摘要：
Affective pedagogical agent (PA) is an image of a character embedded in multimedia lessons with the ability to influence learners' affective experiences and learning performance. Prior studies on the effects of affective PA have shown inconsistent findings. In this study, we conducted four separate meta-analyses to address whether adding an affective PA to multimedia lessons can increase learners' retention performance, transfer performance, positive emotions, and intrinsic motivation, and to explore several moderators that may have contributed to the inconsistencies of previous studies. The research framework mainly includes introducing the concept of affective PA, reviewing research on the impact of affective PA on learning performance, emotions, and motivation, analyzing the moderators that may affect the effects of affective PA, performing a meta-analysis, and discussing the results based on the findings of the meta-analysis. We found 36 articles met the inclusion criteria. The results of the meta-analysis indicated that affective PA could increase learners' positive emotions (k = 25, g = 0.26), improve intrinsic motivation (k = 26, g = 0.26), and facilitate learning performance (retention: k = 35, g = 0.26; transfer: k = 45, g = 0.34). Furthermore, moderator analysis found that affective PA characteristics (i.e., appearance, the number of emotional cues, and body movement) and learning materials characteristics (i.e., subject domain, pacing of presentation) moderated the effects of affective PA. We discussed these findings from different theoretical perspectives. In general, affective PA could help students be happier and more motivated to learn in multimedia learning environments.
期刊：
International Journal of Psychology,2023年58(SUPPL-1):848-848 ISSN：0020-7594
作者机构：
[Yu, Feng; Yang, Shenlong] Xi An Jiao Tong Univ, Xian, Peoples R China.;[Pan, Zhe] Cent China Normal Univ, Wuhan, Peoples R China.;[Guo, Yongyu] Nanjing Normal Univ, Nanjing, Peoples R China.
期刊：
Death Studies,2023年47(7):784-791 ISSN：0748-1187
通讯作者：
Qi-Wu Sun
作者机构：
[Wu, Cai-Zhi; Huang, Ting-Ting; Yu, Li-Xia; Sun, Qi-Wu; Zong, Zhi-Ying] Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Psychol, Key Lab Human Dev & Mental Hlth Hubei Prov, Minist Educ,Key Lab Adolescent Cyber Psychol & Be, Luoyu Rd, Wuhan 430079, Peoples R China.
通讯机构：
[Qi-Wu Sun] K;Key Laboratory of Human Development and Mental Health of Hubei Province, Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyber Psychology and Behavior, Ministry of Education, School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
期刊：
Energy Economics,2023年126:106978 ISSN：0140-9883
通讯作者：
Xu, JB
作者机构：
[Zhu, Junpeng; Wu, Shaohui] Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Econ & Business Adm, Wuhan, Peoples R China.;[Xu, JB; Xu, Junbing] Minjiang Univ, NewHuadu Business Sch, Fuzhou 361005, Fujian, Peoples R China.
通讯机构：
[Xu, JB ] M;Minjiang Univ, NewHuadu Business Sch, Fuzhou 361005, Fujian, Peoples R China.
关键词：
Abatement effect;Total emission control policy;SO (2) emissions;China
摘要：
The Total Emission Control (TEC) policy has been implemented in China for >20 years and plays a pivotal role in China's environmental governance system. Given the current reality of prominent environmental issues in China, there is ongoing controversy regarding whether the TEC policy has effectively reduced pollution as desired. Inspired by this, this paper takes the TEC policy implemented in the 11th Five Year Plan as an example, and based on the manually collected city-level SO2 emission reduction targets, we construct a difference-in-differences evaluation framework to investigate the abatement effect of the TEC policy. The results demonstrate a significant reduction in SO2 emissions resulting from the implementation of the TEC policy. A series of identification tests verify the robustness of the findings. The mechanism analysis shows that the end-of-pipe treatment and cleaner production are important channels to achieve the abatement effect, while the scale effect is deemed insignificant. Heterogeneity analysis shows that the policy effect varies significantly across different types of firms and regions. The conclusions contribute not only to a comprehensive understanding of the TEC policy, but also provide an important practical value for building a modern pollution control system and promoting the construction of ecological civilization.
