Prof. Qian WANG
Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Illinois

Address:	Rm 337, Sino Building,
	Department of Psychology,
	The Chinese University of Hong Kong,
	Shatin, New Territories,
	Hong Kong
Phone:	(852) 2609-6456
Fax:	(852) 2603-5019
E-mail:	qianwang at psy.cuhk.edu.hk

Research

Research Interests

Social and personality development during childhood and adolescence; parents, teachers, and peers’ roles in children's development; contextual (e.g., cultural, historical, and socioeconomic) influences on socialization and child development.

Representative Publications

• Wang, Q., & Pomerantz, E. M. (2009). The motivational landscape of early adolescence in the United States and China: A longitudinal investigation. Child Development, 80, 1280-1296.

• Pomerantz, E. M., Qin, L., Wang, Q., & Chen, H. (2009). American and Chinese early adolescents’ inclusion of their relationships with their parents in their self-construals. Child Development, 80, 792-807.

• Wang, Q., Pomerantz, E. M., & Chen, H. (2007). The role of parents' control in early adolescents' psychological functioning: A longitudinal investigation in the United States and China. Child Development, 78, 1592-1610.

• Pomerantz, E. M., Ng, F. F., & Wang, Q. (2006). Mothers' mastery-oriented involvement in children's homework: Implications for the well-being of children with negative perceptions of competence. Journal of Educational Psychology, 98, 99-111.

• Pomerantz, E. M., Wang, Q., & Ng, F. F. (2005). Mothers' affect in the homework context: The importance of staying positive. Developmental Psychology, 41, 414-427.

Courses

Current Academic Year

• PSY3530 Child Psychology
  
• PSY4902 Practicum in Education and Human Development