SOCIAL AND CULTURAL PSYCHOLOGY LAB
(SCPL)
PUBLICATIONS
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
Wang, X., Chen, Z., Van Tongeren, D. R., DeWall, C. N., & Yang, F. (2022). Permitting immoral behaviour: A generalized compensation belief hypothesis. British Journal of Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12593
Wang, X., Chen, H., & Chen, Z. (2022). Women’s Self-Objectification Under Competition When They Believe Sex Is Power. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 51(6), 2837-2854. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-022-02335-2
Shi, J., Wang, X., Teng, F., & Chen, Z. (2022). A little appreciation goes a long way: gratitude reduces objectification. The Journal of Positive Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/17439760.2022.2053877
Wang, X., Chen, H., Chen, Z., & Luo, S. (2022). An exchange orientation results in an instrumental approach in intimate relationships. British Journal of Social Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12530
Zhang, Z., Chen, Z., & Xu, L. (2022). Artificial intelligence and moral dilemmas: Perception of ethical decision-making in AI. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 101, 104327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2022.104327
Kwan, C., Wong, C., Chen, Z., & Yip, P. S. (2022). Youth bullying and suicide: risk and protective factor profiles for bullies, victims, bully-victims and the uninvolved. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(5), 2828. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19052828
Wang, X., Chen, W. F., Hong, Y. Y., & Chen, Z. (2022). Perceiving high social mobility breeds materialism: The mediating role of socioeconomic status uncertainty. Journal of Business Research, 139, 629-638. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.10.014
Wang, X., Wang, T., Jiang, T., Chen, Z., & Hong, Y. Y. (2022). Double standards in the COVID‐19 pandemic: The moderation of perceived threat. European Journal of Social Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2834
Teng, F., Shi, J., Wang, X., & Chen, Z. (2022). The Association between COVID-19-Related Wellbeing with Materialism and Perceived Threat. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(2), 912. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19020912
Jiang, T., Chen, Z., Wang, S., & Hou, Y. (2021). Ostracism Disrupts Self-Continuity. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 47(9), 1390–1400. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167220974496
Wang, X., Chen, Z., Poon, K.-T., & Jiang, T. (2021). Perceiving a Lack of Social Justice: Lower Class Individuals Apply Higher Moral Standards to Others. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 12(2), 186–193. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550619898558
Wang, X., Chen, H., Chen, Z., & Yang, Y. (2021). Women’s Intrasexual Competition Results in Beautification. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 12(5), 648–657. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550620933403
Shi, J., Chen, Z., Wang, X., Teng, F., Yang, Y., & Chen, H. (2021). Dominate others, hurt self: Social dominance orientation predicts depression during the Covid-19 pandemic. Personality and Individual Differences. 175, 110710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.110710
Wang, X., Chen, Z., G Krumhuber, E., & Chen, H. (2021). Money and flexible generosity. British Journal of Social Psychology, 60(4), 1262-1278. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjso.12450
Teng, F., Hu, J., Chen, Z., Poon, K. T., Bai, Y. (2021). Sexism and the effectiveness of femvertising in China: A corporate social responsibility perspective. Sex Roles. 84(5), 253-270. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-020-01164-8
Van Tongeren, D. R., DeWall, C. N., Chen, Z., Sibley, C. G., & Bulbulia, J. (2021). Religious residue: Cross-cultural evidence that religious psychology and behavior persist following deidentification. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 120(2), 484–503. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000288
Dang, J., Barker, P., Baumert, A., Bentvelzen, M., Berkman, E., Buchholz, N., Buczny, J., Chen, Z., De Cristofaro, V., De Vries, L., Dewitte, S., Giacomantonio, Gong, R., Homan, M., Inhoff, R., Ismail, I., Jian, L., Kubiak, T., Lange, F., … Zinkernagel, A. (2021). A multi-lab replication of the ego-depletion effect. Social Psychological and Personality Science. 12(1), 14-24 https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550619887702
Chen, Z., Poon, K.-T., DeWall, C. N., & Jiang, T. (2020). Life lacks meaning without acceptance: Ostracism triggers suicidal thoughts. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 119(6), 1423–1443. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspi0000238
Poon, K. T., Chen, Z., Teng, F., & Wong, W. Y. (2020). The effect of objectification on aggression. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology. 87, 103940. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2019.103940
Poon, K.-T., Chen, Z., & Wong, W.-Y. (2020). Beliefs in Conspiracy Theories Following Ostracism. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 46(8), 1234–1246. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167219898944
Wang, X., Chen, Z., & Krumhuber, E. G. (2020). Money: An Integrated Review and Synthesis From a Psychological Perspective. Review of General Psychology, 24(2), 172–190. https://doi.org/10.1177/1089268020905316
Wang, X., Teng, F., Chen, Z., & Poon, K. T. (2020). Control my appearance, control my social standing: Appearance control beliefs influence American women's (not men's) social mobility perception. Personality and Individual Differences, 155, 109629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2019.109629
Jiang, T., & Chen, Z. (2020). Relative deprivation: A mechanism for the ostracism–aggression link. European journal of social psychology, 50(2), 347-359. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2621
Jiang, T., Chen, Z., & Sedikides, C. (2020). Self-concept clarity lays the foundation for self-continuity: The restorative function of autobiographical memory. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 119(4), 945–959. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000259
Li, H., Wang, X., Guo, Y., Chen, Z., & Teng, F. (2019). Air Pollution Predicts Harsh Moral Judgment. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health, 16 (13), 2276. Doi:10.3390/ijerph16132276
Wong, W. I., Shi, S. Y., & Chen, Z. (2018). Students from single-sex schools are more gender-salient and more anxious in mixed-gender situations: Results from high school and college samples. PLoS ONE 13(12): e0208707.
