* serve as the corresponding author

10. Chen, M., & Roorda, D. L. (2025). Psychometric Quality of Student-Teacher Relationship Drawings among Young Children in the Netherlands and China. European Journal of Developmental Psychology (SSCI Q4, Impact factor: 2.06)
11. Ren, L., Chen, M.^*, Hu, B., & Sun, J. (2024). Parenting beliefs and practices as precursors to academic outcomes in Chinese children. Family Process (SSCI Q1, Impact factor: 4.32）
12. Chen, M., Zee, M., & Roorda, D. L.(2024). Drawings tell the difference: Student characteristics and student–teacher relationship in a cross-cultural context. Journal of Research in Childhood Education (ESCI, Impact factor: 1.50)
13. Chen, M., Koomen, H.M.Y, & Roorda, D. L.(2023). Young Children’s Social Withdrawal and Teacher-Child Relationship Quality: A Cross-Cultural Comparison between the Netherlands and China. Social Development,1-17. (SSCI Q3, Impact Factor: 2.46)
14. Chen, M., Koomen, H.M.Y, & Roorda, D. L. (2023). Young Children’s and Teachers’ Perceptions of Affective Teacher-Child Relationships: A Cross-Cultural Comparison between the Netherlands and China. Early Education and Development, 1-19. (SSCI Q3, Impact Factor: 2.12)
15. Chen, M., Zee, M., & Roorda, D. L.(2022). Assessing student–teacher relationship quality in cross-cultural contexts: Psychometric properties of student–teacher relationship drawings. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 19(5), 770-784. (SSCI Q4, Impact factor: 2.06)
16. Chen, M., Zee, M., & Roorda, D. L.(2021). Students’ shyness and affective teacher-student relationships in upper elementary schools: A cross-cultural comparison. Learning and Individual Differences, 86. 1-10. (SSCI Q1, Impact factor: 3.14）
17. Chen, M., Xu., Q., & Cui,. M. (2021). Sleep problems, attention, and classroom learning behaviors of Chinese elementary school children: The moderating role of gender. School Psychology International, 1-17. (SSCI Q3, Impact factor: 2.01）
18. Chen, M., & Wu,. X. (2021). Attributing academic success to giftedness and its impact on academic achievement: The mediating role of self-regulated learning and negative learning emotions. School Psychology International, 42, 1-17.(SSCI Q3, Impact factor: 2.01)
19. Chen, M., Zee, M., Koomen, H.M.Y., Roorda, D. L.(2019). Understanding cross-cultural differences in affective teacher-student relationships: A comparison between Dutch and Chinese elementary school teachers and students. Journal of School Psychology, 76, 89-106. (SSCI Q1, Impact factor: 4.29）

Book Chapter

3. Roorda, D. L., Chen, M., & Zee, M. (2023). Affective student–teacher relationships and students’ engagement: A Cross–Cultural Comparison of China and the Netherlands. In Effective Teaching Around the World – Theoretical, Empirical, Methodological and Practical Insights.(pp. 423-437). Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-31678-4_19
4. Conijn, J., & Chen, M., van Ewijk, H., & van der Ark, A. (2023). Validity indices for interpreting informant discrepancies in psychopathology assessment. In Methodology of Educational Measurement and Assessment (pp. 345-367). Cham: Springer International Publishing.
5. van der Ark, L. A., Korf, W., Peters, P., Chen, M., ten Hove, D. & Koopman, L., (2019). De belofte van de jeugd?!: Pedagogiek in de 21e eeuw. de Jong, W., Bekker, J., de Deckere, H., Schonewille, I. & van der Poel, L. (eds.). Amsterdam: Uitgeverij SWP, p. 81-92

Conference Paper and Presentation

6. Chen, M., Zee, M. & Roorda, D. L. (2024). Young children’s drawings of teacher-child relationships: A cross-country comparison between the Netherlands and China. Accepted at the ISSBD 2024 conference as part of the paper symposium chaired by the applicant.
7. Chen, M., Zee, M., Koomen, H.M.Y., & Roorda, D. L.(2022). How students’ perceptions of affective student-teacher relationships link to their school engagement across the Netherlands and China. Presented at the ISSBD 2022 conference as part of the paper symposium chaired by the applicant.
8. Chen, M., Koomen, H.M.Y., & Roorda, D. L.(2022). Young Children’s and Teachers’ Perceptions of Affective Teacher-Child Relationships: A Cross-Cultural Comparison between the Netherlands and China. Presented at the ISSBD 2022 conference.
9. Chen, M., Zee, M., & Roorda, D. L.(2021). Drawings tell the difference: Student characteristics and student–teacher relationship in a cross-cultural context. Presented at the 2021 European Association for Research on Learning and Instruction (EARLI) Conference.
10. Wang, G., & Chen, M (2020). Social Media Using Frequency and the Quality of Social Relationships Among Adolescents: the Moderating Effect of Shyness. 2020 International Conference on Modern Education and Information Management (ICMEIM). doi: 10.1109/ICMEIM51375.2020.00159
11. van der Ark, L. A., Korf, W., Peters, P. H., Chen, M., ten Hove, D. & Koopman, V. E. C. (2019), Interpreting Discrepancies Between Child-reported and Parent-reported Psychopathology Scores. Presented at De belofte van de jeugd Conference

• Editorial Work

1. Guest Editor European Journal of Education (SSCI Q1 journal), Special Issue, From Theory to Practice: Empowering the Next Generation for a Sustainable Future
2. Editorial Board Member in Journal for Future Society and Education

• Journal Reviewer
  • Journal of School Psychology
  • Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology
  • Educational Psychology Review
  • School Psychology International
  • Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
  • Social Development
  • Language, Culture, and Curriculum

• UvA & CSC Scholarship
• Holland Scholarship
• National Scholarship