Dai, Y., Jiang, T.*, Gaer, W., & Poon, K. T. (in press). Workplace objectification leads to self-harm: The mediating effect of depressive moods. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin. Read More (2022 Impact Factor 4.0 | JCR Q2 in Psychology, Social)

Chan, R. S. W.#, & Poon, K. T.* (in press). The unmanliness of ostracism: The role of masculine gender role stress and intimate partner violence in men’s mental health. Sex Roles. Read More (2022 Impact Factor 3.8 | JCR Q1 in Psychology, Developmental)

Poon, K. T.*, To, N.#, Lo, W. Y.#, Wong, N. H. L.#, Jiang, Y.#, & Chan, R. S. W.# (in press). Green with envy: Ostracism increases aggressive tendencies. Current Psychology. Read More (2020 Impact Factor 4.297 | JCR Q1 in Psychology, Multidisciplinary)

Poon, K. T.*, Wong, N. H. L.#, Lai, H. S.#, & Jiang, Y.# (2023). The myth of regaining control: Ostracism increases superstitious tendencies. British Journal of Psychology, 114, 209-228. Read More (2021 Impact Factor 4.981 | JCR Q1 in Psychology, Multidisciplinary)

Poon, K. T.*, Chan, R. S. W.#, Liang, J.#, & Li. L. M. W. (2023). Insomnia is associated with conspiracy mentality, psychological distress, and psychological well-being. Social Science & Medicine, 339, 116384. Read More (2022 Impact Factor 5.4 | JCR Q1 in Social Sciences, Biomedical)

Poon, K. T.*, Lai, H. S.#, & Chan, R. S. W.# (2023). The effect of sexual objectification on dishonesty. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 52, 1617–1629. Read More (2021 Impact Factor 4.897 | JCR Q1 in Psychology, Clinical)

Ho, H. C. Y*., Poon, K. T., Chan, K. K. S., Cheung, S. K., Datu, J. A. D., & Tse, A. C. Y. (2023). Promoting preservice teachers’ psychological and pedagogical competencies for online learning and teaching: The T. E. A. C. H. program. Computers & Education, 195, 104725. Read More (2021 Impact Factor 11.182 | JCR Q1 in Education & Educational Research)

Jiang, T.*, Wang, T., Poon, K. T., Gaer, W., & Wang, X. (2023). Low self-concept clarity inhibits self-control: The mediating effect of global self-continuity. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 49, 1587–1600. Read More (2021 Impact Factor 4.560 | JCR Q2 in Psychology, Social)

Jiang, Y.#, & Poon, K. T.* (2023). Pull yourself out of a dark place: Self-compassion moderates the relationships between ostracism, meaningful existence, and darkness judgment. Current Psychology, 42, 28394–28405. Read More (2020 Impact Factor 4.297 | JCR Q1 in Psychology, Multidisciplinary)

Jiang, Y.#, & Poon, K. T.* (2023). Stuck in companionless days, end up in sleepless nights: Relationships between ostracism, rumination, insomnia, and subjective well-being. Current Psychology, 42, 571-578. Read More (2020 Impact Factor 4.297 | JCR Q1 in Psychology, Multidisciplinary)

Ho, H. C. Y.*, Hou, W. K., Poon, K. T., Leung, A. N. M., & Kwan, J. L. Y. (2023). Being virtuous together: A one-year prospective study on organizational virtuousness, well-being, and organizational commitment. Applied Research in Quality of Life, 18, 521–542. Read More (2021 Impact Factor 3.447 | JCR Q1 in Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary)

Zhang, Z., Chen, Z.*, Poon, K. T., & Jiang, T. (2023). Objectification decreases prosociality: The mediating role of relative deprivation. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, 1120513. Read More (2021 Impact Factor 4.232 | JCR Q1 in Psychology, Multidisplinary)

Jiang, Y.#, Wong, N. H. L.#, Chan, Y. C.#, & Poon, K. T.* (2022). Lay awake with a racing mind: the associations between sexual objectification, insomnia, and affective symptoms. Journal of Affective Disorders, 299, 359-366. Read More (2020 Impact Factor 4.839 | JCR Q1 in Psychiatry)

Poon, K. T.*, & Wong, W. Y.# (2021). Stuck on the train of ruminative thoughts: The effect of aggressive fantasy on subjective well-being. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36, 6390-6410. Read More (2020 Impact Factor 6.144 | JCR Q1 in Psychology, Applied)

​Wang, X., Chen, Z.*, Poon, K. T., & Jiang. T. (2021). Perceiving a lack of social justice: Lower-class individuals apply higher moral standards to others. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 12, 186-193. Read More (2020 Impact Factor 4.451 | JCR Q1 in Psychology, Social)

