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Affiliation

Faculty of Education
University of Macau

Email

zhanglr@um.edu.mo

Tel

(853) 8822 8925

Fax

(853) 8822 2402

Office

Room 2001, Faculty of Education,

University of Macau, E33,

Av. da Universidade, Taipa, Macau, China

Lu Ran ZHANG 張璐然

UM Macao Fellow
Faculty of Education, University of Macau

Academic Qualifications

  • Ph.D. in Education, University of Macau, 2025
  • M.Ed. in Educational Psychology, University of Macau, 2020
  • B.S. in Applied Psychology, Sun Yat-sen University, 2009

Professional Qualifications

  • Certified National Psychological Consultant Level 3

Research Area

  • Educational Psychology: Cultural factors (e.g., filial piety beliefs) and parental factors (e.g., parenting) shaping students’ self-concept, autonomy, and outcomes (e.g., academic achievement, mental health, well-being).
  • Family Psychology: Parenting and parent-child relationships influencing children’s developmental outcomes (e.g., mate preferences, romantic relationships, mental health, well-being)

Current Research

  • The Evolution of Parent-Child Consistencies and Discrepancies in Adult Children’s Mate Preferences: A Longitudinal Study

  • Ho, S. K., Zhang, L. R., & Chen, W. W. (2025). Developing my strength: A moderated mediation analysis of strength-based parenting, personal best goals, strength mindsets, and academic achievement. Social Psychology of Education.[SSCI, Q1; IF (2023) = 3.2]
  • Lyu, D., Zhang, L. R., & Chen, W. W. (2025). From parent to partner: The mediating role of self-perceived mate value in parenting and mate preferences. Journal of Adult Development, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10804-024-09511-9 [SSCI, Q3; IF (2023) = 1.8]
  • Chen, W. W., Yang, X., & Zhang, L. R.(2025). The mediating role of creative self-concept in the relation between filial piety and general mental health. Thinking Skills and Creativity, 56, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tsc.2024.101734 [SSCI, Q1; IF (2023) = 3.5]
  • Zhang, L. R., & Chen, W. W. (2024). Chinese young adults’ emotion regulation and conflict resolution response profiles, and their associations with perceived partner responsiveness and romantic relationship satisfaction. Personal Relationships, 32(1), e12580. https://doi.org/10.1111/pere.12580[SSCI, Q2; IF (2023) = 1.8]
  • Zhang, L. R., Lam, K. K. L., & Chen, W. W. (2024). Parent-child discrepancies in mate preferences: A three-level meta-analysis. Journal of Family Theory & Review,1–29. https://doi.org/10.1111/jftr.12588 [SSCI, Q1; IF (2023) = 3.2]
  • Chen, W. W., Zhang, L. R., & Wu, C. W. (2024). Filial piety belief profiles among Chinese couples: Associations with relationship satisfaction and insecure attachment. Asian Journal of Social Psychology,1–16. https://doi.org/10.1111/ajsp.12649 [SSCI, Q3; IF (2023) = 2.1]
  • Zhang, L. R., & Chen, W. W. (2024). Is it harmful to me or to us? A dyadic analysis of Chinese young adults’ dysfunctional individuation and romantic relationship satisfaction. International Journal of Psychology, 59(2), 279–287. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijop.13092[SSCI, Q1; IF (2023) = 3.3]
  • Li, P., Chen, W. W., & Zhang, L. R.(2023). The moderating role of perceived partner responsiveness between implicit theories of relationships and romantic relationship satisfaction. Psychological Reports. https://doi.org/10.1177/00332941231165238 [SSCI, Q2; IF (2022) = 2.4]
  • Zhang, L. R., & Chen, W. W. (2021). The mediating role of parental influence on the relationship between adult children’s filial piety beliefs and mate preferences. Evolutionary Psychology, 8(4), 1–12. https://doi.org/10.1177/1474704920969110[SSCI, Q2; IF (2021) = 2.3]
  • Xie, W., Chen, W. W., & Zhang, L. R.(2021). The effect of square dance on family cohesion and subjective well-being of middle-aged and empty-nest women in China. Health Care for Women International, 42(1), 43–57. https://doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2020.1797041 [SSCI, Q2; IF (2021) = 1.18]

  • Zhang, L. R.(2025). Consistency and Discrepancy in Adult Children’s Mate Preferences. Poster presentation accepted by Division 43 – Society for Couple and Family Psychology at American Psychological Association (APA) (Virtual).
  • Zhang, L. R.(2025). Parenting to Preferences: A Dyadic Study on Chinese Parent-Child Perceptions of Parenting and Mate Preferences. Poster presentation accepted by Division 43 – Society for Couple and Family Psychology at American Psychological Association (APA) (Virtual).
  • Zhang, L. R., & Chen, W. W. (2025). Care or Control? A Gendered Look at Helicopter Parenting and Chinese Adolescents’ Autonomy—Combining Variable- and Person-Centered Approaches. Research accepted by SIG-Adolescence and Youth Development at the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Conference (Denver, USA).
  • Zhang, L. R.(2025). The Potential Origin of Adult Children’s Mate Preferences. Poster presentation accepted by Origins of the Social Mind pre-conference at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Annual Convention (Virtual).
  • Zhang, L. R., Zhao, Z., & Chen, W. W. (2024). Care or Control? The Mediating Role of Autonomy in the Relations Between Helicopter Parenting and Chinese Adolescents’ Friendship Quality. Poster presented at the 13th Conference for Chinese Psychologists (Shenzhen, China).
  • Ho, S. K., Zhang, L. R., & Chen, W. W. (2022). Strength-based Parenting and Academic Achievement: The Role of Personal Best Goals and Strength Mindsets. Presented at the 12th Conference for Chinese Psychologists (Virtual).
  • Zhang, L. R.(2022). It is Harmful to Me, Not Us: A Dyadic Analysis on the Relation Between Insecure Attachment and Romantic Relationship Satisfaction. Presented at the 2nd Faculty of Education Postgraduate Research Symposium (Macau, China).

  • Graduate Student Assistance Fund 2025,American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2025 Annual Meeting
  • 2025 AERA Adolescence & Youth Development (AYD) SIG Scholars Retreat, American Educational Research Association (AERA) 2025 Annual Meeting

  • Member, American Educational Research Association (AERA)
  • Member, Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP)