Yajun Cao
Doctoral Student
Doctoral Student
Yajun Cao is a doctoral student in Organizational Behavior (Micro) at Harvard Business School. His research focuses on emotion regulation, setbacks, and resilience, aiming to understand how individuals and groups bounce back and grow from setbacks and failures. He explores this question based on two key processes: managing negative emotions and learning from setback experiences. He investigates these processes at both the individual and collective levels, using a combination of experimental methods and both quantitative and qualitative fieldwork.
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Yajun Cao is a doctoral student in Organizational Behavior (Micro) at Harvard Business School. His research focuses on emotion regulation, setbacks, and resilience, aiming to understand how individuals and groups bounce back and grow from setbacks and failures. He explores this question based on two key processes: managing negative emotions and learning from setback experiences. He investigates these processes at both the individual and collective levels, using a combination of experimental methods and both quantitative and qualitative fieldwork.
Yajun received a B.S. in Psychology and B.A. in Management with a minor in Data Science from Peking University.
Yajun received a B.S. in Psychology and B.A. in Management with a minor in Data Science from Peking University.
- Journal Articles
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- Pinus, Michael, Yajun Cao, Eran Halperin, Alin Coman, James J. Gross, and Amit Goldenberg. "Emotion Regulation Contagion Drives Reduction in Negative Intergroup Emotions." Art. 1387. Nature Communications 16, no. 1387 (February 6, 2025). View Details
- Area of Study
- Areas of Interest
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- emotions
- group dynamics
- organizational behavior
- motivation
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