Meng Xuan Zhang
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 3575753 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Meng Xuan Zhang |
| PRENOMES | Meng Xuan |
| SOBRENOME | Zhang |
| ASSINATURA | ZHANG M X |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Macau |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1648-732X |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 24 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 3 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2018 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Validation and network structure of the short version of the problematic mobile phone use questionnaire (PMPUQ-SV) among Chinese young adults
Testing psychological processes between childhood risks and adulthood short-form video addiction from a life history perspective
There is a growing public concern about short-form video addiction (SVA) due to its high prevalence and negative health consequences. This study applied life history (LH) theory, tested the effects of childhood risks on SVA, and investigated the mechanisms of LH strategy, emotion regulation, and sensation seeking. A sample of 991 Chinese short-form video users (28.5% male) voluntarily completed online questionnaires. The path analysis results ind…
The effects of childhood environment on problematic social media use in adulthood
Understanding the dual role of individual position in multidimensional social support networks and depression levels
Childhood risks and problematic smartphone use
Problematic smartphone use (PSU) and its negative consequences among adolescents are so commonly observed that they have become a matter of public concern. Utilizing life history (LH) theory, this study aims to examine how childhood risks (i.e., childhood harshness and unpredictability) would be associated with adolescent PSU via cognitive and emotional processes of LH strategy and psychological distress. A sample of 459 Chinese high school stude…
Relationship between social anxiety and sleep quality in depressed adolescents
We concluded that both social anxiety and internet addiction were risk factors for depressed adolescents' poor sleep quality. Social anxiety further affected sleep quality through internet addiction
The metacognitive-motivational links between stress and short-form video addiction
Is fast life history strategy associated with poorer self-regulation and higher vulnerability to behavioral addictions? A cross-sectional study on smartphone addiction and gaming disorder
The prospective effect of problematic smartphone use and fear of missing out on sleep among Chinese adolescents
Work hard and sleep better
The prevalence of workaholism has negative consequences on human health. Lack of sleep, a well-known problem among adults in modern society, is often attributed to overwork as a result of workaholism. Yet there is a lack of empirical research examining how and when workaholism will lead to sleep problems. To answer this question and to examine the longitudinal effect of workaholism on sleep in China, we investigate the mediating role of perceived…
Childhood environment and adulthood food addiction
Food addiction is associated with both physical and mental health conditions, such as obesity and depression, and is considered a public health problem. Based on life history (LH) theory, this study aimed to test the association between unpredictable childhood environment and food addiction in adulthood and to examine LH strategies and attitudes toward self as psychological mediators of this association. A random sample of 1010 adults, aged from …
Effects of childhood adversity on smartphone addiction
Recovery Experiences Protect Emotionally Exhausted White-Collar Workers from Gaming Addiction
Gaming addiction and its negative consequences have attracted public concern, but relatively little is known regarding its impact on adult workers. This study aims to test the association between gaming addiction and emotional exhaustion as well as the protective effect of recovery experiences on such an association among white-collar workers. We recruited 205 working adults (female = 58%) who voluntarily completed an online questionnaire. The re…
Applying the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) to Gambling Disorder
Problematic Smartphone Use during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Smartphone technologies have played a crucial role in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic; however, the increased use of smartphones during the pandemic period may expose the general public to a higher risk of problematic smartphone use (PSU). This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of PSU among Chinese community adults and adopted a social-cognitive theory and social axiom framework to evaluate the effects of beliefs on PSU. A Chinese ad…
Testing the Influence of Social Axioms on Internet Gaming Disorder Tendency with a Cross-Lagged Panel Model
Locus of control, coping flexibility, and post-migration growth among mainland Chinese university students in Macao
Effects of smartphone addiction on sleep quality among Chinese university students
The prospective effect of purpose in life on gambling disorder and psychological flourishing among university students
The psychometric properties of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) regarding Internet gaming disorder in a general population of Chinese adults
The Development of a Screening Tool for Chinese Disordered Gamers
Despite the increasing research attention being paid to gaming disorder globally, a screening tool developed specifically for the Chinese population is still lacking. This study aims to address this gap by constructing a screening tool to assess Internet gaming disorder (IGD) symptomology, defined by the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), among Chinese gamers. Based on expert interviews and consult…
The Predictive Value of Emotional Intelligence for Internet Gaming Disorder
This one-year longitudinal study examined trait emotional intelligence as a predictor of Internet gaming disorder (IGD). To date, only cross-sectional research has been conducted to test the protective effects of emotional intelligence against IGD tendency. Based on the Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution (I-PACE) model, this study aimed to address the research gap by examining not only the direct effects of trait emotional intellige…
Investigation of the Effects of Purpose in Life, Grit, Gratitude, and School Belonging on Mental Distress among Chinese Emerging Adults
Given the high prevalence of mental distress indicators, such as depression, among emerging adults, it is imperative to identify not only factors that place them at risk for mental distress, but also those that protect against it. This study tested the direct and indirect effects (via purpose in life) of gratitude, two aspects of grit (i.e., consistency of interest and perseverance of effort), and school belonging on three indicators of mental di…
The Comorbidity of Gambling Disorder among Macao Adult Residents and the Moderating Role of Resilience and Life Purpose
Macao, China's only city with legalized casinos, has maintained a high prevalence of gambling participation and gambling disorder (GD) over the past decade. The mental health risks associated with such high levels have been overlooked. In order to estimate the comorbid prevalence of GD with depression, anxiety, and Internet gaming disorder (IGD) and to explore the potential buffering effect of psychological resilience and purpose in life, this st…
