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Hwanjin Park

Sungkyunkwan University · Psychology

About the Lab

Professor Hwanjin Park's research lab focuses on occupational health and behavioral medicine, with a strong emphasis on the impact of shift work on mental and physical health. The lab investigates circadian disruption, sleep quality, and their associations with depression, suicidal ideation, and metabolic conditions such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Using large-scale population-based health examination data, the lab explores the mediating roles of vitamin D, physical activity, and sleep duration in health outcomes among working populations. The research also extends to adolescent health, particularly the role of lifestyle behaviors like breakfast consumption in emotional well-being and suicide prevention.

shift worksleep qualitydepressionoccupational healthcircadian rhythm

Research Overview

Papers
21
Total Citations
378
Papers (5y)
13
Primary Field
Psychology

Research Output Trend

Figures are computed from collected data and may differ slightly.

Publications per year (5y)
13total
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
Citations per year (5y)
256total
20182019202020212022

Selected Papers

15
1
Article|66 citations·2018
Chronotype and suicide: The mediating effect of depressive symptoms
Hwanjin Park, Hye-Kyung Lee, Kounseok Lee
SJR Q1Psychiatry Research
Clinical PsychologyPsychology
2
Article|55 citations·2015
Effects of voluntary/involuntary retirement on their own and spouses' depressive symptoms
Hwanjin Park, Mo‐Yeol Kang
SJR Q1Comprehensive PsychiatryOA
General Health ProfessionsHealth Professions
3
Article|49 citations·2019
Association between sleep quality and physical activity according to gender and shift work
Hwanjin Park, Byung-Seong Suh
SJR Q1Journal of Sleep Research

Shift work directly causes circadian disruption and reduces sleep quality. Physical activity is also associated with sleep quality. However, no study has reported the relationship between a specific level of physical activity and sleep quality. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between sleep quality and the amount of physical activity by stratifying subjects into gender and shift-work subgroups. Among those who participated in the Kangbuk Samsung Health Study in 2016-2017, data fr

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyPsychology
4
Article|33 citations·2014
Character profiles and life satisfaction
Hwanjin Park, Byung Seong Suh, Won Sool Kim, Hye-Kyung Lee, Seon‐Cheol Park, Kounseok Lee
SJR Q1Comprehensive PsychiatryOA
Social PsychologyPsychology
5
Article|30 citations·2019
Shift work and depressive symptoms: the mediating effect of vitamin D and sleep quality
Hwanjin Park, Byung-Seong Suh, Soo‐Jin Lee
SJR Q2Chronobiology International

Shift work is associated with vitamin D level, sleep quality, and depressive symptoms. Vitamin D and sleep quality are also associated with depressive symptoms. The purpose of this study was to compare vitamin D level, sleep quality, and depressive symptoms between shift workers and daytime workers and analyze the mediating effect of vitamin D and sleep quality between shift work and depressive symptoms. Among those who participated in the Kangbuk Samsung Health Study in 2012 and 2014, 82,078 ca

Health, Toxicology and MutagenesisEnvironmental Science
6
Article|23 citations·2019
Relationship between daily coffee intake and suicidal ideation
Hwanjin Park, Byung Seong Suh, Kounseok Lee
SJR Q1Journal of Affective Disorders
PharmacologyMedicine
7
Article|22 citations·2019
Factor Analysis of the Insomnia Severity Index and Epworth Sleepiness Scale in Shift Workers
Hwanjin Park, Soo‐Jin Lee
SJR Q2Journal of Korean Medical ScienceOA

The results suggest that the ISI and ESS have sufficient reliability and validity to be used for occupational health examinations about shift work.

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyPsychology
8
Article|19 citations·2016
Temperament and characteristics related to attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms
Hwanjin Park, Byung Seong Suh, Hye-Kyung Lee, Kounseok Lee
SJR Q1Comprehensive PsychiatryOA
Psychiatry and Mental healthMedicine
9
Article|16 citations·2022
Association Between Breakfast Consumption and Suicidal Attempts in Adolescents
Hwanjin Park, Kounseok Lee
SJR Q2Psychology Research and Behavior ManagementOA

Breakfast can affect adolescents' emotions. Helping adolescents regularly eat breakfasts might be a suicide prevention strategy.

Clinical PsychologyPsychology
10
Article|12 citations·2012
Association between Job-related Factors and Musculoskeletal Symptoms in University Hospital Healthcare Workers
Yoonbum Choi, Soo‐Jin Lee, Jaechul Song, Kyu-Jung Bae, Hwanjin Park
Korean Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
PharmacologyMedicine
11
Article|11 citations·2019
Working hours and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease according to sleep duration
Hwanjin Park, Soo‐Jin Lee
SJR Q2Chronobiology International

There is no study on the relationship between working hours and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). The objective of the present study was to determine the relationship between working hours and NAFLD by sleep duration using a large set of abdominal ultrasonography examination data. Data from 194,625 patients who underwent health examinations from 2015 to 2017 were analyzed. Chi-square tests, linear-by-linear association and ANOVA were performed to compare general characteristics according

EpidemiologyMedicine
12
Article|9 citations·2022
Prediction of suicidal ideation in shift workers compared to non-shift workers using machine learning techniques
Hwanjin Park, Kounseok Lee
SJR Q1Journal of Affective Disorders
Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyPsychology
13
Article|8 citations·2020
The Difference of Suicidal Ideation Between Shift Workers and Day Workers by Gender
Hwanjin Park, Byung Seong Suh, Kounseok Lee
SJR Q1Archives of Suicide Research

Shift work does not synchronize with the 24-hour human circadian rhythm, so shift workers experience various problems related to this disruption. This study investigated the relationship between suicidal risk and emotional difficulties such as depression and anxiety in shift workers according to gender. We analyzed data collected from 79,009 health checkup recipients. We checked psychosocial factors for different genders using the Chi-square test and <i>t</i>-tests. To examine the relationship b

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyPsychology
14
Article|8 citations·2021
The relationship between metabolically healthy obesity and suicidal ideation
Hwanjin Park, Kounseok Lee
SJR Q1Journal of Affective Disorders
SurgeryMedicine
15
Article|7 citations·2022
Using Boosted Machine Learning to Predict Suicidal Ideation by Socioeconomic Status among Adolescents
Hwanjin Park, Kounseok Lee
SJR Q2Journal of Personalized MedicineOA

(1) Background: This study aimed to use machine learning techniques to identify risk factors for suicidal ideation among adolescents and understand the association between these risk factors and socioeconomic status (SES); (2) Methods: Data from 54,948 participants were analyzed. Risk factors were identified by dividing groups by suicidal ideation and 3 SES levels. The influence of risk factors was confirmed using the synthetic minority over-sampling technique and XGBoost; (3) Results: Adolescen

Clinical PsychologyPsychology

Research Areas

Clinical PsychologyExperimental and Cognitive PsychologyPharmacologyGeneral Health ProfessionsSocial PsychologyHealth, Toxicology and Mutagenesis

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