Dr Chien-Ru Sun

Ph.D， Professor

Department of Psychology

National Chengchi University

WenShan Dist.111605, Taipei, Taiwan

TEL:   886-2-29387396 (office)

Email:  chienru@nccu.edu.tw

Academic experience

• 2018 – present  Representative at large  (Taiwan area), Asian Association of Social Psychology (AASP)
• 2017 – present  Supervisor（監事）social /personality psychology Division, Taiwanese Psychological Association
• 2013 – 2017      Director (理事)    social /personality psychology Division, Taiwanese Psychological Association
• 2014 – present  Board member (董事)   Chinese indigenous psychology research foundation
• 2013 – 2016     Coordinator（召集人） The Committee of Advancement Indigenous Psychological Research in Chinese Societies

Research interests

I currently involved in research projects related to the “self” area. Major research topics are the Chinese self, self-regulation, & self-evaluation. Besides, social exclusion and Chinese guan xi (interpersonal relationship) are also areas of interest.

Recent Publications and Conference Papers

Journal publications

• Lin, H.-T & Sun, C.-R^＊ (accepted). Think more if you want to negotiate：The relationship between negotiable fate and the amount of information considered. Indigenous Psychological Research in Chinese Societies. (^＊corresponding author)
• Sun, C.-R^＊& Chen, C-Y. (In press). The true self: The effects of relationship on the expression of Chinese authenticity. Indigenous Psychological Research in Chinese Societies. (^＊corresponding author)
• Sun, C.-R (2017). An Examination of the Four-Part Theory of the Chinese Self: The Differentiation and Relative Importance of the Different Types of Social-Oriented Self.Frontier in Psychology, 8:1106. DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01106
• Sun, C.-R^＊, Lin, H-T, & Hong, J-S（2017）. Too Exhausted to Do It? Maybe Your Self-Evaluation is Not Involved: The Activation and Operation of Self-Regulation. Chinese Journal of Psychology, 59(3), 163-181 (^＊corresponding author)
• Hong, J-S, & Sun, C.-R^＊ (2017). To Defend or to Affiliate: The Effects of Categorical Similarity Cues after Social Exclusion. The Journal of Social Psychology, DOI:10.1080/00224545.2017.1373621) (^＊corresponding author)
• Lin, C-P. & Sun, C.-R^＊ (2017). The Effect of Significant Other’s Advice on Forgiveness in Chinese Culture. Indigenous Psychological Research in Chinese Societies, 48, 3-56. (^＊corresponding author)
• Sun, C.-R^＊ & Kao, L-Y (2017). Coping Reactions After Social Exclusion: The Effects of Group-Related Factors and Individual Factors. Journal of Education & Psychology, 40(2), 61-92. (^＊corresponding author)
• Krys, K., et al. (2017). Catching Up with Wonderful Women: The Women-Are-Wonderful Effect is Smaller in More Gender Egalitarian Societies. International Journal of Psychology, doi: 10.1002/ijop.12420.
• Krys, K., et al. (2016). Be Careful Where You Smile: Culture Shapes Judgments of Intelligence and Honesty of Smiling Individuals. Journal of Nonverbal Behavior, 40(2), 101-116. doi: 10.1007/s10919-015-0226-4.
• Huang, W-H, & Sun, C.-R^＊ (2015). Am I Really Good?–The Impact of Social Comparison and Temporal Comparison on Self-Evaluation. Chinese Journal of Psychology, 57(4),319-338. (^＊corresponding author)
• Hong, J-S, & Sun, C.-R^＊(2015). Effects of Categorical Similarity Cues on Social Exclusion. Journal of Education & Psychology, 38(2), 59-85. (^＊corresponding author)
• Sun, C.-R. (2014). Yin-Yan Reversals and Extremity Judgment: A Preliminary Study of the Dynamic Nature of Yin-Yang Thinking Style. Chinese Social Psychological Review, 7, 108-130.
• Sun, C.-R. (2014). Chinese Authenticity. Psychological Exploration, 34(1), 11-14.
• Liang, K-C., Liao R-M., & Sun, C.-R. (2013). Introduction to Special Issue of  Normative Data on Taiwan Corpora of Chinese Emotion Stimuli. Chinese Journal of Psychology, 55, PI–XV.

• Liang, Y-C., Hsieh, S-L., Weng, C-Y., & Sun, C-R. (2013). Taiwan Corpora of Chinese Emotions and Relevant Psychophysiological Data-Standard Chinese Emotional Film Clips Database and Subjective Evaluation Normative Data. Chinese Journal of Psychology, 55(4), 597-617.
• Lee, Y-Y., Hsieh, S-L., Weng, C-Y., Sun, C-R., & Liang, K-C. (2012). Patterns of Autonomic Activity Differentiate Emotions Induced by Film Clips. Chinese Journal of Psychology, 54,527-560.

• Sun, C.-R^＊& Chen, W-J. (2012). Relational vs. Personal Contextual Thinking in the Process of Impression Formation. Indigenous Psychological Research in Chinese Societies, 37, 3-56. (^＊corresponding author)

• Wu, Y-H. & Sun, C.-R^＊ (2011). Partner Social Comparison and its Effects on    Self-Evaluation. Journal of Education & Psychology, 34, 29-57. (^＊corresponding author)

Book Chapers

• Gabrenya, W. K. Jr. & Sun, C.-R. (2015). Kuo-Shu Yang: Scholar, Leader, Activist. In G. J. Rich & U. P. Gielen (Eds.), Pathfinders in International psychology (pp. 201-212). Information age publishing, Inc. (the first book in the new APA Division 52 International psychology series)

• Sun, C.-R (2014). Nonverbal communication. In J-M. Chen, T-K. Wang & C-R. Sun (3^rd), Social Psychology (pp.131-169). YehYeh Publishing Company, Taipei.
• Sun, C.-R (2014). Interpersonal Attraction and Close Relationship. In J-M. Chen, T-K. Wang & C-R. Sun (3^rd), Social Psychology (pp.171-218). YehYeh Publishing Company, Taipei.
• Sun, C.-R (2014). Prosicial Behavior. In J-M. Chen, T-K. Wang & C-R. Sun (3^rd), Social Psychology (pp.263-300). YehYeh Publishing Company, Taipei.
• Sun, C.-R (2014). Social Influence. In J-M. Chen, T-K. Wang & C-R. Sun (3^rd), Social Psychology (pp.345-386). YehYeh Publishing Company, Taipei.