Assistant Research Fellow

Email：xwzhang@nju.edu.cn

Areas of research and teaching

Adolescent Development in the Digital Age;Social Policy Evaluation; Adolescent Crisis Intervention;Trauma and Abuse

Education

Ph.D. 2023 (Social Welfare), Chinese University of Hong Kong

M.A. 2019 (Social Work), Nanjing University

B.A. 2017 (Social Work), Nanjing University of Science and Technology

Courses

Community Work (Undergraduate level)

Publications (In English Peer Review Journals) (* denotes corresponding author)

Zhang, X., Li, C., & Ma, W. (2024). The direct and indirect effects of adverse childhood experiences on depressive symptoms and self-esteem of children: Does gender make a difference?. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction,22 (1), 254-278.

Zhang, X., & Li, C. (2024). Predictors of Adolescents’ Psychological Distress and Internet Addiction: the Role of Interpersonal Stress and School Burnout. Journal of Child and Family Studies, 33(4),1070-1082.

Zhang, X., Li, C., & Ding, N. (2023). How peer victimization predicts mental well-being and disruptive behaviors: exploring serial mediating mechanisms in the digital age. Current Psychology,42(35), 31634-31645.

Wang, Z., Zhang, X*., & Ye, Y. (2023). Does marital satisfaction predict children aggression? Insights from parents' and children's psychological distress. Child & Family Social Work, Advance online publication.