Bernstein, M. J., Chen, Z. Poon, K. T., Benfield, J. A., & Ng. H. K. S. (2018). Ostracized But Why? Effects Of Attributions And Empathy On Connecting With The Socially Excluded. Plos One, 13 (8): E0201183.
Sun, L., Jiang, Y., Chen, Z., & DeWall, C. N. (2017). Social exclusion and consumer switching behavior: A control restoration mechanism. Journal of Consumer Research, 44, 99-117. https://doi.org/10.1093/jcr/ucw075
Wang, X., Chen, Z., Poon, K. T., Teng, F., & Jin, S. (2017). Self-compassion Decreases Acceptance Of Own Immoral Behavior. Personality And Individual Differences. 106, 329-333. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.10.030
Poon, K. T., Teng, F., Wong, W. Y., & Chen, Z. (2016). When Nature Heals: Nature Exposure Moderates The Relationship Between Ostracism And Aggression. Journal Of Environmental Psychology, 48, 159-168. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2016.10.002
Teng, F., Poon, K. T., Zhang, H., Chen, Z., Yang, Y., & Wang, X. (2016). Situational Cuing Of Materialism Triggers Self-objectification Among Women (but Not Men): The Moderating Role Of Self-concept Clarity. Personality And Individual Differences, 97, 220-228. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2016.03.066
Teng, F., Chen, Z., Poon, K. T., Zhang, D., & Jiang, Y. (2016). Money And Relationships: When And Why Thinking About Money Leads People To Approach Others. Organizational Behavior And Human Decision Processes, 137, 58-70.*rewritten For Chinese Management Insights, A Bilingual Magazine For Practitioners https://doi.org/10.1016/j.obhdp.2016.08.002
Poon, K. T. & Chen, Z. (2016). Assuring a sense of growth: A cognitive strategy to weaken the effect of Cyberball-ostracism on aggression. Computers in Human Behavior, 57, 31-37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2015.12.032
Chen, Z., Poon, K. T., & Dewall, C. N. (2015). Cold Thermal Temperature Threatens Belonging: The Moderating Role Of Perceived Social Support. Social Psychological And Personality Science, 6, 439-446. https://doi.org/10.1177/1948550614562843
Chen, Z., Poon, K. T., & Dewall, C. N. (2015). When Do Socially Accepted People Feel Ostracized? Physical Pain Triggers Social Pain. Social Influence, 10, 68-76. https://doi.org/10.1080/15534510.2014.926290
Poon, K. T. & Chen. Z. (2015). How Does The Source Of Rejection Perceive Innocent Victims? The Journal Of Social Psychology, 155, 515-526. https://doi.org/10.1080/00224545.2015.1061972
Poon, K. T., Teng, F., Chow, J. T., & Chen, Z. (2015). Desiring To Connect To Nature: The Effect Of Ostracism On Ecological Behavior. Journal Of Environmental Psychology, 42, 116-122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2015.03.003
Teng, F., Chen, Z., & Poon, K. T. (2015). Sexual-objectification Pushes Women Away: The Role Of Perceived Hostility. European Journal Of Social Psychology, 45, 77-87. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.2070
Chen, Z., Poon, K. T., Bernstein, M. J., & Teng, F. (2014). Rejecting another pains the self: The impact of perceived future rejection. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 50, 225-233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2013.10.007
Jiang, Y., Chen, Z., & Wyer, S. W. (2014). Impact of money on emotion expression. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 55, 228-233.