作者机构：
[Deng, Huiying; Kong, Fanchang; Sun, Xiaojun; Meng, Sujie; Wang, Meiru] Cent China Normal Univ, Minist Educ, Sch Psychol, Key Lab Adolescent Cyberpsychol & Behav, Wuhan 430079, Peoples R China.
通讯机构：
[Fanchang Kong] K;Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior, Ministry of Education, School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
关键词：
Media multitasking;Cognitive control;Three-level meta-analysis;Moderators
摘要：
Media multitasking is an ever-increasing phenomenon whereby different forms of media are used simultaneously. Numerous studies have shown that media multitasking is closely related to an individual’s cognitive control abilities. However, existing evidence remains controversial, making it difficult to draw definitive conclusions. Therefore, to increase the understanding of whether and how frequent media multitasking is associated with cognitive control, a three-level meta-analysis, which included 43 studies and 118 effect sizes, was performed to acquire overall differences between heavy and light media multitaskers and to explore potential moderators that may account for the heterogeneity. The results showed a moderate mean negative association between media multitasking and cognitive control, and this association was moderated by the type of cognitive control. Specifically, heavy media multitaskers showed worse inhibitory control and working memory than light media multitaskers, but there was no significant difference in cognitive flexibility. Moreover, the effect was moderated by the measurement type of the dependent variable. The results of this study enhance our understanding of this issue and pave the way for a more nuanced view of altering experimental designs to investigate cognitive control in educational settings.
期刊：
Current Psychology,2023年42(10):8425-8440 ISSN：1046-1310
通讯作者：
Xu Zhu
作者机构：
[Liu, Guangda; Zhu, Xu; Li, Yanqing; Wu, Jue; Jiang, Guangrong] Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Psychol, 382 Xiongchu Ave, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, Peoples R China.;[Liu, Guangda; Zhu, Xu; Li, Yanqing; Wu, Jue; Jiang, Guangrong] Key Lab Human Dev & Mental Hlth Hubei Prov, Wuhan, Peoples R China.;[Liu, Guangda; Zhu, Xu; Li, Yanqing; Wu, Jue; Jiang, Guangrong] Minist Educ Peoples Republ China, Key Lab Adolescent Cyberpsychol & Behav, Wuhan, Peoples R China.;[Wang, Cixin] Univ Maryland, Fac Affiliate Asian Amer Studies Program, Dept Counseling Higher Educ & Special Educ, 3234 Benjamin Bldg, College Pk, MD 20742 USA.;[Lu, Yun] Zhejiang Univ, Dept Psychol & Behav Sci, Hangzhou, Peoples R China.
通讯机构：
[Xu Zhu] S;School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China<&wdkj&>Key Laboratory of Human Development and Mental Health of Hubei Province, Wuhan, China<&wdkj&>Key Laboratory of Adolescent Cyberpsychology and Behavior, Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China, Wuhan, China
关键词：
mental health literacy;measurement development;psychometric property;multi-dimension
期刊：
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHIATRY,2023年14:1268539 ISSN：1664-0640
通讯作者：
Ma, SH;Zhao, X
作者机构：
[Wang, Weijun; Ma, SH; Ma, Shihao] Minist Educ, Key Lab Adolescent Cyberpsychol & Behav, Wuhan, Peoples R China.;[Wang, Weijun; Ma, SH; Ma, Shihao; Han, Xinheng] Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Psychol, Wuhan, Peoples R China.;[Wang, Weijun] Wuhan Technol & Business Univ, Inst Digital Commerce, Wuhan, Peoples R China.;[Han, Xinheng] Key Lab Human Dev & Mental Hlth Hubei Prov, Wuhan, Peoples R China.;[Zhao, X; Zhao, Xin] Univ Sheffield, Informat Sch, Sheffield, England.
通讯机构：
[Zhao, X ] U;[Ma, SH ] M;Minist Educ, Key Lab Adolescent Cyberpsychol & Behav, Wuhan, Peoples R China.;Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Psychol, Wuhan, Peoples R China.;Univ Sheffield, Informat Sch, Sheffield, England.
