Male-biased sex ratios increase the support for a strong leader: An evolutionary threat management perspective

Autor: Xiaotian Sheng, Wendy Andrews, Mark van Vugt

Publikováno v: Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, Vol 6, Iss , Pp 100175- (2024)

An evolutionary threat management approach to leadership assumes that humans have an adaptive followership psychology that responds to specific ecological threats by selecting appropriate leaders to mitigate any risks. We hypothesize that having an i

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Heterologous Expressed NbSWP12 from Microsporidia Nosema bombycis Can Bind with Phosphatidylinositol 3-Phosphate and Affect Vesicle Genesis

Autor: Jie Chen, Zhi Li, Xiaotian Sheng, Jun Huang, Quan Sun, Yukang Huang, Rong Wang, Yujiao Wu, Mengxian Long, Jialing Bao, Zeyang Zhou, Guoqing Pan

Publikováno v: Journal of Fungi, Vol 8, Iss 8, p 764 (2022)

Microsporidia are a big group of single-celled obligate intracellular organisms infecting most animals and some protozoans. These minimalist eukaryotes lack numerous genes in metabolism and vesicle trafficking. Here, we demonstrated that the spore wa

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The mediating and moderating roles of social anxiety and relatedness need satisfaction on the relationship between shyness and problematic mobile phone use among adolescents

Autor: Xiaotian Sheng, Tian-Po Oei, Shuyang Jiang, Ru-De Liu, Wei Hong, Rui Zhen

Publikováno v: Computers in Human Behavior. 93:301-308

Shyness has been reported to be closely associated with problematic mobile phone use, yet the underlying mechanism which may mediate or moderate this relationship remains obscure. Based on the cognitive-behavioral model of pathological internet use,

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https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.12.020

Social Media Exposure and College Students' Mental Health during the Outbreak of COVID-19:The Mediating Role of Rumination and the Moderating Role of Mindfulness

Autor: Wei Hong, Yi Ding, Ru-De Liu, Xinchen Fu, Xiaotian Sheng, Rui Zhen

Publikováno v: Hong, W, Liu, R D, Ding, Y, Fu, X, Zhen, R & Sheng, X 2021, ' Social Media Exposure and College Students' Mental Health during the Outbreak of COVID-19 : The Mediating Role of Rumination and the Moderating Role of Mindfulness ', Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, vol. 24, no. 4, pp. 282-287 . https://doi.org/10.1089/cyber.2020.0387
Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking
Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 24(4), 282-287. Mary Ann Liebert Inc.

In response to reports of people experiencing varying levels of anxiety and depression during the outbreak of COVID-19, researchers have argued that exposure to related information on social media is a salient contributing factor. Based on the integr

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https://research.vu.nl/en/publications/08bf12ea-fdf4-46f7-af55-dd8e5c501332

A computer-based Pinyin intervention for disadvantaged children in China: Effects on Pinyin skills, phonological awareness, and character reading

Autor: Heikki Lyytinen, Ulla Richardson, Yixun Li, Xiaotian Sheng, Liu Chen, Hong Li, Xi Chen

Publikováno v: Dyslexia (Chichester, England)REFERENCES. 26(4)

Pinyin is an alphabetic script that denotes pronunciations of Chinese characters. Studies have shown that Pinyin instruction enhances both phonological awareness (e.g., Shu et al., Developmental Science, 2008, 11, 171-181) and character reading (e.g.

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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32147894