Teng, F.*, Hu, J., Chen, Z., Poon, K. T., & Bai, Y. (2021). Sexism and the effectiveness of femvertising in China: A corporate social responsibility perspective. Sex Roles, 84, 253-270. Read More (2020 Impact Factor 4.154 | JCR Q1 in Women Studies)

Teng, F.*, & Poon, K. T. (2020). Body surveillance predicts young Chinese women’s social anxiety: Testing a mediation model. Journal of Gender Studies, 29, 623-635. Read More (2020 Impact Factor 2.539 | JCR Q2 in Women Studies)

Poon, K. T.*, Chen, Z., Teng, F., & Wong, W. Y.# (2020). The effect of objectification on aggression. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 87, 103940. Read More (2019 Impact Factor 3.241 | JCR Q1 in Psychology, Social)

Poon, K. T.*, Chen, Z., & Wong, W. Y.# (2020). Beliefs in conspiracy theories following ostracism. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 46, 1234-1246. Read More (2020 Impact Factor 4.376 | JCR Q1 in Psychology, Social)

Chen, Z.*, Poon, K. T., DeWall, C. N, & Jiang, T. (2020). Life lacks meaning without acceptance: Ostracism triggers suicidal thoughts. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 119, 1423-1443. (Co-first Author; first two authors contributed equally) Read More (2020 Impact Factor 7.673 | JCR Q1 in Psychology, Social)

Poon, K. T.*, & Jiang, Y.# (2020). Getting less likes on social media: Mindfulness ameliorates the detrimental effects of feeling left out online. Mindfulness, 11, 1038-1048. Read More (2020 Impact Factor 4.684 | JCR Q1 in Psychology, Clinical)

Poon, K. T.*, & Jiang, Y.# (2020). Sexual objectification increases retaliatory aggression. Aggressive Behavior, 46, 291-304. Read More (2020 Impact Factor 2.917 | JCR Q2 in Psychology, Multidisciplinary)

Poon, K. T.*, Jiang, Y.#, & Teng, F. (2020). Putting oneself in someone’s shoes: The effect of observing ostracism on physical pain, social pain, negative emotion, and self-regulation. Personality and Individual Differences, 166, 110217. Read More (2020 Impact Factor 3.004 | JCR Q2 in Psychology, Social)

Wang, X., Teng, F.*, Chen, Z., & Poon, K. T. (2020). Control my appearance, control my social standing: Appearance control beliefs influence American women’s (not men’s) social mobility perception. Personality and Individual Differences, 155, 109629. Read More (2020 Impact Factor 3.004 | JCR Q2 in Psychology, Social)

Poon, K. T.*, & Wong, W. Y.# (2019). Turning a blind eye to potential costs: Ostracism increases aggressive tendency. Psychology of Violence, 9, 634-643. Read More (2018 Impact Factor 2.774 | JCR Q1 in Family Studies)

Poon, K. T.* (2019). Do you reap what you sow? The effect of cyberostracism on moral impurity. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 41, 132-146. Read More (2019 Impact Factor 1.577 | JCR Q3 in Psychology, Social)

Teng, F.*, Gao, W., Huang X., & Poon, K. T. (2019). Body surveillance predicts men’s and women’s perceived loneliness: A serial mediation model. Sex Roles, 81, 97-108. Read More (2019 Impact Factor 2.405 | JCR Q1 in Women Studies)

Poon, K. T.* (2018). Unpacking the mechanisms underlying the relation between ostracism and Internet addiction. Psychiatry Research, 270, 724-730. Read More (2018 Impact Factor 2.208 | JCR Q2 in Psychiatry)

Bernstein, M. J., Chen, Z.*, Poon, K. T., Benfield, J. A., & Ng, H. K. S. (2018). Ostracized but why? Effects of attributions and empathy on connecting with the socially excluded. PLoS One. Read More (2018 Impact Factor 2.776 | JCR Q2 in Multidisciplinary Science)

Poon, K. T.*, & Teng, F. (2017). Feeling unrestricted by rules: Ostracism promotes aggressive responses. Aggressive Behavior, 43, 558-567. (Featured article) Read More (2016 Impact Factor 2.747 | JCR Q1 in Psychology, Multidisciplinary)

Chen, Z., Poon, K. T., & Cheng, C.* (2017). Deficits in recognizing disgust facial expressions and Internet addiction: Perceived stress as a mediator. Psychiatry Research, 254, 211-217. Read More (2016 Impact Factor 2.528 | JCR Q2 in Psychiatry)

