Ru Zhang

PERSONAL DETAILS

Dr. Ru ZHANG, Ph.D.

Senior Research Fellow, School of Physical Education & Sports Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China.

Postal address: 312/3F, School of Physical Education & Sports Science, University Town Campus, South China Normal University, No. 378 Waihuan West Road, Panyu District, Guangzhou, China .

Email: ruzhang@m.scnu.edu.cn; ruzhang@outlook.com

Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=xp7iQxwAAAAJ&hl=en

ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8744-4525

Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Ru_Zhang8

Twitter: https://twitter.com/RuZhang17

EDUCATION

Mar. 2014 – May. 2017, Ph.D. in Sport Science (Exercise and Health Psychology Stream), University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
Sep. 2010 – Jun. 2013, M.Ed. in Applied Psychology (Exercise Psychology Stream), Wuhan Sports University, Wuhan, China.
Sep. 2005 – Jun. 2009, B.Sc. in Applied Psychology, University of Jinan, Jinan, China

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Sep. 2020 – Present: Senior Research Fellow, School of Physical Education & Sports Science, South China Normal University, Guangzhou, China
Apr.2019 – Aug. 2020: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Sports Science and Physical Education, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
Sep. 2017 – Apr. 2019: Senior Research Assistant, Department of Sport and Physical Education, Hong Kong Baptist University, Hong Kong SAR

RESEARCH OUTPUT

2021

1. Zhang, R., Zhang, C-Q., & Rhodes, R.E. (2021). The pathways linking objectively-measured greenspace exposure and mental health: A systematic review. Environmental Research, 198, 111233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111233

2. Zhang, R., Zhang, C-Q., Cheng W., Lai, P-C., & Schüz, B. (2021). Neighborhood socioeconomic inequalities in urban parks in an ultra-dense metropolis: An environmental justice perceptive. Landscape and Urban Planning, 211, 104099. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104099

3. Zhang, C-Q^#., Zhang, R^#., Lu, Y., Liu, H., Kong, S., Baker, J.S., & Zhang, H. (2021). Occupational stressors, mental health, and sleep difficulty among nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science, 19, 64-71. doi: 10.1016/j.jcbs.2020.12.004

4. Hui, S.S.C., Zhang, R., Suzuki, K., Naito, H., Balasekaran, G., Song, J.K.,...& Thasanasuwan, W. (2021). The associations between meeting the 24-hour movement guideline and adiposity in Asian adolescents: The Asia-Fit study. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 31(3), 763-771. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.13893

2020

5. Zhang, C-Q., Chung, P-K., Cheng, S-S., Yeung, V.W.C., Zhang, R., Liu, S., & Rhodes, R.E. (2020). An update on physical activity research among children in Hong Kong: A scoping review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17(22), 8521.https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17228521

6. Hamilton, K., Ng, H.T.H., Zhang, C.-Q., Phipps, D., & Zhang, R. (2020). Social psychological predictors of sleep hygiene behaviors in Australian and Hong Kong university students. International Journal of Behavioral Medicine. doi: 10.1007/s12529-020-09859-8

7. Zhang C-Q., Fang, R., Zhang R., Hamilton K., & Hagger, M. (2020). Predicting hand washing and sleep hygiene behaviors among college students: Test of an integrated Social-Cognition Model. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 17(4), 1209. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17041209

8. Wagner, P., Duan, Y., Zhang, R., Wulff, H., & Brehm, W. (2020). Association of psychosocial and perceived environmental factors with park-based physical activity among elderly from two cities in China and Germany. BMC Public Health. 20 (1):55. doi: 10.1186/s12889-019-8140-z

9. Rhodes, R.E, Zhang, R., & Zhang, C-Q. (2020). Direct and indirect relationships between the built environment and individual-level perceptions on physical activity: A systematic review. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. doi: 10.1093/abm/kaz068

10. Zhang, R., Zhang, C-Q., Wan, K., Hou, Y-S., & Rhodes, R.E. (2020). Integrating perceptions of the school neighbourhood environment with constructs from the theory of planned behaviour when predicting transport-related cycling among Chinese college students. European Journal of Sport Science. doi: 10.1080/17461391.2019.1707879

