Hongfei Du
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 689774 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Hongfei Du |
| PRENOMES | Hongfei |
| SOBRENOME | Du |
| ASSINATURA | DU H |
| AFILIAÇÕES | Beijing Normal University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9605-8463 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 53 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 60 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 53 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2013 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Perceiving Low Social Mobility Induces Zero-Sum Beliefs About Social Hierarchies
Individuals may consider socioeconomic status (SES) change from an absolute or relative standpoint. Across five studies and supplementary analyses of secondary data, we found that individuals who perceive SES as being unlikely to change (i.e., low perceived social mobility) tend to consider SES change from a relative standpoint—i.e., one person’s gain in SES occurs at the expense of another’s loss in SES—reflecting that they harbor zero-sum belie…
Bridging Awareness and Action
Although awareness of gender inequality can motivate collective action, it does not always translate into a greater willingness to engage in collective action to promote gender equality. This study investigated how sociocultural contexts and individual awareness of gender inequality jointly shaped normative and non-normative collective action intentions. Drawing on cross-cultural data from 61 societies ( N = 31,393), we found that individual awar…
Rising Income Inequality and Longer Work Hours
This research examines how rising income inequality prompts longer work hours. In Study 1, the largest cross-national analysis to date (2,798 country-years; 1960–2019), a one-tenth increase in a country’s Gini index predicted an additional 60 annual work hours per capita. In Study 2, a large-scale longitudinal study in the United States (33,083 participants; 1968–2021), increasing state-level Gini index predicted longer work hours over time, part…
Parent–adolescent discrepancies in mindset of intelligence and their associations with grit and mental health among adolescents
Economic Inequality Increases Negative Affect
Economic inequality has been increasing as a global trend and has profound implications for subjective well-being. However, the affective dimension of subjective well-being remains relatively underexplored. The present research aimed to understand the psychological impact of economic inequality on individuals’ affect and the underlying mechanisms. We hypothesized that economic inequality would decrease positive affect and increase negative affect…
Longitudinal Impact of Parenting on Grit
Despite previous research demonstrating the importance of positive parenting in fostering adolescents' grit levels, very little is known about the longitudinal pathway and underlying mechanism of this relationship. Therefore, we conducted a three‐wave longitudinal study over 18 months among a sample of Chinese adolescents. Guided by the bioecological model of human development, the internal working model, and the broaden‐and‐build theory, we test…
Perceived economic inequality is linked to poorer sleep quality
Economic inequality is believed to negatively affect individuals' psychological and physical health. We hypothesized that perceptions of greater economic inequality predict poorer sleep quality through social comparison and stress. We tested this hypothesis across three studies. Study 1 used a large-scale longitudinal dataset with a nationally representative sample in China (n = 37,984) to investigate the within-participant association between ec…
Aiming high, achieving more, feeling well? Distinct trajectories of educational aspirations and implications for educational attainment and psychological well‐being
Adolescents' educational aspirations have substantial implications for their educational and psychological outcomes. However, little is known about the heterogeneity in trajectories of educational aspirations throughout adolescence, as well as their potential antecedents and impacts. Using data from a 5-wave longitudinal study lasting for 8 years of a nationally representative sample of 2553 adolescents (aged 10-15 years at baseline survey, M age…
Personal Relative Deprivation and Locus of Control
OBJECTIVE: We investigated the relationship between personal relative deprivation (PRD)-resentment from the belief that one is worse off than people who are similar to oneself-and locus of control. BACKGROUND: Research has yet to comprehensively investigate whether PRD is associated with a tendency to favor external (vs. internal) explanations for self- and other-relevant outcomes. METHOD: = 6729) employed cross-sectional, experimental, and (micr…
What is a compassionate face? Avoided negative affect explains differences between U.S. Americans and Chinese
While a compassionate face for Germans mirrors others' suffering, for U.S. Americans, a compassionate face is one that expresses a slight smile, partly because U.S. Americans want to avoid feeling negative ("avoided negative affect"; ANA) more than do Germans. The present work examines what people in a non-WEIRD (i.e. Chinese) cultural context think a compassionate face looks like. Additionally, it investigates whether an individually-measured cu…
Growth mindset of socioeconomic status boosts academic-related outcomes
A worldwide test of the predictive validity of ideal partner preference matching
10,358) across 43 countries and 22 languages to estimate preference-matching effect sizes. The most rigorous tests revealed significant preference-matching effects in the whole sample and for partnered and single participants separately. The "corrected pattern metric" that collapses across 35 traits revealed a zero-order effect of β = .19 and an effect of β = .11 when included alongside a normative preference-matching metric. Specific traits in t…
