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Last published 2026
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Kesong Hu

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Assistant Professor

Also affiliated: DePauw University (2018); Lake Superior State University (2019–2023); Sam Houston State University (2026); Dalian Medical University (2021); Cornell University (2014–2024); University of Arkansas System (2023–2026); Chinese PLA General Hospital (2023); University of Alabama at Birmingham (2023); Indiana University Bloomington (2011); Nanjing Xiaozhuang University (2019–2022); University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (2021–2023); Tianjin Medical University (2021–2023); Indiana University (2011); University of Maryland, College Park (2013–2018); Capital Normal University (2021–2023)

15 h-index 50 pubs 714 cited

  • Humans
  • Male
  • Female
  • Adult
  • Young Adult
  • Reward
  • Cognition
  • COVID-19
  • Adolescent
  • Brain
  • Brain Mapping
  • Emotions
  • Internet Addiction Disorder
  • Attention
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Kesong Hu's research investigates the interplay between stress, mental health conditions, and cognitive function. Hu has published work examining how stress influences the course of substance use disorders and the impact of threat on cognition. Additionally, Hu's research extends to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on college students, exploring factors such as risk perception and negative emotions that mediate preventive behaviors. Other studies include investigations into the co-occurrence of depression and anxiety in adolescents and the relationship between cognitive defusion and body image in college students. Hu's work also encompasses neurobiological aspects, with publications on white matter abnormalities in individuals with schizophrenia.

Metrics

  • h-index: 15
  • Publications: 50
  • Citations: 714

Positions

  • Assistant Professor publications 2023–2026
    University of Arkansas at Little Rock Psychology ORCID
  • Cornell University publications 2014–2024
    ORCID
  • Assistant Professor publications 2024–2026
    University of Arkansas at Fayetteville ORCID

Selected Publications

  • The Association Between Sensation Seeking and Externalizing Problems: Moderated Mediation by Fun Seeking, Self-Control and Age (2026)
    The Journal of Genetic Psychology DOI OpenAlex
  • Divergent neural mechanisms of reward processing and cognitive control in non-substance and substance addiction: A meta-analytic perspective (2026)
    NeuroImage 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Problematic internet use, the behavioral activation system/behavioral inhibition system, and self-control in children and adolescents: A network analysis (2025)
    Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Effects of cognitive reappraisal on gaming craving and inhibitory control in adolescents with internet gaming disorder. (2025)
    Psychology of Addictive Behaviors 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Core Symptoms and Symptom Relationships of Problematic Internet Use in Children and Adolescents: A Network Analysis (2025)
    International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction 5 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Neural mechanisms of fairness decision-making: An EEG comparative study on opportunity equity and outcome equity (2024)
    NeuroImage 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Understanding the relationships among adolescents’ internet dependence, reward, cognitive control processing, and learning burnout: a network perspective in China (2024)
    BMC Psychiatry 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Developmental patterns and computational mechanisms of school-aged children’s fairness-related decision making under social comparison (2024)
    Journal of Experimental Child Psychology 6 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Attentional priority and limbic activity favor gains over losses (2024)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) 1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Corrigendum to <‘The impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on college students in USA: Two years later’> (2024)
    Psychiatry Research 2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Beyond Static Models: The Dynamic Interplay of Facial Emotions and Attentional Scope (2024)
    bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) DOI OpenAlex
  • Brain responses to self- and other- unfairness under resource distribution context: Meta-analysis of fMRI studies (2024)
    NeuroImage 14 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Heterogeneity in the co-occurrence of depression and anxiety among adolescents: Results of latent profile analysis (2024)
    Journal of Affective Disorders 38 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Understanding the Relationships Among Adolescents' Internet Addiction, Reward, Cognitive Control Processing, and Learning Burnout: A Network Perspective in China (2024)
    SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
  • A 2-year mental health follow-up study subsequent to COVID-19 (2023)
    Psychiatry Research 4 citations DOI OpenAlex

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