»Zahlen lügen nicht. Aber die dahinter stehenden Methoden können täuschen.«
Dr. Xiao Chi Zhang
Dr. Xiao Chi Zhang
Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Forschungs- und Behandlungszentrum für psychische Gesundheit (FBZ)
Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie
Massenbergstraße 9-13
44787 Bochum
Telefon: +49 234 32 29096
E-Mail: xiaochi.zhang@rub.de
Arbeits- und Forschungsschwerpunkte
- Studien-Design
- Daten-Analyse
Gegenwärtige und frühere akademische Positionen
- seit 2010: Statistikerin am Lehrstuhl für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie sowie Klinische Kinder- und Jugendpsychologie der Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- 2008-2010: Studentische Hilfskraft in der AG Statistik des Max-Plank-Instituts für Psychiatrie in München
Akademische und psychotherapeutische Qualifikationen | Weiterbildungen
- 2018: Promotion zur Dr. rer. nat (Ph.D.) zum Thema „Method Matters: Method Effects in Clinical Psychological Data” an der Ruhr-Universität Bochum
- 2010: Diplom-Statistikerin an der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Sonstiges
- Krause, K., Zhang, X. C., & Schneider, S. (2024). Long-term effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy for youth with anxiety disorders. Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, 1–10(April 12,2024). https://doi.org/10.1159/000537932
- Dababneh, N., Margraf, J., Zhang, X. C., & Brailovskaia, J. (2024). The protective role of positive mental health on prolonged grief disorder , anxiety and depression among bereaved refugees : cross ‑ sectional mediation models. Current Psychology, 0123456789.
- Margraf, J., Lavallee, K. L., Zhang, X. C., & Schneider, S. (2023). Three-wave longitudinal prediction of positive mental health in Germany and China. PLoS ONE, 18(12 December), 1–11. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0287012
- Brailovskaia, J., Schneider, S., Zhang, X. C., & Margraf, J. (2023). How Do Adherence to COVID-19 Mitigation Measures and Its Predictors Change between 2020 and 2021 ? An Explorative Investigation in Eight European Union and Non-European Union Countries. Psychopathology, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1159/000533647
- Ding, H., Zhao, J., Cai, D., Zhang, X., & Margraf, J. (2023). Cross-lagged regression study on daily stress , mental health , and psychological burden among young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology, 17(1–12). https://doi.org/10.1177/18344909231196269
- Lipp, A., Zhang, X. C., Dere, E., & Zlomuzica, A. (2023). The role of self-efficacy in specific fears. PLoS ONE, 18(3 March), 1–7. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283660
- Brailovskaia, Zhang, X. C., Julia et al. (2022). “Journal of Affective Disorders Reports Suicidal Ideation , Suicide Attempts and Positive Mental Health in Chinese Medical Students.” Journal of Affective Disorders Reports 9(April): 100354.
- Michalak, J., Niemeyer, H., Tschacher, W., Baumann, N., Zhang, X. C., & Adolph, D. (2022). Subjective and Objective Measures of Activity in Depressed and Non-depressed Individuals in Everyday Life. Journal of Experimental Psychopathology, June, 1–8.
- Lavallee, K. L., Zhang, X. C., Schneider, S., & Margraf, J. (2021). Obesity and Mental Health: A Longitudinal, Cross-Cultural Examination in Germany and China. Frontiers in Psychology, 1(September), 3950. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2021.712567
- Lavallee, K. L., Zhang, X. C., Schneider, S., & Margraf, J. (2021). A Longitudinal Examination of the Relationship Between Smoking and Panic, Anxiety, and Depression in Chinese and German Students. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 100347. DOI, 10.1016/j.abrep.2021.100347
- Hu, S., Cai, D., Zhang, X. C., & Margraf, J. (2020). Relationship between social support and positive mental health : A three-wave longitudinal study on college students. Current Psychology.
- Scholten, S., Lavallee, K., Velten, J., Zhang, X.C.., & Margraf, J. (2020). The Brief Daily Stressors Screening Tool: An introduction and evaluation. Stress and Health, June 2020, 1-7.
- Totzeck, C., Teismann, T., Hofmann, S. G., von Brachel, R., Zhang, X. C., Wannemüller, A., Pflug, V., & Margraf, J. (2019). Affective Styles in Panic Disorder and Specific Phobia: Changes Through Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Prediction of Remission. Behavior Therapy, 51(3), 375–385.
