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Yajun Cao

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 negative events. He explores this question based on two key processes: managing negative emotions and learning from setbacks. 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 negative events. He explores this question based on two key processes: managing negative emotions and learning from setbacks. 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.
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Journal Articles

  • 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 (2025). View Details
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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 negative events. He explores this question based on two key processes: managing negative emotions and learning from setbacks. 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.
Journal Articles
  • 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 (2025). View Details
Area of Study
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Psychology
Areas of Interest
  • emotions
  • group dynamics
  • organizational behavior
  • Additional Topics
  • motivation

Area of Study

Organizational Behavior
Psychology

Areas of Interest

emotions
group dynamics
organizational behavior
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Additional Topics

motivation
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