Investigation of the Effects of Purpose in Life, Grit, Gratitude, and School Belonging on Mental Distress among Chinese Emerging Adults
Given the high prevalence of mental distress indicators, such as depression, among emerging adults, it is imperative to identify not only factors that place them at risk for mental distress, but also those that protect against it. This study tested the direct and indirect effects (via purpose in life) of gratitude, two aspects of grit (i.e., consistency of interest and perseverance of effort), and school belonging on three indicators of mental di…
The Comorbidity of Gambling Disorder among Macao Adult Residents and the Moderating Role of Resilience and Life Purpose
Macao, China's only city with legalized casinos, has maintained a high prevalence of gambling participation and gambling disorder (GD) over the past decade. The mental health risks associated with such high levels have been overlooked. In order to estimate the comorbid prevalence of GD with depression, anxiety, and Internet gaming disorder (IGD) and to explore the potential buffering effect of psychological resilience and purpose in life, this st…
The Predictive Value of Emotional Intelligence for Internet Gaming Disorder
This one-year longitudinal study examined trait emotional intelligence as a predictor of Internet gaming disorder (IGD). To date, only cross-sectional research has been conducted to test the protective effects of emotional intelligence against IGD tendency. Based on the Interaction of Person-Affect-Cognition-Execution (I-PACE) model, this study aimed to address the research gap by examining not only the direct effects of trait emotional intellige…
Effects of smartphone addiction on sleep quality among Chinese university students
The prospective effect of purpose in life on gambling disorder and psychological flourishing among university students
The psychometric properties of the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) regarding Internet gaming disorder in a general population of Chinese adults
The Development of a Screening Tool for Chinese Disordered Gamers
Despite the increasing research attention being paid to gaming disorder globally, a screening tool developed specifically for the Chinese population is still lacking. This study aims to address this gap by constructing a screening tool to assess Internet gaming disorder (IGD) symptomology, defined by the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), among Chinese gamers. Based on expert interviews and consult…
Problematic Smartphone Use during the Covid-19 Pandemic
Smartphone technologies have played a crucial role in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic; however, the increased use of smartphones during the pandemic period may expose the general public to a higher risk of problematic smartphone use (PSU). This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of PSU among Chinese community adults and adopted a social-cognitive theory and social axiom framework to evaluate the effects of beliefs on PSU. A Chinese ad…
Testing the Influence of Social Axioms on Internet Gaming Disorder Tendency with a Cross-Lagged Panel Model
Locus of control, coping flexibility, and post-migration growth among mainland Chinese university students in Macao
Effects of childhood adversity on smartphone addiction
Recovery Experiences Protect Emotionally Exhausted White-Collar Workers from Gaming Addiction
Gaming addiction and its negative consequences have attracted public concern, but relatively little is known regarding its impact on adult workers. This study aims to test the association between gaming addiction and emotional exhaustion as well as the protective effect of recovery experiences on such an association among white-collar workers. We recruited 205 working adults (female = 58%) who voluntarily completed an online questionnaire. The re…
Applying the Revised Illness Perception Questionnaire (IPQ-R) to Gambling Disorder
Is fast life history strategy associated with poorer self-regulation and higher vulnerability to behavioral addictions? A cross-sectional study on smartphone addiction and gaming disorder
The prospective effect of problematic smartphone use and fear of missing out on sleep among Chinese adolescents
Work hard and sleep better
The prevalence of workaholism has negative consequences on human health. Lack of sleep, a well-known problem among adults in modern society, is often attributed to overwork as a result of workaholism. Yet there is a lack of empirical research examining how and when workaholism will lead to sleep problems. To answer this question and to examine the longitudinal effect of workaholism on sleep in China, we investigate the mediating role of perceived…
Childhood environment and adulthood food addiction
Food addiction is associated with both physical and mental health conditions, such as obesity and depression, and is considered a public health problem. Based on life history (LH) theory, this study aimed to test the association between unpredictable childhood environment and food addiction in adulthood and to examine LH strategies and attitudes toward self as psychological mediators of this association. A random sample of 1010 adults, aged from …
Childhood risks and problematic smartphone use
Problematic smartphone use (PSU) and its negative consequences among adolescents are so commonly observed that they have become a matter of public concern. Utilizing life history (LH) theory, this study aims to examine how childhood risks (i.e., childhood harshness and unpredictability) would be associated with adolescent PSU via cognitive and emotional processes of LH strategy and psychological distress. A sample of 459 Chinese high school stude…
Relationship between social anxiety and sleep quality in depressed adolescents
We concluded that both social anxiety and internet addiction were risk factors for depressed adolescents' poor sleep quality. Social anxiety further affected sleep quality through internet addiction
The metacognitive-motivational links between stress and short-form video addiction
Testing psychological processes between childhood risks and adulthood short-form video addiction from a life history perspective
There is a growing public concern about short-form video addiction (SVA) due to its high prevalence and negative health consequences. This study applied life history (LH) theory, tested the effects of childhood risks on SVA, and investigated the mechanisms of LH strategy, emotion regulation, and sensation seeking. A sample of 991 Chinese short-form video users (28.5% male) voluntarily completed online questionnaires. The path analysis results ind…
The effects of childhood environment on problematic social media use in adulthood
Understanding the dual role of individual position in multidimensional social support networks and depression levels
Validation and network structure of the short version of the problematic mobile phone use questionnaire (PMPUQ-SV) among Chinese young adults
Psychology (21 obras) · Clinical Psychology (16 obras) · Impact of Technology on Adolescents (15 obras) · Psychiatry (15 obras) · Addiction (10 obras) · Medicine (10 obras) · Social Psychology (10 obras) · Clinical Psychology (9 obras) · Developmental psychology (9 obras) · Social Psychology (7 obras)