- Margraf, J., Lavallee, K. L., Zhang, Z. C., Woike, J. K., & Schneider, S. (2020). Mental health and the wish to have a child: a longitudinal, cross-cultural comparison between Germany and China. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology, 1–13. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/0167482X.2020.1816959
- Margraf, J., Zhang, X. C., Lavallee, K., & Schneider, S. (2020). Longitudinal prediction of positive and negative mental health in Germany, Russia, and China. PLoS one, 25(6), e0234997.
- Totzeck, T., Teismann, T., Hofmann, S.G., von Brachel, R., Zhang, X.C., Wannemüller, A., Pflug, V., Margraf, J. (2020). Affective styles in panic disorder and specific phobia: Changes through cognitive behavior therapy and prediction of remission. Behavior Therapy, 51, 375- 385. DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2019.06.006.
- Totzeck, C., Teismann, T., Hofmann, S.G., Pflug, V., von Brachel, R., Zhang, X.C. &]Margraf, J. (2018). Affective Styles in mood and anxiety disorders – clinical validation of the “Affective Style Questionnaire” (ASQ). Journal of Affective Disorders, 238, 392-398.
- Zhang, X. C., & Woud, M. L. (2018). Do health ‐ related factors predict major depression ? A longitudinal epidemiologic study. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, 1-10. http://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2171
- Brailovskaia, J., Schönfeld, P., Zhang, X.C., Bieda, A., Kochetkov, Y., & Margraf, J. (2017). A Cross-Cultural Study in Germany, Russia and China: Are resilient and social supported students protected against depression, anxiety and stress? Psychological Reports. doi: 10.1177/0033294117727745.
- Cai, D., Zhu, M., Lin, M., Zhang, X. C., & Margraf, J. (2017). The Bidirectional Relationship between Positive Mental Health and Social Rhythm in College Students:A Three-Year Longitudinal Study. Frontiers in Psychology, 8(June), 1-7. http://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2017.01119
- Scholten, S., Velten, J., Bieda, A., Zhang, X. C., & Margraf, J. (2017). Testing Measurement Invariance of the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales ( DASS-21 ) Across Four Countries. Pschological Assessment. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/pas0000440
- Schönfeld, P., Brailovskaia, J., Bieda, A., Zhang, X. C., & Margraf, J. (2017). The effects of daily stress on positive and negative mental health: Mediation through self-efficacy. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 16(1), 1-10. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2015.08.005
- Siegmann, P., Teismann, T., Fritsch, N., Forkmann, T., Glaesmer, H., Zhang, X. C., … Margraf, J. (2017). Resilience to suicide ideation : A cross ‐ cultural test of the buffering hypothesis. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, (June), 1–9. http://doi.org/10.1002/cpp.2118
- Zhang, X.C., Kuchinke, L., Woud, M. L., Velten, J., & Margraf, J. (2017). Survey Method Matters: Online/Offline Questionnaires and Face-to-Face or Telephone Interviews Differ. Computers in Human Behavior, 71, 172-180. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.02.006
- Bieda, A., Hirschfeld, G., Schönfeld, P., Brailovskaia, J., Zhang, X. C., & Margraf, J. (2016). Universal Happiness? Cross-Cultural Measurement Invariance of Scales Assessing Positive Mental Health. Psychological Assessment. http://doi.org/10.1037/pas0000353
- Margraf, J., Lavallee, K., Zhang, X.C., & Schneider, S. (2016). Social rhythm and mental health: A cross-cultural comparison. PLoS ONE, 11(3), 1-16. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0150312
- Woud, M. L., Zhang, X. C., Becker, E. S., Zlomuzica, A., & Margraf, J. (2016). Catastrophizing misinterpretations predict somatoform-related symptoms and new onsets of somatoform disorders. Journal of Psychosomatic Research, 81, 31–37. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychores.2015.12.005
- Zhu, M., Cai, D., Wu, Y., Zhang, X.C., & Margraf, J. (2016). 大学生社会支持对乐观倾向的影响: 心理弹性与心理一致感的中介作用 *. Journal of Psychological Science, 39(2), 371–376. http://doi.org/10.16719/j.cnki.1671-6981.20160218
- Maercker, A., Zhang, X.C., Gao, Z., Kochetkov, Y., Lu, S., Sang, Z., … Margraf, J. (2015). Personal value orientations as mediated predictors of mental health: A three-culture study of Chinese, Russian, and German university students. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology, 15(1), 8-17. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijchp.2014.06.001
- Velten, J., Lavallee, K. L., Scholten, S., Meyer, A. H., Zhang, X.C., Schneider, S., & Margraf, J. (2014). Lifestyle choices and mental health: a representative population survey. BMC Psychology, 2(1), 58. http://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-014-0055-y
- Woud, M. L., Zhang, X. C., Becker, E. S., McNally, R. J., & Margraf, J. (2014). Don’t panic: Interpretation bias is predictive of new onsets of panic disorder. Journal of Anxiety Disorders, 28(1), 83-87. http://doi.org/10.1016/j.janxdis.2013.11.008
- Michalak, J., Zhang, X.C, & Jacobi, F. (2012). Vegetarian diet and mental disorders: results from a representative community survey. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 9(1), 67. http://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-9-67
- Kluge, M., Riedl, S., Uhr, M., Schmidt, D., Zhang, X.C., Yassouridis, A., & Steiger, A. (2010). Ghrelin affects the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis in humans by increasing free thyroxine and decreasing TSH in plasma. European Journal of Endocrinology, 162(6), 1059-1065.