Poon, K. T., & Chen, Z. (2014) When justice surrenders: The effect of just-world beliefs on aggression following ostracism. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 52, 101-112. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2014.01.006
Chen, Z., Teng, F., & Zhang, H. (2013). Sinful flesh: Sexual objectification threatens women’s moral self. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 49, 1042-1048. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2013.07.008
Poon, K. T., Chen, Z., & DeWall, C. N. (2013). Feeling entitled to more: Ostracism increases dishonest behavior. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 39, 1227-1239. https://doi.org/10.1177/0146167213493187
Chen, Z., DeWall, C. N., Poon, K. T., & Chen, E. W. (2012). When destiny hurts: Implicit theories of relationships moderate aggressive responses to ostracism. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48, 1029-1036. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2012.04.002
Chen, Z., & Williams, K. D (2012). Imagined future social pain hurts more now than imagined future physical pain. European Journal of Social Psychology, 42, 314-317. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejsp.1861
Teng. F., & Chen, Z. (2012). Does social support reduce distress caused by ostracism? It depends on the level of one's self-esteem. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48, 1192-1195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2012.03.014
Li, Y. J., Johnson, K. A., Cohen, A. B., Williams, M. J., Knowles, E. D., & Chen, Z. (2012). Fundamental Attribution Error: Protestants are dispositionally focused. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 102, 281-90. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0026294
Sacco, D., Wirth, J. H., Hugenberg, K., Chen, Z., & Williams, K. D. (2011). The world in black and white: Ostracism enhances the categorical perception of social information. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 47, 836-842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jesp.2011.03.001
Yu, X., Chen, Z., Zhang, J., & Liu, X. (2011). Coping mediates the association between Type D personality and perceived health in Chinese patients with coronary heart disease. Internal Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 18, 277-284. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12529-010-9120-y
Carter-Sowell, A. R., Wesselmann, E. D., Wirth, J., Law, A., Chen, Z., Kosasih, van der Lee, R., & Williams, K. D., (2010). Strides for belonging trump strides for superiority: Effects of being ostracized for being superior or inferior to the others. Journal of Individual Psychology, 66, 68-92.
Carter-Sowell, A. R., Chen, Z., & Williams, K. D. (2008). The effect of ostracism on social susceptibility. Social Influence, 3, 143-153. https://doi.org/10.1080/15534510802204868
#Chen, Z., Williams, K. D., Fitness, J., & Newton, N. C. (2008).When hurt will not heal: Exploring the capacity to relive social pain and physical pain. Psychological Science, 19, 789-795. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9280.2008.02158.x
Cheng, C., Chen, Z., & LuoKogan, A. (2008). Social support and money as double-edged swords: Primary soothers and precipitants of pain. Psychological Inquiry, 19, 153-160. https://doi.org/10.1080/10478400802608806
Knack, J. M., Chen, Z., Williams, K. D., & Jensen-Campbell, L. A. (2006). Opportunities and challenges of studying disaster survivors. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 6, 175-189. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-2415.2006.00116.x
BOOK CHAPTERS, REPORTS, AND OTHER PUBLICATIONS
Su, L., Jiang, Y., Chen, Z., & DeWall, C. N. (2017), “Social Exclusion Stimulates Product and Brand Switching,” Rutgers Business Review, 2(1), 150-156.
Chen, Z., Teng, F., Kwan, C.P., Poon, K. T., Jiang, Y. (2013). When money hurts relationships: Monetary reminders increase romantic jealousy. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (WASET) proceedings. 3063-3065.
Chen, Z., & Williams, K. D. (2010). Social pain is easily relived, but physical pain is not. In G. MacDonald & L. A. Jensen-Campbell (Eds.), Social pain: Neuropsychological and health implications of loss and exclusion (pp.161-177). Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Williams, K. D., & Chen, Z., & Wegener, D. T. (2010). Persuasion after ostracism: Need-based influences on persuasion. In J. P. Forgas, J. Cooper, & W. D. Crano (Eds.), The psychology of attitude and attitude change (pp.199 – 214). NY: Psychology press.
Chen, Z., Law, A. T., & Williams, K. D. (2009). The Uncertainty surrounding ostracism: Threat amplifier or protector? In R. M. Arkin, K. C. Oleson, & P. J. Carroll (Eds.), Handbook of the uncertain self (pp. 291-302). Mahwah, NJ: Psychology press.
Williams, K. D., Chen, Z., & Wesselmann, E. D. (2007). Social compensation. In R. Baumeister & K. D. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of social psychology (Vol. 2, pp. 889-891). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.
Williams, K. D., Wesselmann, E. D., & Chen, Z. (2007). Social exclusion. In R. Baumeister & K. D. Vohs (Eds.), Encyclopedia of social psychology (Vol. 2, pp. 896-897). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.