Dr. Xinli Chi
Associate Professor and Master's Supervisor at the School of Psychology, Shenzhen University
Xinli Chi, Associate Professor and Master's Supervisor at the School of Psychology, Shenzhen University. Received PhD in Educational Psychology from the University of Hong Kong and completed postdoctoral training at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. Serves as a Committee Member of the School Psychology Professional Committee of the Chinese Psychological Society, Chair of the Mental Health Professional Committee of the Guangdong Psychological Society, and an External Psychological Expert for the Shenzhen Public Security Bureau.
Research and teaching center on the mental health and positive development of children and adolescents, including graduate instruction in Psychometrics. The program of work systematically investigates depression, anxiety, and internet and short-video addiction, with established expertise in uncovering psychological mechanisms, adapting assessment instruments to the Chinese context, and designing interventions. A defining and fast-growing strand applies sex and gender analysis to reveal how vulnerabilities, symptom trajectories, and treatment responses diverge between boys and girls - advancing the gendered innovations agenda in psychological science. Has led multiple major grants from the Ministry of Education's Humanities and Social Sciences Program, the Guangdong Natural Science Foundation, and the Guangdong Philosophy and Social Science Planning Program. Has published over 100 papers in leading national and international journals, more than 50 in Q1 journals, with over 5,300 citations and an h-index of 35. Recognized among the World's Top 2% Scientists (Elsevier and Stanford University) for two consecutive years, 2025 - 2026, and named a Top 5% Highly Cited Scholar (2025) by the China Scientific Evaluation Center for Literature and Bibliometrics (CNKI).