Measuring the semantic priming effect across many languages
The psychological imprint of inequality
OBJECTIVE: = 219,697). METHODS: Study 1 examined the relationship between objective economic inequality and values across 77 societies from all five continents (n = 170,525). Study 2 examined the relationship between objective economic inequality and values across 51 regions in the United States (n = 48,559). Study 3 used a two-year longitudinal design to examine the relationship between perceived economic inequality and values (n = 613). RESULTS…
(In)Alienable Worth? Cultural Logics of Dignity, Honor, and Face and their Links to Prosociality Across the World
Cultural logic is a set of cultural scripts and patterns organized around a central theme. The cultural logics of dignity, honor, and face describe different ways of evaluating a person’s worth and maintaining cooperation. These cultural logics vary in prevalence across cultures. In this study, we collaboratively develop and validate a measure capturing these cultural logics, which will allow us to map world cultures based on the prevalence of th…
Interplay of Adolescents’ and Parents’ Mindsets of Socioeconomic Status on Adolescents’ Stress-Related Outcomes
A Weird Theory? On the Prevalence of Western Folk Theory of Social Change in the West and Asia
According to Western folk theory of social change, modernization of societies causes them to become less warm but more competent over time. Since WEIRD (Western, educated, industrialized, rich, and democratic) societies are often at the forefront of modernization (with some exceptions, most notably China), these societies may also be most prone to internalizing this folk theory. In this research, we test this idea by making a comparison across a …
The Misandry Myth
In six studies, we examined the accuracy and underpinnings of the damaging stereotype that feminists harbor negative attitudes toward men. In Study 1 ( n = 1,664), feminist and nonfeminist women displayed similarly positive attitudes toward men. Study 2 ( n = 3,892) replicated these results in non-WEIRD countries and among male participants. Study 3 ( n = 198) extended them to implicit attitudes. Investigating the mechanisms underlying feminists’…
Less Equal, Less Satisfied? Gender Inequality Hampers Adults’ Subjective Well-Being via Gender-Role Attitudes
Affective Profiles and Psychosocial Adjustment among Chinese Adolescents and Adults with Adverse Childhood Experiences
Social motives of university students in seven countries
A new scale to measure core social motives was developed based on the BUC(K)ET framework (Belong, Understand, Control, Esteem, and Trust). The scale was completed by 1,516 university students from seven countries: Australia, the United States, New Zealand, the Philippines, Malaysia, China (Macao), and Austria. Multigroup confirmatory factor analysis supported the scale's full scalar invariance between Australia and the United States and between A…
Perceived income inequality increases status seeking among low social class individuals
Prior correlational research demonstrated that in a society with high income inequality, people are more likely to seek high status. The present study aimed to establish a causal relation between income inequality and status seeking by investigating the effects of perceived income inequality on the pursuit of positional goods. Moreover, we investigated whether the relation between perceived income inequality and the pursuit of positional goods is…
The psychology of economic inequality and social class
Exploring the adaptive role of core social motives in perceived societal threats
Societal threats that face the world today seem overpowering, especially for young generations who will need to develop creative solutions. The present study examined the relationships between societal threats and social motives. Social motives function to orient individuals toward the social world and prepare them to engage socially. This adaptive function of social motives may be particularly useful when threats are looming in the environment. …
Gratitude and satisfaction in romantic relationships
Cultural influences on terror management
Income inequality is detrimental to long-term well-being
Gender Inequality Lowers Educational Aspiration for Adolescent Boys and Girls
Exclude Me If You Can
We examined how individualistic versus collectivistic cultural backgrounds affected the psychological experience of social exclusion. We found that Turkish, Chinese, and Indian participants (collectivistic background) differed in their experience of social exclusion from German participants (individualistic background): German participants experienced lower fulfillment of psychological needs in response to social exclusion, whereas Turkish, Chine…
A worldwide test of the predictive validity of ideal partner preference matching
10,358) across 43 countries and 22 languages to estimate preference-matching effect sizes. The most rigorous tests revealed significant preference-matching effects in the whole sample and for partnered and single participants separately. The "corrected pattern metric" that collapses across 35 traits revealed a zero-order effect of β = .19 and an effect of β = .11 when included alongside a normative preference-matching metric. Specific traits in t…
A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the Covid-19 pandemic
The Misandry Myth
In six studies, we examined the accuracy and underpinnings of the damaging stereotype that feminists harbor negative attitudes toward men. In Study 1 ( n = 1,664), feminist and nonfeminist women displayed similarly positive attitudes toward men. Study 2 ( n = 3,892) replicated these results in non-WEIRD countries and among male participants. Study 3 ( n = 198) extended them to implicit attitudes. Investigating the mechanisms underlying feminists’…
