Xinyin Chen

About

Dr. Xinyin Chen is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education (Penn GSE). His research focuses on socioemotional development in childhood and adolescence, examining how social, school, and psychological adjustment are influenced by developmental processes from a contextual-developmental perspective. He is particularly interested in the development of social competence, shyness-inhibition, and aggression, as well as the biological and socialization factors involved in these processes. Dr. Chen has conducted longitudinal projects in Chinese, North American, and other societies, exploring the links between cultural values and fundamental systems of socioemotional functioning, such as social initiative and self-control. His work also investigates the joint contributions of early temperamental characteristics and parenting practices across different cultural and social contexts, as well as the role of social interactions and relationships in mediating development. Additionally, his recent research considers the implications of macro-level societal changes for human development and the adjustment experiences of different generations of Asian children and adolescents in North America.

Research topics

• Developmental psychology
• Psychology
• Social psychology
• Clinical psychology
• Political Science
• Psychiatry

Selected publications

• Academic Self-Perceptions and Academic Achievement in Chinese Children: A Multiwave Longitudinal Study

  Child Development · 2020 · 47 citations

  = 9.33 years). Analyses using random intercept cross-lagged panel models revealed that the effects of academic achievement on self-perceptions tended to be more evident in lower grades and the effects of academic self-perceptions on achievement tended to be more evident in higher grades. Latent growth curve analyses showed that the initial level of academic self-perceptions and achievement moderated the growth of each other. The results indicate the contributions between academic self-perception…

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• Moderating role of conflict resolution strategies in the links between peer victimization and psychological adjustment among youth

  Journal of Adolescence · 2020 · 36 citations

  INTRODUCTION: Victims of peer victimization are likely to develop psychological adjustment difficulties. The primary goal of the present study was to examine the moderating effects of conflict resolution strategies (solution-orientation, control, nonconfrontation) on the relations between peer victimization and psychological problems (depressive symptoms, loneliness) in Chinese early adolescents using a cross-sectional design. METHODS: Participants included 569 children (298 boys) in fifth grade…

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• The impact of parental migration on depression of children: new evidence from rural China

  Chinese Sociological Review · 2020 · 24 citations

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  Using data from a 2017 survey in western China, we examine whether remittances received from migrant family members and household work burden play moderating roles in children’s depression. We also explore the extent to which interpersonal factors (parent-child communication and parenting practices) and child’s intrapersonal personality trait (assessed by self-esteem) mediate the impact of parental migration on children’s depression. Results show that receipt of remittances significantly helps m…

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• Concern for mianzi: Relations with adjustment in rural and urban Chinese adolescents

  Child Development · 2023-07-07 · 18 citations

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  Abstract The present study examined relations between concern for mianzi, or the social perception of one's prestige and standing in the group, and adjustment in Chinese adolescents. Participants were seventh- and ninth-grade students in rural and urban regions of China (n = 794, Mage = 14 years). Data were obtained from multiple sources including peer assessments, teacher ratings, self-reports, and school records. The results showed that concern for mianzi was associated with social competence,…

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• Affinity for solitude in Chinese children and adolescents: Relations with social, school, and psychological adjustment.

  Developmental Psychology · 2024-02-15 · 13 citations

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  = 10, 12, and 14 years, respectively) in China. Data on affinity for solitude were collected from students' self-reports and data on adjustment were collected from multiple sources. The results showed that whereas affinity for solitude was negatively associated with social competence and academic achievement and positively associated with behavioral problems in Grade 4, the associations were weaker or nonsignificant in Grade 6. Moreover, affinity for solitude was positively associated with acade…

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Recent grants

• Inhibition, Social Relationships, and Early Adulthood Outcomes

  NSF · $449k · 2012–2016

Frequent coauthors

• Junsheng Liu

  Shanghai Changning Mental Health Center

  67 shared

• Kenneth H. Rubin

  University of Maryland, College Park

  39 shared

• Dan Li

  University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center

  36 shared

• Niobe Way

  New York University

  32 shared

• Li Wang

  Hubei University of Education

  29 shared

• Robert J. Coplan

  Carleton University

  28 shared

• Dan Li

  Shanghai Normal University

  26 shared

• Huichang Chen

  26 shared

Education

• PhD

  University of Waterloo

Awards & honors

• Scholars Award from the William T. Grant Foundation
• Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award from the Interna…
• Fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA, Div.…
• Fellow of the Association for Psychological Science (APS)
• Fellow of the American Educational Research Association (AER…

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