11. Hui, S.S.C., Zhang, R., Suzuki, K., Naito, H., Balasekaran, G., Song, J-K.,...& Thasanasuwan, W. (2020). Physical activity and health-related fitness in Asian adolescents: the Asia-Fit study. Journal of Sports Sciences. 38(3), 273-279. doi: 10.1080/02640414.2019.1695334

2019

12. Zhang, C-Q., Chung, P-K., Zhang R^*., & Schüz, B. (2019). Socioeconomic inequalities in older adults' health: The roles of neighborhood and individual-level psychosocial and behavioral resources. Frontiers in Public Health. 7, 318. doi:10.3389/fpubh.2019.00318

13. Zhang, R., Duan, Y., Brehm, W., & Wagner, P. (2019). Socioecological correlates of park-based physical activity in older adults: A comparison of Hong Kong and Leipzig parks. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(17), 3048. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16173048

14. Zhang, C-Q., Wong, M.C., Zhang, R., Hamilton, K., & Hagger, M.S. (2019). Adolescent sugar-sweetened beverage consumption: An extended Health Action Process Approach. Appetite. 131, 104332. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2019.104332

15. Zhang, C-Q., Zhang, R^*., Gan, Y., Li, D., & Rhodes, R.E. (2019). Predicting transport-related cycling in Chinese employees using an integration of perceived physical environment and social cognitive factors. Transportation Research Part F: Psychology and Behaviour, 64, 424-439. doi: 10.1016/j.trf.2019.06.003

16. Zhang, R., Zhang, C-Q., Gan, Y., Li, D., & Rhodes, R.E. (2019). Predicting transport-related walking in Chinese employees by integrating worksite neighbourhood walkability and social cognition. Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being. 11(3), 484-498. doi:10.1111/aphw.12164

17. Zhang, C-Q., Zhang, R., Schwarzer, R., & Hagger, M. (2019). A meta-analysis of the Health Action Process Approach. Health Psychology. 38(7):623-637 doi:10.1037/hea0000728

18. Zhang, R., Wulff, H., Duan, Y., & Wagner, P. (2019). Association between the physical environment and park-based physical activity: A systematic review. Journal of Sport and Health Science. 8(5), 412-421.doi:10.1016/j.jshs.2018.11.002

2018

19. Zhang, C-Q., Zhang, R., Chung, P-K., Duan, Y., Lau, T-F, Chan, D.K, & Hagger, M.S. (2018). Promoting influenza prevention for elderly people in Hong Kong using Health Action Process Approach: Study protocol. BMC Public Health,18:1230.doi: 10.1186/s12889-018-6146-6

20. Duan, Y., Wagner, P., Zhang, R., Wulff, H., & Brehm, W. (2018). Physical activity areas in urban parks and their use by the elderly from two cities in China and Germany. Landscape and Urban Planning, 178, 261-269. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2018.06.009

2016

21. Duan, Y., Lippke, S., Zhang, R., Brehm, W., & Chung, P. K. (2016). Testing the validity of a stage assessment on health enhancing physical activity in a Chinese university student sample. BMC Public Health, 16, 260. doi: 1 0.1186/s12889-016-2931-2

2015

22. Duan, Y., Brehm, W., Wagner, P., Chung, P. K., Graf, S., Zhang, R., & Si, G. (2015). Transition to adulthood: Relationships among psychosocial correlates, stages of change for physical activity, and health outcomes in a cross-cultural sample. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 12(11), 1461-1468. doi: 10.1123/jpah.2014-0389

^*: corresponding author ^#: joint first author

COMMUNITY/PROFESSIONAL SERVICE (Ongoing)

Editorial Board Members:

Frontiers in Psychology, Health Psychology section (since 2019)
Frontiers in Psychology, Movement Science and Sport Psychology section (since 2020)
BMC Geriatrics (since 2021)

Reviewer:

Motivation and Emotion (since 2017); International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (since 2018); Journal of Physical Activity and Health (since 2018); Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science (since 2019); Frontiers in Psychology (since 2019); International Journal of Sport Psychology (since 2019); International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (since 2019); Psychology, Health & Medicine (since 2020); Journal of Sport and Health Science (since 2020); Journal of Marketing Management (since 2020); International Journal of Health Geographics (since 2020); Clinical Interventions in Aging (since 2020); International Journal of Behavioral Medicine (since 2021); PLOS One (since 2021); Health Psychology (since 2021); BMC Geriatrics (since 2021)

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