Primary Interests:
- Aggression, Conflict, Peace
- Culture and Ethnicity
- Emotion, Mood, Affect
- Helping, Prosocial Behavior
- Intergroup Relations
- Interpersonal Processes
- Persuasion, Social Influence
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The first line of my research focuses on social pain, or the hurting feelings caused by social exclusion/ostracism, rejection, betrayal, etc. In particular, I examine the psychological and health-related effect of reliving and pre-living social 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 investigate the effects of partial and/or complete ostracism on persuasion, compliance, and worldview defense. In addition, people actively construct their social environment, and I study how various factors (e.g. mental representation, forgiveness, and culture) contribute to such a process.
Journal Articles:
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Carter-Sowell, A. R., Chen, Z., & Williams, K. D. (2008). The effect of ostracism on social susceptibility. Social Influence, 3, 143-153.
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Chen, Z., Williams, K. D., Fitness, J., & Newton, N. C. (2008). When hurt will not heal: Exploring the capacity to relive social pain. Psychological Science, 19, 789-795.
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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.
Other Publications:
- 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.), The uncertain self: A handbook of perspectives from social and personality psychology. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates.
- Chen, Z., & Williams, K. D. (2010). Social pain is easily relived and prelived, but physical pain is not. In G. MacDonald & L. A. Jensen-Campbell (Eds.), Social pain: Neuropsychological and health implications of loss and exclusion. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
- 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 Publications.
- 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 Publications.
Zhansheng Chen
Department of Psychology
University of Hong Kong
Porkfulam Road
Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Phone: (852) 2859-2294
Fax: (852) 2858-3518