Less Equal, Less Satisfied? Gender Inequality Hampers Adults’ Subjective Well-Being via Gender-Role Attitudes
Well-Being Contagion in the Family
Person-culture fit boosts national pride
Societal-level utility value strengthens the relationship between student-level utility value and achievement
BackgroundExpectancy-value theory posits that higher levels of utility-value yield better achievement outcomes. Much of the existing research on utility value has focused on the individual as the unit of analysis. Person-culture fit theory, however, suggests that it is also important to consider the fit between the person and the broader society one is embedded in. The greater the fit, the more optimal outcomes ensue. However, to our knowledge pa…
Experiences of stigma and health service utilization among young rural-to-urban migrants in China
Previous studies revealed that experiences of stigma may negatively affect health service utilization (HSU) among young rural-to-urban migrants. Existing literature also suggested social factors including social capital may mediate such negative effect. However, data are limited regarding the mediation role of social capital among this vulnerable population. Therefore, the current study aimed to examine the associations among experiences of stigm…
Collectivistic Orientation, Acculturative Stress, Cultural Self-Efficacy, and Depression
Personal Relative Deprivation and Locus of Control
OBJECTIVE: We investigated the relationship between personal relative deprivation (PRD)-resentment from the belief that one is worse off than people who are similar to oneself-and locus of control. BACKGROUND: Research has yet to comprehensively investigate whether PRD is associated with a tendency to favor external (vs. internal) explanations for self- and other-relevant outcomes. METHOD: = 6729) employed cross-sectional, experimental, and (micr…
Interplay of Adolescents’ and Parents’ Mindsets of Socioeconomic Status on Adolescents’ Stress-Related Outcomes
Economic Inequality is Associated with Lower Internet Use
Cultural influences on terror management
Collectivistic Orientation, Acculturative Stress, Cultural Self-Efficacy, and Depression
Links between teacher assessment and child self - assessment of mental health and behavior among children affected by HIV/Aids
Teachers are considered to be one of the most important influences in the lives of students. Teachers' assessments of students may be a primary source of information on children's mental and behavioral health; however, this topic has received little attention in research. We examined this issue through linking teachers' ratings of students and mental and behavioral outcomes of children affected by HIV. The hypothesis is that teacher ratings will …
Parenting Mediates the Impact of Caregivers’ Distress on Children’s Well-Being in Families Affected by HIV/Aids
Exclude Me If You Can
We examined how individualistic versus collectivistic cultural backgrounds affected the psychological experience of social exclusion. We found that Turkish, Chinese, and Indian participants (collectivistic background) differed in their experience of social exclusion from German participants (individualistic background): German participants experienced lower fulfillment of psychological needs in response to social exclusion, whereas Turkish, Chine…
War, Worries, and Religiousness
Terror management theory posits that death-related threats increase people’s investment in religious activity, dedication, and belief. Given that war usually results in deaths, the authors hypothesized that war, as a death-related threat, would be associated with greater religiousness. The present research assessed this hypothesis with a large worldwide sample ( N = 86,272). Using the Global Peace Index and World Value Survey, the authors found t…
Self-esteem and subjective well-being revisited
Previous studies have shown that self-esteem is an important predictor of subjective well-being. However, the majority of research has focused on self-esteem at the individual and the collective level, but has mostly ignored self-esteem at the relational level. According to social identity theory, individuals can maintain and enhance self-esteem through personal traits (personal self-esteem, PSE), relationships with significant others (relational…
Meaning in life, resilience, and psychological well-being among children affected by parental HIV
Meaning in life has been posited to improve psychological well-being. People facing adversities can reduce psychological distress through pursuing a sense of purpose in life. However, the effectiveness of meaning in life in promoting psychological well-being has been found varied, and what factors may affect the function of meaning in life remain unclear. In this paper, the authors suggest that resilience, the positive adaptation during or follow…
High HIV prevalence predicts less HIV stigma
Despite substantial global efforts to reduce HIV-related stigma, stigma and discrimination remain widespread and are among the most poorly understood aspects of the epidemic. However, there has been little research on whether HIV stigma in a country is associated with HIV prevalence. This article offers a socioecological perspective for understanding HIV stigma in a context of HIV prevalence. Using two international data sets (the UNAIDS 2009 HIV…
Within‐couple configuration of gender‐related attitudes and its association with marital satisfaction in Chinese marriage