关键词：
anxiety;internet adaptability;internet addiction;meaning in life;serial mediation effect
摘要：
INTRODUCTION: Previous research has demonstrated the significant role of individual characteristics in adolescent Internet addiction. In line with this, our previous research has introduced the concept of "Internet adaptability" as a potential factor that enables individuals to effectively cope with the negative consequences of Internet use. However, further investigation is required to understand the impact of Internet adaptability on problematic Internet use, including Internet addiction, as well as its associated internal psychological factors. To address this research gap, the present study aims to examine the impact of Internet adaptability on internet addiction and explore the mediating roles of meaning in life and anxiety within this relationship. METHODS: A questionnaire was used to survey 2,144 adolescents from high schools in central China to investigate internet adaptability, meaning in life, anxiety, and internet addiction. RESULTS: The results revealed a significant negative correlation between Internet adaptability and adolescent internet addiction (r = -0.199, p < 0.01). Furthermore, our results indicated that Internet adaptability negatively predicts internet addiction (β = -0.086, p < 0.001). Additionally, mediation analyses revealed that both meaning in life (β = -0.060, p < 0.001) and anxiety (β = -0.032, p < 0.01) mediate the relationship between Internet adaptability and internet addiction. Moreover, a serial mediation effect involving meaning in life and anxiety was observed between Internet adaptability and internet addiction (β = -0.027, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: These findings suggest that Internet adaptability plays an important role in alleviating individual internet addiction. Our results indicate that increasing individuals' sense of meaning in life can help reduce anxiety, thereby potentially reducing internet addiction.
作者机构：
[Sun, Cuicui] Sichuan Normal Univ, Sch Psychol, 5 Jingan Rd, Chengdu 610068, Peoples R China.;[Liu, Guanxiong; Zhou, Zhijin; Wang, Minqing] Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Psychol, 152 Luoyu Rd, Wuhan 430079, Peoples R China.;[Zhou, Xinqi] Sichuan Normal Univ, Inst Brain & Psychol Sci, 5 Jingan Rd, Chengdu 610068, Peoples R China.
通讯机构：
[Zhijin Zhou] S;School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, Wuhan, China
摘要：
Humor is a lubricant of interpersonal relationships and is regarded as an important quality of individual creativity. Previous studies have mainly focused on passive humor appreciation and comprehension but ignored active humor generation, especially the cognitive process of humor generation. Based on the hypothesis that humor generation is similar to creative cognition, this study used humorous two-part allegorical sayings to explore whether humor generation involves the cognitive processes of the activation and inhibition of information. The experiment manipulated the duration (5/10s) of the presentation of the first part of humorous two-part allegorical sayings, which are called "yinyu," and the type of subthreshold probe words (humorous probe words/usual probe words). The results showed that the interaction between the duration of the presentation of yinyu and the type of subthreshold probe words was significant; the correct number of humorous probe words reported was significantly lower than that of usual probe words when the yinyu was presented for 5s, which reflected the widespread activation of information. The correct number of humorous probe words reported was significantly higher than that of usual probe words when the yinyu was presented for 10s, which suggested the inhibition of non-humorous information. This study revealed the dynamic cognitive processes of humor generation and verified possible cognitive similarities between humor generation and creative cognition.
摘要：
Since the advent of massive open online courses (MOOC), it has been the focus of educators and learners around the world, however the high dropout rate of MOOC has had a serious negative impact on its popularity and promotion. How to effectively predict students' dropout status in MOOC for early intervention has become a hot topic in MOOC research. Due to there are huge differences in the learning behaviors, study habits and learning time of different students in MOOC, i.e. the students' learning behavior data containing rich learning information, so it can be used to predict the students' dropout status. In this paper, according to the students' learning behaviour data, a feature extraction method is firstly designed, which can reflect the characteristics of weekly student learning behaviors. Then, the intelligently optimized support vector regression (SVR) model is used as the student dropout prediction (SDP) model. In this SDP model, the three parameters of SVR are not randomly selected but determined by an improved quantum particle swarm optimization (IQPSO) algorithm. Experimental results from both direct observation and statistical analysis on public data indicate that the proposed SDP model can achieve better predictive performance than various benchmark SDP models.