Konferenzbeiträge
- Schönfeld, P., Brailovskaia, J., Zhang, X.C., & Margraf, J. (2017). Self-efficacy as a Mechanism Linking Daily Stress to Positive and Negative Mental Health: A Three-wave Cross-lagged Study. 5. World Congress of Positive Psychology. Montréal, Kanada
- Schönfeld, P., Brailovskaia, J., Bieda, A., Zhang, X.C., & Margraf, J. (2015). Self-efficacy buffers Daily Stress on Mental Health: German, Russian and Chinese student samples. 29th Conference of the EHPS: Principles of Behaviour Change in Health and Illness, Limassol, Cyprus.
- Bieda, A., Hirschfeld, G., Brailovskaia, J., Schönfeld, P., Zhang, X.C., & Margraf, J. (2015). Analyse längsschnittlicher Veränderungen von Lebenszufriedenheit und Glück bei Studenten in China. 12. Tagung der Fachgruppe Methoden & Evaluation der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie (DGPS), Jena.
- Bieda, A., Hirschfeld, G., Schönfeld, P., Brailovskaia, J., Zhang, X.C., & Margraf, J. (2015). Universal Happiness? Cross-cultural measurement invariance of six scales assessing positive mental health. Posterpräsentation auf dem 4. Kongress der International Positive Psychology Association, Orlando, Florida, USA.
- Brailovskaia, J., Bieda, A., Schönfeld, P., Zhang, X.C., & Margraf, J. (2014). Kulturübergreifende Betrachtung: Deutschland - Russland: Schützen uns Resilienz und soziale Unterstützung vor Depressionen, Angst und Stress? 49. Kongress der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Psychologie, Bochum.
- Zhang, X.C., Kuchinke,L., & Margraf, J. (2014). Welche Methode sollte man wählen: Face-to-Face, Online- oder Telefonbefragung? Methodeneffekte bei repräsentativen Erhebungen. 32. Fachgruppentagung Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Braunschweig.
- Scholten, S., Velten, J., Zhang, X.C., Schneider, S., & Margraf, J. (2013). The assessment of social support scross cultures. 43rd Annual EABCT Congress: European Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies, Marrakesh, Morocco.
- Velten, J., Scholten, S., Zhang, X.C., Schneider, S., & Margraf, J. (2013). Psychological distress among students: Transnational comparison between mental health and family affluence in German, Chinese and Russian students. 43rd Annual Congress of the European Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies, Marrakesh, Morocco.
- Scholten, S., Velten, J., Zhang, X.C., Schneider, S., & Margraf, J. (2013). Was uns im Alltag belastet - Screening Fragebogen zur Erfassung alltäglicher Belastungen. 8. Workshopkongress für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie & 32.Symposium der Fachgruppe Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie der DGPs, Trier.
- Velten, J., Scholten, S., Zhang, X.C., Schneider, S., and Margraf, J. (2013). Lebensstil und psychische Gesundheit in der deutschen Bevölkerung. Vier Repräsentativerhebungen mit unterschiedlicher Methodik. 8. Workshopkongress für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie & 32.Symposium der Fachgruppe Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie der DGPs, Trier.