Wang, X., Chen, Z.*, Poon, K. T., Teng, F., & Jin, S. (2017). Self-compassion decreases acceptance of own immoral behaviors. Personality and Individual Differences, 106, 329-333. Read More (2016 Impact Factor 2.005 | JCR Q2 in Psychology, Social)

Teng, F.*, You, J., Poon, K. T., Yang, Y., You, J., & Jiang, Y. (2017). Materialism predicts young Chinese women’s self-objectification and body surveillance. Sex Roles, 76, 448-459. Read More (2017 Impact Factor 2.024 | JCR Q1 in Women Studies)

Poon, K. T.*, Teng, F., Wong, W. Y.#, & Chen, Z. (2016). When nature heals: Nature exposure moderates the relationship between ostracism and aggression. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 48, 159-168. Read More (2016 Impact Factor 3.494 | JCR Q1 in Psychology, Multidisciplinary)

Poon, K. T.*, & Chen, Z. (2016). Assuring a sense of growth: A cognitive strategy to weaken the effect of cyber-ostracism on aggression. Computers in Human Behavior, 57, 31-37. Read More (2016 Impact Factor 3.435 | JCR Q1 in Psychology, Experimental)

Teng, F.*, Chen, Z.*, Poon, K. T., Zhang, D., & Jiang, Y. (2016). Money and relationships: When and why thinking about money leads people to approach others. Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 137, 58-70. Read More (2015 Impact Factor 2.805 | JCR Q1 in Psychology, Social)

Teng, F.*, Poon, K. T., Zhang, H., Chen, Z., Yang, Y., & Wang, X. (2016). Situational cuing of materialism triggers self-objectification among women (but not men): The moderating role of self-concept clarity. Personality and Individual Differences, 97, 220-228. Read More (2016 Impact Factor 2.005 | JCR Q2 in Psychology, Social)

Teng, F., Poon, K. T., & Yang, Y.* (2016). Does social protest shake people’s justice beliefs? It depends on the level of group identification. Basic and Applied Social Psychology, 38, 269-275. Read More (2016 Impact Factor 1.818 | JCR Q2 in Psychology, Social)

Poon, K. T.*, Teng, F., Chow, J. T., & Chen, Z.* (2015). Desiring to connect to nature: The effect of ostracism on ecological behavior. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 42, 116-122. Read More (2015 Impact Factor 2.647 | JCR Q1 in Psychology, Multidisciplinary)

Poon, K. T.*, & Chen, Z. (2015). How does the source of rejection perceive innocent victims? The Journal of Social Psychology, 155, 515-526. Read More (2014 Impact Factor 0.981 | JCR Q4 in Psychology, Social)

Chen, Z.*, Poon, K. T., & DeWall, C. N. (2015). Cold thermal temperature threatens belonging: The moderating role of perceived social support. Social Psychological and Personality Science, 6, 439-446. Read More (2014 Impact Factor 2.561 | JCR Q1 in Psychology, Social)

Teng, F.*, Chen, Z., Poon, K. T., & Zhang. D.* (2015). Sexual objectification pushes women away: The role of decreased likability. European Journal of Social Psychology, 45, 77-87. Read More (2015 Impact Factor 1.921 | JCR Q2 in Psychology, Social)

Chen, Z.*, Poon, K. T.*, DeWall, C. N. (2015). When do socially accepted people feel ostracized? Physical pain triggers social pain. Social Influence, 10, 68-76. Read More (2015 Impact Factor 1.150 | JCR Q3 in Psychology, Social)

Poon, K. T.*, & Chen, Z.* (2014). When justice surrenders: The effect of just-world beliefs on aggression following ostracism. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 52, 101-112. Read More (2014 Impact Factor 2.285 | JCR Q1 in Psychology, Social)

Chen, Z.*, Poon, K. T., Bernstein, M. J., & Teng, F. (2014). Rejecting another pains the self: The impact of perceived future rejection. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 50, 225-233. (Co-first Author; first two authors contributed equally) Read More (2014 Impact Factor 2.285 | JCR Q1 in Psychology, Social)

Poon, K. T., Chen, Z.*, & DeWall, C. N. (2013). Feeling entitled to more: Ostracism increases dishonest behavior. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin, 39, 1227-1239. Read More (2013 Impact Factor 2.515 | JCR Q1 in Psychology, Social)

Chen, Z.*, DeWall, C. N., Poon, K. T., & Chen, E. W. (2012). When destiny hurts: Implicit theories of relationships moderate aggressive responses to ostracism. Journal of Experimental Social Psychology, 48, 1029-1036. Read More (2012 Impact Factor 2.219 | JCR Q1 in Psychology, Social)