期刊：
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY,2023年14:1103311 ISSN：1664-1078
通讯作者：
Shang, JJ
作者机构：
[Li, Xiuhan; Zhang, Xiaoman] Cent China Normal Univ, Fac Artificial Intelligence Educ, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China.;[Zhao, Yongle] Honghe Univ, Mengzi, Yunnan, Peoples R China.;[Zhang, Lu] Beijing Univ Posts & Telecommun, Beijing, Peoples R China.;[Shang, Junjie] Peking Univ, Grad Sch Educ, Beijing, Peoples R China.
通讯机构：
[Shang, JJ ] P;Peking Univ, Grad Sch Educ, Beijing, Peoples R China.
关键词：
Learning through play;playful learning;Student-centered learning;Multimodal learning pedagogy;Multimodal learning ecosystem
摘要：
Play is an effective approach to engaging children in learning as an alternative to traditional lecturing. The Learning through Play (LtP) approach involves various modes of learning participation, including multi-sensory participation, interpersonal interaction, and hands-on operation, which can effectively motivate children to learn. This study implemented an LtP pilot survey in several first-tier cities of China, which included questionnaires and interviews. The results present the basic ecology of LtP in China, LtP effects on children's multimodal learning. We found that LtP has gained great popularity, both conceptually and practically, in China. LtP stakeholders recognize the behavioral, cognitive, and affective effectiveness of LtP for children's learning. The factors influencing the effectiveness of LtP include its structural weaknesses, the subjects involved, the environment, and culture. This study provides a reference for promoting the theory and practice of children's multimodal learning with a playful approach.
作者机构：
[Zhang, Weiping] The 14th F Year Plan Res Base Educ Sci, Xiangtan 411201, Hunan, Peoples R China.;[Zhang, Weiping] Educat Informatizat Res Base Technol Applicat Dire, Xiangtan 411201, Peoples R China.;[Xiao, Siyu; Zhang, Weiping] Hunan Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Educ, Xiangtan 411201, Peoples R China.;[Fu, Weidong] Ctr China Normal Univ, Artificial Intelligence Educ Dept, Wuhan 430079, Peoples R China.
通讯机构：
[Zhang, WP ] T;The 14th F Year Plan Res Base Educ Sci, Xiangtan 411201, Hunan, Peoples R China.;Educat Informatizat Res Base Technol Applicat Dire, Xiangtan 411201, Peoples R China.;Hunan Univ Sci & Technol, Sch Educ, Xiangtan 411201, Peoples R China.
摘要：
The application of information technology provides technical support for achieving the requirements of reducing burden and improving quality in the Chinese "Double Reduction" Policy. Based on the analysis of the mechanism and path of "Smart Homework" (an educational tool that applies artificial intelligence technology) to reduce the burden and improve the quality of Chinese Jiangxi Province by using the literature, this paper investigates 78 counties and cities of this province and finds that this tool can reduce the burden of primary and secondary school students' homework, improve the completion of homework, reduce the willingness to participate in after-school tutoring, and improve the self-efficacy and learning investment, so as to achieve the goal of the Chinese "Double Reduction" Policy, but at the same time, the lack of convenience in using intelligent products has caused psychological anxiety for a small number of students. The psychological mechanism of reducing burden and improving quality is in line with the principle revealed by the Yerkes-Dodson law; that is, as learning anxiety decreases, the impact of psychological stress on learning efficiency increases. The appropriate psychological stress enhanced the impact of psychological pressure on learning efficacy and engagement, and improved learning efficiency. The article believes that, first, based on the principle of a three-layer structure of homework burden, the use of "Smart Homework" achieves the reduction of homework burden from three aspects: surface layer, inner layer, and core layer. Second, "Smart Homework" reduces the willingness to participate in extracurricular tutoring and, to some extent, reduces the burden of extracurricular tutoring. Third, "Smart Homework" can help students better complete homework and improve learning efficiency.