Objective This study seeks to understand the ways in which spouses’ gender‐related attitudes are configured within couples and how such configurations are linked to marital satisfaction in Chinese marriage. Method Latent profile analysis was conducted using dyadic data from a nationwide large sample of Chinese couples from the China Family Panel Studies ( N = 7,257 couples; M years of marriage = 28.36, SD = 12.84; M age for wives = 52.38, SD = 12…
Well-Being Contagion in the Family
Experiences of stigma and health service utilization among young rural-to-urban migrants in China
Previous studies revealed that experiences of stigma may negatively affect health service utilization (HSU) among young rural-to-urban migrants. Existing literature also suggested social factors including social capital may mediate such negative effect. However, data are limited regarding the mediation role of social capital among this vulnerable population. Therefore, the current study aimed to examine the associations among experiences of stigm…
Person-culture fit boosts national pride
Income inequality is detrimental to long-term well-being
Multilevel Analysis of Factors Associated with Left Behind Children in China
With the rapid development of urbanization in China, a growing number of rural workers migrate to urban cities for employment opportunities with leaving their children at home. These children are called left behind children (LBC) in China and their population has dramatically increased during the last 20 years. So far, many studies have examined what factors were associated with this increasing LBC populations. However, they were rarely guided by…
Teachers’ quality of work life and attitudes toward implementing a psychosocial intervention for children affected by parental HIV/Aids
Several studies have highlighted that facilitators' attitudes toward interventions are crucial for implementing innovative psychosocial interventions. However, in the emerging implementation science field, little research has examined how organizational and individual factors may influence teachers' positive attitudes and readiness toward evidence-based interventions. The current study investigated the association between teachers' quality of wor…
Chinese perceive upward social mobility
Perceptions of social mobility vary across countries. However, past studies have mostly focused on populations in Western developed countries. Little is known about perceptions of social mobility in non‐Western developing countries. The current paper focuses on Chinese perceptions of social mobility using a large‐scale nationally representative sample. We found that, overall, Chinese believed in upward social mobility. Moreover, different pattern…
Income Inequality Reduces Civic Honesty
Income inequality has been shown to have a detrimental impact on a wide range of psychological, economic, and social outcomes. In this study, we focus on the role of income inequality in reducing civic honesty. Study 1 reanalyzed data of a “lost wallet” experiment conducted by Cohn, Maréchal, Tannenbaum, and Zuünd (2019) in 355 cities spread across 40 countries. Multilevel analyses indicated that citizens in countries with higher income inequalit…
The School-Ladder Effect
OBJECTIVE: Subjective socioeconomic status (SES) is a well-established psychosocial determinant of adolescents' self-report health. However, whether low subjective SES is associated with stress-related physiological risks (e.g., dysregulations in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis activity) remains uncertain. This study examined the impact of subjective SES with different reference groups (i.e., perception of family SES relative to other stu…
Perceived Stress, Hope, and Health Outcomes Among Medical Staff in China During the Covid-19 Pandemic
This study investigated the buffering role of hope between perceived stress and health outcomes among front-line medical staff treating patients with suspected COVID-19 infection in Shenzhen, China. In the cross-sectional study with online questionnaires, medical staff's perceived stress, anxiety, depression, sleep quality, and hope were measured by the 10-item Chinese Perceived Stress Scale, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Pittsburgh …
Economic Inequality is Associated with Lower Internet Use
Societal-level utility value strengthens the relationship between student-level utility value and achievement
BackgroundExpectancy-value theory posits that higher levels of utility-value yield better achievement outcomes. Much of the existing research on utility value has focused on the individual as the unit of analysis. Person-culture fit theory, however, suggests that it is also important to consider the fit between the person and the broader society one is embedded in. The greater the fit, the more optimal outcomes ensue. However, to our knowledge pa…
Socioeconomic disparities in psychological health
Based on the Reserve Capacity Model, this study investigated the associations of objective socioeconomic status and subjective social status with psychological health and the underlying psychosocial mechanisms in a population-based sample of Chinese migrants ( n = 15,999). Results showed that subjective social status was positively associated with life satisfaction and self-rated health through the mediation of psychological distress and perceive…
A multi-country test of brief reappraisal interventions on emotions during the Covid-19 pandemic
Affective Profiles and Psychosocial Adjustment among Chinese Adolescents and Adults with Adverse Childhood Experiences
Psychology (42 obras) · Social Psychology (28 obras) · Developmental psychology (19 obras) · Sociology (16 obras) · Inequality (14 obras) · Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction (14 obras) · Clinical Psychology (13 obras) · Cultural Differences and Values (12 obras) · Economics (12 obras) · Medicine (12 obras)