicing dilemmas of street-level bureaucrats
Parenting in Context: A Systematic Review of Family Factors and Cyberbullying Perpetration Among Adolescents
Recent family studies on anticyberbullying have increasingly recognized the multilevel effects of family dynamics. This study aims to summarize the key interactive approaches between family factors across different levels and offer guidance for future family‐focused anticyberbullying research. A systematic review was conducted on studies exploring the connection between family variables and adolescent cyberbullying perpetration. Articles publishe…
Implementing bottom-up practices with top-down identities: The processes and strategies for renovating community spaces
Political science (12 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (10 works) · Social Work (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Public relations (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Law (5 works) · Work (physics (5 works)