期刊：
Journal of Children and Media,2023年17(4):409-425 ISSN：1748-2798
通讯作者：
Wang, FX;Li, H
作者机构：
[Cao, Xinyun; Wang, Fuxing; Tong, Yu] Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Psychol, Wuhan, Peoples R China.;[Li, Hui] Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Educ, Wuhan, Peoples R China.;[Wang, Fuxing; Wang, FX] Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Psychol, 382 Xiongchu Ave, Wuhan BLDG 8073, Hubei, Peoples R China.;[Li, Hui] Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Educ, 152 Luoyu Rd, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, Peoples R China.
通讯机构：
[Li, H ; Wang, FX ] C;Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Psychol, 382 Xiongchu Ave, Wuhan BLDG 8073, Hubei, Peoples R China.;Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Educ, 152 Luoyu Rd, Wuhan 430079, Hubei, Peoples R China.
摘要：
Characters in educational videos have been shown to help children learn and transfer knowledge. The aim of this study is to explore the influence of realism and familiarity of characters on children's video learning. The participants were 90 4- to 6-year-olds. The children watched a video in which a character demonstrated how to construct simple gears, and then completed the same task to test the effect of the character's realism and familiarity on their learning and transfer of STEM knowledge. A 2 (high-reality vs. low-reality) x 2 (familiar, unfamiliar) experiment was adopted. The results showed that children learned STEM material better from live-action human characters than from animated animal characters. However, the familiarity of the character did not influence children's learning, and the parasocial relationship between children and the character also did not improve learning. The findings suggest that the realism of the characters, not their familiarity, is key in helping children learn from educational videos. IMPACT SUMMARYPrior State of Knowledge: Children's learning from screen-based educational media can be influenced by characteristics of the characters. Less is known about whether realistic and familiar characteristics improve children's screen learning.Novel Contributions: We created four characters based on combined realism and familiarity to explore whether some characters are better than others at promoting learning STEM information.Practical Implications: Our findings are relevant to producers of educational videos. Compared to animated characters, live-action human characters may better help children ages 4 to 6 years to learn from these videos.
期刊：
International Journal of Psychology,2023年58(SUPPL-1):212-212 ISSN：0020-7594
作者机构：
[Wen, Fangfang; Nie, Siyuan; Zuo, Bin; Ma, Shuhan] Cent China Normal Univ, Wuhan, Peoples R China.;[Coley, John; Xu, Yian] Northeastern Univ, Psychol Dept, Boston, MA USA.
期刊：
Child & Family Social Work,2023年 ISSN：1356-7500
通讯作者：
Chen, W
作者机构：
[Jin, Xiaohong] Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Sociol, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China.;[Chen, Wei] Zhongnan Univ Econ & Law, Sch Philosophy, Wuhan, Hubei, Peoples R China.;[Wu, Yuning] Wayne State Univ, Dept Criminol & Criminal Justice, Detroit, MI USA.;[Chen, Wei; Chen, W] Zhongnan Univ Econ & Law, Sch Philosophy, Wuhan 430073, Hubei, Peoples R China.
通讯机构：
[Chen, W ] Z;Zhongnan Univ Econ & Law, Sch Philosophy, Wuhan 430073, Hubei, Peoples R China.
关键词：
deviant behaviour;deviant peers;general strain theory;left-behind children;social bond
摘要：
This study aims to examine the effects of strain, social control and learning variables on the likelihood of deviant behaviour among left-behind children (thereafter LBC) and non-left-behind children (thereafter NLBC) in China. A cross-sectional survey study was conducted among 380 LBC and 656 NLBC in elementary and middle schools in three cities of Hubei Province, China. Bivariate and multivariate binary logistic regression analyses were conducted to assess whether LBC and NLBC differ in deviant behaviour and three main groups of correlates of deviance that reflect strain, social control and learning. LBC were less likely than NLBC to commit deviant behaviour. LBC with greater family attachment and school bond were less likely to engage in deviance, whereas NLBC with more academic difficulty and bullying victimization were more inclined to conduct deviant acts. Having deviant peers increased both LBC's and NLBC's probability of committing deviant behaviour. A combination of factors related to strain, social control and learning theories explains Chinese children's deviance. It is important to promote the healthy development of LBC by enhancing family and school bonds and reducing deviant associations.
