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         Zhansheng Chen
  • MS, South China Normal University, 2002
  • Advisor: Kip Williams
  • Send e-mail to chen@psych.purdue.edu
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      • Purdue University
      Psychological Sciences Building   
      703 Third Street
      West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2081
  • Phone: (765) 494-6892 (leave message)
  • Office: PSYC 2188
Research Interests
I am fascinated with the way people interact with and influence each other on a daily basis. My main research focus has been on discovering the psychological and health-related effect of reliving or preliving social pain, especially as they compare to physical pain. In a related vein, I am interested in the impact of ostracism on the direction and magnitude of social influence. In this domain, I have examined the effects of partial and/or complete ostracism on persuasion, compliance, and worldview defense. Further, I am interested in mood and persuasion as well as emotional contagion.

Publications/Presentations

Chen, Z., Williams, K. D., Fitness, J., & Newton, N. C. (accepted).  When hurt won’t heal: Exploring the capacity to relive social pain. Psychological Science.

Chen, Z., Law, A. T., & Williams, K. D. (accepted). The uncertainty surrounding ostracism: Threat amplifier or protector? To appear in R. M. Arkin, K. C. Oleson, & P. J. Carroll (Eds.), The uncertain self: A handbook of perspectives from social and personality psychology. Mahwah, NJ: Erlbaum.

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.

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.

Mo, L., & Chen, Z. (2003). Rule-based strategy and examplar-based strategy in category learning. Acta Psychologica Sinica, 35, 29-36. (in Chinese)

Chen, Z. & Mo, L. (2002). Current work on children’s use of analogy strategies in new word reading. Advances in Psychological Science, 1, 36-42. (in Chinese)