Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Psychological Well-being; Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Care

1. National Key R&D Program: Key Special Project on "Reproductive Health and Health Security for Women and Children," No. 2024YFC2707500, Dec. 2024 – Dec. 2027, Key Member, ¥600,000.

2. Shandong Province Outstanding Young Scientists Fund (Overseas): "Assisted Diagnosis, Treatment, and Mechanisms of Mental Disorders in Children and Adolescents," No. 2024HWYQ010, Jan. 2024 – Dec. 2026, Principal Investigator, ¥600,000.

3. Shandong Province Key Talent Program (Taishan Scholars): "The Impact of Gestational Metabolic Disorders on Neurodevelopment in Infants and Toddlers," No. tsqn202211034, July 2022 – June 2025, Principal Investigator, ¥750,000

1. Xie X, Hu Z, Tian X, Wang X, Yang Y, Kong L*. Emotional symptoms and problematic internet use among adolescents with and without childhood trauma: A two-wave cross-lagged panel and network analysis. Addictive Behaviors. 2026 Jul;178:108656. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2026.108656.

2. Fang T, Hu Z, Jiang L, Xie X, Zhuo F, Wang X, Yang Y, Kong L*. Gender differences in problematic internet use and psychological distress among Chinese early adolescents: A cross-lagged panel network analysis. Addictive Behaviors. 2026 Jun; 177:108657. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2026.108657.

3. Lan T, Li Y, Zhang W, Chen X, Chang M, Wang W, Wang C, Chen S*, Kong L*, Yu S*. Phactr4 promotes oxidative stress and behavioral disorder caused by chronic stress via regulating PP1/GSK3-β pathway. Redox Biology. 2025 Nov;87:103873. doi: 10.1016/j.redox.2025.103873.

4. Li N, Du J, Yang Y, Zhao T, Wu D, Peng F, Wang , Kong L*, Zhou W*, Hao A*. Microglial PCGF1 alleviates neuroinflammation associated depressive behavior in adolescent mice. Molecular Psychiatry, 2025 Mar;30(3):914-926. doi: 10.1038/ s41380-024-02714-2.

5. Xie X, Zhuo F, Jiang L, Liu S, Li J, Yang Y, Kong L*. Are all attachment relationships equal? Exploring their roles in suicidal ideation among childhood trauma survivors. Child Abuse & Neglect. 2025 Aug;166:107506. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2025. 107506.

6. Fang T, Zhuo F, Xie X, Yang Y, Kong L*. Unraveling the complexity of associations between problematic internet use, anxiety, and somatic symptoms in Chinese youth: a network perspective. Addictive Behaviors. 2025 Nov;170:108438. doi: 10.1016/j. addbeh. 2025.108438.

7. Kong L, Nivins S, Chen X, Liang Y, Gissler M, Lavebratt C. Association of preterm birth and birth size status with neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders in spontaneous births. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2025 Jan;34(1): 261- 273. doi: 10.1007/s00787-024-02489-5.

8. Kong L*, Chen X, Liang Y, Forsell Y, Gissler M, & Lavebratt C. Association of preeclampsia and perinatal complications with offspring neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders. JAMA Network Open, 2022 Jan 4;5(1):e2145719. doi: 10.1001/ jamanetworkopen.2021.45719..

9. Kong L, Nilsson IAK, Brismar K, Gissler M, & Lavebratt C. Associations of different types of maternal diabetes and body mass index with offspring psychiatric disorders. JAMA Network Open, 2020 Feb 5;3(2):e1920787. doi: 10.1001/ jamanet workopen.2019.20787.

10. Kong L, Nilsson IAK, Gissler M, & Lavebratt C. Associations of maternal diabetes and body mass index with offspring birth weight and prematurity. JAMA Pediatrics, 2019, 173(4): 371-37. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2018.5541.

1.Distinguished Professor, Shandong Mental Health Center (2022–Present)

2.Vice Chair (Youth Committee), Health Education Committee, Shandong Nursing Association (2023–Present)

3.Vice Chair, Young Talent Alliance, Qilu Medical College, Shandong University (2023–Present)

4.Standing Committee Member, Mental and Psychological Health Branch, Shandong Public Health Association (2024–Present)

5.Standing Committee Member, Nursing Branch, Shandong Research-based Hospital Association (2024–Present)

6.Member, Shandong Young Scientists Association (2024–Present)

7.Young Editorial Board Member, *Healthcare and Rehabilitation* (2024–Present)

8.Young Editorial Board Member, *Journal of Shandong University (Health Sciences)* (2025–Present)

9.Editorial Board Member, *Journal of Nursing* (2026–Present)

1. Shandong Province Outstanding Young Scientists Fund (Overseas) Recipient — Shandong Provincial Department of Science and Technology, 2024

2. “Taishan Scholar” Young Expert — Shandong Provincial Department of Education, 2022

3. President’s Scholarship of Shandong University, 2016