Liu-Qin Yang, Ph. D., Assistant Professor, Industrial and Organizatioal Psychology
Liu-Qin Yang, Ph.D. Department of Psychology 317 Cramer Hall Portland State University 1721 SW Broadway Portland, OR 97207-0751 Office (503) 725-3960 fax (503) 725-3904 E-mail: liuqinyang@pdx.edu
Biography
Dr. Liu-Qin Yang is an Assistant Professor at Portland State University. She graduated with her Ph.D. in Industrial and Organizational Psychology from the University of South Florida in 2009. She received her Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Bachelor of Arts in English Language and Literature in 2001 and Master of Arts in Industrial and Organizational Psychology in 2004, all from Beijing Normal University, China. In addition, she worked as a part-time consultant and project manager for the public and private sectors in China from 2001 to 2004 and worked as a full-time research associate for the Human Resource Research Organization in Summer 2006.
Dr. Yang's research concerns how individuals fit with their work environments, with the ultimate goal of enhancing employees’ and organizations’ well-being. She focuses on understanding the dynamic person-environment fit process by examining the interplay of individual differences (e.g., emotions, self-concept, cultural background, personality), unit-level factors (e.g., departmental-level or organizational-level structure and climate), and societal aspects (e.g., cultural values or the economic climate). In addition to person-environment fit, Dr. Yang's research interests include occupational stress, workplace aggression and safety, quantitative methodology, and cross-cultural psychology
Courses to Teach
Fall 2009: Motivation Winter 2009: Motivation; Introduction to Psychometrics Spring 2010: Motivation
Selected Publications
Yang, L.Q., Levine, E.L., Xu, X., & Lopez-Rivas, G.E. (In press). Surveying via the Net vs.. Hard Copy: A Cautionary Note. Ergometrika
Johnson, R.E., Chang, C.H., & Yang, L.Q. (In press). Commitment and motivation at work: The relevance of employee identity and regulatory focus. Academy of Management Review.
Bauer, J., Saboe, K., Cho, E., Yang, L.Q., Johnson, R. E., Erol, H. T., Göncü, A. , & Tan, J. A. (2009). How prevalent are the different types of organizational justice research? Industrial and Organizational Psychology: Perspectives on Science and Practice, 196-198.
Yang, L.Q., Levine, E.L., Smith, A. M., Ispas, D. & Rossi, M.E. (2008). Person-environment fit or person plus environment: A meta-analysis of studies using polynomial regression analysis. (Special Issue), Human Resource Management Review, 18, 311-321.
Yang, L.Q., Che, H.S., & Spector, P.E. (2008). Job stress and well-being: An examination from the view of person-environment fit. Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, 81, 567-587.
Chang, C.H., Johnson, R.E., & Yang, L.Q. (2007). Strain and organizational citizenship behavior: A meta-analysis. Work & Stress, 21, 312-332.
Zhang, X.C., Yang, L.Q., Xu, X.F., & Che, H.S. (2006). The mechanisms through which negative affectivity affects work stress process. Psychological Science (in China), 29, 967-969.
Jiang, J., Yang, L. Q., & Xu, Y. (2004). The validation of Work Locus of Control Scale in China. Journal of Mental Health (in China), 18, 628-630.
Yang, L.Q. (2004). Assessment center. In Hongsheng Che (Eds). Personnel selection (in Chinese). Beijing, China: Tuanjie Press.
Wang, L., Che, H.S., & Yang, L.Q. (2003). The hierarchical taxonomy of leadership personality traits, Psychological Science (in China), 6, 101-110.
Che, H.S. & Yang, L.Q. (2002). Investigating the latent categories of the individual stock investors: A psychological perspective. Journal of Management Sciences (in China), 5(5), 23-29.
Chen, H., Che, H.S. & Yang, L.Q. (2002). The trend of research in human resource management. GuangXi Social Sciences (in China), No.6, 192-195.
Yang, L.Q., Che, H.S., & Feng, J.P. (2002). The investment expectaction of the individual stock investors in China. Economic Management (in China), No.18, 75-82.