摘要：
There are few studies discussing the relationship between the increasing intensity of environmental regulation in the central cities of urban agglomerations, which is the main method used to solve the problem of regional environmental pollution, with the survival status of polluting firms in different spatial locations. In order to more clearly describe the evolution trend of the spatial distribution of polluting firms and coordinate inter-city environmental regulation policies in a more targeted manner, we examine the impact of polluting firms' location choice on their survival under the central-periphery spatial structure in national-level urban agglomerations from 1998 to 2013 with the accelerated failure time (AFT) model and Cox proportional hazards (Cox PH) model and using matching data of the Chinese Industrial Enterprise Database and the Chinese Industrial Enterprise Pollution Emission Database. The results find that (1) under the influence of central cities' environmental regulations, there is likely to be an inverted U-shaped relationship between the survival of polluting firms and their spatial distance from the central cities; (2) the inverted U-shaped relationship is the motivation of the interaction between environmental regulation and market potential, which means increases in the environmental regulation intensity in the central cities of the urban agglomeration will have a negative effect on the survival of polluting firms, and the central cities' market potential will partially offset the negative impact; (3) the inverted U-shaped relationship is more significant for private firms, and it does not necessarily exist for new entrants. The above results help to provide important policy inspiration for promoting the joint prevention and control mechanism for pollution in urban agglomerations and coordinate the effects of environmental regulation and economic transformation policies between central and peripheral cities.
期刊：
Journal of Affective Disorders,2023年323:444-451 ISSN：0165-0327
通讯作者：
Zhihong Ren
作者机构：
[Ren, Zhihong; Tong, Jingqiang; Zhang, Lin; Lai, Lizu] Cent China Normal Univ, Sch Psychol, Wuhan, Peoples R China.;[Ren, Zhihong; Tong, Jingqiang; Zhang, Lin; Lai, Lizu] Minist Educ, Key Lab Adolescent CyberPsychol & Behav CCNU, Wuhan, Peoples R China.;[Xiang, Yu-Tao] Univ Macau, Inst Translat Med, Fac Hlth Sci, Unit Psychiat, Macau, Peoples R China.;[Xiang, Yu-Tao] Univ Macau, Ctr Cognit & Brain Sci, Macau, Peoples R China.;[Ren, Zhihong; Tong, Jingqiang; Zhang, Lin; Lai, Lizu] Key Lab Human Dev & Mental Hlth Hubei Prov, Wuhan, Peoples R China.
通讯机构：
[Zhihong Ren] S;School of Psychology, Central China Normal University, China<&wdkj&>Key Laboratory of Adolescent CyberPsychology and Behavior(CCNU), Ministry of Education, Wuhan, China<&wdkj&>Key Laboratory of Human Development and Mental Health of Hubei Province, China
摘要：
BACKGROUND: The present study aimed to investigate the pandemic stage differences of mental health helpline help-seekers emotional responses, psychiatric symptoms, and related network structures during the COVID-19 pandemic in China. METHODS: The data was collected by a large-scale psychological helpline in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in mainland China. Counselor-reported information about the help-seekers pandemic-related emotional responses and psychiatric symptoms were recorded. A total of 26,870 callers' data from February 28, 2020, to April 23, 2021, were collected in the present study. A linear probability model and network analysis were conducted to determine the differences in help-seekers mental health concerns and network structures between the pandemic (stage I, from February 28, 2020, to April 28, 2020, N=9821) and the regular prevention and control period (stage II, from April 29, 2020, to April 23, 2021, N=17,049). RESULTS: Results revealed that anger, sadness, and obsession symptoms increased in stage II while symptoms of anxiety, somatization, and feelings of fear and stress were relieved. The network analysis results demonstrated both stage I and II networks centered on anxiety firmly. In stage II, the connection between anxiety and hypochondria and fear's strength centrality descended significantly. LIMITATIONS: The mental health outcomes of callers only included the counselor-reported data. CONCLUSIONS: The mental health concerns of helpline callers showed pandemic-related stage differences.
